fix: add timeout for simulator boot status check and ensure gtimeout is installed

Author: YogendraShelke

.github/scripts/launch-ios-simulator.sh

@@ -180,10 +180,34 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Final verification
+# `simctl bootstatus -b` occasionally hangs on CI even when the device is already Booted.
+# Guard it with a timeout so this script can never run forever.
 log_info "Verifying simulator status..."
-xcrun simctl bootstatus "$DEVICE_UDID" -b 2>/dev/null || {
-    log_warning "bootstatus check failed (non-critical)"
-}
+if command -v gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    gtimeout 60 xcrun simctl bootstatus "$DEVICE_UDID" -b 2>/dev/null || {
+        log_warning "bootstatus check failed or timed out (non-critical)"
+    }
+elif command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    timeout 60 xcrun simctl bootstatus "$DEVICE_UDID" -b 2>/dev/null || {
+        log_warning "bootstatus check failed or timed out (non-critical)"
+    }
+else
+    # Best effort: run without a guard, but don't block the pipeline forever.
+    xcrun simctl bootstatus "$DEVICE_UDID" -b 2>/dev/null &
+    BOOTSTATUS_PID=$!
+    for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+        if ! kill -0 "$BOOTSTATUS_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+            wait "$BOOTSTATUS_PID" || log_warning "bootstatus check failed (non-critical)"
+            BOOTSTATUS_PID=""
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    if [ -n "${BOOTSTATUS_PID:-}" ]; then
+        kill "$BOOTSTATUS_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+        log_warning "bootstatus check timed out (non-critical)"
+    fi
+fi
 
 # Print simulator info
 log_success "Simulator is ready!"

.github/workflows/ios.yml

@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ jobs:
             brew install jq
           fi
 
+          # Ensure `gtimeout` is available (coreutils) for robust timeouts on macOS.
+          if ! command -v gtimeout &> /dev/null; then
+            brew install coreutils
+          fi
+
           # Launch simulator with our custom script
           bash .github/scripts/launch-ios-simulator.sh "${{ env.DEVICE_MODEL }}" "${{ env.IOS_VERSION }}"
 

example/package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "build:android": "react-native build-android --extra-params \"--no-daemon --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a\"",
     "build:ios": "react-native build-ios --mode Debug",
     "pod": "bundle install && bundle exec pod install --project-directory=ios",
-    "app:package:ios": "xcodebuild -workspace ios/MendixNativeExample.xcworkspace -scheme MendixNativeExample -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 17,OS=latest' -derivedDataPath ios/build build",
+    "app:package:ios": "xcodebuild -workspace ios/MendixNativeExample.xcworkspace -scheme MendixNativeExample -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator -destination 'generic/platform=iOS Simulator' -derivedDataPath ios/build build",
     "app:install:ios": "xcrun simctl install booted ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/MendixNativeExample.app",
     "app:package:android": "(cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug --no-daemon)",
     "app:install:android": "adb install -r android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk",