Using on command line

To execute Receigen on command line, open the Terminal application. It is location into the Application/Utilities folder.

When invoked, Receigen generates the file containing the validation code.

Reference

To access the command line help, type the command:

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --help

The inline help contains all the available options and their possible values.

OS X Usages

The following command generates the receipt validation code in a file named receipt.h that:

• targets the OS X platform
• uses the bundle identifier com.example.MyApplication
• uses the bundle version 1.3.0
• runs the application if the validation succeeds (the default for OS X)
• exits with a code 173 if the validation fails (the default for OS X)

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --identifier com.example.MyApplication --version 1.3.0 --os osx > receipt.h

The following command generates the receipt validation code in a file named receipt.h that:

• targets the OS X platform
• uses the bundle identifier com.example.MyApplication
• uses the bundle version 1.3.0
• checks the InApp purchases if the validation succeeds
• exits with a code 173 if the validation fails

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --identifier com.example.MyApplication --version 1.3.0 --os osx --success checkinapp --failure exitwith173 > receipt.h

The customization guide describes all the available options and behaviors.

iOS Usages

The following command generates the receipt validation code in a file named receipt.h that:

• targets the iOS platform
• uses the bundle identifier com.example.MyApplication
• uses the bundle version 1.3.0
• does nothing if the validation succeeds
• triggers a receipt refresh request if the validation fails

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --identifier com.example.MyApplication --version 1.3.0 --os ios > receipt.h

The following command generates the receipt validation code in a file named receipt.h that:

• targets the iOS platform
• uses the bundle identifier com.example.MyApplication
• uses the bundle version 1.3.0
• checks the InApp purchases if the validation succeeds
• triggers a receipt refresh request if the validation fails

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --identifier com.example.MyApplication --version 1.3.0 --os ios --success checkinapp --failure refreshreceipt > receipt.h

The customization guide describes all the available options and behaviors.

OpenSSL version

In order to specify an OpenSSL version, you need to pass an option with the version to support:

$> /Applications/Receigen.app/Contents/MacOS/Receigen --openssl-version 1.1 --identifier com.example.MyApplication --version 1.3.0 --os osx > receipt.h