In the world of iOS mobile app development, implementing a robust CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) pipeline is essential to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery. Capacitor JS is a powerful framework that allows developers to build cross-platform mobile apps using web technologies. When combined with Azure DevOps, it enables a seamless CI/CD pipeline for iOS app development. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of setting up a CI/CD pipeline for iOS mobile apps using Capacitor JS and Azure DevOps.
A Note on Capacitor JS
Capacitor is a free and open source (MIT-licensed) platform that enables web developers to build cross-platform apps with standard web technology that runs in modern browsers. Capacitor takes your existing web application and runs it as a native app on each platform, providing hooks into the native platform via JavaScript. These hooks can be built directly into the app, or as standalone plugins to be reused and distributed to others.
Can I reuse existing web code and share new code with a web app?
Yes! One of the strengths of Capacitor is that it runs normal web apps natively. In many cases, teams have a single codebase for web and mobile using Capacitor.
Prerequisite –
1. An azure devops account.
2. Working Web app code
3. App center account for distribution