Brought back some convenience methods.

Anything more than this and you have to use the C API!

spine-cocos2d-iphone/src/spine/CCSkeleton.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Draws a skeleton.
 */
 @interface CCSkeleton : CCNodeRGBA<CCBlendProtocol> {
 	Skeleton* _skeleton;
+	Bone* _rootBone;
 	float _timeScale;
 	bool _debugSlots;
 	bool _debugBones;
@@ -52,9 +53,33 @@ Draws a skeleton.
 - (id) initWithFile:(NSString*)skeletonDataFile atlas:(Atlas*)atlas scale:(float)scale;
 - (id) initWithFile:(NSString*)skeletonDataFile atlasFile:(NSString*)atlasFile scale:(float)scale;
 
+// --- Convenience methods for common Skeleton_* functions.
+- (void) updateWorldTransform;
+
+- (void) setToBindPose;
+- (void) setBonesToBindPose;
+- (void) setSlotsToBindPose;
+
+/* Returns 0 if the bone was not found. */
+- (Bone*) findBone:(NSString*)boneName;
+
+/* Returns 0 if the slot was not found. */
+- (Slot*) findSlot:(NSString*)slotName;
+
+/* Sets the skin used to look up attachments not found in the SkeletonData defaultSkin. Attachments from the new skin are
+ * attached if the corresponding attachment from the old skin was attached. Returns false if the skin was not found.
+ * @param skin May be 0.*/
+- (bool) setSkin:(NSString*)skinName;
+
+/* Returns 0 if the slot or attachment was not found. */
+- (Attachment*) getAttachment:(NSString*)slotName attachmentName:(NSString*)attachmentName;
+/* Returns false if the slot or attachment was not found. */
+- (bool) setAttachment:(NSString*)slotName attachmentName:(NSString*)attachmentName;
+
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) Skeleton* skeleton;
 @property (nonatomic) float timeScale;
 @property (nonatomic) bool debugSlots;
 @property (nonatomic) bool debugBones;
+@property (nonatomic) Bone* rootBone;
 
 @end

spine-cocos2d-iphone/src/spine/CCSkeleton.m

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 @implementation CCSkeleton
 
 @synthesize skeleton = _skeleton;
+@synthesize rootBone = _rootBone;
 @synthesize timeScale = _timeScale;
 @synthesize debugSlots = _debugSlots;
 @synthesize debugBones = _debugBones;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 	_ownsSkeletonData = ownsSkeletonData;
 
 	_skeleton = Skeleton_create(skeletonData);
+	_rootBone = _skeleton->bones[0];
 
 	_blendFunc.src = GL_ONE;
 	_blendFunc.dst = GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA;
@@ -232,7 +234,42 @@
 	return CGRectMake(minX, minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
 }
 
-// CCBlendProtocol
+// --- Convenience methods for Skeleton_* functions.
+
+- (void) updateWorldTransform {
+	Skeleton_updateWorldTransform(_skeleton);
+}
+
+- (void) setToBindPose {
+	Skeleton_setToBindPose(_skeleton);
+}
+- (void) setBonesToBindPose {
+	Skeleton_setBonesToBindPose(_skeleton);
+}
+- (void) setSlotsToBindPose {
+	Skeleton_setSlotsToBindPose(_skeleton);
+}
+
+- (Bone*) findBone:(NSString*)boneName {
+	return Skeleton_findBone(_skeleton, [boneName UTF8String]);
+}
+
+- (Slot*) findSlot:(NSString*)slotName {
+	return Skeleton_findSlot(_skeleton, [slotName UTF8String]);
+}
+
+- (bool) setSkin:(NSString*)skinName {
+	return (bool)Skeleton_setSkinByName(_skeleton, skinName ? [skinName UTF8String] : 0);
+}
+
+- (Attachment*) getAttachment:(NSString*)slotName attachmentName:(NSString*)attachmentName {
+	return Skeleton_getAttachmentForSlotName(_skeleton, [slotName UTF8String], [attachmentName UTF8String]);
+}
+- (bool) setAttachment:(NSString*)slotName attachmentName:(NSString*)attachmentName {
+	return (bool)Skeleton_setAttachment(_skeleton, [slotName UTF8String], [attachmentName UTF8String]);
+}
+
+// --- CCBlendProtocol
 
 - (void) setBlendFunc:(ccBlendFunc)func {
 	self.blendFunc = func;

spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/CCSkeleton.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void CCSkeleton::initialize () {
 
 void CCSkeleton::setSkeletonData (SkeletonData *skeletonData, bool ownsSkeletonData) {
 	skeleton = Skeleton_create(skeletonData);
+	rootBone = skeleton->bones[0];
 	this->ownsSkeletonData = ownsSkeletonData;	
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +223,42 @@ CCRect CCSkeleton::boundingBox () {
 	return CCRectMake(position.x + minX, position.y + minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
 }
 
-// CCBlendProtocol
+// --- Convenience methods for Skeleton_* functions.
+
+void CCSkeleton::updateWorldTransform () {
+	Skeleton_updateWorldTransform(skeleton);
+}
+
+void CCSkeleton::setToBindPose () {
+	Skeleton_setToBindPose(skeleton);
+}
+void CCSkeleton::setBonesToBindPose () {
+	Skeleton_setBonesToBindPose(skeleton);
+}
+void CCSkeleton::setSlotsToBindPose () {
+	Skeleton_setSlotsToBindPose(skeleton);
+}
+
+Bone* CCSkeleton::findBone (const char* boneName) const {
+	return Skeleton_findBone(skeleton, boneName);
+}
+
+Slot* CCSkeleton::findSlot (const char* slotName) const {
+	return Skeleton_findSlot(skeleton, slotName);
+}
+
+bool CCSkeleton::setSkin (const char* skinName) {
+	return Skeleton_setSkinByName(skeleton, skinName) ? true : false;
+}
+
+Attachment* CCSkeleton::getAttachment (const char* slotName, const char* attachmentName) const {
+	return Skeleton_getAttachmentForSlotName(skeleton, slotName, attachmentName);
+}
+bool CCSkeleton::setAttachment (const char* slotName, const char* attachmentName) {
+	return Skeleton_setAttachment(skeleton, slotName, attachmentName) ? true : false;
+}
+
+// --- CCBlendProtocol
 
 ccBlendFunc CCSkeleton::getBlendFunc () {
     return blendFunc;

spine-cocos2dx/src/spine/CCSkeleton.h

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Draws a skeleton.
 class CCSkeleton: public cocos2d::CCNodeRGBA, public cocos2d::CCBlendProtocol {
 public:
 	Skeleton* skeleton;
+	Bone* rootBone;
 	float timeScale;
 	bool debugSlots;
 	bool debugBones;
@@ -55,7 +56,29 @@ public:
 	virtual void draw ();
 	virtual cocos2d::CCRect boundingBox ();
 
-	// CCBlendProtocol
+	// --- Convenience methods for common Skeleton_* functions.
+	void updateWorldTransform ();
+
+	void setToBindPose ();
+	void setBonesToBindPose ();
+	void setSlotsToBindPose ();
+
+	/* Returns 0 if the bone was not found. */
+	Bone* findBone (const char* boneName) const;
+	/* Returns 0 if the slot was not found. */
+	Slot* findSlot (const char* slotName) const;
+	
+	/* Sets the skin used to look up attachments not found in the SkeletonData defaultSkin. Attachments from the new skin are
+	 * attached if the corresponding attachment from the old skin was attached. Returns false if the skin was not found.
+	 * @param skin May be 0.*/
+	bool setSkin (const char* skinName);
+	
+	/* Returns 0 if the slot or attachment was not found. */
+	Attachment* getAttachment (const char* slotName, const char* attachmentName) const;
+	/* Returns false if the slot or attachment was not found. */
+	bool setAttachment (const char* slotName, const char* attachmentName);
+
+	// --- CCBlendProtocol
 	CC_PROPERTY(cocos2d::ccBlendFunc, blendFunc, BlendFunc);
 
 protected: