diff --git a/NativeScript/NativeScript.h b/NativeScript/NativeScript.h
index a8912188..d0a2240b 100644
--- a/NativeScript/NativeScript.h
+++ b/NativeScript/NativeScript.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 @interface NativeScript : NSObject
 
 - (instancetype)initWithConfig:(Config*)config;
+
+- (void)runScriptString: (NSString*) script runLoop: (BOOL) runLoop;
+
 /**
  WARNING: this method does not return in most applications. (UIApplicationMain)
  */
diff --git a/NativeScript/NativeScript.mm b/NativeScript/NativeScript.mm
index 29e4e01a..eb681720 100644
--- a/NativeScript/NativeScript.mm
+++ b/NativeScript/NativeScript.mm
@@ -21,18 +21,28 @@ @implementation Config
 
 @implementation NativeScript
 
+extern char defaultStartOfMetadataSection __asm("section$start$__DATA$__TNSMetadata");
+
+
 std::unique_ptr<Runtime> runtime_;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithConfig:(Config*)config {
     
     if (self = [super init]) {
-        RuntimeConfig.BaseDir = [config.BaseDir UTF8String];
-        if (config.ApplicationPath != nil) {
-            RuntimeConfig.ApplicationPath = [[config.BaseDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:config.ApplicationPath] UTF8String];
+        if (config.BaseDir != nil) {
+            RuntimeConfig.BaseDir = [config.BaseDir UTF8String];
+            if (config.ApplicationPath != nil) {
+                RuntimeConfig.ApplicationPath = [[config.BaseDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:config.ApplicationPath] UTF8String];
+            } else {
+                RuntimeConfig.ApplicationPath = [[config.BaseDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"app"] UTF8String];
+            }
+        }
+        if (config.MetadataPtr != nil) {
+            RuntimeConfig.MetadataPtr = [config MetadataPtr];
         } else {
-            RuntimeConfig.ApplicationPath = [[config.BaseDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"app"] UTF8String];
+            RuntimeConfig.MetadataPtr = &defaultStartOfMetadataSection;
+
         }
-        RuntimeConfig.MetadataPtr = [config MetadataPtr];
         RuntimeConfig.IsDebug = [config IsDebug];
         RuntimeConfig.LogToSystemConsole = [config LogToSystemConsole];
 
@@ -64,6 +74,19 @@ - (instancetype)initWithConfig:(Config*)config {
     
 }
 
+- (void)runScriptString: (NSString*) script runLoop: (BOOL) runLoop {
+
+    std::string cppString = std::string([script UTF8String]);
+    runtime_->RunScript(cppString);
+    
+    if (runLoop) {
+        CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 0, true);
+    }
+
+    tns::Tasks::Drain();
+
+}
+
 - (void)runMainApplication {
     runtime_->RunMainScript();
 
diff --git a/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-arm64.bin b/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-arm64.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8024377c
Binary files /dev/null and b/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-arm64.bin differ
diff --git a/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin b/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..771cf12b
Binary files /dev/null and b/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin differ
diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.h b/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.h
index 0b71496c..23d358f0 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.h
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class ModuleInternal {
 public:
     ModuleInternal(v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
     bool RunModule(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string path);
+    void RunScript(v8::Isolate* isolate, std::string script);
+
 private:
     static void RequireCallback(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
     v8::Local<v8::Function> GetRequireFunction(v8::Isolate* isolate, const std::string& dirName);
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ class ModuleInternal {
     v8::Local<v8::String> WrapModuleContent(v8::Isolate* isolate, const std::string& path);
     v8::Local<v8::Object> LoadModule(v8::Isolate* isolate, const std::string& modulePath, const std::string& cacheKey);
     v8::Local<v8::Object> LoadData(v8::Isolate* isolate, const std::string& modulePath);
+    v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Value> RunScriptString(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::Context> context, const std::string script);
     std::string ResolvePath(v8::Isolate* isolate, const std::string& baseDir, const std::string& moduleName);
     std::string ResolvePathFromPackageJson(const std::string& packageJson, bool& error);
     v8::ScriptCompiler::CachedData* LoadScriptCache(const std::string& path);
diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.mm b/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.mm
index ab5890ed..74024e1c 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.mm
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/ModuleInternal.mm
@@ -63,6 +63,26 @@
     return success;
 }
 
+void ModuleInternal::RunScript(Isolate* isolate, std::string script) {
+    std::shared_ptr<Caches> cache = Caches::Get(isolate);
+    Local<Context> context = cache->GetContext();
+    Local<Object> globalObject = context->Global();
+    Local<Value> requireObj;
+    bool success = globalObject->Get(context, ToV8String(isolate, "require")).ToLocal(&requireObj);
+    tns::Assert(success && requireObj->IsFunction(), isolate);
+    Local<Value> result;
+    this->RunScriptString(isolate, context, script);
+}
+
+MaybeLocal<Value> ModuleInternal::RunScriptString(Isolate* isolate, Local<Context> context, const std::string scriptString) {
+    ScriptCompiler::CompileOptions options = ScriptCompiler::kNoCompileOptions;
+    ScriptCompiler::Source source(tns::ToV8String(isolate, scriptString));
+    TryCatch tc(isolate);
+    Local<Script> script = ScriptCompiler::Compile(context, &source, options).ToLocalChecked();
+    MaybeLocal<Value> result = script->Run(context);
+    return result;
+}
+
 Local<v8::Function> ModuleInternal::GetRequireFunction(Isolate* isolate, const std::string& dirName) {
     Local<v8::Function> requireFuncFactory = requireFactoryFunction_->Get(isolate);
     Local<Context> context = isolate->GetCurrentContext();
diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.h b/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.h
index 1a30d29c..7acb3f51 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.h
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Runtime {
     }
 
     void RunModule(const std::string moduleName);
+    
+    void RunScript(const std::string script);
 
     static void Initialize();
 
diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.mm b/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.mm
index d2a42595..049f4f92 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.mm
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/Runtime.mm
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@
     return std::find(Runtime::isolates_.begin(), Runtime::isolates_.end(), isolate) != Runtime::isolates_.end();
 }
 
+void Runtime::RunScript(const std::string script) {
+    Isolate* isolate = this->GetIsolate();
+    v8::Locker locker(isolate);
+    Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
+    HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+    this->moduleInternal_->RunScript(isolate, script);
+}
+
+
 std::shared_ptr<Platform> Runtime::platform_;
 std::vector<Isolate*> Runtime::isolates_;
 bool Runtime::v8Initialized_ = false;
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85f7e486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// swift-tools-version: 5.7
+// The swift-tools-version declares the minimum version of Swift required to build this package.
+
+import PackageDescription
+
+let package = Package(
+    name: "NativeScript",
+    products: [
+        // Products define the executables and libraries a package produces, and make them visible to other packages.
+        .library(
+            name: "NativeScript",
+            targets: ["NativeScript"]),
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+        // Dependencies declare other packages that this package depends on.
+        // .package(url: /* package url */, from: "1.0.0"),
+    ],
+    targets: [
+        // Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
+        // Targets can depend on other targets in this package, and on products in packages this package depends on.
+        .binaryTarget(
+            name: "NativeScript",
+            url: "https://github.com/NativeScript/ios-v8-pod/releases/download/spm-test/NativeScript.xcframework.zip",
+            checksum: "5c6a41ec023b26408ffb6474c6c748bc447958da6a08c9da68138d4841bfb5fe")
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/build_nativescript.sh b/build_nativescript.sh
index ccac9040..2e6001d7 100755
--- a/build_nativescript.sh
+++ b/build_nativescript.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ xcodebuild archive -project v8ios.xcodeproj \
                    $QUIET \
                    EXCLUDED_ARCHS="x86_64" \
                    SKIP_INSTALL=NO \
+                   BUILD_LIBRARIES_FOR_DISTRIBUTION=YES \
+                   INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA=$INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA\
                    -archivePath $DIST/intermediates/NativeScript.maccatalyst.xcarchive
 fi
 
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ xcodebuild archive -project v8ios.xcodeproj \
                    EXCLUDED_ARCHS="i386" \
                    DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=$DEV_TEAM \
                    SKIP_INSTALL=NO \
+                   BUILD_LIBRARIES_FOR_DISTRIBUTION=YES \
+                   INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA=$INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA\
                    -archivePath $DIST/intermediates/NativeScript.iphonesimulator.xcarchive
 fi
 
@@ -118,6 +122,8 @@ xcodebuild archive -project v8ios.xcodeproj \
                    EXCLUDED_ARCHS="armv7" \
                    DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=$DEV_TEAM \
                    SKIP_INSTALL=NO \
+                   BUILD_LIBRARIES_FOR_DISTRIBUTION=YES \
+                   INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA=$INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA\
                    -archivePath $DIST/intermediates/NativeScript.iphoneos.xcarchive
 
 #Create fat library for simulator
diff --git a/v8ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/v8ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9181feeb..8dab4b51 100644
--- a/v8ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/v8ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1653,6 +1653,7 @@
 				C2DDEB2F229EAB3B00345BFE /* Frameworks */,
 				C2DDEB30229EAB3B00345BFE /* Resources */,
 				65A6D684291F63A30074DF31 /* ShellScript */,
+				2BD4BB6829C0E4720087459A /* Include default metadata */,
 			);
 			buildRules = (
 			);
@@ -1709,6 +1710,7 @@
 					};
 					C2DDEB31229EAB3B00345BFE = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 10.2.1;
+						LastSwiftMigration = 1420;
 					};
 					C2F4CBB222C60BFD0036B56F = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 10.2.1;
@@ -1782,6 +1784,24 @@
 /* End PBXResourcesBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXShellScriptBuildPhase section */
+		2BD4BB6829C0E4720087459A /* Include default metadata */ = {
+			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
+			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
+			files = (
+			);
+			inputFileListPaths = (
+			);
+			inputPaths = (
+			);
+			name = "Include default metadata";
+			outputFileListPaths = (
+			);
+			outputPaths = (
+			);
+			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
+			shellPath = /bin/sh;
+			shellScript = "echo \"Checking flags to determine whether to copy default metadata\"\nif [ \"$INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METADATA\" = true ] ; then\necho \"Copying ${SRCROOT}/${PRODUCT_NAME}/metadata/metadata-arm64.bin directory to ${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${PRODUCT_NAME}.framework\"\ncp ${SRCROOT}/${PRODUCT_NAME}/metadata/metadata-arm64.bin ${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${PRODUCT_NAME}.framework/metadata-arm64.bin\necho \"metadata-arm64.bin has been copied.\"\necho \"Copying ${SRCROOT}/${PRODUCT_NAME}/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin directory to ${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${PRODUCT_NAME}.framework\"\ncp ${SRCROOT}/${PRODUCT_NAME}/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin ${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/${PRODUCT_NAME}.framework/metadata-x86_64.bin\necho \"metadata-x86_64.bin has been copied.\"\nelse\necho \"Skipped copying metadata binaries.\"\nfi\n\n";
+		};
 		65A6D684291F63A30074DF31 /* ShellScript */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
@@ -2616,10 +2636,10 @@
 				ALLOW_TARGET_PLATFORM_SPECIALIZATION = NO;
 				BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION = YES;
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++17";
-				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = NO;
+				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = NO;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
-				DEFINES_MODULE = NO;
+				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = "@rpath";
@@ -2665,6 +2685,10 @@
 					"-lv8_base_without_compiler",
 					"-lv8_compiler",
 					"-lv8_bigint",
+					"-sectcreate",
+					__DATA,
+					__TNSMetadata,
+					"$(SRCROOT)/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin",
 					"-lv8_snapshot",
 					"-lcppgc_base",
 					"-ltorque_generated_initializers",
@@ -2678,6 +2702,8 @@
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = org.nativescript.NativeScript;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME:c99extidentifier)";
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
+				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(SRCROOT)/NativeScript",
@@ -2697,10 +2723,10 @@
 				ALLOW_TARGET_PLATFORM_SPECIALIZATION = NO;
 				BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION = YES;
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "c++17";
-				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = NO;
+				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = NO;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
-				DEFINES_MODULE = NO;
+				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = "@rpath";
@@ -2744,6 +2770,10 @@
 					"-lv8_base_without_compiler",
 					"-lv8_compiler",
 					"-lv8_bigint",
+					"-sectcreate",
+					__DATA,
+					__TNSMetadata,
+					"$(SRCROOT)/NativeScript/metadata/metadata-x86_64.bin",
 					"-lv8_snapshot",
 					"-lcppgc_base",
 					"-ltorque_generated_initializers",
@@ -2757,6 +2787,7 @@
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = org.nativescript.NativeScript;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME:c99extidentifier)";
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(SRCROOT)/NativeScript",