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Integrating a Core ML Model into Your App

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Add a simple model to an app, pass input data to the model, and process the model’s predictions.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateViewControllerCoreML APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 8 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── MarsHabitatPricePredictor/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── Data Sources/
│   │   ├── GreenhousesDataSource.swift
│   │   ├── PickerViewDataSource.swift
│   │   ├── SizeDataSource.swift
│   │   └── SolarPanelDataSource.swift
│   ├── ViewController.swift
│   ├── ViewController+PickerViewDelegate.swift
│   ├── Feature.swift
│   └── Base.lproj/
│       └── LaunchScreen.storyboard
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── MarsHabitatPricePredictor.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 6 project/configuration file(s) and 7 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?
}

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 ML.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift:12 — 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
PickerDataSource SolarPanelDataSource (solarPanelsDataSource) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
PickerDataSource GreenhousesDataSource (greenhousesDataSource) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
PickerDataSource SizeDataSource (sizeDataSource) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable

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

MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
GreenhousesDataSource Supplies data through a callback contract Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
PickerDataSource Supplies data through a callback contract NSObject, UIPickerViewDelegate, UIPickerViewDataSource
SizeDataSource Supplies data through a callback contract Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
SolarPanelDataSource Supplies data through a callback contract Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
ViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
Feature Defines a closed set of feature states or choices Int

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
solarPanelsDataSource (MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/PickerViewDataSource.swift:17) 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.
greenhousesDataSource (MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/PickerViewDataSource.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.
sizeDataSource (MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/PickerViewDataSource.swift:19) 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.
numberFormatter (MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/SizeDataSource.swift:12) 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

MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/PickerViewDataSource.swift:17 — representative boundary

class PickerDataSource: NSObject, UIPickerViewDelegate, UIPickerViewDataSource {
    // ...
    private let solarPanelsDataSource = SolarPanelDataSource()
    // ...
}

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.
Supplies data through a callback contract GreenhousesDataSource, PickerDataSource, SizeDataSource, SolarPanelDataSource The source’s DataSource 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 MarsHabitatPricePredictor/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 MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift:11 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: ViewController; DataSource: GreenhousesDataSource, PickerDataSource, SizeDataSource, SolarPanelDataSource; Delegate: AppDelegate.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: title, value, numberOfComponents, pickerView, viewDidLoad, updatePredictedPrice, selectedRow.
  • Files: MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift, MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/GreenhousesDataSource.swift, MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/SizeDataSource.swift, MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/SolarPanelDataSource.swift, MarsHabitatPricePredictor/ViewController.swift, MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Feature.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches UIKit, CoreML 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
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/AppDelegate.swift AppDelegate
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/GreenhousesDataSource.swift GreenhousesDataSource
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/PickerViewDataSource.swift PickerDataSource
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/SizeDataSource.swift SizeDataSource
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Data Sources/SolarPanelDataSource.swift SolarPanelDataSource
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/ViewController.swift ViewController
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/ViewController+PickerViewDelegate.swift Feature implementation
MarsHabitatPricePredictor/Feature.swift Feature