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brew install configen

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overview

Package summary

Configuration file code generator for use in Xcode projects

Project links

Commands and aliases

configen

history

Project history and usage

configen is a small Xcode-oriented configuration code generator. It reads a mapping file and one or more property-list files, then generates Swift or Objective-C configuration code for app builds.

Project history

The project was published by The App Business as ConfigGenerator, with the executable named configen. The README frames it around robust multi-environment iOS builds: developers keep per-environment values in plist files, describe expected keys and types in a .map file, and add configen as an external build step.

The release feed shows a compact lifecycle: v1.0.0 in 2017, Swift 4 and Xcode 9 compatibility soon after, Swift 4.2/Xcode 10 compatibility in 2018, array support in 2019, and a Swift 5 update in 2020.

Adoption history

Official installation guidance is project-local: download a release binary or build the Xcode project, copy the executable into the app repository, and wire it into Xcode schemes. The supplied Homebrew package fact shows how the same binary-oriented workflow was also made installable through a package manager.

How it is used

Typical usage is configen --plist-path <plist> --hints-path <mapping-file> --class-name <output-class-name> --output-directory <output-directory>, optionally with --objective-c. It is aimed at build-time generation of typed configuration constants for multiple app environments.

Why package nerds care

configen is package-nerd relevant as a narrow, app-build helper that Homebrew turns into a repeatable CLI dependency. It is less a general configuration system than a fossil of a common iOS packaging need: typed, generated build configuration from plist-era project assets.

Timeline

2017: v1.0.0 release published; v1.0.1 updated the project for Swift 4 and Xcode 9.
2018: v1.0.2 updated the project for Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10.
2019: v1.1.0 added plist array support; v1.0.3 sorted generated variables to reduce git diffs.
2020: v1.1.2 updated the project to Swift 5.

Related projects

Official documentation ties configen to Xcode, Swift, Objective-C, plist files, mapping files, schemes, and external build-system targets.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 11 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <project>/Config/*.map<project>/Config/*.plist

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`configen`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.1.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.1.2

https://github.com/theappbusiness/ConfigGenerator

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:configen
Version	1.1.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/configen
Homepage	https://github.com/theappbusiness/ConfigGenerator
Repository	https://github.com/theappbusiness/ConfigGenerator
Upstream docs	https://github.com/theappbusiness/ConfigGenerator#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/theappbusiness/ConfigGenerator/archive/refs/tags/1.1.2.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	configen
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos xcode
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/configen.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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av.db category and tag curation
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curated configuration and credential file locations
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package relationship graph
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