Swift Package Manager migration

[otofu128]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to discuss migrating to Swift Package Manager (SPM) for this package.

Background

Currently, sqflite_sqlcipher uses CocoaPods for iOS dependencies, but several ecosystem changes suggest SPM migration is becoming necessary:

1. CocoaPods is entering maintenance mode

• Source: https://blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Support-Plans/

2. Flutter is migrating to SPM

• Flutter is officially migrating to Swift Package Manager (available as opt-in feature since Flutter 3.24)
• Flutter plans to eventually deprecate CocoaPods support
• Source: https://docs.flutter.dev/packages-and-plugins/swift-package-manager/for-app-developers

3. SQLCipher has dropped CocoaPods support

• SQLCipher 4.10.0 was the last version with CocoaPods support
• SQLCipher 4.11.0 has removed CocoaPods support (SQLCipher.podspec.json) entirely
• This means we cannot upgrade to SQLCipher 4.11.0+ while using CocoaPods
• Sources:
  • https://www.zetetic.net/blog/2025/08/04/sqlcipher-4.10.0-release/
  • https://www.zetetic.net/blog/2025/10/08/sqlcipher-4.11.0-release/

Impact

While the package currently works fine with SQLCipher 4.10.0, staying on CocoaPods means:

• We cannot receive future SQLCipher security updates
• We cannot access new SQLCipher features
• Long-term security risk as vulnerabilities won't be patched

Question

Is there any plan or consideration for migrating to Swift Package Manager?

I'd love to hear thoughts from the maintainers and the community.

Thank you!

(Note: I'm not an expert on this topic, so please feel free to correct me if I missed anything.)