Scripts to play with Settings.bundle

addDebugSettingsChild.sh

#!/bin/sh

# addDebugSettingsChild.sh
#
# Simple script to inject a Debug menu in an iPhone Settings plist.
#
# created 10.15.2008 by Andy Mroczkowski, mrox.net

THIS="`basename $0`"
PLISTBUDDY="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -x"

set -e

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "Usage:"
	echo "   $THIS plist_file [child_pane_name]"
	echo "   - If unspecified, child_pane_name is 'Debug'"
	exit 1
fi

if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
	echo "[$THIS] file not found: '$1'"
	exit 2
fi

if [ ! -z "$2" ]; then
	CHILD_PANE_NAME="$2"
else
	CHILD_PANE_NAME="Debug"
fi

TARGET="$1"
echo "[$THIS] adding '$CHILD_PANE_NAME' child to: $TARGET"

$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:0 dict" "$TARGET"
$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:0:Type string 'PSGroupSpecifier'" "$TARGET"

$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:1 dict" "$TARGET"
$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:1:Type string 'PSChildPaneSpecifier'" "$TARGET"
$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:1:Title string '$CHILD_PANE_NAME Settings'" "$TARGET"
$PLISTBUDDY -c "Add PreferenceSpecifiers:1:File string '$CHILD_PANE_NAME'" "$TARGET"

build.rb

configuration = ENV["CONFIGURATION"]
project_dir = ENV["PROJECT_DIR"]
settings_bundle = "#{project_dir}/Resources/Settings.bundle"
plist_location = "#{project_dir}/Resources/SettingPlists"

release_or_debug = ENV["CONFIGURATION"] == "Debug" ? "Debug" : "Release"
settings_plist = "#{plist_location}/SettingsRoot#{release_or_debug}.plist"

system("cp #{settings_plist} #{settings_bundle}/Root.plist");
system("touch #{settings_bundle}/Root.plist");

build.sh

if [ "$CONFIGURATION" = "Release" ] ; then 
    echo "Replacing $CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH/Settings.bundle for 'Release' build"

    APPVERSION="`/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c \"Print :CFBundleVersion\" \"$CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH/Info.plist\"`"
    SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH="$CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH/Settings.bundle/Root.plist"

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :PreferenceSpecifiers" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :StringsTable string 'Root'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers array" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:0 dict" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:0:Type string 'PSGroupSpecifier'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:0:Title string 'Version Information'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:1:Type string 'PSTitleValueSpecifier'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:1:Title string 'Release:'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:1:Key string 'appVersion'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :PreferenceSpecifiers:1:DefaultValue string '$APPVERSION'" "$SETTINGSBUNDLEPATH"
fi

gistfile1.m

    // setSettingsBundleDefaults
    if (nil == [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] valueForKey:@"xyz"])
        [MyAppDelegate setSettingsBundleDefaults];
    
    + (void)setSettingsBundleDefaults
    {
        [MyAppDelegate setSettingsBundleDefaultsForFile:@"Root.plist"];
    }
    
    + (void)setSettingsBundleDefaultsForFile:(NSString *)plistFileName
    {
        NSUserDefaults *standardUserDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
        
        //bundle path
        NSString *bPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath];
        NSString *settingsPath = [bPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Settings.bundle"];
        NSString *plistFile = [settingsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:plistFileName];
        
        //preferences
        NSDictionary *settingsDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:plistFile];
        NSArray *preferencesArray = [settingsDictionary objectForKey:@"PreferenceSpecifiers"];
        
        //loop thru prefs
        NSDictionary *item;
        for(item in preferencesArray)
        {
            //get the key
            NSString *keyValue = [item objectForKey:@"Key"];
            
            //get the default
            id defaultValue = [item objectForKey:@"DefaultValue"];
            
            // if we have both, set in defaults
            if (keyValue && defaultValue)
                [standardUserDefaults setObject:defaultValue forKey:keyValue];
            
            //get the file item if any - (recurse thru the other settings files)
            NSString *fileValue = [item objectForKey:@"File"];
            if (fileValue)
                [MyAppDelegate setSettingsBundleDefaultsForFile:[fileValue stringByAppendingString:@".plist"]];
            
        }
        [standardUserDefaults synchronize];
    }

http://mrox.net/blog/2008/11/16/adding-debug-only-preferences-in-iphone-applications/