Migrate the testapps to use SPM from Cocoapods

[a-maurice]

Description

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Migrate the testapps to use Swift Package Manager to include the Firebase iOS SDK dependencies, instead of using Cocoapods.

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Testing

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Building the tests locally

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Type of Change

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• Bug fix. Add the issue # below if applicable.
• New feature. A non-breaking change which adds functionality.
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Notes

• Bug fixes and feature changes require an update to the Release Notes section of release_build_files/readme.md.
• Read the contribution guidelines CONTRIBUTING.md.
• Changes to the public API require an internal API review. If you'd like to help us make Firebase APIs better, please propose your change in a feature request so that we can discuss it together.

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Code Review

This pull request transitions the iOS and tvOS integration tests from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager (SPM). The changes include removing Podfiles across all test apps, updating Xcode project configurations to resolve the firebase-ios-sdk package, adjusting build scripts and documentation to reference the .xcodeproj instead of the .xcworkspace, and updating the dependency management script to parse and update SPM versions in project.pbxproj files. The review feedback highlights a few Python best practices, specifically recommending against the use of mutable default arguments and advising that file operations explicitly specify UTF-8 encoding to ensure cross-platform compatibility.

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Requested by @a-maurice on commit 935f4a3
Last updated: Thu Sep 24 11:59 PDT 2026
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