Sample CodeiOS, iPadOSReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Creating an immersive ar experience with audio

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Use sound effects and environmental sound layers to create an engaging AR experience.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateViewControllerARKit APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 5 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── Audio in ARKit/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── ViewController.swift
│   ├── PreviewNode.swift
│   ├── ARSCNView+Raycasts.swift
│   ├── Utilities.swift
│   └── Resources/
│       ├── Base.lproj/
│       │   ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│       │   └── Main.storyboard
│       └── Info.plist
├── Audio in ARKit.xcodeproj/
│   ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
│   └── project.pbxproj
└── Configuration/
    └── SampleCode.xcconfig

Structure observations

  • Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
  • Primary languages: Swift.
  • The verified tree contains 6 project/configuration file(s) and 3 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift:11 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    // ...
}

Interpretation

The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into ARKit.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift:13 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?
    // ...
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AppDelegate UIWindow (window) stores or receives App/module collaborators
ViewController UIView (sessionInfoView) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
ViewController UILabel (sessionInfoLabel) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
ViewController ARSCNView (sceneView) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere

Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.

Class and protocol design

Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift:12 — representative type boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
ViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController, ARSCNViewDelegate
PreviewNode Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle SCNNode

No local protocol conformance is claimed as protocol-oriented design; external framework conformances are listed only as dependencies.

Access control

Symbol Access Verified effect Likely rationale
distanceToCamera (Audio in ARKit/ARSCNView+Raycasts.swift:91) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface.
recentPreviewNodePositions (Audio in ARKit/PreviewNode.swift:18) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
updateTransform (Audio in ARKit/PreviewNode.swift:48) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface.
setUpCamera (Audio in ARKit/ViewController.swift:93) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface.

Reference code

Audio in ARKit/ARSCNView+Raycasts.swift:91 — representative boundary

    private func distanceToCamera(_ result: ARRaycastResult) -> Float {
        // ...
    }

Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.

Logic ownership and placement

Logic Owning type or file Placement rationale
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination ViewController The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit.
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
View-controller organization Audio in ARKit/ViewController.swift:12 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Delegate or data-source callbacks Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift:12 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: applicationDidFinishLaunching, viewDidLoad, viewWillAppear, viewWillDisappear, viewWillTransition, setUpCamera, resetTracking, beginRelocalization.
  • Files: Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift, Audio in ARKit/ViewController.swift, Audio in ARKit/PreviewNode.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches ARKit, UIKit, SceneKit through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
  • Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
  • Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
  • The source does not justify labeling the design protocol-oriented.

Source map

Source file Relevant symbols
Audio in ARKit/AppDelegate.swift AppDelegate
Audio in ARKit/ViewController.swift ViewController
Audio in ARKit/PreviewNode.swift PreviewNode
Audio in ARKit/ARSCNView+Raycasts.swift Feature implementation
Audio in ARKit/Utilities.swift Feature implementation