macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sourcerylocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install sourcery with Homebrew, Nix
Meta-programming for Swift, stop writing boilerplate code. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#sourcery.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sourcerynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/so/sourcery/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Meta-programming for Swift, stop writing boilerplate code
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sourcery
history
Project history and usage
Sourcery is a Swift command-line code generator for reducing repetitive source code through templates and annotations. In package-manager culture it is most visible as a developer automation tool installed by Homebrew, CocoaPods, Mint, Swift Package Manager plugins, and pre-commit.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in December 2016 and describes Sourcery as a Swift code generator built on Apple's SwiftSyntax. The project presents its core purpose as extending Swift's language abstractions so teams can generate boilerplate automatically.
The README documents Sourcery as both a standalone command-line executable and an integrated build-tool option. It supports direct binary downloads, Homebrew, CocoaPods, Mint, Swift Package Manager plugin use, and source builds.
Adoption history
The official README states that Sourcery is used in more than 40,000 iOS and macOS projects and names Airbnb, Bumble, and The New York Times as example users. The project also claims that broad community adoption helped influence Apple's later derived Equality and automatic Codable conformance work.
For package users, Sourcery became a familiar Swift ecosystem utility because it can be installed through several package channels while still producing ordinary generated Swift files that fit into Xcode and CI workflows.
How it is used
Typical CLI usage runs `sourcery --sources <path> --templates <path> --output <path>`, or places options in a `.sourcery.yml` file. The README highlights common templates for equality, hashing, enum cases, mocks and stubs, LinuxMain, decorators, Codable support, and property diffing.
SwiftPM plugin usage is documented separately from the standalone executable: users add Sourcery as a package dependency, place `.sourcery.yml` near the target sources, and run the package plugin with write access enabled.
Why package nerds care
Sourcery matters to package nerds because it sits at the intersection of source generation, build reproducibility, and Swift package distribution. A formula or package gives teams the same generator binary locally and in CI, making generated-code diffs predictable.
Its presence across Homebrew, CocoaPods, Mint, SwiftPM, and pre-commit also makes it a useful example of a CLI that escaped a single package ecosystem and became part of routine iOS and macOS project automation.
Timeline
- 2016: GitHub repository created.
- 2017: Early public discussion and tutorials helped popularize Sourcery in Swift projects.
- 2022: README documents Swift Package command plugin support from package version 1.8.3.
- 2026: Official README still describes active community maintenance and broad project usage.
Related projects
- SwiftSyntax provides the parsing foundation named by the README.
- Stencil templates are part of Sourcery's template workflow.
- CocoaPods, Mint, Homebrew, Swift Package Manager, and pre-commit are documented installation or integration surfaces.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.sourcery.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sourcery | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.3.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sourcery |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/krzysztofzablocki/Sourcery |
| Repository | https://github.com/krzysztofzablocki/Sourcery |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
sourcery
nix profile install nixpkgs#sourcery- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sourcery
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation