AppCode

New Features

What's new in AppCode 2.0?

Unit testing

Introduces full-fledged support for the Kiwi testing framework.

Integrations

Integrates with two popular documentation browsers: Dash and Ingredients. Moreover, you can now use RESTful web services console that is available from the Tools menu.

Refactorings

AppCode 2 adds a number of new, easy-to-use code transformation options helping you improve code structure in reliable and safe manner.

Code generation

Automatically generate common code structures including: -isEqual, -hash, -description, -copyWithZone, -initWithCoder and more.

Code quality

More than 2000 code inspections and error diagnostics from Clang compiler are now displayed right in the editor. The inspections runner is now able to show the issues from Clang Analyzer.

Coding assistance

In AppCode 2.0 code completion has been enhanced with two neat features. First of all, you can now use middle matching, which means that even if you type the middle part of a symbol, AppCode will be able to find and complete it anyways. Second, code completion now works even for font names.

Debugger and execution

AppCode 2.0 bundles new LLDB debugger, and shows Code Data object renderers right in the debugger. Plus exception stack traces in console are now linked to actual code.

Device support

AppCode now has faster device startup due to a number of optimisations, it also allows to run tests or Instruments on device.

Improved VCS support

• Git: cherry-pick now provides a commit dialog, compare folders from history, compare folders with branches, filter commits by dates and mark in Git Log.
• Mercurial: repository view was added and you can show all affected paths available from history and annotations.
• Subversion: view and resolve tree conflicts and new ability to edit descriptions for existing commits.

IdeaVim plugin improvements

IdeaVim plugin has been improved with: string object selection motions added, support for paste from register in command mode is available now, the last change position mark is supported and key bindings for pasting into command line are added.

Fresh look and feel

AppCode 2.0, as with all other IntelliJ-based products, comes with a fresh look and feel, and Darcula, a new dark UI theme for IDE and the editor.

What's new in AppCode 1.6?

Refactoring

• Enhanced rename and introduce refactorings work in the editor without any extra dialogs and you can rename method selectors and category names.
• Introduce Variable refactoring has been improved, you can now introduce a variable with initialiser.

First-class i18n support

• Localisation files get much more attention and care in AppCode 1.6, which means 'Find Usages' action, 'Rename' refactoring, completion and other smart features work for such files as well.

Inspections

• New inspections are here to help you detect different potential problems. For instance, ensure all necessary enum values are covered in your switch statement.
• Batch inspections are now much faster, the results are categorised by the inspection type, plus you can perform bulk-fix of the problems right from the inspection results view.

Boosted method generation

• Enhancements to method generation let you choose where to declare the method — in the implementation, interface, or a category. You can even add new methods to the framework classes — methods will be put into a new category for you.
• Add parameters to existing method calls in a breeze.

Improved coding assistance and navigation

• Code completion improvements include that frequently used items are always shown on the top of the list.
• Smart Completion is now available for macro arguments and is ready to help you with UI-resources as well.
• Code completion now works for enum values.
• New 'Initialise variable' quick-fix.
• Improved 'go to declaration/definition' actions.

And more

• C/C++ support - C++11 and libc++ are now supported out of the box. C++ templates support is improved, implement/override functions are supported and there is an improved pre-processor.
• Build Settings Editor - configure your project without leaving AppCode.
• Simulator/device switching - AppCode 1.6 introduces the easiest imaginable way to switch between Simulator and Device for running and debugging.

What's new in AppCode 1.5?

AppCode 1.5 introduced:

• New refactorings
• Enhanced debugger
• Easier Run/Debug configurations
• Better Xcode integration
• Improved C++ support
• New quick-fixes
• Enhanced Hierarchy view.