plugins/fastlane-plugin-ios_cd/lib/fastlane/plugin/ios_cd/actions/build_and_deploy_action.rb

@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ module Fastlane
         )
         UI.message("🍺 API Key formated")
 
-        # Install Cocoapods
-        other_action.cocoapods(
-          clean_install: true,
-          clean: true,
-          integrate: true,
-          podfile: "./Podfile"
-        )
-        UI.message("🍺 Pod got")
-
         # Set up code signing using match
         # Configures and runs `match` which manages code signing certificates and provisioning profiles for the project.
         # The function takes the app's bundle identifier, an authorization token for the project's Git repository, and the name and password for a temporary keychain used to store the signing certificate.
@@ -88,19 +79,37 @@ module Fastlane
           git_url: creds['git_url'].to_s,
           storage_mode: "git"
         )
-        UI.message("🍺 App signed")
+        UI.message("🍺 Signing environment ready")
+
+        begin
+          other_action.flutter_build(
+            build: 'xcarchive',
+            build_args: params[:build_args]
+          )
+        rescue => e
+          UI.message("🍺 Error on building ipa")
+        end
+
+        archive_path = "../build/ios/archive/Runner.xcarchive"
+
+        if File.exist?(archive_path)
+          UI.message("🍺 Archive built")
+        else
+          raise ArgumentError, "❌ Cannot build XCode archive"
+        end
 
         # Build and export app using Gym
-        # Builds and packages an iOS app or framework for distribution to the App Store, TestFlight, or Enterprise distribution.
+        # Packages an iOS app or framework for distribution to the App Store, TestFlight, or Enterprise distribution.
         other_action.gym(
           configuration: "Release",
           workspace: "Runner.xcworkspace",
+          archive_path: archive_path,
+          skip_build_archive: true,
           export_method: "app-store",
           export_options: {
             provisioningProfiles: creds['provisioning_profiles']
           }
         )
-        UI.message("🍺 App built")
 
         # Upload build to App Store Connect using Pilot
         other_action.pilot(
@@ -146,7 +155,13 @@ module Fastlane
           FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :beta_type,
             env_name: "IOS_CD_TEST_TYPE",
             optional: false,
-            description: "Type of test (internal, external, production)")
+            description: "Type of test (internal, external, production)"),
+          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(
+            key: :build_args,
+            description: 'An array of extra arguments for "flutter build"',
+            optional: true,
+            type: Array
+          )
         ]
       end