[Feature Request] On-Demand Resource Support

[Damonvvong]

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On-Demand Resource

On-demand resources are app contents that are hosted on the App Store and are separate from the related app bundle that you download. They enable smaller app bundles, faster downloads, and richer app content. The app requests sets of on-demand resources, and the operating system manages downloading and storage. The app uses the resources and then releases the request. After downloading, the resources may stay on the device through multiple launch cycles, making access even faster.

More infomation: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/On_Demand_Resources_Guide/index.html

But It is not support by Cocoapods.

Here are same problem at stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51901563/ios-on-demand-resources-from-a-framework-or-cocoapod

*.xcodeproj File Diff

if we want use ODR, *.xcodeproj file must set options like this:

FileRef

-   25C339XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2FD9 /* Test_ODR.bundle in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 25C339XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2FD9 /* Test_ODR.bundle */; };
+   25C339XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2FD9 /* Test_ODR.bundle in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 25C339XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2FD9 /* Test_ODR.bundle */; settings = {ASSET_TAGS = (Tag, ); }; };

Section

/* Begin PBXProject section */
    25C339XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2FD9 /* Project object */ = {
      isa = PBXProject;
      attributes = {
+       KnownAssetTags = (
+         Tag,
+         Tag1,
+         Tag2,
+       );

Question

no matter

s.resources    = 'ODRPodDemo/Assets/**/*.bundle'

and

s.resource_bundles = {
    'ODRPodDemo' => ['ODRPodDemo/Assets/*.png']
}

did not support

Request

whether there are some possible support Pods's resource can use On-Demand Resource when pod install or pod update or not? Like this:

s.on_demand_resources  = {
    'Tag1' => ['ODRPodDemo/Assets/*.png'],
    'Tag2' => ['ODRPodDemo/Assets/*.png']
}

[dnkoutso]

Yep could use some help on this but a good enhancement!

[Damonvvong]

@dnkoutso So what can I help you ?

[dnkoutso]

of course! I would start with a proposal so other contributors can weigh in with feedback. See examples #8753 and #9099

[Damonvvong]

@dnkoutso Do you have any good suggestions for this enhancement Or if you deal it, how would you solve this problem ?

[dnkoutso]

PR here #10812