Deploy

Deploy to TestFlight

Deploy this Flutter app to TestFlight using Fastlane.

Workflow

1. Code Quality Check

flutter analyze

Stop if errors are found. Warnings are acceptable.

2. Version Check

Read current version from pubspec.yaml. Ask user:

• Bump version? If yes, update pubspec.yaml
• Update What's New dialog? If yes, edit lib/dialogs/whats_new_dialog.dart

3. Build

flutter build ipa --release

Verify IPA created at build/ios/ipa/myapp.ipa.

4. Generate Changelog

Generate changelog from commits since last tag:

# Get commits since last tag (or all commits if no tags)
git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD)..HEAD --oneline

Present the commits to the user and ask them to confirm or edit the changelog text for TestFlight.

5. Deploy

cd ios && fastlane beta_with_changelog changelog:"<user-confirmed changelog>"

6. Commit Changes

After successful upload, commit the version bump and What's New dialog changes:

git add pubspec.yaml lib/dialogs/whats_new_dialog.dart
git commit -m "chore: bump version to <version> and update What's New dialog"
git push origin main

7. Tag Release

Create a git tag for this release:

git tag -a v<version> -m "Release <version>"
git push origin v<version>

8. Confirm

Report success with:

• Version deployed
• Tag created
• Changelog used
• Note: Build available in TestFlight after Apple processing (~10-30 min)

Fastlane Setup

Located in ios/fastlane/:

• Appfile - Bundle identifier
• Fastfile - Deployment lanes (beta, beta_with_changelog)
• AuthKey_*.p8 - App Store Connect API key (gitignored)

Quick Deploy (No Prompts)

For rapid deployment without version/changelog prompts:

flutter build ipa --release && cd ios && fastlane beta