Building a workout app for iPhone and iPad
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Start a workout in iOS, control it from the Lock Screen with App Intents, and present the workout status with Live Activities. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample bundle with entry-bearing project variants WorkoutWidget, WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp, each leading to HealthKit APIs. |
| Main patterns | Model-View-ViewModel, Delegate or data-source callbacks, Actor-isolated state |
| Project style | 22 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
├── WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/
│ ├── WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift
│ ├── WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate.swift
│ ├── Views/
│ │ ├── MetricsView.swift
│ │ └── SummaryView.swift
│ ├── NavigationModel.swift
│ ├── WorkoutManager.swift
│ └── CountDownManager.swift
├── WorkoutWidget/
│ ├── WorkoutWidgetBundle.swift
│ ├── WorkoutWidgetViewModel.swift
│ └── LiveActivityView.swift
└── Shared/
├── ElapsedTimeView.swift
└── MetricsModel.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 29 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
Bundle["Sample bundle"]
V1["WorkoutWidget"]
V2["WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp"]
Boundary["HealthKit APIs"]
Bundle --> V1
V1 --> Boundary
Bundle --> V2
V2 --> Boundary
Reference code
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift:10 — architecture anchor
@main
struct WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp: App {
// ...
}Interpretation
The branches represent separate entry-bearing project variants in the downloaded bundle, not runtime calls between those variants. Each branch is intentionally collapsed at the documented framework boundary; the detailed target-local flow remains in the cited files. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp *-- NavigationModel : navigationModel
WorkoutWidgetViewModel *-- WorkoutWidgetViewModel : shared
ActivityViewState o-- ActivityState : activityState
ActivityViewState o-- ContentState : contentState
Ownership evidence
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift:14 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor
@UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor(WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
@State private var workoutManager = WorkoutManager.shared
@State private var navigationModel = NavigationModel()| Owner | Object or state | Relationship | Mutation authority |
|---|---|---|---|
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp |
NavigationModel (navigationModel) |
owns wrapper-managed state | Owning lexical scope |
WorkoutWidgetViewModel |
WorkoutWidgetViewModel (shared) |
creates and retains | Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable |
ActivityViewState |
ActivityState (activityState) |
stores or receives | App/module collaborators |
ActivityViewState |
ContentState (contentState) |
stores or receives | App/module collaborators |
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
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift:11 — representative type boundary
struct WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp: App {
// ...
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp |
Application entry and top-level composition | App |
WorkoutWidgetViewModel |
UI-facing state and feature coordination | Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate |
MetricsView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
ElapsedTimeView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
NavigationModel |
Feature data or observable state | Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks |
SummaryView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
SummaryMetricView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
WorkoutManager |
Long-lived feature or framework coordination | NSObject |
MetricsModel |
Feature data or observable state | Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
timeFormatter (Shared/ElapsedTimeView.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. |
preview (WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetLiveActivity.swift:42) |
fileprivate |
Use is restricted to this source file. | Inference: share with same-file helpers or extensions without exposing the symbol module-wide. |
live (WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetLiveActivity.swift:48) |
fileprivate |
Use is restricted to this source file. | Inference: share with same-file helpers or extensions without exposing the symbol module-wide. |
stale (WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetLiveActivity.swift:59) |
fileprivate |
Use is restricted to this source file. | Inference: share with same-file helpers or extensions without exposing the symbol module-wide. |
Reference code
Shared/ElapsedTimeView.swift:12 — representative boundary
@State private var timeFormatter = ElapsedTimeFormatter()
var body: some View {
Text(NSNumber(value: elapsedTime), formatter: timeFormatter)
.fontWeight(.semibold)
}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 | WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp |
The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Receives callback-driven events | WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate, WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppSceneDelegate |
The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Handles callbacks or feature events | IntentHandler |
The source’s Handler suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Long-lived feature or framework coordination | CountDownManager, WorkoutManager |
The source’s Manager suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Feature data or observable state | MetricsModel, NavigationModel |
The source’s Model suffix makes this role explicit. |
| User-interface presentation and input forwarding | ControlsView, CountDownView, ElapsedTimeView, LiveActivityView |
The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit. |
| UI-facing state and feature coordination | WorkoutWidgetViewModel |
The source’s ViewModel suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Model-View-ViewModel | WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetViewModel.swift:12 |
Role-named view models keep UI-facing state or coordination outside view declarations. |
| Delegate or data-source callbacks | WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate.swift:13 |
Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner. |
| Actor-isolated state | WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetViewModel.swift:12 |
Actor annotations make the concurrency ownership boundary explicit. |
Naming conventions
- Types: App: WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp; Delegate: WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate, WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppSceneDelegate; Handler: IntentHandler; Manager: CountDownManager, WorkoutManager; Model: MetricsModel, NavigationModel; View: ControlsView, CountDownView, ElapsedTimeView, LiveActivityView, MetricsView; ViewModel: WorkoutWidgetViewModel.
- Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
- Methods:
startLiveActivity,updateLiveActivity,endLiveActivity,endActivity,setup,observeActivity,updateWorkoutLiveActivity,cleanUpDismissedActivity. - Files:
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift,WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetBundle.swift,WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetViewModel.swift,WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate.swift,WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/Views/MetricsView.swift,Shared/ElapsedTimeView.swift.
Architecture takeaways
WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches SwiftUI, HealthKit, ActivityKit, WidgetKit 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 |
|---|---|
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp.swift |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp |
WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetBundle.swift |
WorkoutWidgetBundle |
WorkoutWidget/WorkoutWidgetViewModel.swift |
WorkoutWidgetViewModel, ActivityViewState |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate.swift |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleAppDelegate |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/Views/MetricsView.swift |
MetricsView, CustomAlignment, MetricsTimelineSchedule |
Shared/ElapsedTimeView.swift |
ElapsedTimeView, ElapsedTimeFormatter |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/NavigationModel.swift |
NavigationModel, NavigationState |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/Views/SummaryView.swift |
SummaryView, SummaryMetricView |
WorkoutsOniOSSampleApp/WorkoutManager.swift |
WorkoutManager, SessionSateChange |
Shared/MetricsModel.swift |
MetricsModel |