How do I create a run configuration for an iOS app...

# compose-ios

[Isaac Udy]

How do I create a run configuration for an iOS application with the new KMP plugin for Intellij? Using the older plugin a month or two ago, it was pretty easy, but the new plugin doesn't work with the same run configurations, and I can't seem to get the "XCode Application" run configuration working (the "target" and "configuration" drop-downs don't have anything in them; screenshot in thread)

[Isaac Udy]

Screenshot 2025-06-18 at 8.54.21 AM.png

[xiaobailong24]

Now the new plugin will create run configuration automatically. So you could try re-import the project in IDEA/AS.

[Isaac Udy]

Re-importing doesn't work 😞

[xiaobailong24]

Is it open-source? Or try to clone to another folder and open&import the project.

[Isaac Udy]

I've figured it out

[Isaac Udy]

you need an xcode.xml file in your .idea folder

[Isaac Udy]

Here's what I had to add to get it working:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project version="4">
  <component name="XcodeMetaData" PROJECT_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR$/tests/application/src/iosMain/xcode/EnroTestApplication/EnroTestApplication" PROJECT_FILE="$PROJECT_DIR$/tests/application/src/iosMain/xcode/EnroTestApplication/EnroTestApplication.xcodeproj" />
</project>

[Isaac Udy]

As a side note, I can't figure out how to get the .idea folder to actually show up in Intellij 2025.1.2, which made this process of figuring out the differences and making the changes wildly frustrating

[Isaac Udy]

Ok, it also looks like there is some kind of other hidden set up relating to IDE configuration. After I added a new iOS module to my project, and then deleted it, my exsiting iOS app project started getting picked up by the plugin.