# Original idea by @ISnackable. Many thanks to him for handling the most hardest parts!
# https://github.com/ISnackable/CercubePlus/blob/main/.github/workflows/Build.yml
name: Build and Release YTLitePlus
on:
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
sdk_version:
description: "iOS SDK Version"
default: "18.6"
required: true
type: string
decrypted_youtube_url:
description: "Direct URL of the decrypted YouTube ipa"
default: "https://files.catbox.moe/5a8qlt.ipa"
required: true
type: string
bundle_id:
description: "Modify the bundle ID"
default: "com.google.ios.youtube"
required: true
type: string
app_name:
description: "Modify the app name"
default: "YouTube"
required: true
type: string
commit_id:
description: "(Optional) Commit ID to build at"
default: ""
required: false
type: string
upload_artifact:
description: "Upload iPA as artifact (Public)"
default: false
required: false
type: boolean
catbox_upload:
description: "Upload iPA to Catbox.moe (URL)"
default: false
required: false
type: boolean
create_release:
description: "Create a draft release (Private)"
default: true
required: false
type: boolean
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
jobs:
build:
name: Build YTLitePlus
runs-on: macos-15-intel
permissions:
contents: write
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
with:
ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.commit_id || github.ref }}
submodules: recursive
- name: Install Dependencies
run: brew install ldid dpkg make jq
- name: Download Theos
uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
with:
repository: theos/theos
ref: 13c22376b5d83ff759c1993de0a861e673aa522b
path: theos
submodules: recursive
- name: iOS SDK Caching
id: SDK
uses: actions/cache@v5.0.2
env:
cache-name: iOS-${{ inputs.sdk_version }}-SDK
with:
path: theos/sdks/
key: ${{ env.cache-name }}
restore-keys: ${{ env.cache-name }}
- name: Download iOS SDK
if: steps.SDK.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
run: |
# Only download the specific SDK version
git clone -n --depth=1 --filter=tree:0 https://github.com/aricloverEXTRA/sdks/
cd sdks
git sparse-checkout set --no-cone iPhoneOS${{ inputs.sdk_version }}.sdk
git checkout
mv *.sdk $THEOS/sdks
env:
THEOS: theos
- name: Download Theos Jailed
uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
with:
repository: qnblackcat/theos-jailed
ref: master
path: theos-jailed
submodules: recursive
- name: Install Theos Jailed
run: |
./theos-jailed/install
env:
THEOS: theos
- name: Fix Compiling
run: |
# Update GNU Make to allow for faster building
echo "$(brew --prefix make)/libexec/gnubin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
(echo export PATH="/usr/local/opt/make/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile)
source ~/.bash_profile
env:
THEOS: theos
- name: Hash YT ipa url
run: |
URL_YT="$(jq -r '.inputs.decrypted_youtube_url' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)"
echo ::add-mask::$URL_YT
echo URL_YT=$URL_YT >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Prepare YouTube iPA
run: |
# Download and unzip iPA
wget "$YOUTUBE_URL" --quiet --no-verbose -O YouTube.ipa
unzip -q YouTube.ipa -d tmp
# Get the version number of the YouTube app and store it
echo "YT_VERSION=$(grep -A 1 'CFBundleVersion' tmp/Payload/YouTube.app/Info.plist | grep '' | awk -F'[><]' '{print $3}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
# Fetch the latest YTLite version from GitHub API
YTLITE_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/dayanch96/YTLite/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's/^v//')
if [ -z "$YTLITE_VERSION" ] || [ "$YTLITE_VERSION" = "null" ]; then
echo "::error::Failed to fetch latest YTLite version from GitHub API"
exit 1
fi
echo "YTLITE_VERSION=$YTLITE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "Fetched YTLite version: $YTLITE_VERSION"
# Remove contents in the iPA that interfere with sideloading
rm -rf tmp/Payload/YouTube.app/_CodeSignature/CodeResources
rm -rf tmp/Payload/YouTube.app/PlugIns/*
# Modify Info.plist to remove UISupportedDevices (Python script)
python - <> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
# Print out the hash and bundle ID
echo -e "==> \033[1mSHASUM256: $(shasum -a 256 packages/*.ipa | cut -f1 -d' ')\033[0m"
echo -e "==> \033[1mBundle ID: ${{ env.BUNDLE_ID }}\033[0m"
env:
THEOS: theos
BUNDLE_ID: ${{ inputs.bundle_id }}
APP_NAME: ${{ inputs.app_name }}
- name: Upload Artifact
if: ${{ inputs.upload_artifact }}
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.5.0
with:
name: YTLitePlus_${{ env.YT_VERSION }}_${{ env.YTLITE_VERSION }}
path: packages/${{ steps.build_package.outputs.package }}
if-no-files-found: error
- name: Upload Artifact to Catbox and update AltStore repo
if: ${{ inputs.catbox_upload }}
run: |
RESPONSE=$(curl -F "reqtype=fileupload" -F "fileToUpload=@packages/${{ steps.build_package.outputs.package }}" https://catbox.moe/user/api.php)
CATBOX_URL=$(echo $RESPONSE | grep -o -E 'https://files.catbox.moe/[^"]*')
echo "Uploaded artifact to $CATBOX_URL"
CATBOX_FILE=$(echo $CATBOX_URL | sed 's|https://files.catbox.moe/||')
# Pass Catbox URL to the release steps
echo "CATBOX_FILE=$CATBOX_FILE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "CATBOX_URL=$CATBOX_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Prepare Release Notes
if: ${{ inputs.create_release }}
run: |
export TODAY=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
sed "s/%ytliteplus_version%/${{ env.YTLITE_VERSION }}/g; s/%youtube_version%/${{ env.YT_VERSION }}/g; s/%catbox_url%/${{ env.CATBOX_FILE }}/g; s/%date%/$TODAY/g" \
.github/RELEASE_TEMPLATE/Release.md > release_notes.md
- name: Create Draft Release
if: ${{ inputs.create_release }}
id: create_release
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.5.0
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
with:
tag_name: v${{ env.YT_VERSION }}-${{ env.YTLITE_VERSION }}
name: v${{ env.YT_VERSION }}-${{ env.YTLITE_VERSION }} - YTLitePlus
files: packages/*.ipa
draft: true
body_path: release_notes.md
- name: Update Altstore Source with latest release
if: ${{ inputs.catbox_upload }}
run: |
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.github.com/repos/Balackburn/YTLitePlusAltstore/actions/workflows/update_source.yml/dispatches' \
--header 'Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"ref": "main",
"inputs": {
"yt_lite_plus_url": "${{ env.CATBOX_URL }}",
"yt_lite_plus_version": "${{ env.YTLITE_VERSION }}",
"yt_version": "${{ env.YT_VERSION }}"
}
}'
- name: Job Summary
run: |
echo -e '### ๐บ Build Complete' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
- name: Job Summary - Artifact Upload
if: ${{ inputs.upload_artifact }}
run: |
echo -e '### ๐ฆ Artifact Upload\n\nThe artifact was uploaded successfully! Refresh and [scroll down](#artifacts) to view the artifact. Note that you must be signed in to GitHub to download it.' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
- name: Job Summary - Catbox Upload
if: ${{ inputs.catbox_upload}}
run: |
echo -e '### ๐ฑ Catbox Upload\n\nThe Catbox upload was successful! Here is a permanent shareable link: '$CATBOX_URL >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
- name: Job Summary - Draft Release
if: ${{ inputs.create_release }}
run: |
REPO_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}"
RELEASES_URL="$REPO_URL/releases"
echo -e '### ๐ Draft Release\n\nThe release draft has been created successfully! You can view your releases here: '$RELEASES_URL >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
- name: Job Summary - Link to remove GitHub Action runs
run: |
REPO_URL="https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}"
DELETE_RUNS_URL="$REPO_URL/actions/workflows/delete-workflow-runs.yml"
echo -e '### ๐งน Cleanup\n\nYou can remove previous GitHub Action runs here: '$DELETE_RUNS_URL >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY