# DyCI/dyci-main

Dynamic Code Injection Tool for Objective-C

Repository: https://github.com/DyCI/dyci-main
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dyci-main
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dyci, code, injection, dynamic, objective-c, xcode, xcode-plugin, playground
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-03-13T20:48:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5054, "days_push": 3460, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1113, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.102502+00:00)

## What it is
DyCI is a dynamic code injection tool for Objective-C that lets developers inject code changes into a running iOS application without restarting it. It integrates with Xcode projects via CocoaPods or manual setup to speed up iteration on UI, animations, and debugging.

## Use cases
- inject code changes into a running iOS app without restarting
- see UI and animation changes instantly while developing
- add log statements at runtime for debugging
- speed up Objective-C development iteration in Xcode
- experiment with code changes like a playground

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Objective-C iOS project and want faster iteration
- you want runtime code injection for debugging or UI tweaking in Xcode
- you want a playground-like workflow without rewriting your code

## When to avoid
- you use Swift or modern tooling with better hot-reload support
- you need an actively maintained tool - the last release was 2017
- you plan to ship the tool in production apps - it creates a security hole
- you frequently update Xcode, as DyCI can break Xcode on update

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: cli
- tags: objective-c, xcode, hot-reload, code-injection, playground, ios-development, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- DyCI/dyci-main (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.102502+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:33.564702+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DyCI/dyci-main (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.102502+00:00, sha 9cc5fb2786f2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.