Run Cocoapods from Swift

swift_process_env_example.swift

func runCocoaPods() {
    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
        let process = Process()
        // The trick is launching a proper login shell that hosts the task in question
        // so that the environment is being initialized correctly
        // `-l` forces a login shell
        // `-c` tells bash to run a specific command automatically
        process.launchPath = "/bin/bash"
        process.currentDirectoryPath = "/Users/terhechte/Dev/tmp/testRunCocoaPods"
        process.arguments = [
            "-l",
            "-c",
            "pod search --no-ansi --simple afnetworking"
        ]
        let outputPipe = Pipe()
        process.standardOutput = outputPipe
        process.launch()

        guard let output = String(data: outputPipe.fileHandleForReading.readDataToEndOfFile(), encoding: .utf8) else {
            return
        }

        print(output)
    }
}