feat(ios): Alternative debug config for SPM (#7982)

Co-authored-by: Mark Anderson <mark.anderson@outsystems.com>

Author: theproducer

ios-spm-template/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		504EC3111FED79650016851F /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		504EC3131FED79650016851F /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		50B271D01FEDC1A000F3C39B /* public */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = public; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		958DCC722DB07C7200EA8C5F /* debug.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = debug.xcconfig; path = ../debug.xcconfig; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 		504EC2FB1FED79650016851F = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				958DCC722DB07C7200EA8C5F /* debug.xcconfig */,
 				504EC3061FED79650016851F /* App */,
 				504EC3051FED79650016851F /* Products */,
 			);
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@
 /* Begin XCBuildConfiguration section */
 		504EC3141FED79650016851F /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			baseConfigurationReference = 958DCC722DB07C7200EA8C5F /* debug.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_NONNULL = YES;
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@
 		};
 		504EC3171FED79650016851F /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			baseConfigurationReference = 958DCC722DB07C7200EA8C5F /* debug.xcconfig */;
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;

ios-spm-template/App/App/Info.plist

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
+    <key>CAPACITOR_DEBUG</key>
+	<string>$(CAPACITOR_DEBUG)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
 	<string>en</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

ios-spm-template/debug.xcconfig

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CAPACITOR_DEBUG = true

ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPInstanceDescriptor.swift

@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ internal extension InstanceDescriptor {
             } else {
                 #if DEBUG
                 isWebDebuggable = true
+                #else
+                // this is needed for SPM xcframework Capacitor.  Can eventually be removed when the SPM package moves to being source-based.
+                if let debugValue = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CAPACITOR_DEBUG") as? String, debugValue == "true" {
+                    isWebDebuggable = true
+                }
                 #endif
             }
             if let initialFocus = (config[keyPath: "ios.initialFocus"] as? Bool) ?? (config[keyPath: "initialFocus"] as? Bool) {

ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ open class CapacitorBridge: NSObject, CAPBridgeProtocol {
         #if DEBUG
         return true
         #else
+        // this is needed for SPM xcframework Capacitor.  Can eventually be removed when the SPM package moves to being source-based.
+        if let debugValue = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CAPACITOR_DEBUG") as? String, debugValue == "true" {
+            return true
+        }
         return false
         #endif
     }