cocoapods-podspec-fundamentals

A podspec file defines your CocoaPods library with essential blocks: name, version, source, and license. The Skill automates podspec creation and validation for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, handling required attributes, platform deployment targets, dependencies, and multi-platform configurations.

Required podspec attributes include name, version, source, and license blocks. The Skill ensures all mandatory Pod::Spec elements are present and correctly formatted for CocoaPods to recognize and process your library across supported Apple platforms.

Platform deployment targets define minimum OS versions for each platform. The Skill manages per-platform deployment targets for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, allowing you to set different minimum versions per platform within a single podspec.

Yes, podspecs support dependency declarations and vendored framework specifications. The Skill handles library dependencies, system frameworks, and vendored frameworks, plus resource management and file patterns for comprehensive dependency and asset configuration.

Yes, CocoaPods podspecs support Swift. The Skill covers Swift support configuration within podspecs, enabling you to package and distribute Swift libraries alongside Objective-C through proper attribute and version management.

Podspec validation ensures compliance with CocoaPods requirements and syntax correctness. The Skill automates validation of your podspec against Pod::Spec standards, checking attributes, platform targets, dependencies, and file patterns before publishing.