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TestFlight archive/export/upload pipeline (T-020) - #27
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Ship the app to a device owner (Dan) via TestFlight. Bundle ID + team were already in
project.yml; this adds the missing distribution pipeline:
Tools/build-testflight.sh xcodegen -> archive (Release, generic/iOS) -> export the App
Store .ipa. Build number = git commit count (unique + monotonic
without editing project.yml). -allowProvisioningUpdates mints the
distribution cert/profile on first run. Optional --upload via
altool + an App Store Connect API key.
Tools/ExportOptions.plist method app-store-connect, team 5HR8E5CWR7, automatic signing,
manageAppVersionAndBuildNumber=false so our build number ships.
docs/testflight.md one-time App Store Connect setup, build/upload, inviting Dan
(internal vs external + public link), and the gotchas (90-day
build expiry, the Local Network permission prompt).
Verified as far as the account allows: ARCHIVE SUCCEEDED and signs. Export is currently blocked
on two account-side steps (accept the updated Program License Agreement; register the app record
in App Store Connect) -- documented, not code.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F7YsQgso3KNpeXbP5vNVj6
…90474) An iPad-capable bundle (TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY 1,2) must declare orientations or App Store ingestion rejects it for iPad multitasking. iPhone gets portrait + both landscapes; iPad all four. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F7YsQgso3KNpeXbP5vNVj6
…ompt) The app uses only plain HTTP to local devices + the OS's standard TLS, both export-exempt. ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption=false pre-answers App Store Connect's compliance question so each build processes without manual intervention. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F7YsQgso3KNpeXbP5vNVj6
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Ship the app to a device owner (Dan) via TestFlight. Bundle ID + team were already in
project.yml; this adds the missing distribution pipeline and the two Info.plist keys AppStore ingestion requires. Verified end to end — build 45 uploaded to App Store Connect
successfully.
What's here
Tools/build-testflight.sh—xcodegen→ archive (Release, generic/iOS) → export theApp Store
.ipa→ optional--uploadviaaltool+ an App Store Connect API key. Buildnumber = git commit count (unique + monotonic without editing
project.yml).-allowProvisioningUpdatesmints the distribution cert/profile on first run.Tools/ExportOptions.plist—app-store-connect, team5HR8E5CWR7, automatic signing,manageAppVersionAndBuildNumber=falseso our build number ships.docs/testflight.md— one-time App Store Connect setup, build/upload, inviting a tester(internal vs external + public link), and the gotchas (90-day build expiry, the Local
Network permission prompt).
project.yml— two ingestion-required Info.plist keys:UISupportedInterfaceOrientations(+~ipad) — an iPad-capable bundle must declareorientations or ingestion rejects it (error 90474).
ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption: false— the app uses only plain HTTP + the OS's TLS(both exempt), so this pre-answers the export-compliance question on every future build.
Verification
Ran the pipeline against a real account: ARCHIVE SUCCEEDED, EXPORT SUCCEEDED, and
altoolUPLOAD SUCCEEDED (build 45, Delivery UUID recorded). The build processed cleanly inApp Store Connect (icon, orientations, encryption compliance all accepted).
https://claude.ai/code/session_01F7YsQgso3KNpeXbP5vNVj6