Swiftui Anton Abyzov Specweave

SwiftUI Expert - iOS Native Development with Swift 6

Comprehensive SwiftUI expertise for building modern Apple platform applications. This skill covers the latest APIs and patterns for iOS 17+, macOS 14+, watchOS 10+, and tvOS 17+.

Project Setup

Creating a New SwiftUI Project

# Xcode project structure (created via Xcode > New Project > App)
MyApp/
├── MyApp.xcodeproj/
│   ├── project.pbxproj
│   └── xcshareddata/
│       └── xcschemes/
├── MyApp/
│   ├── MyAppApp.swift          # @main entry point
│   ├── ContentView.swift
│   ├── Assets.xcassets/
│   ├── Info.plist
│   ├── Models/
│   ├── Views/
│   ├── ViewModels/
│   └── Services/
├── MyAppTests/
│   └── MyAppTests.swift
├── MyAppUITests/
│   └── MyAppUITests.swift
└── Package.swift               # If using SPM for dependencies

Swift Package Manager Dependencies

// Package.swift (for SPM-based projects)
// swift-tools-version: 6.0
import PackageDescription

let package = Package(
    name: "MyApp",
    platforms: [.iOS(.v17), .macOS(.v14)],
    dependencies: [
        .package(url: "https://github.com/pointfreeco/swift-composable-architecture", from: "1.15.0"),
        .package(url: "https://github.com/pointfreeco/swift-dependencies", from: "1.4.0"),
        .package(url: "https://github.com/nalexn/ViewInspector", from: "0.10.0"),
    ],
    targets: [
        .target(name: "MyApp", dependencies: [
            .product(name: "ComposableArchitecture", package: "swift-composable-architecture"),
        ]),
        .testTarget(name: "MyAppTests", dependencies: [
            "MyApp",
            .product(name: "ViewInspector", package: "ViewInspector"),
        ]),
    ]
)

SwiftUI View Composition

Fundamentals

import SwiftUI

struct ProfileView: View {
    let user: User

    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
            AvatarView(url: user.avatarURL, size: 80)

            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                Text(user.displayName)
                    .font(.title2)
                    .fontWeight(.bold)

                Text(user.bio)
                    .font(.body)
                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                    .lineLimit(3)
            }

            HStack(spacing: 24) {
                StatBadge(label: "Posts", value: user.postCount)
                StatBadge(label: "Followers", value: user.followerCount)
                StatBadge(label: "Following", value: user.followingCount)
            }
        }
        .padding()
    }
}

Custom View Modifiers

struct CardModifier: ViewModifier {
    var cornerRadius: CGFloat = 12
    var shadowRadius: CGFloat = 4

    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
        content
            .background(.background)
            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: cornerRadius))
            .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.1), radius: shadowRadius, y: 2)
    }
}

extension View {
    func cardStyle(cornerRadius: CGFloat = 12, shadow: CGFloat = 4) -> some View {
        modifier(CardModifier(cornerRadius: cornerRadius, shadowRadius: shadow))
    }
}

// Usage
Text("Hello").cardStyle()

Container Views and @ViewBuilder

struct Section<Content: View>: View {
    let title: String
    @ViewBuilder let content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
            Text(title)
                .font(.headline)
                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)

            content()
        }
    }
}

Navigation

NavigationStack (iOS 16+, preferred)

// NEVER use NavigationView - it is deprecated
struct AppNavigation: View {
    @State private var path = NavigationPath()

    var body: some View {
        NavigationStack(path: $path) {
            HomeView()
                .navigationDestination(for: Product.self) { product in
                    ProductDetailView(product: product)
                }
                .navigationDestination(for: User.self) { user in
                    ProfileView(user: user)
                }
        }
        .environment(\.navigationPath, $path)
    }
}

// Programmatic navigation
struct HomeView: View {
    @Environment(\.navigationPath) var path

    var body: some View {
        List(products) { product in
            Button {
                path.wrappedValue.append(product)
            } label: {
                ProductRow(product: product)
            }
        }
        .navigationTitle("Home")
    }
}

Tab-Based Navigation

struct MainTabView: View {
    @State private var selectedTab: Tab = .home

    enum Tab: Hashable {
        case home, search, profile, settings
    }

    var body: some View {
        TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
            HomeTab()
                .tabItem {
                    Label("Home", systemImage: "house")
                }
                .tag(Tab.home)

            SearchTab()
                .tabItem {
                    Label("Search", systemImage: "magnifyingglass")
                }
                .tag(Tab.search)

            ProfileTab()
                .tabItem {
                    Label("Profile", systemImage: "person")
                }
                .tag(Tab.profile)

            SettingsTab()
                .tabItem {
                    Label("Settings", systemImage: "gear")
                }
                .tag(Tab.settings)
        }
    }
}

State Management

@State and @Binding (Local State)

struct CounterView: View {
    @State private var count = 0

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Count: \(count)")
            Button("Increment") { count += 1 }
            // Pass binding to child
            StepperControl(value: $count)
        }
    }
}

struct StepperControl: View {
    @Binding var value: Int

    var body: some View {
        Stepper("Value: \(value)", value: $value)
    }
}

@Observable (Observation Framework - iOS 17+, preferred)

// PREFER @Observable over ObservableObject for new code (iOS 17+)
import Observation

@Observable
class UserSession {
    var currentUser: User?
    var isAuthenticated: Bool { currentUser != nil }
    var authToken: String?

    func signIn(email: String, password: String) async throws {
        let response = try await AuthService.signIn(email: email, password: password)
        currentUser = response.user
        authToken = response.token
    }

    func signOut() {
        currentUser = nil
        authToken = nil
    }
}

// Usage in views - no @ObservedObject/@StateObject needed
struct ProfileView: View {
    var session: UserSession  // Direct reference, auto-tracks changes

    var body: some View {
        if let user = session.currentUser {
            Text(user.displayName)
        }
    }
}

// Inject via @State at the root, pass down directly
struct MyAppApp: App {
    @State private var session = UserSession()

    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView(session: session)
        }
    }
}

@Environment for Dependency Injection

// Define environment key
struct NetworkServiceKey: EnvironmentKey {
    static let defaultValue: NetworkService = LiveNetworkService()
}

extension EnvironmentValues {
    var networkService: NetworkService {
        get { self[NetworkServiceKey.self] }
        set { self[NetworkServiceKey.self] = newValue }
    }
}

// Inject
ContentView()
    .environment(\.networkService, MockNetworkService())

// Consume
struct DataView: View {
    @Environment(\.networkService) private var network

    var body: some View {
        // use network...
    }
}

SwiftData Persistence (iOS 17+)

Model Definition

import SwiftData

@Model
class Task {
    var title: String
    var isCompleted: Bool
    var createdAt: Date
    var dueDate: Date?
    @Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade) var subtasks: [Subtask]
    @Relationship(inverse: \Project.tasks) var project: Project?

    init(title: String, isCompleted: Bool = false) {
        self.title = title
        self.isCompleted = isCompleted
        self.createdAt = .now
    }
}

@Model
class Project {
    var name: String
    @Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade) var tasks: [Task]

    init(name: String) {
        self.name = name
        self.tasks = []
    }
}

Container Setup and Queries

@main
struct MyApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
        .modelContainer(for: [Task.self, Project.self])
    }
}

struct TaskListView: View {
    @Query(sort: \Task.createdAt, order: .reverse) var tasks: [Task]
    @Query(filter: #Predicate<Task> { !$0.isCompleted }) var pendingTasks: [Task]
    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var context

    var body: some View {
        List {
            ForEach(tasks) { task in
                TaskRow(task: task)
            }
            .onDelete { indexSet in
                for index in indexSet {
                    context.delete(tasks[index])
                }
            }
        }
        .toolbar {
            Button("Add") {
                let task = Task(title: "New Task")
                context.insert(task)
            }
        }
    }
}

When to Use Core Data Instead

Swift 6 Structured Concurrency

async/await Patterns

@Observable
class ProductViewModel {
    var products: [Product] = []
    var isLoading = false
    var error: Error?

    func loadProducts() async {
        isLoading = true
        defer { isLoading = false }

        do {
            products = try await ProductService.fetchAll()
        } catch {
            self.error = error
        }
    }
}

struct ProductListView: View {
    var viewModel: ProductViewModel

    var body: some View {
        List(viewModel.products) { product in
            ProductRow(product: product)
        }
        .overlay {
            if viewModel.isLoading {
                ProgressView()
            }
        }
        .task {
            await viewModel.loadProducts()
        }
    }
}

Actors and Sendable

// Actor for thread-safe mutable state
actor ImageCache {
    private var cache: [URL: Image] = [:]

    func image(for url: URL) -> Image? {
        cache[url]
    }

    func store(_ image: Image, for url: URL) {
        cache[url] = image
    }
}

// Sendable conformance for types crossing isolation boundaries
struct AppConfig: Sendable {
    let apiBaseURL: URL
    let maxRetries: Int
    let timeout: TimeInterval
}

// @MainActor for UI-bound types
@MainActor
@Observable
class NavigationRouter {
    var path = NavigationPath()

    func navigate(to destination: any Hashable) {
        path.append(destination)
    }

    func popToRoot() {
        path = NavigationPath()
    }
}

TaskGroup for Parallel Work

func loadDashboard() async throws -> Dashboard {
    async let profile = fetchProfile()
    async let feed = fetchFeed()
    async let notifications = fetchNotifications()

    return try await Dashboard(
        profile: profile,
        feed: feed,
        notifications: notifications
    )
}

Architecture Decision Framework

MVVM (Default Choice)

When to choose MVVM:
- Small to medium apps
- Team familiar with UIKit MVVM
- Straightforward data flow
- Quick prototyping needed

// ViewModel
@Observable
class SettingsViewModel {
    var notificationsEnabled = true
    var theme: AppTheme = .system
    private let settingsService: SettingsService

    init(settingsService: SettingsService) {
        self.settingsService = settingsService
    }

    func save() async throws {
        try await settingsService.update(
            notifications: notificationsEnabled,
            theme: theme
        )
    }
}

// View
struct SettingsView: View {
    @State private var viewModel: SettingsViewModel

    init(settingsService: SettingsService) {
        _viewModel = State(initialValue: SettingsViewModel(settingsService: settingsService))
    }

    var body: some View {
        Form {
            Toggle("Notifications", isOn: $viewModel.notificationsEnabled)
            Picker("Theme", selection: $viewModel.theme) {
                ForEach(AppTheme.allCases) { theme in
                    Text(theme.displayName).tag(theme)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

TCA (The Composable Architecture)

When to choose TCA:
- Large apps with complex state
- Need strict unidirectional data flow
- Heavy testing requirements
- Team comfortable with functional patterns
- Feature modularity is critical

import ComposableArchitecture

@Reducer
struct CounterFeature {
    @ObservableState
    struct State: Equatable {
        var count = 0
        var isTimerRunning = false
    }

    enum Action {
        case incrementTapped
        case decrementTapped
        case toggleTimerTapped
        case timerTick
    }

    enum CancelID { case timer }

    var body: some ReducerOf<Self> {
        Reduce { state, action in
            switch action {
            case .incrementTapped:
                state.count += 1
                return .none
            case .decrementTapped:
                state.count -= 1
                return .none
            case .toggleTimerTapped:
                state.isTimerRunning.toggle()
                if state.isTimerRunning {
                    return .run { send in
                        while true {
                            try await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(1))
                            await send(.timerTick)
                        }
                    }
                    .cancellable(id: CancelID.timer)
                } else {
                    return .cancel(id: CancelID.timer)
                }
            case .timerTick:
                state.count += 1
                return .none
            }
        }
    }
}

struct CounterView: View {
    let store: StoreOf<CounterFeature>

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("\(store.count)")
                .font(.largeTitle)
            HStack {
                Button("-") { store.send(.decrementTapped) }
                Button("+") { store.send(.incrementTapped) }
            }
            Button(store.isTimerRunning ? "Stop" : "Start") {
                store.send(.toggleTimerTapped)
            }
        }
    }
}

Preview-Driven Development

// Always provide previews with representative data
#Preview("Default") {
    ProfileView(user: .preview)
}

#Preview("Long Bio") {
    ProfileView(user: .previewLongBio)
}

#Preview("No Avatar") {
    ProfileView(user: .previewNoAvatar)
}

// Preview helpers
extension User {
    static var preview: User {
        User(displayName: "Jane Doe", bio: "iOS Developer", postCount: 42)
    }

    static var previewLongBio: User {
        User(displayName: "Jane Doe", bio: String(repeating: "Long bio content. ", count: 20), postCount: 42)
    }
}

// Preview with environment dependencies
#Preview {
    NavigationStack {
        TaskListView()
    }
    .modelContainer(for: Task.self, inMemory: true)
}

Accessibility

VoiceOver and Dynamic Type

struct ProductCard: View {
    let product: Product

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            AsyncImage(url: product.imageURL)
                .accessibilityHidden(true)  // Decorative image

            Text(product.name)
                .font(.headline)

            Text(product.price, format: .currency(code: "USD"))
                .font(.subheadline)

            Button("Add to Cart") {
                addToCart(product)
            }
        }
        .accessibilityElement(children: .combine)
        .accessibilityLabel("\(product.name), \(product.price.formatted(.currency(code: "USD")))")
        .accessibilityHint("Double tap to add to cart")
        .accessibilityAddTraits(.isButton)
    }
}

// Dynamic Type support
struct AdaptiveStack<Content: View>: View {
    @Environment(\.dynamicTypeSize) var typeSize
    @ViewBuilder let content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        if typeSize >= .accessibility1 {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, content: content)
        } else {
            HStack(content: content)
        }
    }
}

Testing

XCTest Unit Tests

import XCTest
@testable import MyApp

final class UserSessionTests: XCTestCase {
    var sut: UserSession!
    var mockAuth: MockAuthService!

    override func setUp() {
        super.setUp()
        mockAuth = MockAuthService()
        sut = UserSession(authService: mockAuth)
    }

    func testSignInSuccess() async throws {
        mockAuth.signInResult = .success(AuthResponse(user: .preview, token: "abc"))

        try await sut.signIn(email: "test@test.com", password: "pass")

        XCTAssertNotNil(sut.currentUser)
        XCTAssertTrue(sut.isAuthenticated)
        XCTAssertEqual(sut.authToken, "abc")
    }

    func testSignOutClearsState() async throws {
        try await sut.signIn(email: "test@test.com", password: "pass")
        sut.signOut()

        XCTAssertNil(sut.currentUser)
        XCTAssertFalse(sut.isAuthenticated)
    }
}

TCA Reducer Tests

import ComposableArchitecture
import XCTest

final class CounterFeatureTests: XCTestCase {
    @MainActor
    func testIncrement() async {
        let store = TestStore(initialState: CounterFeature.State()) {
            CounterFeature()
        }

        await store.send(.incrementTapped) {
            $0.count = 1
        }
    }

    @MainActor
    func testTimer() async {
        let clock = TestClock()
        let store = TestStore(initialState: CounterFeature.State()) {
            CounterFeature()
        } withDependencies: {
            $0.continuousClock = clock
        }

        await store.send(.toggleTimerTapped) {
            $0.isTimerRunning = true
        }
        await clock.advance(by: .seconds(1))
        await store.receive(.timerTick) {
            $0.count = 1
        }
        await store.send(.toggleTimerTapped) {
            $0.isTimerRunning = false
        }
    }
}

XCUITest for UI Testing

import XCUITest

final class OnboardingUITests: XCTestCase {
    let app = XCUIApplication()

    override func setUp() {
        continueAfterFailure = false
        app.launchArguments = ["--ui-testing"]
        app.launch()
    }

    func testOnboardingFlow() {
        XCTAssertTrue(app.staticTexts["Welcome"].exists)

        app.buttons["Get Started"].tap()
        XCTAssertTrue(app.staticTexts["Choose Your Interests"].exists)

        app.buttons["Technology"].tap()
        app.buttons["Continue"].tap()

        XCTAssertTrue(app.staticTexts["Home"].waitForExistence(timeout: 5))
    }
}

App Lifecycle and Deep Linking

@main
struct MyApp: App {
    @State private var session = UserSession()

    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView(session: session)
                .onOpenURL { url in
                    handleDeepLink(url)
                }
        }
        .modelContainer(for: [Task.self])
    }

    private func handleDeepLink(_ url: URL) {
        guard let components = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: true) else { return }

        switch components.host {
        case "product":
            if let id = components.queryItems?.first(where: { $0.name == "id" })?.value {
                session.navigate(to: .product(id: id))
            }
        case "profile":
            session.navigate(to: .profile)
        default:
            break
        }
    }
}

Xcode Configuration Best Practices

Build Schemes

- MyApp (Debug): Development server, verbose logging, mock data available
- MyApp (Staging): Staging API, analytics disabled
- MyApp (Release): Production API, optimizations on, analytics enabled

Info.plist / Entitlements Checklist

Common Pitfalls

Related Skills

• appstore - Recommended: App Store Connect automation via asc CLI (TestFlight, submissions, metadata, signing, Xcode Cloud)
• mobile-testing - Comprehensive testing strategies (XCTest, XCUITest)
• deep-linking-push - Deep linking (Universal Links) and push notifications (APNs)