# Install xcresultparser with Homebrew

Parse binary .xcresult bundles from Xcode builds and test runs. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:xcresultparser
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install xcresultparser
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:xcresultparser
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/xcresultparser>
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **Source summary:** Parse binary .xcresult bundles from Xcode builds and test runs
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser/archive/refs/tags/2.0.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- xcresultparser (cli)
- xcresultparser (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.0.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser
- Upstream latest detected: 2.0.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
## Project history and usage

xcresultparser is a Swift CLI for reading binary .xcresult bundles produced by Xcode builds and tests, then exporting test results, warnings, errors, summaries, and coverage data in formats used by terminals and CI systems.

### Project history

The repository was created on 2021-06-11, with an initial 0.1 release on 2021-06-13 and a 1.0 release on 2021-08-02. The README explains that the tool interprets binary .xcresult files and emits txt, colored CLI, XML, JUnit, Cobertura, HTML, Markdown, warnings, and errors output.

The project originally had a strong coverage-conversion motivation: the README notes that converting Xcode coverage to Sonar-compatible XML used to require repeatedly invoking xccov for each file. Xcode 13 reduced that advantage by allowing broader coverage extraction at once, but xcresultparser had already grown into a more general test-result, issue, and coverage reporting tool.

The 1.x line added CI-oriented formats and compatibility fixes, including Markdown output for Teams-style webhooks, Cobertura XML, target filters, multiple test suites in JUnit XML, expected/skipped failure statuses, Jenkins xUnit compatibility, and warning/error export modes. In 2026, the 2.0.0-beta line removed the XCResultKit dependency and moved to direct xcresulttool and xccov parsing through local Codable models.

### Adoption history

xcresultparser occupies a practical CI reporting niche for Apple platforms. Its outputs target common consumers such as SonarQube, JUnit readers, Cobertura coverage visualizers, Jenkins-style xUnit importers, GitLab code-quality workflows, Markdown summaries, and terminal diagnostics.

The changelog shows outside contributions for Cobertura support, duplicate-file coverage fixes, multi-destination test handling, and multiple-failure JUnit handling. That pattern suggests adoption by teams integrating Xcode test artifacts into non-Xcode reporting pipelines.

### How it is used

A typical invocation points xcresultparser at an .xcresult bundle and chooses an output format. Developers use it after xcodebuild test or CI runs to extract test failures, code coverage, warning/error lists, or formatted summaries without opening Xcode's result browser.

Coverage workflows can select report formats, filter targets and excluded paths, and output XML or Cobertura-compatible data. Test workflows can output JUnit-style XML or human-readable CLI/HTML/Markdown summaries, with expected failures represented differently depending on the destination format's semantics.

### Why package nerds care

xcresultparser matters because .xcresult is an Apple-specific binary result bundle while most CI dashboards expect open text formats. The package is a translation layer between Xcode's build artifacts and the broader ecosystem of test, coverage, and quality-report tooling.

### Timeline

- 2021-06-11: Repository created on GitHub.
- 2021-06-13: 0.1 initial release.
- 2021-08-02: 1.0 release published.
- 2022-12-15: 1.2.0 added Cobertura XML coverage output.
- 2024-05-25: 1.6.0 adopted the newer Xcode 15 xccov command path for faster coverage extraction.
- 2024-07-28: 1.7.0 updated for Xcode 16 compatibility via XCResultKit support.
- 2026-02-24: 2.0.0-beta replaced XCResultKit usage with direct xcresulttool and xccov parsing.
- 2026-03-14: 2.0.0 fixed reporting of session-level issues not associated with a test or suite.

### Related projects

- Apple's xcresulttool and xccov are core related tools because xcresultparser shells out to or models their data to extract .xcresult and coverage information.
- SonarQube, Jenkins, GitLab, and Cobertura-style tooling are related consumers of the reports produced by xcresultparser.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser>
- <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://github.com/a7ex/xcresultparser/releases>


## 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:** xcresultparser
- **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


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xcresultparser.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/xcresultparser.yml)


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