Add `flutter build ipa --no-codesign` flag (#101766)

packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_ios.dart

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ class BuildIOSCommand extends _BuildIOSSubCommand {
       ..addFlag('simulator',
         help: 'Build for the iOS simulator instead of the device. This changes '
           'the default build mode to debug if otherwise unspecified.',
-      )
-      ..addFlag('codesign',
-        defaultsTo: true,
-        help: 'Codesign the application bundle (only available on device builds).',
       );
   }
 
@@ -53,9 +49,6 @@ class BuildIOSCommand extends _BuildIOSSubCommand {
   @override
   bool get configOnly => boolArg('config-only');
 
-  @override
-  bool get shouldCodesign => boolArg('codesign');
-
   @override
   Directory _outputAppDirectory(String xcodeResultOutput) => globals.fs.directory(xcodeResultOutput).parent;
 }
@@ -105,9 +98,6 @@ class BuildIOSArchiveCommand extends _BuildIOSSubCommand {
   @override
   final bool configOnly = false;
 
-  @override
-  final bool shouldCodesign = true;
-
   String? get exportOptionsPlist => stringArg('export-options-plist');
 
   @override
@@ -141,13 +131,18 @@ class BuildIOSArchiveCommand extends _BuildIOSSubCommand {
 
   @override
   Future<FlutterCommandResult> runCommand() async {
-    final FlutterCommandResult xcarchiveResult = await super.runCommand();
-    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo();
+    final BuildInfo buildInfo = await cachedBuildInfo;
     displayNullSafetyMode(buildInfo);
+    final FlutterCommandResult xcarchiveResult = await super.runCommand();
 
     // xcarchive failed or not at expected location.
     if (xcarchiveResult.exitStatus != ExitStatus.success) {
-      globals.printStatus('Skipping IPA');
+      globals.printStatus('Skipping IPA.');
+      return xcarchiveResult;
+    }
+
+    if (!shouldCodesign) {
+      globals.printStatus('Codesigning disabled with --no-codesign, skipping IPA.');
       return xcarchiveResult;
     }
 
@@ -291,6 +286,10 @@ abstract class _BuildIOSSubCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
     addBundleSkSLPathOption(hide: !verboseHelp);
     addNullSafetyModeOptions(hide: !verboseHelp);
     usesAnalyzeSizeFlag();
+    argParser.addFlag('codesign',
+      defaultsTo: true,
+      help: 'Codesign the application bundle (only available on device builds).',
+    );
   }
 
   @override
@@ -305,7 +304,8 @@ abstract class _BuildIOSSubCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
   XcodeBuildResult? xcodeBuildResult;
   EnvironmentType get environmentType;
   bool get configOnly;
-  bool get shouldCodesign;
+
+  bool get shouldCodesign => boolArg('codesign');
 
   late final Future<BuildInfo> cachedBuildInfo = getBuildInfo();
 

packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/build_ipa_test.dart

@@ -501,6 +501,49 @@ void main() {
     XcodeProjectInterpreter: () => FakeXcodeProjectInterpreterWithBuildSettings(),
   });
 
+  testUsingContext('ipa build --no-codesign skips codesigning and IPA creation', () async {
+    final BuildCommand command = BuildCommand();
+    fakeProcessManager.addCommands(<FakeCommand>[
+      xattrCommand,
+      const FakeCommand(
+        command: <String>[
+          'xcrun',
+          'xcodebuild',
+          '-configuration', 'Release',
+          '-quiet',
+          '-workspace', 'Runner.xcworkspace',
+          '-scheme', 'Runner',
+          '-sdk', 'iphoneos',
+          '-destination',
+          'generic/platform=iOS',
+          'CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO',
+          'CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO',
+          'CODE_SIGNING_IDENTITY=""',
+          '-resultBundlePath',
+          '/.tmp_rand0/flutter_ios_build_temp_dirrand0/temporary_xcresult_bundle',
+          '-resultBundleVersion', '3',
+          'FLUTTER_SUPPRESS_ANALYTICS=true',
+          'COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE=NO',
+          '-archivePath',
+          '/build/ios/archive/Runner',
+          'archive',
+        ],
+      ),
+    ]);
+    _createMinimalMockProjectFiles();
+
+    await createTestCommandRunner(command).run(
+      const <String>['build', 'ipa', '--no-pub', '--no-codesign']
+    );
+    expect(fakeProcessManager, hasNoRemainingExpectations);
+    expect(testLogger.statusText, contains('Codesigning disabled with --no-codesign, skipping IPA'));
+  }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+    FileSystem: () => fileSystem,
+    ProcessManager: () => fakeProcessManager,
+    Platform: () => macosPlatform,
+    XcodeProjectInterpreter: () => FakeXcodeProjectInterpreterWithBuildSettings(),
+  });
+
   testUsingContext('code size analysis fails when app not found', () async {
     final BuildCommand command = BuildCommand();
     _createMinimalMockProjectFiles();