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George Michokostas
6,230 PointsOAuth API keys configuration file
What is the preferred way to store the API keys or environment configuration variables in an Xcode project? In RubyOnRails there is a Gem called dotenv (https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv) so you don't have to expose the API passwords/credential to anyone through GIT, instead you create a file that includes all the API keys and add the file to .gitignore so no one can see the passwords.
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Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi George,
This can be an issue, yes. I use a config file that contains any API keys which isn't held in version control; it's added to .gitignore.
There's a post here that explains many other options ways better than I can!
I hope that helps
Steve.