feat: allow much more complex watchapp projects

NativeScript · NathanWalker · Jun 15, 2026 · Jan 28, 2026 · Mar 29, 2026 · Mar 29, 2026
commit 01703407475d4f90e056b1fa3e6e1d024fd5cd8a
diff --git a/lib/constants.ts b/lib/constants.ts
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ export enum IOSNativeTargetTypes {
 	watchApp = "watch_app",
 	watchExtension = "watch_extension",
 	appExtension = "app_extension",
+	application = 'application',
 }
 
 const pathToLoggerAppendersDir = join(

diff --git a/lib/definitions/nativescript-dev-xcode.d.ts b/lib/definitions/nativescript-dev-xcode.d.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,27 @@ declare module "nativescript-dev-xcode" {
 	}
 
 	class project {
+		hash: any;
+		filepath: string;
 		constructor(filename: string);
 
 		parse(callback: () => void): void;
 		parseSync(): void;
 
+		generateUuid(): string;
+
 		writeSync(options: any): string;
 
 		addFramework(filepath: string, options?: Options): void;
 		removeFramework(filePath: string, options?: Options): void;
 
+
+		getProductFile(watchApptarget: target): any;
+		addToPbxFrameworksBuildPhase(file);
+		addToPbxCopyfilesBuildPhase(file, comment: string, targetid: string);
+		pbxFrameworksBuildPhaseObj(targetid: string): any;
+		pbxBuildFileSection(): {[k: string] : any};
+
 		addPbxGroup(
 			filePathsArray: any[],
 			name: string,
@@ -27,17 +38,30 @@ declare module "nativescript-dev-xcode" {
 
 		removePbxGroup(groupName: string, path: string): void;
 
+		addTargetDependency(target: string, dependencyTargets: string[]);
+
+		findTargetKey(name: string);
+		pbxTargetByName(name: string): target;
+		pbxNativeTargetSection(): {[key: string]: any};
+
 		addToHeaderSearchPaths(options?: Options): void;
 		removeFromHeaderSearchPaths(options?: Options): void;
 		updateBuildProperty(key: string, value: any): void;
 
 		pbxXCBuildConfigurationSection(): any;
 
+		buildPhaseObject(
+			buildPhaseType: string,
+			comment: string,
+			target: tstring
+		)
+
 		addTarget(
 			targetName: string,
 			targetType: string,
 			targetPath?: string,
-			parentTarget?: string
+			parentTarget?: string,
+			productTargetType?: string
 		): target;
 		addBuildPhase(
 			filePathsArray: string[],

diff --git a/lib/definitions/project.d.ts b/lib/definitions/project.d.ts
@@ -873,6 +873,38 @@ interface IRemoveExtensionsOptions {
 
 interface IRemoveWatchAppOptions extends IRemoveExtensionsOptions {}
 
+interface IWatchAppJSONConfigModule {
+	name?: string;
+	path: string;
+	targetType?: string;
+	embed?: boolean;
+	frameworks?: Array<string | Record<string, string>>;
+	dependencies?: string[];
+	headerSearchPaths?: string[];
+	resources?: string[];
+	src?: string[];
+	linkerFlags?: string[];
+	buildConfigurationProperties?: Record<string, string>;
+	SPMPackages?: Array<IOSSPMPackage | string>;
+}
+interface IWatchAppJSONConfig {
+	targetType?: string;
+	forceAddEmbedWatchContent?: boolean;
+	sharedModulesBuildConfigurationProperties?: Record<string, string>;
+	basedir?: string;
+	infoPlistPath?: string;
+	xcprivacyPath?: string;
+	importSourcesFromMainFolder?: boolean;
+	importResourcesFromMainFolder?: boolean;
+	resources?: string[];
+	src?: string[];
+	resourcesExclude?: string[];
+	srcExclude?: string[];
+	modules: IWatchAppConfigModule[];
+	SPMPackages?: Array<IOSSPMPackage>;
+}
+
+
 interface IRubyFunction {
 	functionName: string;
 	functionParameters?: string;

diff --git a/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts b/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ export class IOSProjectService extends projectServiceBaseLib.PlatformProjectServ
 			}
 		}
 
-		this.$iOSWatchAppService.removeWatchApp({ pbxProjPath });
 		const addedWatchApp = await this.$iOSWatchAppService.addWatchAppFromPath({
 			watchAppFolderPath: path.join(
 				resourcesDirectoryPath,