how to run sencha touch examples in iOS simulator

Question

I installed sencha touch and sencha touch command and was able to view the examples in localhost. But How do I run these examples in iOS simulator?

I tried below commands from with in the examples directory on iMac from directory: touch-2.3.1/examples/kitchensink sencha app package run packager.json

User-iMac:list-horizontal yuyutsu$ sencha app package run packager.json 
Sencha Cmd v4.0.4.84
[ERR] 
[DEBUG] Session could not be started: Error Domain=DTiPhoneSimulatorErrorDomain Code=1 
"The application that opened iOS Simulator failed to send all of the required information 
(sessionUUID, sdkRoot, deviceInfo)." UserInfo=0x7fe4f0d0ce40 {NSLocalizedDescription=The application 
that opened iOS Simulator failed to send all of the required information (sessionUUID, sdkRoot,
 deviceInfo)., DTiPhoneSimulatorUnderlyingErrorCodeKey=-1}
The application was successfully packaged

[ERR] stbuild exited with non-zero code : 1

or from another app, directory: touch-2.3.1/examples/list-horizontal Also tried running sencha app build -run native. It failed with

/Users/yuyutsu/work/Software/mobile/Sencha/touch-2.3.1/examples/kitchensink/.sencha/app/packager-impl.xml:83: /Users/yuyutsu/work/Software/mobile/Sencha/touch-2.3.1/examples/kitchensink/resources/loading does not exist

I have Xcode 5. OS X version 10.9.2. I am able to run the native XCode projects in simulator using XCode. Any idea on how can I run the sencha examples in iOS simulator? Is there a document which has the steps?

Do you use phonegap and did you configure UUID of your device? — Zistoloen
I thought the examples from sencha download were ready baked and could run them in simulator using sencha app package run packager.json. I did not use any other tool yet. — suman j
Try to compile with sudo sencha app build native and then run the XCode project. — Zistoloen
@Zistoolen - I tried the above build native command with sudo and it did not help. — suman j

iCaramba iCaramba · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-19T14:46:31

One very easy way (if you don't need device api) is to build the webapp through Sencha CMD and navigate in iOS Simulators Safari to the index.html file. You can do "add to Homescreen" and if you click the icon on your homescreen now you get the app in fullscreen. The big advantage is that you can do really quick builds, but it does not fit always, because it's just the webapp, not the native one.

If you need to package your app native (e.g. for Device API) you can follow this guide: http://frightanic.com/software-development/sencha-touch-native-packaging-for-ios-done-right/

how to run sencha touch examples in iOS simulator

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