Measuring distance between devices using Channel Sounding
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Measure the distance between two Bluetooth Low Energy devices in real time with Channel Sounding. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegate → ViewController → BluetoothManager → CoreBluetooth APIs. |
| Main patterns | View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks, SwiftUI environment injection, Binding-based state propagation, Publisher-backed observable state, Actor-isolated state |
| Project style | 9 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
├── CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/
│ ├── CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/
│ │ ├── AppDelegate.swift
│ │ ├── ContentView.swift
│ │ ├── BluetoothManager.swift
│ │ ├── SceneDelegate.swift
│ │ ├── ViewController.swift
│ │ ├── BluetoothManagerCoreBluetooth.swift
│ │ └── BluetoothManagerNearbyInteraction.swift
│ ├── CoreBluetooth-ChannelSoundingTests/
│ │ └── CoreBluetooth_ChannelSoundingTests.swift
│ ├── CoreBluetooth-ChannelSoundingUITests/
│ │ └── CoreBluetooth_ChannelSoundingUITests.swift
│ └── CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding.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 7 project/configuration file(s) and 16 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
N1["AppDelegate"]
N2["ViewController"]
N3["BluetoothManager"]
N4["CoreBluetooth APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
N3 --> N4
Reference code
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor
@main
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 Core Bluetooth.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
ContentView *-- BluetoothManager : bluetooth
AccessorySetupView o-- BluetoothManager : bluetooth
DeviceView o-- Bool : showDevice
DeviceView o-- BluetoothManager : bluetooth
Ownership evidence
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ContentView.swift:16 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor
@StateObject private var bluetooth = BluetoothManager()| Owner | Object or state | Relationship | Mutation authority |
|---|---|---|---|
ContentView |
BluetoothManager (bluetooth) |
owns wrapper-managed state | Owning lexical scope |
AccessorySetupView |
BluetoothManager (bluetooth) |
receives environment-provided state | The environment provider is authoritative |
DeviceView |
Bool (showDevice) |
borrows mutable state | The upstream binding owner is authoritative |
DeviceView |
BluetoothManager (bluetooth) |
receives environment-provided state | The environment provider is authoritative |
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
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
// ...
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
AppDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate |
ContentView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
AccessorySetupView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
DeviceView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
ArrowView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
BluetoothManager |
Long-lived feature or framework coordination | NSObject, ObservableObject |
SceneDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate |
ViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UIViewController |
ConnectionStatusCard |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | View |
ChannelSoundingCard |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | View |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
connectedPeripheral (CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:87) |
private(set) |
Read access follows the declaration; writes remain in the private scope. | Inference: allow observation while reserving invariant-changing writes for the owner. |
hasKnownAccessory (CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:105) |
private(set) |
Read access follows the declaration; writes remain in the private scope. | Inference: allow observation while reserving invariant-changing writes for the owner. |
central (CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:109) |
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. |
askSession (CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:110) |
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. |
Reference code
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:87 — representative boundary
final class BluetoothManager: NSObject, ObservableObject {
// ...
@Published private(set) var connectedPeripheral: CBPeripheral?
// ...
}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, SceneDelegate |
The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Long-lived feature or framework coordination | BluetoothManager |
The source’s Manager suffix makes this role explicit. |
| User-interface presentation and input forwarding | AccessorySetupView, ArrowView, ContentView, DeviceView |
The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| View-controller organization | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ViewController.swift:10 |
A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present. |
| Delegate or data-source callbacks | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/AppDelegate.swift:11 |
Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner. |
| SwiftUI environment injection | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ContentView.swift:29 |
The environment supplies state or a capability without threading it through every initializer. |
| Binding-based state propagation | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ContentView.swift:76 |
A binding exposes controlled read/write access while the upstream owner remains authoritative. |
| Publisher-backed observable state | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift:84 |
Published properties notify observers while mutation remains with the state object. |
| Actor-isolated state | CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSoundingUITests/CoreBluetooth_ChannelSoundingUITests.swift:17 |
Actor annotations make the concurrency ownership boundary explicit. |
Naming conventions
- Types: Controller: ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate, SceneDelegate; Manager: BluetoothManager; View: AccessorySetupView, ArrowView, ContentView, DeviceView.
- Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
- Methods:
application,showAccessoryPicker,handleAccessoryEvent,connectAccessory,retrieveAndConnect,disconnect,startChannelSounding,stopChannelSounding. - Files:
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/AppDelegate.swift,CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ContentView.swift,CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift,CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/SceneDelegate.swift,CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ViewController.swift.
Architecture takeaways
AppDelegateis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches CoreBluetooth, UIKit, NearbyInteraction, SwiftUI 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 |
|---|---|
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/AppDelegate.swift |
AppDelegate |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ContentView.swift |
ContentView, AccessorySetupView, DeviceView, ConnectionStatusCard, ChannelSoundingCard, DistanceCard, ArrowView |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManager.swift |
ConnectionState, RangeReading, ChannelSoundingMethod, BluetoothManager |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/SceneDelegate.swift |
SceneDelegate |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/ViewController.swift |
ViewController |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManagerCoreBluetooth.swift |
Feature implementation |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/BluetoothManagerNearbyInteraction.swift |
Feature implementation |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSoundingTests/CoreBluetooth_ChannelSoundingTests.swift |
CoreBluetoothChannelSoundingTests |
CoreBluetooth-ChannelSounding/CoreBluetooth-ChannelSoundingUITests/CoreBluetooth_ChannelSoundingUITests.swift |
CoreBluetoothChannelSoundingUITests |