PureMVC Standard for Objective C

PureMVC is a lightweight framework for creating applications based upon the classic  Model-View-Controller design meta-pattern. This is the specific implementation for the Objective C language based on the Standard Version AS3 reference.

Installation

• From the archive
  • Download the latest source code archive.
  • Unzip the source code zip to any folder on your disk. (for instance: ~/Dev)
  • You will see a PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y (where X_Y is version) source folder. (for instance: ~/Dev/PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y )

• From the Repository
  • Use your  favorite SVN client to retrieve the latest source code release from the repository.

Examine the Contents

• Inside you will find
  • The API documentation: doc/html/index.html
  • The source code: src/org/puremvc/objectivec/...
  • The static library for use with iphone/ipod XCode projects: bin/PureMVC/PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y.a
  • The header files for use with the static library in your iphone/ipod XCode projects: bin/PureMVC/headers

Adding PureMVC to your XCode project

To add the PureMVC static library and headers to your XCode project:

• From the the Groups & Files pane,
  • Right click on the Frameworks folder (if it exists)...
  • ...or the Link Binary With Libraries folder
  • Select Add -> Existing Files...
  • Browse and Add the PureMVC static library: ( i.e. ~/Dev/PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y/bin/PureMVC/PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y.a )

• For each target you added it too, you should see the static library (.a) listed in the Link Binary With Libraries folder.
  • From the Groups & Files pane,
    • Double click the respective target...
    • ...or right click and select Get Info
    • Click on the Build tab.

• Under the setting, Header Search Paths,
  • Add the path to the PureMVC headers: ( i.e. ~/Dev/PureMVC_ObjectiveC_X_Y/bin/PureMVC/headers )

• Now you are good to code!

Note: The static library has been compiled for the both the simulator and the device.