Add a keyboard shortcut to Swift package command plugins

In this blog post I will explain how you can define a keyboard shortcut to quickly trigger a Swift package command plugin in Xcode 14.

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If you are unfamiliar with Swift package plugins and their recent Xcode integration, I recommend reading the following article.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to define a key binding from the Xcode preference 😔

Missing Option in Key Bindings Xcode Preferences

No Shortcut

I created a feedback item for Apple .. maybe this functionality will get added in the future. But there is a workaround!

A big shoutout and thanks to Martin Fiebig who explained this workaround to me 🙏

You can bind any menu command via your Mac's System Preferences. Select Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts and add a new item.

IMPORTANT: The menu title needs to be an exact match!

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You will see the shortcut in Xcode once you added the app shortcut.

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And here is the proof that it works 😊

Demonstration

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