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

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At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Convert data into readable strings or Swift objects using formatters.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain FormattersAppContentViewSwiftUI / AppKit APIs.
Main patterns No named application pattern supported by the extracted structure
Project style 14 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.
Execution model No structured execution marker indexed; callback threading requires source review.
State/event model Source-visible mechanisms: SwiftUI state property wrapper.
Key frameworks/packages SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
└── Shared/
    ├── FormattersApp.swift
    ├── Dates/
    │   ├── DateFormatterView.swift
    │   ├── DateIntervalFormatterView.swift
    │   ├── RelativeDateTimeFormatterView.swift
    │   ├── DateComponentsFormatterView.swift
    │   └── DatesView.swift
    ├── MeasurementsView.swift
    ├── NumbersView.swift
    ├── ContentView.swift
    ├── Names/
    │   ├── NamesView.swift
    │   └── Monogram.swift
    └── FormatterList.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 6 project/configuration file(s) and 18 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Shared/FormattersApp.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@main
struct FormattersApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}

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 Foundation.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Shared/Dates/DateFormatterView.swift:11 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

let sampleDate = ISO8601DateFormatter().date(from: "2020-06-22T09:41:00-07:00")!
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
DateFormatterView ISO8601DateFormatter (sampleDate) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
DateFormatterView FormatterState (formatterState) owns wrapper-managed state Owning lexical scope
TemplateField Int (id) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
TemplateField LocalizedStringKey (title) stores or receives 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.

Concurrency, scheduling, and thread safety

Evidence limit: actor isolation, async/await, or Task creation does not by itself prove background-thread execution; Sendable conformance alone does not prove thread-safe mutation.

No source-visible execution, scheduling, or synchronization boundary was found in the indexed source.

@MainActor/MainActor.run, DispatchQueue.main, and RunLoop.main are reported as distinct isolation, queue, and event-loop mechanisms. A plain Task is kept separate from Task.detached; neither is labeled as a background thread.

State propagation, frameworks, and dependencies

Evidence limit: an import proves a source-level compilation dependency at the cited line; it does not prove runtime use, architectural adoption, or whether a Swift package is a direct application dependency.

Category Mechanism or module Verified role Evidence
State propagation SwiftUI state property wrapper A SwiftUI property wrapper supplies or observes UI state. Shared/Dates/DateComponentsFormatterView.swift:13
Source import SwiftUI The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Shared/ContentView.swift:8
Source import AppKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. macOS/Utilities.swift:8
Source import UIKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. iOS/Utilities.swift:8

receive(on:) describes downstream delivery scheduling, while subscribe(on:) describes upstream subscription/request/cancel scheduling. An import Combine alone establishes neither behavior nor a Store, reducer, Redux, or other application architecture.

Class and protocol design

Shared/FormattersApp.swift:11 — representative type boundary

@main
struct FormattersApp: App {
    // ...
            ContentView()
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
FormattersApp Application entry and top-level composition App
DateFormatterView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
DateIntervalFormatterView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
RelativeDateTimeFormatterView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
MeasurementsView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
NumbersView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
ContentView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
DateComponentsFormatterView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
DatesView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
NamesView User-interface presentation and input forwarding 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
sampleDateComponents (Shared/Dates/DateComponentsFormatterView.swift:11) 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.
dateComponentsStyle (Shared/Dates/DateComponentsFormatterView.swift:13) 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.
selectedDateStyle (Shared/Dates/DateFormatterView.swift:14) 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.
selectedTimeStyle (Shared/Dates/DateFormatterView.swift:15) 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

Shared/Dates/DateComponentsFormatterView.swift:11 — representative boundary

struct DateComponentsFormatterView: View {
    private let sampleDateComponents = DateComponents(hour: 2, minute: 15)
    // ...
}

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
Application entry and top-level composition FormattersApp The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding ContentView, DateComponentsFormatterView, DateFormatterView, DateIntervalFormatterView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
No named application pattern Shared/FormattersApp.swift:10 The verified source directly composes concrete framework types; this document avoids forcing a pattern name.

Naming conventions

  • Types: App: FormattersApp; View: ContentView, DateComponentsFormatterView, DateFormatterView, DateIntervalFormatterView, DatesView.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: lengthIndicator, string, updateFormatter.
  • Files: Shared/FormattersApp.swift, Shared/Dates/DateFormatterView.swift, Shared/Dates/DateIntervalFormatterView.swift, Shared/Dates/RelativeDateTimeFormatterView.swift, Shared/MeasurementsView.swift, Shared/NumbersView.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • FormattersApp is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches SwiftUI, AppKit, 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
Shared/FormattersApp.swift Cited implementation, FormattersApp
Shared/Dates/DateFormatterView.swift Cited implementation, DateFormatterView, TemplateField, FormatterState, DateFormatterView_Previews
Shared/Dates/DateComponentsFormatterView.swift Cited implementation, SwiftUI state property wrapper, DateComponentsFormatterView, DateComponentsFormatterView_Previews
Shared/ContentView.swift SwiftUI, ContentView, ContentView_Previews
macOS/Utilities.swift AppKit, Feature implementation
iOS/Utilities.swift UIKit, Feature implementation
Shared/Dates/DateIntervalFormatterView.swift DateIntervalFormatterView, FormatterState, DateIntervalFormatterView_Previews
Shared/Dates/RelativeDateTimeFormatterView.swift RelativeDateTimeFormatterView, FormatterState, RelativeDateTimeFormatterView_Previews
Shared/MeasurementsView.swift MeasurementsView, FormatterState, MeasurementsView_Previews
Shared/NumbersView.swift NumbersView, FormatterState, NumbersView_Previews
Shared/Dates/DatesView.swift DatesView, DatesView_Previews
Shared/Names/NamesView.swift NamesView, NamesView_Previews
Shared/FormatterList.swift FormatterListView, FormatterList_Previews
Shared/Names/Monogram.swift Monogram, Monogram_Previews