Sample CodeiOS, iPadOS, Mac CatalystReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Implementing User Authentication with Sign in with Apple

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Provide a way for users of your app to set up an account and start using your services.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateLoginViewControllerAuthenticationServices APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 4 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── Juice/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── LoginViewController.swift
│   ├── ResultViewController.swift
│   ├── Supporting Files/
│   │   ├── KeychainItem.swift
│   │   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   │   └── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   │   └── Info.plist
│   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   └── Main.storyboard
│   └── Juice.entitlements
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── Juice.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 7 project/configuration file(s) and 5 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Juice/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 Authentication Services.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Juice/AppDelegate.swift:14 — 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
LoginViewController UIStackView (loginProviderStackView) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
ResultViewController UILabel (userIdentifierLabel) holds a non-owning reference The referenced object’s lifecycle is owned elsewhere
ResultViewController UILabel (givenNameLabel) 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

Juice/AppDelegate.swift:12 — representative type boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
LoginViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
ResultViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
KeychainItem Represents feature data Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
KeychainError Represents feature failure conditions 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
saveUserInKeychain (Juice/LoginViewController.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.
showResultViewController (Juice/LoginViewController.swift:101) 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.
showPasswordCredentialAlert (Juice/LoginViewController.swift:120) 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.
account (Juice/Supporting Files/KeychainItem.swift:24) private(set) Read access follows the declaration; writes remain in the private scope. Inference: allow observation while reserving invariant-changing writes for the owner.

Reference code

Juice/LoginViewController.swift:93 — representative boundary

    private func saveUserInKeychain(_ userIdentifier: String) {
        // ...
    }

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 LoginViewController, ResultViewController 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 Juice/LoginViewController.swift:11 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Delegate or data-source callbacks Juice/AppDelegate.swift:12 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: LoginViewController, ResultViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: application, viewDidLoad, viewDidAppear, setupProviderLoginView, performExistingAccountSetupFlows, handleAuthorizationAppleIDButtonPress, authorizationController, saveUserInKeychain.
  • Files: Juice/AppDelegate.swift, Juice/LoginViewController.swift, Juice/ResultViewController.swift, Juice/Supporting Files/KeychainItem.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches AuthenticationServices, UIKit 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
Juice/AppDelegate.swift AppDelegate
Juice/LoginViewController.swift LoginViewController
Juice/ResultViewController.swift ResultViewController
Juice/Supporting Files/KeychainItem.swift KeychainItem, KeychainError