test: try to create simulator for UI tests

Author: russellwheatley

.github/workflows/swiftui-auth.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
   swiftui-auth:
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
+    env: 
+      SIMULATOR_NAME: CI-iPhone-16-Test
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938
       - uses: actions/setup-node@1d0ff469b7ec7b3cb9d8673fde0c81c44821de2a
@@ -46,19 +48,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Select Xcode version
         run: |
           sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode_16.1.app/Contents/Developer
-      - name: Boot Simulator (once) to create plist
+      - name: Create Simulator
+        run: xcrun simctl create "$SIMULATOR_NAME" "iPhone 16 Plus" latest
+      - name: Boot Simulator Once and Generate Preferences
         run: |
-          xcrun simctl boot "iPhone 16 Plus" || true
+          xcrun simctl boot "$SIMULATOR_NAME"
           sleep 5
-      # needed for SecureFields otherwise the UI flow tests will fail 
-      - name: Disable iOS Simulator hardware keyboard & kill to force reload
+          open -a Simulator
+          sleep 10
+          osascript -e 'tell application "Simulator" to quit'
+
+      - name: Disable iOS Simulator Hardware Keyboard
         run: |
-          /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :ConnectHardwareKeyboard bool false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphonesimulator.plist || \
-          /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :ConnectHardwareKeyboard false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphonesimulator.plist
-          killall Simulator || true
-      - name: Confirm Simulator keyboard setting
+          defaults write com.apple.iphonesimulator ConnectHardwareKeyboard -bool false
+
+      - name: Boot Simulator for Testing
         run: |
-          /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :ConnectHardwareKeyboard" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphonesimulator.plist || echo "Key not found"
+          xcrun simctl boot "$SIMULATOR_NAME"
+          sleep 5     
       - name: Run Integration Tests
         run: |
           cd ./samples/swiftui/FirebaseSwiftUIExample
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd ./samples/swiftui/FirebaseSwiftUIExample
           set -o pipefail
-          xcodebuild test -scheme FirebaseSwiftUIExampleUITests -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16 Plus' -enableCodeCoverage YES | tee FirebaseSwiftUIExampleUITests.log | xcpretty --test --color --simple
+          xcodebuild test -scheme FirebaseSwiftUIExampleUITests -destination "name=$SIMULATOR_NAME" -enableCodeCoverage YES | tee FirebaseSwiftUIExampleUITests.log | xcpretty --test --color --simple
       - name: Upload test logs
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4