iOS: native document-picker + Apple Health bridges, working device builds

Makes the iOS build a first-class citizen: ROM/mod/save import through
the system document picker (the README's missing "UIDocumentPicker
handoff"), Files-app drop-in support, and an opt-in Apple Health
step-sync seam consumed by a new gallery mod (Pokewalker).

Native layer (mobile/ios/native/, wired by mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py
on every build, so the fetched love-src tree stays pristine + re-patchable):
- GRPickerBridge.swift: love.system.pickFile("rom"|"mod"|"sav") and
  love.system.createFile on iOS with the same contract as love-android's
  SAF picker (picked_rom.gb / picked_mod.zip / picked_save.sav /
  export_done.flag in the save dir). Reached from wrap_System.cpp via the
  ObjC runtime, so liblove needs no Swift interop.
- GRBootstrap.m: sweeps .gb/.gbc/.zip/.sav dropped in Documents (Files
  app / Finder sharing) into the save dir on every activation;
  UIFileSharingEnabled + LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace in the plist
  overlay. Drop a ROM, open the app, it imports with zero taps.
- GRHealthBridge.swift: love.system.syncHealthSteps() -> read-only
  HealthKit step query anchored to the last sync, delivered as
  steps_pending.json (merge-not-overwrite). HealthKit entitlement +
  usage description included.

Lua:
- RomImporter: iOS rides the Android mobile flows; a 0.5s poll consumes
  picker deliveries (iOS pickers are in-process modals, so the Android
  refocus rescan never fires); failed pick copies surface as an
  on-screen notice via pick_error.txt.
- main.lua: on iOS, stop forwarding touchpressed to the Importer - LOVE
  already synthesizes a mousepressed for the primary touch, and the
  resulting same-frame double-present made the document picker
  auto-dismiss with zero documents (silent import failure).
- mods/pokewalker: opt-in Pokewalker mod (manifest v2, MECHANIC,
  permissions declared, mod.card, CHANGELOG, headless test suite 9/9,
  modkit validate --base imported + lint clean). Fused into iOS
  game.love only; loads dormant anywhere without the bridge.

Build (scripts/build_ios.sh):
- Fix Xcode 26: the global PRODUCT_NAME override also renamed liblove.a
  and broke the app link; the app bundle is renamed after the build
  instead.
- Fix nondeterministic pack failures: grep -q + pipefail races SIGPIPE
  on the game.love content checks.
- Simulator builds sign ad-hoc so entitlements embed (HealthKit works in
  the simulator).
- Device builds: signing team auto-detected from the keychain,
  CODE_SIGN_STYLE=Automatic + -allowProvisioningUpdates for CLI-only
  provisioning, per-team derived bundle ID (explicit App IDs are
  globally unique, so third parties can't sign the project default),
  gitignored mobile/ios/bundle_id.local pin, and --install to push to a
  connected iPhone.
- docs/ios-install.md: a zero-knowledge walkthrough from bare Mac to
  playing on an iPhone.

Backward compatibility: no behavior change on desktop or Android. The
new love.system functions exist only under LOVE_IOS; RomImporter's
mobile flag simply includes iOS alongside Android; the main.lua change
is iOS-gated; the Pokewalker mod is packed only by the iOS build script
and its option defaults off.

Verified on an iPhone 17 Pro simulator and an iPhone 16 Pro device:
scripted ROM import to title screen, Files-drop zero-tap import,
picker-driven mod install and save import/export, HealthKit permission
sheet + step credit (4000 steps -> +200 EXP at the default rate through
the engine growth curve).

.gitignore

@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ mobile/dist/
 # Tiled map-editing workspace (tools/tiled_export.py). Derived from the imported
 # ROM cache exactly like data/generated/, so it is never committable.
 /build/tiled/
+
+# per-machine iOS bundle-id pin (see scripts/build_ios.sh)
+mobile/ios/bundle_id.local

docs/ios-install.md

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Build & install on your iPhone — step by step
+
+This guide assumes **zero** programming experience. Follow it top to
+bottom and you'll have the game running on your own iPhone in roughly an
+hour (most of it is waiting for downloads).
+
+## What you need
+
+- A **Mac** (any Apple-silicon or recent Intel Mac on macOS 14 or newer)
+- An **iPhone** and its **charging cable**
+- A free **Apple ID** (the same account you use for the App Store)
+- Your **own, legally obtained** Pokémon Red or Blue ROM file (a 1 MB
+  `.gb` file). This project ships no game data — the app rebuilds
+  everything from *your* cartridge dump and verifies it before use.
+- About **15 GB free disk space** (Xcode is enormous; the game itself is
+  tiny)
+
+> **Free vs. paid Apple account:** a free Apple ID works. The only catch:
+> apps signed with a free account stop launching after **7 days** — just
+> re-run the install command (step 5) to re-sign; your save data is kept.
+> A paid Apple Developer account ($99/yr) extends that to a year.
+
+---
+
+## Step 1 — Install Xcode (once)
+
+1. On the Mac, open the **App Store**, search **Xcode**, click **Get**.
+   It's a ~10 GB download — go make tea.
+2. Open Xcode once. Accept the license. If it offers to install extra
+   components or the **iOS platform**, say yes and let it finish.
+
+## Step 2 — Sign Xcode into your Apple ID (once)
+
+1. In Xcode's menu bar: **Xcode → Settings → Accounts**.
+2. Click the **+** in the bottom-left → **Apple Account** → sign in.
+3. Close the window. (This quietly creates the "signing certificate" the
+   build uses — you never have to touch it again.)
+
+## Step 3 — Get this project onto the Mac
+
+If you received it as a folder, put it somewhere easy like your home
+folder. If it's on GitHub, click the green **Code** button → **Download
+ZIP**, then double-click the zip to unpack it.
+
+## Step 4 — Build it (one command)
+
+1. Open the **Terminal** app (press ⌘-space, type `terminal`, press
+   return).
+2. Type `cd ` (c, d, space — don't press return yet), then **drag the
+   project folder** from Finder onto the Terminal window — it fills in
+   the path — and press **return**.
+3. Paste this and press return:
+
+   ```sh
+   scripts/build_ios.sh --fetch
+   ```
+
+   The first run downloads the LÖVE engine and compiles everything
+   (5–15 minutes). Lines of build output scrolling by is normal. You're
+   done when you see **`==> done`**.
+
+## Step 5 — Put it on your iPhone
+
+1. Plug the iPhone into the Mac with the cable. **Unlock it** and keep it
+   unlocked. If it asks **"Trust This Computer?" → Trust**.
+2. Paste this and press return:
+
+   ```sh
+   scripts/build_ios.sh --device --install
+   ```
+
+   The script finds your signing identity and your phone by itself. If it
+   complains, it tells you exactly what to fix (usually: the phone was
+   locked — unlock and re-run).
+
+3. First time only, the iPhone will want two approvals:
+   - **Developer Mode**: Settings → **Privacy & Security** → scroll to
+     **Developer Mode** → turn on → restart the phone → confirm.
+   - **Trust the developer**: Settings → **General** → **VPN & Device
+     Management** → tap the entry under *Developer App* → **Trust**.
+
+   Then re-run the command in step 5.2 if the install had failed.
+
+## Step 6 — Give it your ROM and play
+
+1. Get your `.gb` file onto the phone — AirDrop it to yourself, or save
+   it in iCloud Drive / Files.
+2. Open the app. On the **RED** tab, tap **Import ROM** and pick your
+   `.gb` file in the file browser that appears. (Alternative: in the
+   **Files** app, drop the `.gb` into **On My iPhone → the game's
+   folder** and just reopen the app — it imports automatically.)
+3. Import takes ~10 seconds, the button turns into **Play Red** — tap it.
+
+## Optional goodies
+
+- **Pokéwalker mode** (real steps → EXP): in-game **mod manager →
+  POKEWALKER → SYNC STEPS on**, allow step access when iOS asks, and go
+  for a walk.
+- **Mods**: launcher → **MODS** tab → **Import mod .zip**.
+- **Save import/export**: buttons on each game's tab, using the normal
+  iOS file picker.
+
+## When things go wrong
+
+| Symptom | Fix |
+|---|---|
+| `xcodebuild not found` | Xcode isn't installed or wasn't opened once — do Step 1 |
+| `no Apple signing identity found` | Do Step 2, then re-run |
+| `no iPhone/iPad found` | Cable in? Phone unlocked? Tapped "Trust"? |
+| Install fails with "locked" | Unlock the phone, keep it unlocked, re-run |
+| App icon appears then won't open | Do the two approvals in Step 5.3 |
+| App stops launching after a week | Free-account 7-day limit — re-run Step 5.2 |
+| "That ROM could not be imported" | The file isn't a canonical 1 MB US Red/Blue dump — the importer checks its fingerprint |
+
+Every build/install command is safe to re-run; your saves live on the
+phone and survive reinstalls.

main.lua

@@ -358,7 +358,18 @@ end
 
 function love.touchpressed(id, x, y, dx, dy, pressure)
   if editorMode then return end
-  if Importer then return Importer:mousepressed(x, y, 1) end
+  if Importer then
+    -- iOS: LÖVE already synthesizes a mousepressed for the primary touch,
+    -- and love.mousepressed below forwards that to the Importer, so
+    -- forwarding here too fires every launcher button twice per tap.  The
+    -- resulting double-present was fatal for the document picker: the
+    -- second sheet stole the first one's weakly-held delegate, so picking
+    -- a file silently did nothing.  Android keeps the forward for upstream
+    -- parity (its SAF picker is a separate activity and tolerates the
+    -- re-launch).
+    if love.system.getOS() == "iOS" then return end
+    return Importer:mousepressed(x, y, 1)
+  end
   Game:touchpressed(id, x, y)
 end
 

mobile/ios/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # iOS build (LÖVE 11.5)
 
+> **Native ROM/mod/save import.** The iOS build ships a Swift
+> document-picker bridge (`native/GRPickerBridge.swift` + `GRBootstrap.m`)
+> that `patch_love_src.py` wires into the LÖVE tree on every build:
+>
+> - `love.system.pickFile("rom"|"mod"|"sav")` and `love.system.createFile`
+>   are exposed to Lua on iOS (same contract as love-android's SAF picker:
+>   picks land in the save dir as `picked_rom.gb` / `picked_mod.zip` /
+>   `picked_save.sav`; exports signal via `export_done.flag`).
+> - The Info.plist overlay enables `UIFileSharingEnabled` +
+>   `LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace`, and `GRBootstrap.m` sweeps
+>   `.gb/.gbc/.zip/.sav` files dropped in Documents (Files app / Finder)
+>   into the LÖVE save dir on every activation — drop a ROM, open the app,
+>   and it imports with no taps.
+> - `src/import/RomImporter.lua` treats iOS as a mobile platform and polls
+>   for picker results (iOS pickers are in-process modals, so Android's
+>   refocus rescan never fires).
+>
+> The note below about a missing "UIDocumentPicker handoff" is
+> resolved by this bridge.
+
 macOS + Xcode only. Pins the official **LÖVE 11.5** iOS Xcode tree
 (`love-11.5-ios-source.zip` from [love2d/love releases](https://github.com/love2d/love/releases/tag/11.5)),
 matching `conf.lua`'s `t.version = "11.5"`.

mobile/ios/native/GRBootstrap.m

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// gen1recomp iOS native bridge bootstrap.
+//
+// Runs the Files-app inbox sweep (GRPickerBridge.sweepInbox) every time the
+// app becomes active, so ROMs/mods/saves dropped into the app's Documents
+// folder land in the LÖVE save directory before the Lua importer rescans.
+// Registered from a constructor so no LÖVE/SDL source needs to know about it.
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+__attribute__((constructor))
+static void GRBootstrapInstall(void)
+{
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
+        addObserverForName:UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification
+                    object:nil
+                     queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
+                usingBlock:^(NSNotification *note) {
+        Class bridge = NSClassFromString(@"GRPickerBridge");
+        if ([bridge respondsToSelector:@selector(sweepInbox)]) {
+            [bridge performSelector:@selector(sweepInbox)];
+        }
+    }];
+}

mobile/ios/native/GRHealthBridge.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// gen1recomp iOS native bridge: Apple Health step sync (Pokéwalker mode).
+//
+// Reached from liblove's wrap_System.cpp through the Objective-C runtime as
+// love.system.syncHealthSteps() — see mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py. The Lua
+// side (mods/pokewalker) opts in, calls sync, and later consumes
+// steps_pending.json from the LÖVE save directory:
+//
+//   { "steps": 4312, "from": "<ISO8601>", "to": "<ISO8601>" }
+//
+// Steps are counted from a persisted anchor (last successful sync; first
+// run starts at midnight today) so the same walk is never credited twice.
+// An unconsumed pending file is merged, not overwritten, so steps survive
+// the player quitting before entering the overworld.
+
+import Foundation
+import HealthKit
+
+@objc(GRHealthBridge)
+public final class GRHealthBridge: NSObject {
+
+    private static let store = HKHealthStore()
+    private static let anchorKey = "GRHealthLastSyncDate"
+    private static let pendingName = "steps_pending.json"
+    // Sanity clamp per sync: guards against absurd backlogs (device clock
+    // changes, months-old anchors) turning into instant level-100 parties.
+    private static let maxStepsPerSync = 50_000
+
+    /// love.system.syncHealthSteps() -> bool ("sync started").
+    /// Requests read authorization on first use (system sheet appears over
+    /// the game), then asynchronously writes the pending-steps file.
+    @objc(syncStepsWithCommand:saveDir:)
+    public static func syncSteps(command: UnsafePointer<CChar>?,
+                                 saveDir: UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> Bool {
+        guard HKHealthStore.isHealthDataAvailable(),
+              let stepType = HKQuantityType.quantityType(forIdentifier: .stepCount)
+        else { return false }
+        let dir = saveDir.map { String(cString: $0) } ?? ""
+        guard !dir.isEmpty else { return false }
+
+        store.requestAuthorization(toShare: nil, read: [stepType]) { _, error in
+            if let error = error {
+                NSLog("GRHealthBridge: authorization error: \(error)")
+                return
+            }
+            // Read authorization is intentionally opaque (a denied query
+            // just returns no samples), so always run the query.
+            runQuery(stepType: stepType, dir: dir)
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Query
+
+    private static func runQuery(stepType: HKQuantityType, dir: String) {
+        let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
+        let now = Date()
+        let anchor = (defaults.object(forKey: anchorKey) as? Date)
+            ?? Calendar.current.startOfDay(for: now)
+        guard anchor < now else { return }
+
+        let predicate = HKQuery.predicateForSamples(withStart: anchor, end: now,
+                                                    options: .strictStartDate)
+        let query = HKStatisticsQuery(quantityType: stepType,
+                                      quantitySamplePredicate: predicate,
+                                      options: .cumulativeSum) { _, stats, error in
+            if let error = error {
+                // Typical on first run before the user answers the sheet,
+                // or when access is denied; the anchor is left untouched so
+                // the next sync retries the same window.
+                NSLog("GRHealthBridge: step query error: \(error)")
+                return
+            }
+            let steps = Int(stats?.sumQuantity()?.doubleValue(for: .count()) ?? 0)
+            defaults.set(now, forKey: anchorKey)
+            deliver(steps: min(steps, maxStepsPerSync),
+                    from: anchor, to: now, dir: dir)
+        }
+        store.execute(query)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Pending file
+
+    private static func deliver(steps: Int, from: Date, to: Date, dir: String) {
+        let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir).appendingPathComponent(pendingName)
+
+        // Merge with an unconsumed earlier delivery so steps are never lost.
+        var total = steps
+        var fromDate = from
+        if let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url),
+           let old = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data)) as? [String: Any] {
+            total += (old["steps"] as? Int) ?? 0
+            if let oldFrom = old["from"] as? String,
+               let parsed = isoFormatter.date(from: oldFrom), parsed < fromDate {
+                fromDate = parsed
+            }
+        }
+        guard total > 0 else { return }
+
+        let payload: [String: Any] = [
+            "steps": total,
+            "from": isoFormatter.string(from: fromDate),
+            "to": isoFormatter.string(from: to),
+        ]
+        do {
+            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+                at: URL(fileURLWithPath: dir, isDirectory: true),
+                withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+            let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: payload)
+            try data.write(to: url, options: .atomic)
+            NSLog("GRHealthBridge: %d steps pending", total)
+        } catch {
+            NSLog("GRHealthBridge: could not write pending steps: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static let isoFormatter: ISO8601DateFormatter = {
+        let f = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        f.formatOptions = [.withInternetDateTime]
+        return f
+    }()
+}

mobile/ios/native/GRPickerBridge.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// gen1recomp iOS native bridge: document picker + Files-app inbox sweep.
+//
+// liblove's wrap_System.cpp calls into this class through the Objective-C
+// runtime (objc_getClass / objc_msgSend), so nothing here may be renamed
+// without updating that patch (see mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py).
+//
+// Contract (mirrors love-android's GameActivity.showFilePicker):
+//   love.system.pickFile("rom"|"mod"|"sav") -> copies the user's pick into
+//   the LÖVE save directory as picked_rom.gb / picked_mod.zip /
+//   picked_save.sav; RomImporter's pending-file scan consumes it.
+//   love.system.createFile(name) -> exports save dir's pending_export.sav
+//   through the system picker, then writes export_done.flag.
+
+import UIKit
+import UniformTypeIdentifiers
+
+@objc(GRPickerBridge)
+public final class GRPickerBridge: NSObject {
+
+    // Every live picker keeps its own delegate here
+    // (UIDocumentPickerViewController holds its delegate weakly). A single
+    // "current delegate" slot would break under double activation: the
+    // engine's touch handling can fire a button twice (touch + synthesized
+    // mouse), the second present would replace the first picker's delegate,
+    // and the sheet the user actually sees would then pick into nil —
+    // silently doing nothing.
+    private static var liveDelegates: [PickerDelegate] = []
+
+    // conf.lua t.identity — where LÖVE puts the fused save directory on iOS
+    // (<sandbox>/Library/Application Support/<identity>).
+    private static let loveIdentity = "pokemon-love2d"
+
+    // MARK: - Entry points called from liblove (C strings on purpose)
+
+    @objc(presentPickerWithKind:saveDir:)
+    public static func presentPicker(kind: UnsafePointer<CChar>?,
+                                     saveDir: UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> Bool {
+        let kindStr = kind.map { String(cString: $0) } ?? "rom"
+        guard let dir = resolvedSaveDir(saveDir) else { return false }
+
+        let destName: String
+        var types: [UTType] = []
+        switch kindStr {
+        case "mod":
+            destName = "picked_mod.zip"
+            types = [.zip]
+        case "sav":
+            destName = "picked_save.sav"
+        default:
+            destName = "picked_rom.gb"
+            for ext in ["gb", "gbc"] {
+                if let t = UTType(filenameExtension: ext) { types.append(t) }
+            }
+        }
+        // .gb/.gbc/.sav resolve to dynamic UTTypes on most devices; offering
+        // .data as well keeps every real file selectable. The importer
+        // validates by size + SHA-1, so a wrong pick is rejected safely.
+        types.append(.data)
+        if !types.contains(.item) { types.append(.item) }
+
+        let picker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(forOpeningContentTypes: types,
+                                                    asCopy: true)
+        picker.allowsMultipleSelection = false
+        let delegate = PickerDelegate { urls in
+            guard let src = urls.first else { return }
+            copyItem(at: src, into: dir, named: destName)
+        }
+        return present(picker, with: delegate)
+    }
+
+    @objc(presentExportWithName:saveDir:)
+    public static func presentExport(name: UnsafePointer<CChar>?,
+                                     saveDir: UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> Bool {
+        let suggested = name.map { String(cString: $0) } ?? "export.sav"
+        guard let dir = resolvedSaveDir(saveDir) else { return false }
+        let staged = dir.appendingPathComponent("pending_export.sav")
+        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: staged.path) else { return false }
+
+        // Stage under the suggested name so the picker's filename field is
+        // prefilled; forExporting moves/copies it to the user's destination.
+        let tmp = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent(suggested)
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: tmp)
+        do {
+            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: staged, to: tmp)
+        } catch {
+            NSLog("GRPickerBridge: staging export failed: \(error)")
+            return false
+        }
+
+        let picker = UIDocumentPickerViewController(forExporting: [tmp], asCopy: true)
+        let delegate = PickerDelegate { urls in
+            guard !urls.isEmpty else { return }
+            // Same completion signal love-android's GameActivity writes;
+            // RomImporter:focus consumes it and clears pending_export.sav.
+            let flag = dir.appendingPathComponent("export_done.flag")
+            try? "ok".data(using: .utf8)?.write(to: flag)
+        }
+        return present(picker, with: delegate)
+    }
+
+    // Moves ROM/mod/save files the user dropped into the app's Documents
+    // folder (Files app / Finder file sharing) into the LÖVE save directory,
+    // where the importer's pending-file scan looks. Called on every
+    // UIApplicationDidBecomeActive (see GRBootstrap.m).
+    @objc public static func sweepInbox() {
+        let fm = FileManager.default
+        guard let docs = fm.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first,
+              let appSupport = fm.urls(for: .applicationSupportDirectory,
+                                       in: .userDomainMask).first else { return }
+        let saveDir = appSupport.appendingPathComponent(loveIdentity, isDirectory: true)
+        let wanted: Set<String> = ["gb", "gbc", "zip", "sav"]
+        guard let items = try? fm.contentsOfDirectory(at: docs,
+                                                      includingPropertiesForKeys: nil) else { return }
+        for url in items where wanted.contains(url.pathExtension.lowercased()) {
+            ensureDirectory(saveDir)
+            let dest = saveDir.appendingPathComponent(url.lastPathComponent)
+            try? fm.removeItem(at: dest)
+            do {
+                try fm.moveItem(at: url, to: dest)
+                NSLog("GRPickerBridge: swept %@ into save dir", url.lastPathComponent)
+            } catch {
+                NSLog("GRPickerBridge: sweep failed for \(url.lastPathComponent): \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Helpers
+
+    private static func resolvedSaveDir(_ cstr: UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> URL? {
+        var dir = cstr.map { String(cString: $0) } ?? ""
+        if dir.isEmpty {
+            guard let appSupport = FileManager.default
+                .urls(for: .applicationSupportDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first
+            else { return nil }
+            dir = appSupport.appendingPathComponent(loveIdentity).path
+        }
+        let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir, isDirectory: true)
+        ensureDirectory(url)
+        return url
+    }
+
+    private static func ensureDirectory(_ url: URL) {
+        try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: url,
+                                                 withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+    }
+
+    private static func copyItem(at src: URL, into dir: URL, named name: String) {
+        let scoped = src.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
+        defer { if scoped { src.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() } }
+        ensureDirectory(dir)
+        let dest = dir.appendingPathComponent(name)
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dest)
+        do {
+            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: src, to: dest)
+            NSLog("GRPickerBridge: delivered %@", name)
+        } catch {
+            NSLog("GRPickerBridge: copy failed: \(error)")
+            // Surface the failure in-game: the Lua pick poll turns this
+            // into an on-screen notice instead of a silent no-op.
+            let report = "Could not copy \(src.lastPathComponent): " +
+                error.localizedDescription
+            try? report.data(using: .utf8)?
+                .write(to: dir.appendingPathComponent("pick_error.txt"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func present(_ picker: UIDocumentPickerViewController,
+                                with delegate: PickerDelegate) -> Bool {
+        let doPresent = { () -> Bool in
+            // Double activation (touch + synthesized mouse) arrives within
+            // one frame — before UIKit even exposes the first sheet via
+            // presentedViewController — so gate on our own delegate list.
+            // Without this the stacked present makes the picker auto-dismiss
+            // with zero documents (observed as didPickDocumentsAt 0 urls)
+            // and the user's pick silently does nothing.
+            guard liveDelegates.isEmpty else {
+                NSLog("GRPickerBridge: picker already active; ignoring re-present")
+                return true
+            }
+            guard var top = UIApplication.shared.windows
+                .first(where: { $0.isKeyWindow })?.rootViewController
+            else { return false }
+            while let presented = top.presentedViewController { top = presented }
+            picker.delegate = delegate
+            liveDelegates.append(delegate)
+            delegate.onFinish = { [weak delegate] in
+                liveDelegates.removeAll { $0 === delegate }
+            }
+            top.present(picker, animated: true)
+            return true
+        }
+        if Thread.isMainThread { return doPresent() }
+        var ok = false
+        DispatchQueue.main.sync { ok = doPresent() }
+        return ok
+    }
+}
+
+private final class PickerDelegate: NSObject, UIDocumentPickerDelegate {
+    private let onPick: ([URL]) -> Void
+    var onFinish: (() -> Void)?
+    init(onPick: @escaping ([URL]) -> Void) { self.onPick = onPick }
+
+    func documentPicker(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController,
+                        didPickDocumentsAt urls: [URL]) {
+        NSLog("GRPickerBridge: didPickDocumentsAt %d url(s)", urls.count)
+        onPick(urls)
+        onFinish?()
+    }
+
+    func documentPickerWasCancelled(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController) {
+        // No file was written; the Lua side's pending-file poll simply
+        // never finds anything.
+        NSLog("GRPickerBridge: picker cancelled")
+        onFinish?()
+    }
+}

mobile/ios/overlays/love-ios.entitlements

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<!-- gen1recomp iOS: read-only step counts for the Pokéwalker mod
+	     (GRHealthBridge.swift / mods/pokewalker). -->
+	<key>com.apple.developer.healthkit</key>
+	<true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>

mobile/ios/overlays/love-ios.plist

@@ -100,5 +100,16 @@
 			</dict>
 		</dict>
 	</array>
+	<!-- gen1recomp iOS: expose the app's Documents folder in the Files app /
+	     Finder so ROMs, mod .zips, and .sav files can be dropped in without
+	     the picker; GRBootstrap sweeps them into the LÖVE save dir. -->
+	<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace</key>
+	<true/>
+	<!-- gen1recomp iOS: Pokéwalker mod reads step counts (opt-in, in the
+	     in-game mod manager) and converts them to Pokémon EXP. -->
+	<key>NSHealthShareUsageDescription</key>
+	<string>The Pokéwalker mod reads your step count to give your Pokémon party experience points for real-world walking.</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>

mobile/ios/patch_love_src.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Applies gen1recomp's iOS native-bridge patches to the fetched LÖVE 11.5
+source tree (mobile/ios/love-src/). Idempotent AND re-appliable: the first
+run stashes a pristine `.orig` copy of every file it rewrites, and later
+runs always start over from that copy — so editing the patch content here
+just works on the next build, no manual restore needed.
+
+What it does:
+  1. Copies mobile/ios/native/ (GRPickerBridge.swift, GRHealthBridge.swift,
+     GRBootstrap.m) and the HealthKit entitlements into the LÖVE tree.
+  2. Patches liblove's wrap_System.cpp to expose love.system.pickFile,
+     love.system.createFile, and love.system.syncHealthSteps on iOS (each
+     calls a GR*Bridge Swift class through the Objective-C runtime, so
+     liblove never links against Swift directly).
+  3. Patches love.xcodeproj so the love-ios app target compiles the native
+     files (Swift 5, iOS 14 deployment for UTType/forExporting APIs).
+"""
+
+import re
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+IOS_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+LOVE_SRC = IOS_DIR / "love-src"
+NATIVE_SRC = IOS_DIR / "native"
+NATIVE_DST = LOVE_SRC / "platform" / "xcode" / "ios" / "native"
+WRAP_SYSTEM = LOVE_SRC / "src" / "modules" / "system" / "wrap_System.cpp"
+PBXPROJ = LOVE_SRC / "platform" / "xcode" / "love.xcodeproj" / "project.pbxproj"
+ENTITLEMENTS_SRC = IOS_DIR / "overlays" / "love-ios.entitlements"
+
+NATIVE_FILES = ("GRPickerBridge.swift", "GRHealthBridge.swift", "GRBootstrap.m")
+
+MARKER = "gen1recomp iOS picker bridge"
+
+# Headers must land outside `namespace love { namespace system {`.
+WRAP_INCLUDES = """
+// %s: headers for the native-bridge functions below.
+#ifdef LOVE_IOS
+#include <objc/runtime.h>
+#include <objc/message.h>
+#include "filesystem/Filesystem.h"
+#endif
+""" % MARKER
+
+WRAP_FUNCS = """
+// --- %s -------------------------------------------------
+// love.system.pickFile / createFile / syncHealthSteps for iOS. pickFile and
+// createFile mirror the love-android extension this project's importer
+// already targets; syncHealthSteps feeds the Pokéwalker mod. Implemented in
+// Swift (GR*Bridge classes, love-ios app target); reached via the ObjC
+// runtime so liblove itself needs no Swift interop.
+#ifdef LOVE_IOS
+static const char *gr_saveDirectory()
+{
+	auto fs = Module::getInstance<love::filesystem::Filesystem>(Module::M_FILESYSTEM);
+	return fs != nullptr ? fs->getSaveDirectory() : "";
+}
+
+static int gr_callBridge(lua_State *L, const char *className,
+                         const char *selector, const char *arg)
+{
+	Class cls = objc_getClass(className);
+	if (cls == nullptr)
+	{
+		lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	typedef signed char (*GRMsg)(Class, SEL, const char *, const char *);
+	signed char ok = ((GRMsg)objc_msgSend)(cls, sel_registerName(selector),
+	                                       arg, gr_saveDirectory());
+	lua_pushboolean(L, ok != 0);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int w_pickFile(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *kind = luaL_optstring(L, 1, "rom");
+	return gr_callBridge(L, "GRPickerBridge", "presentPickerWithKind:saveDir:", kind);
+}
+
+int w_createFile(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *name = luaL_optstring(L, 1, "export.sav");
+	return gr_callBridge(L, "GRPickerBridge", "presentExportWithName:saveDir:", name);
+}
+
+int w_syncHealthSteps(lua_State *L)
+{
+	return gr_callBridge(L, "GRHealthBridge", "syncStepsWithCommand:saveDir:", "sync");
+}
+#endif // LOVE_IOS
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+""" % MARKER
+
+WRAP_REGISTRATION = """#ifdef LOVE_IOS
+	{ "pickFile", w_pickFile },
+	{ "createFile", w_createFile },
+	{ "syncHealthSteps", w_syncHealthSteps },
+#endif
+"""
+
+# Deterministic 24-hex-digit object IDs, chosen not to collide with the
+# upstream project (grep-verified against love-11.5's pbxproj).
+ID_FILE_PICKER = "6E1AC0DE0001000000000001"
+ID_FILE_OBJC = "6E1AC0DE0001000000000002"
+ID_FILE_HEALTH = "6E1AC0DE0001000000000003"
+ID_BUILD_PICKER = "6E1AC0DE0002000000000001"
+ID_BUILD_OBJC = "6E1AC0DE0002000000000002"
+ID_BUILD_HEALTH = "6E1AC0DE0002000000000003"
+SOURCES_PHASE_ID = "FA0B7F021A95AAF3000E1D17"  # love-ios Sources phase
+IOS_APP_CONFIG_IDS = (
+    "FA0B7F261A95AAF4000E1D17",  # Debug
+    "FA0B7F271A95AAF4000E1D17",  # Release
+    "FA0B7F281A95AAF4000E1D17",  # Distribution
+)
+
+PBX_SOURCES = (
+    ("GRPickerBridge.swift", ID_FILE_PICKER, ID_BUILD_PICKER, "sourcecode.swift"),
+    ("GRHealthBridge.swift", ID_FILE_HEALTH, ID_BUILD_HEALTH, "sourcecode.swift"),
+    ("GRBootstrap.m", ID_FILE_OBJC, ID_BUILD_OBJC, "sourcecode.c.objc"),
+)
+
+
+def fail(msg):
+    print(f"patch_love_src: error: {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def pristine(path: Path) -> str:
+    """Text of `path` before any of our patching: backed by a `.orig` stash.
+
+    The stash is only trusted if it is itself unpatched; that protects
+    against a stash accidentally taken after an earlier patch run.
+    """
+    orig = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + ".orig")
+    if orig.is_file():
+        text = orig.read_text()
+        if MARKER not in text and ID_FILE_PICKER not in text:
+            return text
+    text = path.read_text()
+    if MARKER in text or ID_FILE_PICKER in text:
+        fail(f"{path} is already patched and no pristine .orig stash exists;\n"
+             f"  delete {LOVE_SRC} and re-run scripts/build_ios.sh --fetch")
+    orig.write_text(text)
+    return text
+
+
+def copy_native_files():
+    NATIVE_DST.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    for name in NATIVE_FILES:
+        src = NATIVE_SRC / name
+        if not src.is_file():
+            fail(f"missing {src}")
+        shutil.copy2(src, NATIVE_DST / name)
+    if not ENTITLEMENTS_SRC.is_file():
+        fail(f"missing {ENTITLEMENTS_SRC}")
+    shutil.copy2(ENTITLEMENTS_SRC, NATIVE_DST / "love-ios.entitlements")
+    print(f"patch_love_src: native files -> {NATIVE_DST}")
+
+
+def patch_wrap_system():
+    text = pristine(WRAP_SYSTEM)
+    include_anchor = '#include "sdl/System.h"\n'
+    if include_anchor not in text:
+        fail(f"include anchor not found in {WRAP_SYSTEM}")
+    text = text.replace(include_anchor, include_anchor + WRAP_INCLUDES, 1)
+    anchor = "static const luaL_Reg functions[] ="
+    if anchor not in text:
+        fail(f"anchor not found in {WRAP_SYSTEM}")
+    text = text.replace(anchor, WRAP_FUNCS + anchor, 1)
+    reg_anchor = '\t{ "vibrate", w_vibrate },\n'
+    if reg_anchor not in text:
+        fail(f"registration anchor not found in {WRAP_SYSTEM}")
+    text = text.replace(reg_anchor, reg_anchor + WRAP_REGISTRATION, 1)
+    WRAP_SYSTEM.write_text(text)
+    print("patch_love_src: wrap_System.cpp patched "
+          "(pickFile/createFile/syncHealthSteps)")
+
+
+def patch_pbxproj():
+    text = pristine(PBXPROJ)
+
+    build_files = "".join(
+        f"\t\t{build_id} /* {name} in Sources */ = "
+        f"{{isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = {file_id} /* {name} */; }};\n"
+        for name, file_id, build_id, _ in PBX_SOURCES
+    )
+    anchor = "/* Begin PBXBuildFile section */\n"
+    if anchor not in text:
+        fail("PBXBuildFile section not found")
+    text = text.replace(anchor, anchor + build_files, 1)
+
+    file_refs = "".join(
+        f"\t\t{file_id} /* {name} */ = "
+        f"{{isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = {ftype}; "
+        f"name = {name}; path = ios/native/{name}; "
+        f"sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; }};\n"
+        for name, file_id, _, ftype in PBX_SOURCES
+    )
+    anchor = "/* Begin PBXFileReference section */\n"
+    if anchor not in text:
+        fail("PBXFileReference section not found")
+    text = text.replace(anchor, anchor + file_refs, 1)
+
+    # Add the files to the love-ios Sources phase.
+    phase_re = re.compile(
+        re.escape(SOURCES_PHASE_ID)
+        + r" /\* Sources \*/ = \{.*?files = \(\n", re.S)
+    m = phase_re.search(text)
+    if not m:
+        fail("love-ios Sources phase not found")
+    insertion = "".join(
+        f"\t\t\t\t{build_id} /* {name} in Sources */,\n"
+        for name, _, build_id, _ in PBX_SOURCES
+    )
+    text = text[: m.end()] + insertion + text[m.end():]
+
+    # Swift + modern deployment target + HealthKit entitlements on the
+    # love-ios app target only (UTType and forExporting need iOS 14;
+    # liblove stays as upstream).
+    for config_id in IOS_APP_CONFIG_IDS:
+        cfg_re = re.compile(
+            re.escape(config_id) + r" /\* \w+ \*/ = \{.*?buildSettings = \{\n",
+            re.S)
+        m = cfg_re.search(text)
+        if not m:
+            fail(f"build configuration {config_id} not found")
+        settings = (
+            "\t\t\t\tSWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;\n"
+            "\t\t\t\tIPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;\n"
+            '\t\t\t\tCODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "ios/native/love-ios.entitlements";\n'
+        )
+        text = text[: m.end()] + settings + text[m.end():]
+
+    PBXPROJ.write_text(text)
+    print("patch_love_src: love.xcodeproj patched (native sources + Swift + entitlements)")
+
+
+def main():
+    if not LOVE_SRC.is_dir():
+        fail("love-src/ missing; run scripts/build_ios.sh --fetch first")
+    copy_native_files()
+    patch_wrap_system()
+    patch_pbxproj()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

mods/pokewalker/CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this mod are documented here. Format follows
+[Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-07-30
+
+### Added
+
+- Opt-in SYNC STEPS option: Apple Health step counts (delivered by the iOS
+  build's native bridge as `steps_pending.json`) convert to EXP.
+- STEPS PER EXP option (10 / 20 / 50, default 20).
+- GIVE EXP TO option: lead mon (default) or whole party split.
+- Level-ups applied with the engine's growth curves and rare-candy stat
+  math; walk-report textbox at quiet moments.
+- Guardrails: steps anchored to the last sync (never credited twice),
+  50,000-step clamp per sync, engine `levelCap` respected.

mods/pokewalker/README.md

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+# Pokéwalker (Apple Health) — a Gen1Recomp mod
+
+Your real-world steps become EXP for your Pokémon party — the HeartGold/
+SoulSilver Pokéwalker, except it's the iPhone already in your pocket.
+
+A mod for [gen1recomp](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp)
+(the Gen 1 Recompilation Project). Opt-in, data-safe, and dormant on any
+platform that doesn't provide the native step source (see
+[Requirements](#requirements)).
+
+## Install
+
+Grab `pokewalker-<version>.modpkg` from
+[Releases](https://github.com/mresnick67/Gen1ReComp-Pokewalker/releases)
+(or use GitHub's *Code → Download ZIP* — the importer handles both), then:
+
+- **In the launcher:** MODS tab → **Import mod .zip** → pick the file, or
+  drag it onto the window on desktop.
+- **iOS:** you can also drop the zip into the app's folder in the Files
+  app; it installs on next launch.
+
+Then, in the **mod manager → POKEWALKER → options**, turn on **SYNC
+STEPS**. iOS asks for read-only access to your step count the first time.
+
+## Options
+
+| Option | Values | Default |
+|---|---|---|
+| SYNC STEPS | on / off | **off** |
+| STEPS PER EXP | 10 / 20 / 50 | 20 |
+| GIVE EXP TO | lead mon / whole party (split) | lead mon |
+
+## Mechanics & guardrails
+
+- EXP applies through the engine's own growth curves and rare-candy stat
+  math, so levels, stats, and HP top-ups are exact.
+- Steps are anchored to the last sync — the same walk is never credited
+  twice — and any single sync is clamped to 50,000 steps.
+- The engine `levelCap` constant is respected.
+- Credits land at quiet moments (save load, map change, battle end) with a
+  walk-report textbox.
+
+## Requirements
+
+The Lua mod is platform-neutral, but it feeds on a **native step bridge**
+that currently ships in an iOS build of gen1recomp. Without the bridge the
+mod loads and stays dormant — safe to install anywhere.
+
+### The bridge contract (for porters)
+
+Any platform can light this mod up by providing:
+
+- `love.system.syncHealthSteps()` → `boolean` — kick off an async step
+  query (requesting OS permission on first use). On completion, write
+  **`steps_pending.json`** to the LÖVE save directory:
+
+  ```json
+  { "steps": 4312, "from": "2026-07-30T08:00:00Z", "to": "2026-07-30T17:00:00Z" }
+  ```
+
+  Count steps from a persisted anchor (last successful sync) so a walk is
+  never delivered twice, and **merge** with an unconsumed pending file
+  rather than overwriting it. The mod consumes and deletes the file.
+
+The reference iOS implementation is a small Swift class (HealthKit
+`HKStatisticsQuery` over `stepCount`) exposed to Lua through a one-line
+`wrap_System.cpp` addition. Open an issue here if you're porting the
+bridge (Android: Health Connect / Google Fit would slot straight in).
+
+## Known limitations (v1)
+
+- Level-ups granted while walking don't prompt for new moves, and level
+  evolutions wait for the next in-battle level — same behavior as
+  over-leveling with rare candies.
+- Steps sync on launch/activation; no background delivery yet.
+
+## Developing
+
+From a gen1recomp checkout with this mod at `mods/pokewalker` and an
+imported data cache:
+
+```sh
+luajit mods/pokewalker/tests/pokewalker_test.lua
+python3 tools/modkit.py validate mods/pokewalker --base imported
+python3 tools/modkit.py pack mods/pokewalker
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). Not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak,
+or The Pokémon Company. This mod contains no ROM-derived content
+(`modkit lint` clean).

mods/pokewalker/main.lua

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+-- Pokéwalker: Apple Health steps become party EXP (iOS builds).
+--
+-- The Swift side (mobile/ios/native/GRHealthBridge.swift) owns HealthKit:
+-- love.system.syncHealthSteps() requests read access on first use, counts
+-- steps since the last sync anchor, and drops steps_pending.json in the
+-- save dir.  This mod consumes that file at quiet moments (save loaded, map
+-- transitions, battle end), converts steps to EXP, and applies level-ups
+-- with the same stat math the engine uses.
+--
+-- Opt-in: everything is inert until SYNC STEPS is enabled in this mod's
+-- options (the HealthKit permission sheet appears on first enable).  On
+-- non-iOS platforms love.system.syncHealthSteps does not exist and the mod
+-- stays dormant.
+--
+-- Known v1 limits (documented in README.md): level-ups applied here do not
+-- prompt for new moves (like over-leveling past a learnset entry with rare
+-- candies) and do not trigger level evolutions until the next battle candy
+-- or level gained in battle.
+
+local PENDING = "steps_pending.json"
+
+return function(mod)
+  mod.options:define({
+    { key = "enabled", label = "SYNC STEPS", type = "toggle", default = false },
+    { key = "rate", label = "STEPS PER EXP", type = "choice", default = "20",
+      choices = { { "10", "10" }, { "20", "20" }, { "50", "50" } } },
+    { key = "target", label = "GIVE EXP TO", type = "choice", default = "lead",
+      choices = { { "LEAD MON", "lead" }, { "WHOLE PARTY", "party" } } },
+  })
+
+  local Json = require("src.link.Json")
+  local Growth = require("src.pokemon.Growth")
+  local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
+  local game
+
+  local function active()
+    return love.system.syncHealthSteps ~= nil and mod.options:get("enabled")
+  end
+
+  -- Ask the native side to refresh steps_pending.json.  Async: results are
+  -- picked up by a later consume() (next map change / battle end).
+  local function requestSync()
+    if active() then love.system.syncHealthSteps() end
+  end
+
+  -- Add EXP to one mon, bumping levels with the engine's own stat math
+  -- (mirrors the rare-candy path in src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua).
+  -- Returns the EXP actually absorbed and any levels gained.
+  local function applyToMon(mon, xp, data)
+    local def = data.pokemon[mon.species]
+    if not def or not mon.level then return 0, {} end
+    local cap = (data.constants and data.constants.levelCap) or 100
+    if mon.level >= cap then return 0, {} end
+    local maxExp = Growth.expForLevel(def.growthRate, cap, data.growth_rates)
+    local before = mon.exp or 0
+    mon.exp = math.min(maxExp, before + xp)
+    local absorbed = mon.exp - before
+    if absorbed <= 0 then return 0, {} end
+    local levels = {}
+    local newLevel = Growth.levelForExp(def.growthRate, mon.exp, cap,
+                                        data.growth_rates)
+    while mon.level < newLevel do
+      mon.level = mon.level + 1
+      local old = mon.stats
+      mon.stats = Stats.calc(def, mon.level, mon.dvs, mon.statExp)
+      mon.hp = math.min(mon.stats.hp,
+                        (mon.hp or 0) + (mon.stats.hp - (old and old.hp or 0)))
+      levels[#levels + 1] = mon.level
+    end
+    return absorbed, levels
+  end
+
+  -- A short walk-report textbox, shown only when the overworld is idle;
+  -- when a script is already running the report is silently skipped (the
+  -- EXP is applied regardless, and the log has the numbers).
+  local function report(steps, total, leveled)
+    local msg = ("You walked %d steps!\nYour party gained %d EXP."):format(steps, total)
+    if #leveled > 0 then
+      msg = msg .. ("\n%s grew to L%d!"):format(leveled[1].name, leveled[1].level)
+    end
+    -- The report is decoration: it must never break the credit.  mod.world
+    -- materializes lazily (and can itself error in headless contexts), so
+    -- the access lives inside the pcall too.
+    pcall(function()
+      local world = mod.world
+      if world then world:queueScript({ { "show_text", msg } }) end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  local function consume()
+    if not (game and active()) then return end
+    local raw = love.filesystem.read(PENDING)
+    if not raw then return end
+    local decoded = Json.decode(raw)
+    local steps = decoded and tonumber(decoded.steps) or 0
+    love.filesystem.remove(PENDING)
+    if steps <= 0 then return end
+
+    local party = game.save and game.save.party
+    if not party or #party == 0 then return end
+    local rate = tonumber(mod.options:get("rate")) or 20
+    local xp = math.floor(steps / rate)
+    if xp <= 0 then return end
+
+    local total, leveled = 0, {}
+    local targets = {}
+    if mod.options:get("target") == "party" then
+      for _, mon in ipairs(party) do targets[#targets + 1] = mon end
+    else
+      targets[1] = party[1]
+    end
+    local share = math.max(1, math.floor(xp / #targets))
+    for _, mon in ipairs(targets) do
+      local absorbed, levels = applyToMon(mon, share, game.data)
+      total = total + absorbed
+      for _, level in ipairs(levels) do
+        leveled[#leveled + 1] =
+          { name = mon.nickname or mon.species, level = level }
+      end
+    end
+    if total <= 0 then return end
+    mod.log:info("credited %d steps -> %d EXP (%d level-ups)",
+                 steps, total, #leveled)
+    report(steps, total, leveled)
+  end
+
+  -- game.ready is the sanctioned way to obtain the Game object; the party
+  -- only exists once a save is loaded or created.
+  mod.events:on("game.ready", function(payload)
+    game = payload.game
+    requestSync()
+  end)
+  mod.events:on("save.loaded", function()
+    requestSync()
+    consume()
+  end)
+  mod.events:on("save.created", function() requestSync() end)
+  -- Quiet moments where a walk report can safely appear.
+  mod.events:on("map.entered", function() consume() end)
+  mod.events:on("battle.ended", function() consume() end)
+  -- Flipping SYNC STEPS on triggers the HealthKit permission sheet
+  -- immediately rather than on the next boot.
+  mod.events:on("mod.options_changed", function() requestSync() end)
+end

mods/pokewalker/manifest.json

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+{
+  "id": "pokewalker",
+  "name": "Pokewalker (Apple Health)",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "api": 2,
+  "entry": "main.lua",
+  "profile": "content",
+  "category": "MECHANIC",
+  "game_version": ">=0.0.0-0 <2.0.0",
+  "permissions": ["network", "engine_internals"],
+  "priority": 100,
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "optional_dependencies": [],
+  "conflicts": [],
+  "description": "Your real-world steps (Apple Health) become EXP for your party. Opt-in: enable SYNC STEPS in this mod's options. Needs an iOS build with the Health bridge; dormant elsewhere."
+}

mods/pokewalker/mod.card

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+-- Sharing metadata (25-community-and-ecosystem.md 3.2).  Read by tooling
+-- and the manager detail pane; never by the loader's merge.
+return {
+  summary = "Real-world steps from Apple Health become EXP for your party.",
+  author = "mresnick67",
+  contact = "https://github.com/mresnick67/Gen1ReComp-Pokewalker",
+  tags = { "mechanic", "ios", "health", "opt-in", "field" },
+  differences = {
+    changed = {},
+    added = {
+      "an opt-in SYNC STEPS option: Apple Health step counts convert to "
+        .. "EXP at a configurable rate (10/20/50 steps per EXP)",
+      "EXP lands on the lead mon or splits across the party, applied with "
+        .. "the engine's own growth curves and rare-candy stat math",
+      "a walk-report textbox at quiet moments (save load, map change, "
+        .. "battle end)",
+    },
+    known = {
+      "needs an iOS build that ships the native Health bridge "
+        .. "(love.system.syncHealthSteps); on every other platform the mod "
+        .. "loads but stays dormant",
+      "level-ups granted while walking do not prompt for new moves and do "
+        .. "not trigger level evolutions until the next in-battle level "
+        .. "(same as over-leveling with rare candies)",
+      "steps sync on launch/activation; no background delivery yet",
+    },
+  },
+  credits = {
+    { who = "Nintendo's Pokewalker (HGSS)", for_ = "the idea this recreates" },
+    { who = "bryanthaboi/gen1recomp", for_ = "the engine and mod platform" },
+  },
+  compat = { engine = ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0", modApi = 2 },
+}

mods/pokewalker/tests/pokewalker_test.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+-- Standalone: luajit mods/pokewalker/tests/pokewalker_test.lua
+-- Exercises the stated effect: opt-in gating, the native-bridge seam, and
+-- steps converting to EXP through the engine's own growth math.
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local T = require("tests.modkit")
+local Data = require("src.core.Data")
+Data:load()
+
+-- The native Health bridge only exists inside the iOS app; stand it in so
+-- the mod sees the same surface it does on device.
+local syncCalls = 0
+love.system = love.system or {}
+love.system.syncHealthSteps = function()
+  syncCalls = syncCalls + 1
+  return true
+end
+
+local run = T.sdk.loadMod("mods/pokewalker", { data = Data })
+T.eq(#run.errors, 0, "loads clean (" .. tostring(run.errors[1]) .. ")")
+
+local events = run.loader.events
+local Pokemon = require("src.pokemon.Pokemon")
+local mon = Pokemon.new(Data, "PIDGEY", 5)
+local game = { data = Data, save = { party = { mon } } }
+
+-- Dormant until opted in: seeded steps survive every event untouched and
+-- the native bridge is never poked (no permission prompt without consent).
+love.filesystem.write("steps_pending.json", '{"steps": 4000}')
+events:emit("game.ready", { game = game })
+events:emit("map.entered", {})
+T.check(love.filesystem.read("steps_pending.json") ~= nil,
+  "opt-out leaves pending steps untouched")
+T.eq(syncCalls, 0, "opt-out never calls the native bridge")
+
+-- Opted in: 4000 steps at the default 20 steps/EXP credit the lead mon.
+run.loader.modOptions.pokewalker = { enabled = true }
+local expBefore = mon.exp
+events:emit("save.loaded", {})
+T.eq(mon.exp, expBefore + 200, "4000 steps at 20 steps/EXP = +200 EXP")
+T.eq(mon.level, 8, "level-ups ride the engine growth curve (5 -> 8)")
+T.check(mon.stats.hp > 0 and mon.hp <= mon.stats.hp,
+  "stat recalc keeps HP within the new maximum")
+T.check(love.filesystem.read("steps_pending.json") == nil,
+  "pending file is consumed exactly once")
+T.check(syncCalls > 0, "opt-in requests a native sync")
+
+-- A consumed file plus more events must not double-credit.
+local expAfter = mon.exp
+events:emit("map.entered", {})
+T.eq(mon.exp, expAfter, "no pending file, no phantom EXP")
+
+run.release()
+T.finish("pokewalker")

scripts/build_ios.sh

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 #
 # Usage: scripts/build_ios.sh [--fetch] [--device] [--release] [--package-only]
 #
-#   (default)         Simulator Debug (CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO)
-#   --device          iphoneos SDK (needs signing / DEVELOPMENT_TEAM)
+#   (default)         Simulator Debug (ad-hoc signed)
+#   --device          iphoneos SDK; signing team auto-detected from the
+#                     keychain when DEVELOPMENT_TEAM is not set
+#   --install         after a --device build, install the app onto the
+#                     first connected iPhone/iPad (unlock it first)
 #   --release         Release configuration
 #   --fetch           Download love-11.5-ios-source.zip into mobile/ios/love-src/
 #   --package-only    Zip game.love + apply plist overlay; skip xcodebuild
@@ -35,7 +38,19 @@ LIBS_DIR="$XCODE_DIR/ios/libraries"
 
 APP_NAME="gen1recomp"
 DISPLAY_NAME="gen1recomp"
-BUNDLE_ID="com.theboisclub.pokemonred"
+# Bundle ID resolution, most specific wins:
+#   1. GEN1_BUNDLE_ID env var
+#   2. mobile/ios/bundle_id.local (one line, gitignored — pins YOUR install
+#      so rebuilds keep updating the same app on your phone)
+#   3. device builds: com.gen1recomp.t<your team id> — explicit App IDs are
+#      globally unique across ALL Apple accounts (and required once
+#      capabilities like HealthKit are involved), so a per-team default
+#      lets anyone build without colliding with someone else's app
+#   4. simulator: the project default (no App ID registration involved)
+BUNDLE_ID="${GEN1_BUNDLE_ID:-}"
+if [ -z "$BUNDLE_ID" ] && [ -f "$IOS_DIR/bundle_id.local" ]; then
+  BUNDLE_ID="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$IOS_DIR/bundle_id.local")"
+fi
 LOVE_VERSION="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$IOS_DIR/LOVE_VERSION" 2>/dev/null || echo 11.5)"
 IOS_SOURCE_ZIP="love-${LOVE_VERSION}-ios-source.zip"
 APPLE_LIBS_ZIP="love-${LOVE_VERSION}-apple-libraries.zip"
@@ -46,6 +61,7 @@ FETCH=false
 DEVICE=false
 RELEASE=false
 PACKAGE_ONLY=false
+INSTALL=false
 
 say()  { printf '\033[1;32m==>\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
 warn() { printf '\033[1;33mwarn:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
@@ -57,15 +73,44 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     --device) DEVICE=true ;;
     --release) RELEASE=true ;;
     --package-only) PACKAGE_ONLY=true ;;
+    --install) INSTALL=true ;;
     -h|--help)
       sed -n '2,22p' "$0"
       exit 0
       ;;
-    *) fail "unknown argument: $1 (try --fetch, --device, --release, or --package-only)" ;;
+    *) fail "unknown argument: $1 (try --fetch, --device, --release, --install, or --package-only)" ;;
   esac
   shift
 done
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- signing identity
+# Auto-detect the Apple Development team when the caller didn't set one: the
+# OU field of the first Apple Development certificate in the keychain (Xcode
+# creates that certificate when you sign into Settings -> Accounts).
+detect_team() {
+  security find-certificate -c "Apple Development" -p 2>/dev/null \
+    | openssl x509 -noout -subject 2>/dev/null \
+    | sed -n 's/.*OU *= *\([A-Z0-9]*\).*/\1/p' | head -1
+}
+if $DEVICE && [ -z "${DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:-}" ]; then
+  DEVELOPMENT_TEAM="$(detect_team || true)"
+  if [ -n "$DEVELOPMENT_TEAM" ]; then
+    say "signing team auto-detected from keychain: $DEVELOPMENT_TEAM"
+  else
+    fail "no Apple signing identity found.
+  Open Xcode -> Settings -> Accounts, press +, and sign in with your
+  Apple ID (a free account works). That creates the certificate this
+  script signs with. Then re-run this command."
+  fi
+fi
+if [ -z "$BUNDLE_ID" ]; then
+  if $DEVICE; then
+    BUNDLE_ID="com.gen1recomp.t$(printf '%s' "$DEVELOPMENT_TEAM" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  else
+    BUNDLE_ID="com.theboisclub.pokemonred"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- host checks
 if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Darwin" ]; then
   fail "iOS builds require macOS (Darwin). This host is $(uname -s).
@@ -166,16 +211,23 @@ pack_game_love() {
   rm -f "$LOVE_FILE"
   # Same payload as scripts/build.sh / build_android.sh: game sources plus
   # tools/save-editor, which the launcher's Edit button opens in-process.
+  # mods/pokewalker rides inside game.love on iOS only: physfs merges the
+  # fused archive with the save dir, so the loader discovers it like any
+  # installed mod, and its Apple Health sync is a no-op everywhere else.
   (cd "$ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$LOVE_FILE" \
     main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/save-editor \
     tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
+    mods/pokewalker \
     -x '*.DS_Store' -x '*/.git/*' -x '*/.DS_Store' \
     -x 'data/generated/*' -x 'assets/generated/*')
+  # NOTE: grep -q here would race pipefail — it exits on first match, unzip
+  # dies of SIGPIPE (141), and the pipeline "fails" nondeterministically.
+  # >/dev/null keeps grep reading the whole stream instead.
   if unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" \
-      | grep -Eq '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/'; then
+      | grep -E '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/' >/dev/null; then
     fail "game.love unexpectedly contains generated ROM data"
   fi
-  unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" | grep -qx 'tools/save-editor/App.lua' \
+  unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" | grep -x 'tools/save-editor/App.lua' >/dev/null \
     || fail "game.love is missing the save editor (Edit on a save row would crash)"
   say "game.love: $(du -h "$LOVE_FILE" | cut -f1) -> $LOVE_FILE"
 }
@@ -300,18 +352,25 @@ run_xcodebuild() {
     SYMROOT="$BUILD_DIR/Build/Products"
     OBJROOT="$BUILD_DIR/Build/Intermediates"
     PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER="$BUNDLE_ID"
-    PRODUCT_NAME="$APP_NAME"
     MARKETING_VERSION="$LOVE_VERSION"
     ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO
   )
 
   if ! $DEVICE; then
-    # Simulator: no signing required
-    args+=(CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=)
+    # Simulator: ad-hoc signing (no certificate needed). A plain unsigned
+    # build would drop the entitlements file, and HealthKit refuses to run
+    # without the com.apple.developer.healthkit entitlement even in the
+    # simulator.
+    args+=(CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=YES CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=-)
   else
     warn "device build: configure signing in Xcode or set DEVELOPMENT_TEAM / CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY"
     if [ -n "${DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:-}" ]; then
-      args+=(DEVELOPMENT_TEAM="$DEVELOPMENT_TEAM")
+      # Automatic signing + provisioning updates lets xcodebuild register the
+      # bundle ID / create a development profile from the CLI, so a device
+      # build works without ever opening the project in Xcode.
+      args+=(DEVELOPMENT_TEAM="$DEVELOPMENT_TEAM"
+             CODE_SIGN_STYLE=Automatic
+             -allowProvisioningUpdates)
     fi
     if [ -n "${CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY:-}" ]; then
       args+=(CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="$CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY")
@@ -364,20 +423,56 @@ run_xcodebuild() {
   local dist_dir="$DIST/${config}-${sdk}"
   rm -rf "$dist_dir"
   mkdir -p "$dist_dir"
-  cp -R "$app" "$dist_dir/"
-  say "copied to $dist_dir/$(basename "$app")"
+  cp -R "$app" "$dist_dir/$APP_NAME.app"
+  say "copied to $dist_dir/$APP_NAME.app"
 
   say "iOS app: $app"
   say "bundle id: $BUNDLE_ID  display: $DISPLAY_NAME"
   if $DEVICE; then
-    warn "signing/provisioning is manual,  see mobile/ios/README.md"
+    if $INSTALL; then
+      install_to_device "$app"
+    else
+      say "install with: scripts/build_ios.sh --device --install (iPhone plugged in + unlocked)"
+    fi
   else
     say "simulator tip: xcrun simctl install booted \"$app\""
   fi
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------ device install
+# Installs the freshly built .app onto the first connected iPhone/iPad via
+# devicectl. The phone must be paired (plugged in at least once + "Trust
+# This Computer") and UNLOCKED during the install.
+install_to_device() {
+  local app="$1"
+  local line udid
+  line="$(xcrun devicectl list devices 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep -E 'iPhone|iPad' | grep -v 'Watch' | head -1 || true)"
+  udid="$(printf '%s' "$line" \
+    | grep -Eo '[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}' \
+    | head -1 || true)"
+  if [ -z "$udid" ]; then
+    fail "no iPhone/iPad found.
+  Plug the phone in with a cable, unlock it, tap 'Trust This Computer'
+  if asked, then re-run: scripts/build_ios.sh --device --install"
+  fi
+  say "installing onto: $(printf '%s' "$line" | sed 's/  .*//') ($udid)"
+  if xcrun devicectl device install app --device "$udid" "$app"; then
+    say "installed. On the phone: tap the new app on your Home Screen."
+    say "first launch may ask you to enable Developer Mode (Settings ->"
+    say "Privacy & Security -> Developer Mode) and to trust the developer"
+    say "(Settings -> General -> VPN & Device Management)."
+  else
+    fail "install failed. Most common cause: the phone was locked.
+  Unlock it, keep it plugged in, and re-run:
+  scripts/build_ios.sh --device --install"
+  fi
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- main
 apply_ios_branding
+say "applying iOS native bridge patches (picker/Files support)"
+python3 "$IOS_DIR/patch_love_src.py" || fail "patch_love_src.py failed"
 pack_game_love
 ensure_game_love_in_xcode
 

src/import/RomImporter.lua

@@ -482,7 +482,12 @@ end
 -- supplied the Edit label is not drawn at all).
 function RomImporter.new(onComplete, opts)
   opts = opts or {}
-  local android = love.system.getOS() == "Android"
+  -- iOS rides the same mobile import flows as Android: the save-dir
+  -- pending-file scan plus love.system.pickFile / createFile, provided
+  -- natively by the Swift GRPickerBridge (mobile/ios/native/).  The flag
+  -- keeps its historical name so every Android call site stays untouched.
+  local mobileOS = love.system.getOS()
+  local android = mobileOS == "Android" or mobileOS == "iOS"
   local CacheFs = require("src.import.CacheFs")
   local self = setmetatable({
     onComplete = onComplete,
@@ -490,6 +495,11 @@ function RomImporter.new(onComplete, opts)
     forceImport = opts.forceImport or false,
     onEditSave = opts.onEditSave,
     android = android,
+    ios = mobileOS == "iOS",
+    -- One startup poll pass: files dropped through the Files app are swept
+    -- into the save dir before Lua boots (GRBootstrap), but no love.focus
+    -- event necessarily follows, so consume them via the first poll tick.
+    pickPending = mobileOS == "iOS" or nil,
     -- Android drag: the launcher is handed no move events at all (main.lua
     -- forwards neither touchmoved nor mousemoved while it is up), and its mouse
     -- emulation is what "no reliable pointer polling" below refers to.
@@ -617,6 +627,11 @@ end
 -- up without the player needing to tap the button again.  Mod and save SAF
 -- drops (picked_mod.zip / picked_save.sav) are consumed first so a leftover
 -- ROM pick cannot steal the focus path when both games are already ready.
+-- NOTE (iOS): do NOT clear pickPending here.  The picker's dismissal focus
+-- event can arrive before the Swift delegate has finished copying the pick
+-- into the save dir; if this scan runs early and finds nothing, the poll in
+-- _pollPickedFiles must stay armed so it consumes the file when it lands
+-- moments later (it clears pickPending itself once something is found).
 function RomImporter:focus(f)
   if not (f and self.android and self.workState ~= "working") then return end
   -- SAF create-document finished: GameActivity wrote export_done.flag.
@@ -860,6 +875,9 @@ function RomImporter:chooseMod()
     if not love.system.pickFile("mod") then
       self.modNotice = { ok = false,
         text = "Could not open the file picker. Copy a mod .zip via USB." }
+    else
+      self.pickPending = true
+      self.pickTimer = 0
     end
     return
   end
@@ -922,6 +940,9 @@ function RomImporter:chooseSaveImport(version)
       self.androidPendingVersion = nil
       self.saveNotice[version] = { ok = false,
         text = "Could not open the file picker. Copy a .sav via USB." }
+    else
+      self.pickPending = true
+      self.pickTimer = 0
     end
     return
   end
@@ -958,6 +979,8 @@ function RomImporter:exportSave(version)
     end
     self.androidPendingExportVersion = version
     if love.system.createFile and love.system.createFile(suggested) then
+      self.pickPending = true
+      self.pickTimer = 0
       self.saveNotice[version] = { ok = true,
         text = "Pick where to save " .. suggested .. "..." }
     else
@@ -1008,6 +1031,9 @@ function RomImporter:choose(version)
         status = "No picker available, copy your ROM into:",
         detail = love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory(),
       }
+    else
+      self.pickPending = true
+      self.pickTimer = 0
     end
     return
   end
@@ -1042,9 +1068,49 @@ function RomImporter:choose(version)
   end
 end
 
+-- iOS: the document picker is an in-process modal sheet, so unlike Android's
+-- separate SAF activity there is no love.focus(true) when it dismisses.
+-- While a pick is outstanding, poll the save dir for the bridge's delivered
+-- file (picked_rom.gb / picked_mod.zip / picked_save.sav / export_done.flag)
+-- and run the same refocus import path Android uses.
+function RomImporter:_pollPickedFiles(dt)
+  if not (self.ios and self.pickPending) then return end
+  if self.workState == "working" then return end
+  self.pickTimer = (self.pickTimer or 0) + dt
+  if self.pickTimer < 0.5 then return end
+  self.pickTimer = 0
+  -- The Swift bridge reports a failed pick copy through pick_error.txt;
+  -- surface it on whichever tab the player is looking at rather than
+  -- letting the pick silently do nothing.
+  local pickError = love.filesystem.read("pick_error.txt")
+  if pickError then
+    love.filesystem.remove("pick_error.txt")
+    self.pickPending = nil
+    self.modNotice = { ok = false, text = pickError }
+    self.notice = { version = self.chooseVersion or "red",
+                    status = "File import failed:", detail = pickError }
+    return
+  end
+  local found = love.filesystem.getInfo("export_done.flag", "file") ~= nil
+  if not found then
+    for _, name in ipairs(love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems("")) do
+      local n = name:lower()
+      if n:match("%.gbc?$") or n == "picked_mod.zip" or n == "picked_save.sav" then
+        found = true
+        break
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  if found then
+    self.pickPending = nil
+    self:focus(true)
+  end
+end
+
 function RomImporter:update(dt)
   self.pulse = self.pulse + dt
   self:_updatePadCursor(dt)
+  self:_pollPickedFiles(dt)
   if self.workState ~= "working" or not self.worker then return end
   local started = love.timer.getTime()
   repeat