Mobile Tophatting at Shopify - Shopify

What this post added

Introduced a new 'tophatting' process for mobile developers to reduce the time spent verifying changes. This involved modifying the CI pipeline to export application binaries (zipped .app for iOS, APK for Android) and creating a command-line interface using the internal 'dev' tool. The CLI allows developers to specify a pull request, repository, or build URL to download and install pre-compiled apps onto local simulators or emulators. The process automates simulator selection, app installation, and launching, significantly reducing manual setup and compilation time.