Sample CodemacOSReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Encrypting and Decrypting a String

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Encrypt the contents of a string and save the result to the file system, then decrypt and recreate the string from the archive file using Apple Encrypted Archive.
App architecture A Swift sample centered on AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo, with direct use of AppleArchive, Cocoa, CryptoKit, System.
Main patterns No named application pattern supported by the extracted structure
Project style 1 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.
Execution model No structured execution marker indexed; callback threading requires source review.
State/event model No structured observation or publisher-scheduling marker indexed.
Key frameworks/packages AppleArchive, Cocoa, CryptoKit, System; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── StringEncryptionDecryption/
│   └── main.swift
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── StringEncryptionDecryption.xcodeproj/
    ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
    └── project.pbxproj

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 3 project/configuration file(s) and 2 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16 — architecture anchor

struct AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo {
    // ...
    public enum Error: Swift.Error {
        case unableToCreateDecodeStream
        case unableToGetHeaderField
        case zeroDataSize
        case unableToCreateFileStream
        case unableToCreateEncryptionStream
        case unableToCreateDecryptionContext
    }
    // ...
}

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 Apple Archive.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

struct AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo {
    // ...
        case unableToCreateDecodeStream
    // ...
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo Apple Archive APIs Uses framework types; no stored lifecycle relationship was detected in the architecture anchor. The declaring implementation controls calls.

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.

Concurrency, scheduling, and thread safety

Evidence limit: actor isolation, async/await, or Task creation does not by itself prove background-thread execution; Sendable conformance alone does not prove thread-safe mutation.

No source-visible execution, scheduling, or synchronization boundary was found in the indexed source.

@MainActor/MainActor.run, DispatchQueue.main, and RunLoop.main are reported as distinct isolation, queue, and event-loop mechanisms. A plain Task is kept separate from Task.detached; neither is labeled as a background thread.

State propagation, frameworks, and dependencies

Evidence limit: an import proves a source-level compilation dependency at the cited line; it does not prove runtime use, architectural adoption, or whether a Swift package is a direct application dependency.

Category Mechanism or module Verified role Evidence
Source import AppleArchive The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:11
Source import Cocoa The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:9
Source import CryptoKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:12
Source import System The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:10

receive(on:) describes downstream delivery scheduling, while subscribe(on:) describes upstream subscription/request/cancel scheduling. An import Combine alone establishes neither behavior nor a Store, reducer, Redux, or other application architecture.

Class and protocol design

StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16 — representative type boundary

struct AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo {
    // ...
        case unableToCreateDecodeStream
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo Represents a feature value or composable behavior Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
Error Represents feature failure conditions Swift.Error

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
AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo (StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.

Reference code

StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16 — representative boundary

struct AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo {
    // ...
        case unableToCreateDecodeStream
    // ...
}

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
Feature and framework orchestration AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo The sample keeps the demonstrated path in its primary concrete type.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
No named application pattern StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift:16 The verified source directly composes concrete framework types; this document avoids forcing a pattern name.

Naming conventions

  • Types: feature-specific names rather than reusable layer suffixes.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: stringDemo, encryptString, decryptString.
  • Files: feature/project roles rather than a strict one-type-per-file rule.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches AppleArchive, Cocoa, CryptoKit, System 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
StringEncryptionDecryption/main.swift AppleEncryptedArchiveDemo, AppleArchive, Cocoa, CryptoKit, System, Error