autoclicking prevents users from using the simulator

[Kampfgnom]

You could instead add an applescript, which calls the menu item:

tell application "System Events" to tell process "Xcode"
    click menu item "pokemonLocation" of menu 1 of menu item "Simulate Location" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Debug" of menu bar 1
end tell

Currently I am running this thingy when the gpx file changes via nodemon: nodemon -e gpx --exec osascript setlocation.applescript

This works better than the current solution.

[Jonathanwb]

This is a great solution, the other way had me way confused. Thanks!

[dpodhorsky]

I am having issues with AppleScript executing the above script. it gives error "error "System Events got an error: Can’t get menu item "pokemonLocation" of menu 1 of menu item "Simulate Location" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Debug" of menu bar 1 of process "Xcode"." number -1728 from menu item "pokemonLocation" of menu 1 of menu item "Simulate Location" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Debug" of menu bar 1 of process "Xcode""

[wangjunji]

@dpodhorsky +1

[soffchen]

Great solution

[windse7en]

Nice work +1

[HelloCore]

@dpodhorsky For your problem, you have to go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Then, you have to add Xcode to Accessibility tap.

[scottiesan]

You add repeat command and eliminate the nodemond;

repeat tell application "System Events" to tell process "Xcode" click menu item "pokemonLocation" of menu 1 of menu item "Simulate Location" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Debug" of menu bar 1 end tell delay 0.1 end repeat