# wangshengjia/VWInstantRun

An Xcode plugin let you build & run your selected lines of code in Xcode without running the whole project, you'll have the output instantly in your Xcode console.

Repository: https://github.com/wangshengjia/VWInstantRun
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vwinstantrun
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-05-13T21:54:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3904, "days_push": 3399, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1017, forks 50 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.690891+00:00)

## What it is
VWInstantRun is an Xcode plugin that builds and runs only the selected lines of code, printing output directly to the Xcode console without compiling the whole project. It supports both Swift and Objective-C snippets but does not support Xcode 8 or later.

## Use cases
- run a small code snippet in Xcode without building the whole project
- quickly test a Swift expression and see output in the console
- try out Objective-C snippet logic instantly
- verify a tiny doubt about Foundation behavior without a full build

## When to choose
- you are on Xcode 7 or earlier and want instant snippet execution inside the IDE

## When to avoid
- you use Xcode 8 or later, which is unsupported
- you need to test code that depends on instance properties, self, or other project context
- you need a replacement for unit tests

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: xcode-plugin, code-snippets, swift, objective-c, alcatraz, macos

## Member repositories
- wangshengjia/VWInstantRun (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.690891+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 2026-08-30T07:11:15.483097+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wangshengjia/VWInstantRun (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.690891+00:00, sha 3461c8e80365)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.