Sample CodeReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Creating a model from tabular data

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Train a machine learning model by using Core ML to import and manage tabular data.
App architecture A Swift sample centered on Contents, with direct use of CreateML.
Main patterns No named application pattern supported by the extracted structure
Project style 3 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
└── Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/
    └── Pages/
        ├── Train a Regressor and a Classifier.xcplaygroundpage/
        │   └── Contents.swift
        ├── LICENSE.xcplaygroundpage/
        │   └── Contents.swift
        └── Table of Contents.xcplaygroundpage/
            └── Contents.swift

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 0 project/configuration file(s) and 0 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Train a Regressor and a Classifier.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:1 — architecture anchor

/*
See the LICENSE.txt file for this sample’s licensing information.

Abstract:
Train a machine learning model by using Core ML to import and manage tabular data.
*/

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 Create ML.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Train a Regressor and a Classifier.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:43 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

let csvFile = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "MarsHabitats", withExtension: "csv")!
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
Contents Bundle (csvFile) stores or receives Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
Contents MLDataTable (dataTable) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
Contents MLRegressor (regressor) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
Contents MLClassifier (classifier) 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

Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/LICENSE.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:1 — representative type boundary

/*
See the LICENSE.txt file for this sample’s licensing information.

Abstract:
License
*/
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
No local class/protocol declaration Procedural or file-level feature logic Language module and imported APIs

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
Contents (Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Table of Contents.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:1) 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

Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Table of Contents.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:1 — representative boundary

/*
See the LICENSE.txt file for this sample’s licensing information.

Abstract:
Table of Contents
*/

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 Contents The sample keeps the demonstrated path in its primary concrete type.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
No named application pattern Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Train a Regressor and a Classifier.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift:1 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: no representative method name extracted from the architectural files.
  • Files: feature/project roles rather than a strict one-type-per-file rule.

Architecture takeaways

  • Contents is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches CreateML 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
Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Train a Regressor and a Classifier.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift Feature implementation
Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/LICENSE.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift Feature implementation
Creating-a-Model-from-Tabular-Data.playground/Pages/Table of Contents.xcplaygroundpage/Contents.swift Feature implementation