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How to use SwiftUI for rapid development fassko www.kristaps.me

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rapid adjective moving or acting with great speed; swift

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About me 17+ years of experience Founder & Swift developer Open source

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swiftweeklybrief.com

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Rapid = fast

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Create app in one month

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Intro to SwiftUI Rapid development techniques What did I learn? The Plan

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SwiftUI

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Create a new SwiftUI project No AppDelegate Everything starts in App struct No SceneDelegate

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class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate { func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool { /// } }

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@main struct SwiftUIApp: App { @UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } } }

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State

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@State var pickedApples = 0 var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack(spacing: 30) { Text("🍎 : \(pickedApples)") NavigationLink("Pick apples") { PickApplesView(pickedApples: $pickedApples) } } } } @Binding var pickedApples: Int var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 30) { Text("Picked apples: \(pickedApples)") Button("Pick an apple 🍎") { pickedApples += 1 } } }

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class FruitBasketViewModel: ObservableObject { @Published var pickedApples = 0 func pickAnApple() { pickedApples += 1 } } @StateObject var fruitBasketViewModel = FruitBasketViewModel()

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class FruitBasketViewModel: ObservableObject { //@ObservedObject var fruitBasketViewModels: FruitBasketViewModel var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 30) { Text("🍎 : \(fruitBasketViewModel.pickedApples)") Button("Pick an apple", action: fruitBasketViewModel.pickAnApple) } }

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@EnvironmentObject var fruitBasketViewModel: FruitBasketViewModel var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 30) { Text("🍎 : \(fruitBasketViewModel.pickedApples)") Button("Pick an apple", action: fruitBasketViewModel.pickAnApple) } } FruitBasketWithEnvironmentObject()

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@EnvironmentObject var fruitBasketViewModel: FruitBasketViewModel .environmentObject(FruitBasketViewModel())

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Architecture This won’t be an architecture talk πŸ˜…

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Animations

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var positionX: CGFloat = 70 @State private var positionY: CGFloat = 70 var body: some View { Image("chuck-norris") .resizable() .scaledToFit() .frame(width: 100) .position(x: positionX, y: positionY) .onTapGesture { withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 1.5)) { if positionX == 70, positionY == 70 { positionY = UIScreen.height - 120 positionX = UIScreen.width - 100 } else { positionY = 70 positionX = 70 } } } } }

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Navigation

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var navigationIsActive = false var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), isActive: $navigationIsActive) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate") { navigationIsActive = true } } .navigationTitle("First View") } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var navigationIsActive = false var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), isActive: $navigationIsActive) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate") { navigationIsActive = true } } .navigationTitle("First View") } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var navigationIsActive = false var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), isActive: $navigationIsActive) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate") { navigationIsActive = true } } .navigationTitle("First View") } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var navigationIsActive = false var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), isActive: $navigationIsActive) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate") { navigationIsActive = true } } .navigationTitle("First View") } } }

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enum NavigationViews: Hashable { case second case third } struct TagNavigationView: View { @State private var navigationToView: NavigationViews? var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack(spacing: 20) { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), tag: .second, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } NavigationLink(destination: ThirdView(), tag: .third, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate to Second View") { navigationToView = .second } Button("Navigate to Third View") { navigationToView = .third } } } .navigationTitle("First View") } }

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enum NavigationViews: Hashable { case second case third } struct TagNavigationView: View { @State private var navigationToView: NavigationViews? var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack(spacing: 20) { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), tag: .second, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } NavigationLink(destination: ThirdView(), tag: .third, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate to Second View") { navigationToView = .second } Button("Navigate to Third View") { navigationToView = .third } } } .navigationTitle("First View") } }

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enum NavigationViews: Hashable { case second case third } struct TagNavigationView: View { @State private var navigationToView: NavigationViews? var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack(spacing: 20) { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), tag: .second, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } NavigationLink(destination: ThirdView(), tag: .third, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate to Second View") { navigationToView = .second } Button("Navigate to Third View") { navigationToView = .third } } } .navigationTitle("First View") } }

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enum NavigationViews: Hashable { case second case third } struct TagNavigationView: View { @State private var navigationToView: NavigationViews? var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack(spacing: 20) { NavigationLink(destination: SecondView(), tag: .second, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } NavigationLink(destination: ThirdView(), tag: .third, selection: $navigationToView) { EmptyView() } Button("Navigate to Second View") { navigationToView = .second } Button("Navigate to Third View") { navigationToView = .third } } } .navigationTitle("First View") } }

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Modal Views - popups Sheets Shows when state changes Passing data back - need to use @Binding

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struct ShowSheetView: View { @State private var showSheet = false var body: some View { Button("Show Sheet") { showSheet = true } .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) { Text("Sheet Content") } } }

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enum Sheet: Identifiable { case info case settings var id: Int { hashValue } }

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extension Sheet { @ViewBuilder func modalView(with binding: Binding) -> some View { switch self { case .info: InfoView(activeSheet: binding) case .settings: SettingsView(activeSheet: binding) } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State var activeSheet: Sheet? var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 50) { Text("Main View") .font(.largeTitle) Button(action: { activeSheet = .info }, label: { Label("Show Info View", systemImage: "info.circle") }) Button(action: { activeSheet = .settings }, label: { Label("Show Settings View", systemImage: "gear") }) } .sheet(item: $activeSheet) { $0.modalView(with: $activeSheet) } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var showSheet = false @State private var counter = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Show Sheet") { showSheet = true } } .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) { UpdateCounterView(counter: $counter) } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var showSheet = false @State private var counter = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Show Sheet") { showSheet = true } } .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) { UpdateCounterView(counter: $counter) } } }

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struct ContentView: View { @State private var showSheet = false @State private var counter = 0 var body: some View { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Show Sheet") { showSheet = true } } .sheet(isPresented: $showSheet) { UpdateCounterView(counter: $counter) } } }

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struct UpdateCounterView: View { @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode @Binding var counter: Int var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Increase counter") { counter += 1 } } .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) { Button("Close") { presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() } } } } } }

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struct UpdateCounterView: View { @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode @Binding var counter: Int var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Increase counter") { counter += 1 } } .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) { Button("Close") { presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() } } } } } }

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struct UpdateCounterView: View { @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode @Binding var counter: Int var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { Text(counter.description) Button("Increase counter") { counter += 1 } } .toolbar { ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) { Button("Close") { presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss() } } } } } }

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TabBar

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Form

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struct ContentView: View { @State var name = "" @State var selectedDate = Date() @State var subscribeToNews = false var body: some View { Form { Section(header: Text("Personal info")) { TextField("Name", text: $name) DatePicker("When is your birthday?", selection: $selectedDate, displayedComponents: .date) } Toggle(isOn: $subscribeToNews) { Text("Subscribe to news") } } } }

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Localization

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let name = "Uwe" var body: some View { Text("Hello, \(name)!") } "Hello, %@!" = "Hallo, %@!";

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private let itemsCount = 5 var body: some View { Text("\(itemsCount) items") .font(.largeTitle) } "%lld items" = "%lld Artikel";

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Custom Views

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struct CustomButtonModifier: ViewModifier { func body(content: Content) -> some View { content .font(.title) .foregroundColor(.white) .padding() .background(Color.blue) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)) } } extension View { func customButton() -> some View { modifier(CustomButtonModifier()) } } Button("Continue", action: {})

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struct CustomButtonModifier: ViewModifier { .customButton()

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struct CustomButtonView: View { var title: LocalizedStringKey var body: some View { Text(title) .font(.title) .foregroundColor(.white) .padding() .background(Color.blue) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)) } }

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struct CusttomButtonStyle: ButtonStyle { func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View { configuration.label .font(.title) .foregroundColor(.white) .padding() .background(Color.blue) .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)) } } Button("Continue", action: {})

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struct CusttomButtonStyle: ButtonStyle { .buttonStyle(CusttomButtonStyle())

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UIKit

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let presentingViewController = UIApplication.shared.windows.first?.rootViewController

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How do deal with passing data around? Initializer @Binding or a callback @EnvironmentObject

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View modi fi ers

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What did I learn?

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- Moves very fast UIKit can be a saviour Hard to do something out of bounds Navigation is very tricky

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+ Very fast to prototype ideas Need to shift the mindset Comes with many niceties Developers like shiny new stu ff :)

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SwiftUI app gotchas Prototype in minutes Hard to integrate 3rd party libs Even Apple don’t support their own things

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Is SwiftUI production ready?

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– John Sundell and Gui Rambo β€œIt Depends.”

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Is SwiftUI production ready? If you can stick with latest iOS If need to go back to UIKit it can be a lot of hassle I would start a new project with SwifUI

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fassko www.kristaps.me