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 AppDelegate → ViewController → CoreML 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
flowchart LR
N1["AppDelegate"]
N2["ViewController"]
N3["CoreML APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
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
classDiagram
AppDelegate o-- UIWindow : window
PickerDataSource *-- SolarPanelDataSource : solarPanelsDataSource
PickerDataSource *-- GreenhousesDataSource : greenhousesDataSource
PickerDataSource *-- SizeDataSource : sizeDataSource
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
AppDelegateis 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 |