I'm having trouble dealing with concurrency with the SFAuthorizationPluginView. Does anybody know how this can be solved?
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/securityinterface/sfauthorizationpluginview
The crux of it is:
If I inherit an object as part of an API, and the API is preconcurrency, and thus is nonisolated (but in reality is @MainActor), how do I return a @MainActor GUI element?
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/securityinterface/sfauthorizationpluginview/firstresponder()
The longer story:
I made my view class inherit SFAuthorizationPluginView.
The API is preconcurrency (but not marked as preconcurrency)
I started using concurrency in my plugin to retrieve data over XPC. (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xpc/xpcsession + https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/withcheckedthrowingcontinuation(isolation:function:_:))
Once I retrieve the data over XPC, I need to post it on GUI, hence I've set my view class as @MainActor in order to do the thread switch.
Swift compiler keeps complaining:
override func firstResponder() -> NSResponder? {
return usernameField
}
"Main actor-isolated property 'usernameField' can not be referenced from a nonisolated context; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode"
override func firstResponder() -> NSResponder? {
MainActor.assumeIsolated {
return usernameField
}
}
"Sending 'self' risks causing data races; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode"
I think fundamentally, the API is forcing me to give away a @MainActor variable through a nonisolated function, and there is no way to shut up the compiler.
I've tried @preconcurrency and it has no effect as far as I can tell. I've also tried marking the function explicitly as nonisolated.
The rest of the API are less problematic, but returning a GUI variable is exceptionally difficult.
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Hello,
While watching WWDC25: Code-along: Elevate an app with Swift concurrency at timestamp 25:48, I noticed something in the slide/diagram that might be incorrect.
The diagram shows ExtractSticker twice, but based on the code context and spoken explanation, I think it was meant to be ExtractSticker and ExtractColor.
Reasoning:
The surrounding code and narration describe the use of async let and a Sendable Data object.
From the flow, one task extracts a sticker while the other extracts a color, so it seems like the diagram is inconsistent.
I do understand that with @concurrent, having two ExtractSticker operations on the same Data is technically possible (with two concurrent process executing their respective ExtractSticker) — but that would be a different meaning than what the talk was describing.
Since concurrency is already a subtle and error-prone topic, I thought it was worth pointing this out. If I’m mistaken, I’d love clarification. Otherwise, this could be a small correction to keep things aligned and clearer for everyone.
Minor point overall, but Swift 6’s concurrency model is doing a fantastic job at helping us write safer code—so thank you to the team for that!
(Attaching screenshots for reference)
Hello Everyone! I started programming 6 months ago and started Swift / IOS last month. My learning so far has mainly been with Python. I learned a lot of the package ‘SQLAlchemy’, which has very ‘example based’ documentation. If I wanted to learn how to make a many to many relationship, there was a demonstration with code. But going into Swift and Apple packages, I notice most of the documentation is definitions of structures, modifiers, functions, etc. I wanted to make the equivalent of python ‘date times’ in my swift app. I found the section in the documentation “Foundation->Dates & Times”, but I couldn’t figure how to use that in my code.
I assume my goal should not be to memorize every Swift and apple functionality by memory to be an app developer. So I would appreciate advice on how to approach this aspect of learning programming.
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
"_swift_coroFrameAlloc", referenced from:
NvMobileCore.Constraint.isActive.modify : Swift.Bool in NvMobileCore[5]
NvMobileCore.Constraint.isActive.modify : Swift.Bool in NvMobileCore[5]
NvMobileCore.NvMobileCoreManager.delegate.modify : NvMobileCore.NvPublicInterface? in NvMobileCore[53]
NvMobileCore.NvMobileCoreManager.delegate.modify : NvMobileCore.NvPublicInterface? in NvMobileCore[53]
NvMobileCore.NvMobileCoreManager.language.modify : Swift.String in NvMobileCore[53]
NvMobileCore.NvMobileCoreManager.language.modify : Swift.String in NvMobileCore[53]
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
Is there any way to retrieve the memory pressure percentage using native libraries?
When I run the memory-pressure command, I can see the percentage of free memory, but I’d like to retrieve the same information using a native library.
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
var testTwo: Double = 0
testDouble = 80
testTwo = 200
var testThree: Int = 0
testThree = Int(testTwo/testDouble)
var testDate: Date = .now
var dateComponent = DateComponents()
dateComponent.day = testThree
var newDate: Date = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: dateComponentwith a thread error , to: testDate)!
This code works in a playground. However, when I try to use it in Xcode for my app it fails with the following error:
Thread 1: Fatal error: Double value cannot be converted to Int because it is either infinite or NaN
I printed the value being converted to Int and it was not NAN or infinite.
Title
Why doesn’t this async function see external changes to an inout Bool in Release builds (but works in Debug)?
Body
I have a small helper function that waits for a Bool flag to become true with a timeout:
public func test(binding value: inout Bool, timeout maximum: Int) async throws {
var count = 0
while value == false {
count += 1
try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 0_100_000_000)
if value == true {
return
}
if count > (maximum * 10) {
return
}
}
}
I call like this:
var isVPNConnected = false
adapter.start(tunnelConfiguration: tunnelConfiguration) { [weak self] adapterError in
guard let self = self else { return }
if let adapterError = adapterError {
} else {
isVPNConnected = true
}
completionHandler(adapterError)
}
try await waitUntilTrue(binding: &isVPNConnected, timeout: 10)
What I expect:
test should keep looping until flag becomes true (or the timeout is hit).
When the second task sets flag = true, the first task should see that change and return.
What actually happens:
In Debug builds this behaves as expected: when the second task sets flag = true, the loop inside test eventually exits.
In Release builds the function often never sees the change and gets stuck until the timeout (or forever, depending on the code). It looks like the while value == false condition is using some cached value and never observes the external write.
So my questions are:
Is the compiler allowed to assume that value (the inout Bool) does not change inside the loop, even though there are await suspension points and another task is mutating the same variable?
Is this behavior officially “undefined” because I’m sharing a plain Bool across tasks without any synchronization (actors / locks / atomics), so the debug build just happens to work?
What is the correct / idiomatic way in Swift concurrency to implement this kind of “wait until flag becomes true with timeout” pattern?
Should I avoid inout here completely and use some other primitive (e.g. AsyncStream, CheckedContinuation, Actor, ManagedAtomic, etc.)?
Is there any way to force the compiler to re-read the Bool from memory each iteration, or is that the wrong way to think about it?
Environment (if it matters):
Swift: [fill in your Swift version]
Xcode: [fill in your Xcode version]
Target: iOS / macOS [fill in as needed]
Optimization: default Debug vs. Release settings
I’d like to understand why Debug vs Release behaves differently here, and what the recommended design is for this kind of async waiting logic in Swift.
After switching our iOS app project from Swift 5 to Swift 6 and publishing an update, we started seeing a large number of crashes in Firebase Crashlytics.
The crashes are triggered by NotificationCenter methods (post, addObserver, removeObserver) and show the following error:
BUG IN CLIENT OF LIBDISPATCH: Assertion failed: Block was expected to execute on queue [com.apple.main-thread (0x1f9dc1580)]
All scopes to related calls are already explicitly marked with @MainActor. This issue never occurred with Swift 5, but appeared immediately after moving to Swift 6.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there a known solution or workaround?
Thanks in advance!
In trying to convert some Objective-C to Swift, I have a subclass of NSWindowController and want to write a convenience initializer. The documentation says
You can also implement an NSWindowController subclass to avoid requiring client code to get the corresponding nib’s filename and pass it to init(windowNibName:) or init(windowNibName:owner:) when instantiating the window controller. The best way to do this is to override windowNibName to return the nib’s filename and instantiate the window controller by passing nil to init(window:).
My attempt to do that looks like this:
class EdgeTab: NSWindowController
{
override var windowNibName: NSNib.Name? { "EdgeTab" }
required init?(coder: NSCoder)
{
super.init(coder: coder)
}
convenience init()
{
self.init( window: nil )
}
}
But I'm getting an error message saying "Incorrect argument label in call (have 'window:', expected 'coder:')". Why the heck is the compiler trying to use init(coder:) instead of init(window:)?
This is a continuation of https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/795348
I rambled too much and did not understand the underlaying problem.
The problem is that I have a C function in a iOS library. I want to call this C function from a dylib that this library loads on runtime. When running directly from Xcode (either in debug or release mode) this works correctly. However, when the app is uploaded to testflight or distributed for debugging then the function is stripped and a null function pointer exception crashes the app.
In the last post it was really hard to explain and I was pressed on time but I've created a minimal reproducible example:
https://github.com/ospfranco/dylib_crash
The instructions to run and reproduce the crash are on the README.
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Swift Packages
Xcode Static Analyzer
Objective-C
So I’m writing a program, as a developer would - ‘with Xcode.’
Code produced an error.
The key values were swapped. The parameters suggested were ‘optional parameters variables.’
“var name: TYPE? = (default)”
var name0: TYPE
=============================
name0 = “super cool”
‘Name is not yet declared at this point
provided with
x - incorrect argument replace
ExampleStruct(name:”supercool”)
should be
x - incorrect argument replace
ExampleStruct(name0:”supercool”)
=============================
In swift, there is a procedural prioritization within the constructor calling process.
Application calls constructor.
Constructor provides constructor signature. Signature requires parameters & throws an error if the params are not in appropriate order. - “got it compiler; thank you, very much”
Typically, when this occurs, defaults will be suggested. Often the variable type. Ie String, Bool.
such as:
StructName(param1:Int64, param2:Bool)
(Recently, I have seen a decline in @Apple’s performance in many vectors.)
As stated before, the key value pairs were out of sequence. The optionals were suggested instead of the required parameters.
This leads me to believe that there is an order of operations in the calling procedure that is being mismanaged.
I.e. regular expression, matching with optional. This confuses these with [forced, required] parameters, and the mismanagement of ‘key: value’ pairs.
this is a superficial prognosis and would like to know if anyone has any insight as to why this may occur.
Could it be a configuration setting? Is it possibly the network I connected to bumped into something. Etc..
I appreciate any and all feedback.
Please take into consideration the Apple developer forum, guidelines before posting comments.
#dev_div
I currently have a iOS app live on the App Store but I also want to release it on Android, the whole code is in Swift so would that be possible or would I have to rewrite my whole apps code in a different coding language.
Hello,
It is mentioned in CryptoTokenKit documentation:
You use the CryptoTokenKit framework to easily access cryptographic tokens. Tokens are physical devices built in to the system, located on attached hardware (like a smart card), or accessible through a network connection.
However, it looks like there is lack of documentation with simple example, how to access network token.
I have a certificates in HSM (hardware secure module), which is accessible on network, and I'd like to access certificates on HSM on my Mac.
Does anybody know, where to start with implementation?
Thank you.
Hello,
I have a test variable here which works fine:
var quotes: [(quote: String, order: Int)] = [
("I live you the more ...", 1),
("There is nothing permanent ...", 2),
("You cannot shake hands ...", 3),
("Lord, make me an instrument...", 4)
]
and I have a test function which successfully pulls data from a mysql database via a web service and displays it via the "print" function:
func getPrice(){
if let url = URL(string:"https://www.TEST.com/test_connection.php"){
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in
if let data = data{
if let json = try? JSONDecoder().decode([[String:String]].self, from: data){
json.forEach { row in
print(row["quote"]!)
print(row["order"]!)
}
}
else{
}
}
else{
print("wrong :-(")
}
}.resume()
}
}
Please can you tell me how to re-write the quotes variable/array so that it returns the results that are found in the getPrice() function?
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Hi Everyone,
I was able to create the String Catalog with all my strings getting automatic into the stringCatalog except the strings from my models where is not swiftUI and where all I have a class with a lot of info for my app.
Some classes are short and I was able to just make the strings localizable by adding on every line:
(String(localized: "Telefone"))
But I have one class which has Line: 1071 and Col: 1610 and every line I have 7 strings that needs to get localized. These 7 strings are repeated on every line.
So I was trying to create a localization for these 7 strings on this class without having to write (String(localized: "Telefone")) 7 times on every line.
is there a way?
Here is short version of my class:
import Foundation
class LensStructFilter: Identifiable {
var description: String
init(description: String) {
self.description = description
}
}
let lensEntriesFilter: [LensStructFilter] = [
LensStructFilter(description: "Focal: 24mm \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,30m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 275g \n\nFocal: 35mm \nAbertura Máxima: F2.0 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,25m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 205g \n\nFocal: 50mm \nAbertura Máxima: F1.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,45m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 185g \n\nFocal: 85mm \nAbertura Máxima: F1.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,80m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 67mm \nPeso: 350g \n\nFocal: 105mm MACRO \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,31m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 62mm \nPeso: 720g"),
LensStructFilter(description: "Focal: 16-35mm \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: EF \nFoco Mínimo: 0,28m \nDiâmetro Frontal (rosca): 82mm \nPeso: 790Kg"),
Thanks
Hello,
This test code for creating an array using a loop works:
var quotes: [(id: String, name: String)] {
var output: [(id: String, name: String)] = []
for i in 1...numberOfRows {
let item: (id: String, name: String) = ("\(i)", "Name \(i)")
output.append(item)
}
return output
}
But if I try to apply this logic to retrieving data from a web service using the below code I am getting 2 errors:
For the line “quotes.append(item)” I am getting the error message “Cannot use mutating member on immutable value: ‘quotes’ is a get-only property."
For the line “return output” I am getting the error message “Cannot find ‘output’ in scope."
if let url = URL(string:"https://www.TEST.com/test_connection.php"){
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in
if let data = data{
if let json = try? JSONDecoder().decode([[String:String]].self, from: data){
json.forEach { row in
var item: (id: String, name: String) = ("test id value", "test name value")
quotes.append(item)
}
return output
}
}
}
}
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Hello,
I was expecting the code below to print the test message "line 25" because the class "API" is being called on line 57. But "line 25" is not being displayed in the debug window, please could you tell me why?
This is the debugging window:
line 93
0
line 93
0
line 93
0
import UIKit
// not sure these 2 below are needed
import SwiftUI
import Combine
struct NewsFeed: Codable {
var id: String
var name: String
var country: String
var type: String
var situation: String
var timestamp: String
}
let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php"
let url = URL(string: urlString)
let session = URLSession.shared
class API: ObservableObject {
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
print("line 25")
var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
if error == nil && data != nil {
// Parse JSON
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
do {
var newsFeed = try decoder.decode([NewsFeed].self, from: data!)
print("line 38")
// print(newsFeed)
// print("line 125")
// print(newsFeed.count)
print(error)
}
catch{
print("Line 46, Error in JSON parsing")
print(error)
}
}
}.resume
// Make the API Call - not sure why but error clears if moved to line above
// dataTask.resume()
}
let myAPIarray = API()
class QuoteTableViewController: UITableViewController {
var newsFeed: [[String: String]] = []
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// let selectedQuote = quotes[indexPath.row]
// performSegue(withIdentifier: "moveToQuoteDetail", sender: selectedQuote)
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// tableView.dataSource = self
}
// Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations
// self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false
// Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller.
// self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// (viewDidLoad loads after tableView)
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
print("line 93")
print(newsFeed.count)
return 10
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
// let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier", for: indexPath)
let cell = UITableViewCell ()
cell.textLabel?.text = "test"
return cell
}
/*
// Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
return true
}
*/
/*
// Override to support editing the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if editingStyle == .delete {
// Delete the row from the data source
tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
} else if editingStyle == .insert {
// Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view
}
}
*/
/*
// Override to support rearranging the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) {
}
*/
/*
// Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable.
return true
}
*/
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
// getPrice()
print("test_segue")
if let quoteViewController = segue.destination as? QuoteDetailViewController{
if let selectedQuote = sender as? String {
quoteViewController.title = selectedQuote
}
}
}
}
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
I’m working with Swift and encountered an issue when using the contains method on an array. The following code works fine:
let result = ["hello", "world"].contains(Optional("hello")) // ✅ Works fine
However, when I try to use the same contains method with the array declared in a separate constant(or variable), I get a compile-time error:
let stringArray = ["hello", "world"]
let result = stringArray.contains(Optional("hello")) // ❌ Compile-time error
The compiler produces the following error message:
Cannot convert value of type 'Optional<String>' to expected argument type 'String'
Both examples seem conceptually similar, but the second one causes a compile-time error, while the first one works fine.
This confuses me because I know that Swift automatically promotes a non-optional value to an optional when comparing it with an optional value. This means "hello" should be implicitly converted to Optional("hello") for the comparison.
What I understand so far:
The contains(_:) method is defined as:
func contains(_ element: Element) -> Bool
Internally, it calls contains(where:), as seen in the Swift source code:
🔗 Reference
contains(where:) takes a closure that applies the == operator for comparison.
Since Swift allows comparing String and String? directly (String is implicitly promoted to String? when compared with an optional), I expected contains(where:) to work the same way.
My Questions:
Why does the first example work, but the second one fails with a compile-time error?
What exactly causes this error in the second case, even though both cases involve comparing an optional value with a non-optional value?
Does contains(_:) behave differently when used with an explicit array variable rather than a direct array literal? If so, why?
I know that there are different ways to resolve this, like using nil coalescing or optional binding, but what I’m really looking for is a detailed explanation of why this issue occurs at the compile-time level.
Can anyone explain the underlying reason for this behavior?
I have a Swift Package that contains an Objective-C target. The target contains Objective-C literals but unfortunately the compiler says "Initializer element is not a compile-time constant", what am I doing wrong?
Based on the error triggering in the upper half, I take it that objc_array_literals is on.
My target definition looks like:
.target(
name: "MyTarget",
path: "Sources/MySourcesObjC",
publicHeadersPath: "include",
cxxSettings: [
.unsafeFlags("-fobjc-constant-literals")
]
),
I believe Objective-C literals are enabled since a long time but I still tried passing in the -fobjc-constant-literals flag and no luck.
To be clear I'm not interested in a run-time initialization, I really want it to be compile time. Does anyone know what I can do?
I've been teaching myself Objective-C and I wanted to start creating projects that don't use ARC to become better at memory management and learn how it all works. I've been attempting to build and run applications, but I'm not really sure where to start as modern iOS development is used with Swift and memory management is handled.
Is there any way to create modern applications that use Objective-C, UIKit, and not use ARC?