# Install objc-codegenutils with Homebrew Three small tools to help work with XCode. Version 1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:objc-codegenutils ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install objc-codegenutils ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:objc-codegenutils - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0 - **Source summary:** Three small tools to help work with XCode - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - objc-assetgen (cli) - objc-colordump (cli) - objc-identifierconstants (cli) - objc-assetgen (alias) - objc-colordump (alias) - objc-identifierconstants (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/puls/objc-codegenutils - Upstream latest detected: v1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage objc-codegenutils is a small Objective-C-era Xcode helper suite containing `objc-assetgen`, `objc-colordump`, and `objc-identifierconstants`. The tools generate Objective-C code from Xcode asset catalogs, macOS color-list files, and storyboard identifiers so app projects can avoid repeated strings and recover some compile-time checking. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2014-02-18, in the Xcode 5 and iOS 7 transition period described by the README. The README presents the tools as a way to "meet Xcode halfway": Xcode 5 introduced useful asset-catalog and storyboard workflows, but older deployment targets and string-based identifiers still left gaps that small generators could smooth over. The repository had a single v1.0 tag and its GitHub API metadata showed the last push on 2015-08-28. That makes the package a snapshot of mid-2010s Objective-C iOS tooling rather than an actively expanding generator framework. ### Adoption history The repository metadata recorded 504 stars and 23 forks, notable for a three-tool Objective-C utility bundle. Homebrew core continued to package v1.0 with three executables, an Xcode build requirement, and 73 recorded installs over 365 days in the 2026-07-01 formula JSON. ### How it is used `objc-assetgen` reads `.xcassets` directories and generates Objective-C accessors for named images. `objc-colordump` reads `.clr` color palettes from macOS color-list files and generates color accessors. `objc-identifierconstants` reads storyboards and emits constants for view-controller, segue, and cell-reuse identifiers. The generated files are meant to be placed in DerivedSources or a similar generated-code area, letting teams keep visual Xcode assets and interface-builder identifiers as the source of truth while using compiler-checked Objective-C symbols in code. ### Why package nerds care objc-codegenutils is package-nerd interesting because it captures a narrow moment in Apple tooling: before Swift asset conveniences and newer generated-resource patterns became common, tiny command-line generators gave Objective-C teams a way to reduce stringly typed app code. ### Timeline - 2014-02-18: the public GitHub repository was created. - 2015-08-28: GitHub API metadata recorded the repository's last push. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew core formula metadata listed stable version 1.0 and the three bundled executables. ### Related projects - The package is closely tied to Xcode asset catalogs, UIKit storyboards, Interface Builder nib/storyboard workflows, and macOS color palettes. It is conceptually related to later resource-code-generation tools that turn design-time assets into typed application code. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** objc-codegenutils - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [configen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/configen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, objective-c, xcode. - [swiftgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, ios, storyboards. - [mogenerator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mogenerator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, objective-c. - [plank](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plank/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, objective-c. - [rswift](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rswift/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, ios. - [autogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autogen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools. - [counterfeiter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/counterfeiter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools. - [cproto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cproto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools. - [go-bindata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-bindata/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: asset, cli, code, code-generation, developer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/objc-codegenutils.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/objc-codegenutils.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph