spm dependency graph for mobile apps

[ykhandelwal913]

spmgraph works well when we have package.swift integrated to project but in case of apps, dependency are managed by xcode and xcodeproj was contains the dependencies and package.resolved has the specific version at that time.
How can we create a dependency graph for mobile apps where dependency are managed in xcode.

[marinofelipe]

Hi @ykhandelwal913, thanks for bringing it up.

spmgraph is intended to work on top of Swift Package Manager graphs, and it can be more helpful when both internal and external dependencies are managed via SPM - for example, SDKs, smaller-sized apps, or other apps that leverage SPM for its whole graph or a good portion of it.

We could make it work with other kinds of graphs, such as apps managed via Xcode projects, but that would be a lot of work, and there are other projects out there that already cover that:

• Tuist, which offers a wide range of features, including remote caching and dependency graph visualization.
• Apple has been working towards unifying Swift's build system (swift-build), which should make it easier for spmgraph or even Swift's own build system to provide such graph features in the future.

When I find some time, or if anyone else is interested in contributing, migrating spmgraph to use the PIF representation might open the door for supporting graph operations for other types of projects: #32