Questions tagged [swift-language]
Swift is a programming language designed by Apple for creating iOS and OS X apps. Swift builds upon the foundation of C and Objective-C.
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One-field interfaces
I have an interface with only one title field:
protocol Artist {
var title: String { get }
}
(A) Should I pass the whole object as I did here:
class Album {
func setArtist(_ artist: Artist) ...
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What design pattern would help me make my factory more generic
In my code I have 2 separate login types. I have a factory that decides which one to create based on an enum.
Each login type has a different type of credential.
Currently my factory method takes ...
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What is better approach to implement dependency injection using MVVM Architecture?
I need to use DispatchQueue within controller and pass it as dependency. This is what I have tried so far and worked out two solutions. Need to ask what is better and in common use by other developers:...
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Repository that performs API calls internally - DDD
Please note: although my question relates to DDD, I am also interested in this from an architectural and OO design perspective. This question may also be a simple case of CQRS and/or interface ...
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Reusable component with web service
I am trying to create a reusable component / Cocoa Touch Framework in Swift that would display the current weather based on the user’s location.
Right now I cannot decide which approach should I take....
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Where to keep the code for new instance of an object in iOS project?
Example:
There is a KingDetailViewController class with the following code.
// MARK: - New Instance
extension KingDetailViewController {
class func newInstance() -> ...
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Where to put private computed properties?
In Clean code it's suggested that private helper functions should always exist directly below the function they're directly used within. Should I be doing this when using computed properties? It's the ...
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How to break down complex if conditions that include optional binding?
I've recently been reading Clean Code and there was a really nice example in java of when it is beneficial to break down a complex if statement condition in to a function rather than use a comment.
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Is it good practice to wrap a related set of properties into its own struct/class?
Writing a User object in Swift, though my question relates to any strongly typed language. A User can have a bunch of links (FacebookProfile, InstagramProfile, etc). A few questions around this.
Is ...
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Dependency Inversion Principle (Swift) - Applicable also without polymorphism? (Abstraction: constrained generics)
There exist a number of articles/blogs explaining the Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) using Swift; to name a few (top Google hits):
GitHub/ochococo/OOD-Principles-In-Swift - The Dependency ...
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Does swift value type like String, Array, Dictionary internally contain class
I was watching WWDC video and can not understand when they talk about
Even though all of these properties are value types, internally, they
contain a class which is used to manage the lifetime ...
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Why doesn't Swift allow Int String subscripting and integer ranges directly?
If I have a string:
let str = "Hello world"
It seems quite reasonable to be able to extract a character:
let thirdChar = str[3]
However, that's not legal. Instead, I have to use the extremely ...
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Should I write out computed vars that all depend on one other var, or should I assign them as normal vars in that single var's setter?
I'm using Swift, but I understand computed properties are a thing in a few other languages as well. I have the following case:
var bar in class Foo is changed throughout program flow.
vars a, b, c ...
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What is the best way using swift 4/iOS to handle asynchronous requests eg. to Firebase Database? [closed]
I've been using firebase database and now firestore for a while.
I'm prob an intermediate level programmer and still at uni.
I'm still a bit unsure re: the best way to handle calls that are occurring ...
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Why doesn't Swift's Numeric protocol inherit from the Comparable protocol?
I created a generic class MyClass<T: Numeric> {...} and got errors in my functions that tried to use > and <, along the lines of "Binary operator '>' cannot be applied to two 'T' operands."...
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Are nested closures a good thing?
I've been doing Swift development for a while now with Firebase, and I find myself making a lot of code like this:
Auth.auth().signIn(with: credential) { (user, error) in
if let error = error {
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Design choice: Use NSFetchedResultsController and store derived properties or roll my own data source?
I'm writing an iOS app in Swift that calculates a '1 rep maximum' weight using two inputs, weightLifted and repetitions. One of several formulas is used to perform the calculation with these two ...
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Trying to understand singleton objects in Swift [duplicate]
In Swift, if I have a class with only type properties and methods (everything declared static) would that be considered a singleton object? If not, why?
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Use more dynamic dispatch could reduce compile time?
In swift the compilation time is really slow the amount of code in your project increases. So i was looking for ways to reduce that time. One approach maybe is to use language keywords like final or ...
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Struct vs class in Swift
One of the stated reasons that structs can be more performant than classes is that no ARC is needed for structs. But suppose we have the following struct in swift:
struct Point {
var x:Float
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Are there any downsides to creating a stub by subclassing in Swift?
I'm mainly interested in answers in regards to a Swift language, but more general answers are always welcome.
I want to test a class (CUT), and for that I will use dependency injection. Now, I can:
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Which one is more efficient; a subclass of UITableViewController for multiple purposes or multiple sub classes each for a purpose?
Say I have two views (Table View for example) that I'd like them to do different stuff; each loads different data but behaviors are similar for most par except what happens when a cell tapped for ...
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When should a function that calculates an object's property be defined within that same class?
As an example below, should the isClient() function be part of the Attendee class?
import Foundation
///A Node that can be used with the CriteriaEvaluator to determine if clients are present in a ...
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Correct Design Choice for Maintaining “static” View Across Multiple Controllers?
First, I am not sure if I'm asking this within the correct Stack Exchange community, so if this question belongs somewhere else, please let me know. It didn't seem appropriate for Stack Overflow.
I ...
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A function as a parameter in UML
I was wondering what is the best way to represent a function that is passed as a parameter in UML. Because I want to create a sequence diagram of my current networking code in my Swift project and ...
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Is it an anti-pattern for Swift functions that take in a sender to have a label for that parameter?
This is something I see all over Cocoa:
func someAction(_ sender: Any)
which is called like:
someAction(someObject)
This can be very confusing to me. The infamous example is in NSView subclasses:
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Swift-like extensions in Java using inheritance
After picking up some Swift skills with Java as my strongest language, one feature of Swift that I really like is the ability to add extensions to a class. In Java, a pattern I see very often is ...
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Best approach to learn OpenCV to use with Swift? [closed]
I am trying to figure out how to use OpenCV with XCode's Swift. I need to do realtime video processing for the project I am working on, but I can't seem to find any good references on learning OpenCV ...
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Design for keeping local user profile data in sync with the server
So I'm working on an iOS app and I’m thinking about how to keep user profile data in sync between server and client.
The first idea that comes to mind is to create a class called User. It would be a ...
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What's the point of Swift's function notation?
Why does Swift use this function notation:
func greet(person: String, day: String) -> String {
return "Hello \(person), today is \(day)."
}
Like, I don't get why it uses the small arrow -> ...
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Design for iOS app backed by API
I was wondering if anyone out there has general tips for how to structure an iOS app backed by a REST api. There are basically two approaches to this that I've thought of
API calls placed ad hoc in ...
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When should bool.boolValue be used?
Recently a co-worker has taken to checking boolean values in the following manner:
if boolVar.boolValue {
...
}
These variable are generally declared explicitly as boolean types either using:
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How to avoid repeating a condition in methods that use it differently?
Let's say I have an app that displays details for a person. Each person can have zero or more phone numbers and zero or more notes attached to it.
Thus, I have a Core Data entity Person with one-to-...
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What's the answer to my Unit Testing dilemma when setting up mock dependencies?
I am trying to implement VIPER architecture on iOS in Swift.
The problem I have is how to set up the object graph. Please ignore the Router and the Entity as it is not relevant to my problem. That ...
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Why does Swift need witness tables?
I'm trying to read up on implementation details of Swift, and one thing I can't nail down are its "witness tables". It looks like they're a separate vtable pointer used for structs.
But why would you ...
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What is the preferred way to check if an optional has a value without using it?
Which of these is the ideal way to check if a value exists without caring exactly what its value is?
if let _ = flags[.showField] { showField() }
if flags[.showField] != nil { showField() }
In the ...
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Why does Swift initialise subclass proper fields first?
In language Swift, to initialise an instance, one has to fill in all of the fields of that class, and only then call superconstructor:
class Base {
var name: String
init(name: String) {
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Alternatives to the delegation pattern allowing blind messages between components
Delegates and delegation exist to enable passing specific messages to an observer, regardless of that observer's type. In a coordinator-type architecture, where coordinators manage and run the flow of ...
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Is there such a thing as Protocol Oriented Programming?
I am copy/pasting my comment from this article sumarizing a post on reddit:
I really don't think "Protocol Orientation" is something new... You've
got protocols in Obj-C, you've got Interfaces in ...
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Sorting a Data Set with multiple 'Tie Breaks'
I'm currently working on a software project that requires several different types of sorting mechanisms. I have been searching, to no avail, to find an algorithm to do a sort with tie-breaking. In ...
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NSUserDefaults, Core Data or neither?
Everytime I press a certain button, it should remove a random index from a dictionary and then save that dictionary everytime its modified. I have done this using NSUserDefaults. I have found that ...
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Why doesn't the compiler assume the if statement condition is correct inside it?
First off all: sorry for the title, but I didn't now how to better formulate the meaning of my following question in a single phrase.
While I was writing the following Swift code:
if errorData....
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JSON API or Plain JSON
There is a debate in my company on whether we should use the JSON API specification or stick to plain JSON for developing APIs that will be consumed by mobile apps, mainly iOS and Android.
One ...
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Best architecture for customising the character
I want to customize the game character before starting the level, for example, select what kind of weapon, armor, clothes, etc. There are several components and each component consist of several types....
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Protocol vs Generic
I have a class that uses a type, but it doesn't need to know anything about that type. In Swift, I can code this up one of two ways:
protocol Type { }
class Class {
// use Type
}
or
class ...
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Why closure declaration syntax in Swift is different from function declaration
let closure = { (args) -> ReturnT in ... }
v.s.
func function(args) -> ReturnT { ... }
Why didn't Apple follow principle of Occam's razor and make closure and function declarations to be ...
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What are best practices when it comes to extensions in Swift with reusability in mind?
I like the Swift way of trying to eliminate unintended consequences wherever possible. Whenever there is a change to the language that deprecates something I have been doing for years, it forces me to ...
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What did the reviewer refer to in this code review?
I sent the code for a job application and got the following review:
Regarding the Project Structure: Physical separation is absent.
Logical separation is present but not up to best practices. Things
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iOS: How to switch between prod and non prod REST end points
A noob iOS dev question: How do iOS developers develop their app with non prod REST URL endpoints while then using a prod REST URL endpoint for actual use by customers?
I'm not aware of a way you ...
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multiple api calls vs more complex apis
I have been providing a Web API (.NET MVC 5) of an Oracle Database to people who are making a mobile app. I have to admit that I am not very good at it. I have found that I can easily produce Data ...
