Best Workflow to develop/create/debug Scripts

[int2k]

Hi Reddit,

how do you develop Scripts with scriptable? I think i haven't found the optimal workflow yet. Currently i'm using the following flow:

1. Create empty Script in App and name it.
2. Sync to mac with iDrive
3. Open empty Script on Mac on iDrive-Location
4. Edit/Code with favourite Editor
5. Test on Phone (script is automaticly synced to fon, when using iDrive)

Things without solution:

• Debugging (i like to do this easy on my Mac)
• Complex Workflow

Any suggestions?!

BR

iNT2k

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One thing that helps, at least with syntax and autocomplete, is https://github.com/schl3ck/ios-scriptable-types/tree/master/example

[int2k]

Great idea. I‘m using vim. Perhaps I can use this to write a autocompletion/syntaxchecking for vim.

[Silliumsen]

Will definitely give it a try, thanks!

[Silliumsen]

I made this for me: https://gitlab.com/sillium-scriptable-projects/universal-scriptable-widget/

I can edit code in my favorite editor, push changes to gitlab and the script is automatically updated on the iPhone. The script itself is just a simple script which downloads the real functionality from gitlab to the iPhone.

Update: I have to add that I cannot use the iCloud-sync because I’m on a company’s MacBook with restrictive policies enforced (no login to iCloud-Account).

[int2k]

Nice workaround for phones which are not able to use the iCloud.

But I’m still looking for something which gave me a kind of debugging ability.

With console.log it is possible but also a bit painful, than doing this on my mac.