Swift Package for Google Maps iOS SDK

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If you are looking to adopt Swift Package Manager and Google Maps iOS SDK is holding you back. Then there is a solution now.

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You can add it to this nice SwiftPM index site https://swiftpackageindex.com/ :+1:

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It's unclear how to use this. The package doesn't seem to install with the simple File > New Package > paste in the git URL. It also says it needs Carthage. Does anyone have instructions for this? I want to use GooglePlaces Autocomplete with my students & in each class there are ALWAYS students that have issues with Cocoapods, so I'm hoping package manager works.

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Select the project in Xcode and the Select Swift Packages or navigate to File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency...

Enter the URL: GitHub - YAtechnologies/GoogleMaps-SP: Swift Package for Google Maps iOS SDK

Click Next and then use the default options.

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Carthage is needed to create your private version of the package and not to use it.

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Awesome. Any chance for Google Places and Google Maps Utilities getting the same treatment?

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Did you check the package listing in the repo? It may already include what you're looking for.

The Utilities library is also already in SPM, officially it seems: GitHub - googlemaps/google-maps-ios-utils: Google Maps SDK for iOS Utility Library

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Sadly this solution is not workable as the maintainer has not updated it in over 6 months. It integrates Google Maps 6.0.0, but Google have released 6.2.1.

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It's quite easy to create your own wrapper package that contains google's xcframeworks and update it whenever google releases new versions.

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Unless I'm mistaken, Google Maps is only released as a binary, not xcframework. Can you create a wrapper package with a binary?

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Google Maps are distributed as xcframeworks alongside Carthage and Cocoapods for manual installation.

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Thanks @eimantas. Today I learned. :slight_smile:

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weird why googlt hasnt done anything to make it accessible in spm. while google maps util does

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Good news everybody the library is up to date now :tada:

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Google Places has been always supported. Is Google Maps SDK for iOS Utility Library what you meant with Google Maps Utilities?

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Check release 6.2.1.

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@karhm Hi karhm, How asre you? I am really trying to learn how to Create a Swift Package Manager that wraps an XCFramework like what you have done for Google Maps iOS SDK. I would really appreciate it if you can show me, please. thanks

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It seems Google has heard our requests and created an SPM version of their SDKs: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/maps-platform/google-maps-platform-sdks-for-ios-now-available-through-swift-package-manager

It does not compile in my project, though... Hopefully they will fix it soon.

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