Creating a Mobility Health App
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Create a health app that allows a clinical care team to send and receive mobility data. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegate → ChartTableViewController → HealthKit APIs. |
| Main patterns | View-controller organization, Protocol-oriented abstraction, Delegate or data-source callbacks |
| Project style | 25 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
└── SmoothWalker/
├── AppDelegate.swift
├── Data/
│ ├── HealthData.swift
│ └── Network.swift
├── Models/
│ └── ServerResponse.swift
└── Interface/
├── Table View Controllers/
│ ├── DataTableViewController.swift
│ ├── HealthDataTableViewController.swift
│ ├── ChartTableViewController.swift
│ └── HealthQueryTableViewController.swift
├── View Controllers/
│ └── SplashScreenViewController.swift
├── Collection View Controllers/
│ └── FeedItemViewController.swift
├── Tab View Controllers/
│ └── MainTabViewController.swift
└── Views/
└── EmptyDataBackgroundView.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 7 project/configuration file(s) and 30 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
N1["AppDelegate"]
N2["ChartTableViewController"]
N3["HealthKit APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
Reference code
SmoothWalker/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor
@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
// ...
}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 HealthKit.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
AppDelegate o-- UIWindow : window
HealthData *-- HKHealthStore : healthStore
ServerResponse *-- String : identifier
ServerResponse *-- Date : date
Ownership evidence
SmoothWalker/AppDelegate.swift:13 — 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 |
HealthData |
HKHealthStore (healthStore) |
creates and retains | Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable |
ServerResponse |
String (identifier) |
owns value state | Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable |
ServerResponse |
Date (date) |
owns value state | 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
SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/DataTableViewController.swift:11 — representative type boundary
protocol HealthQueryDataSource: AnyObject {
/// Create and execute a query on a health store. Note: The completion handler returns on a background thread.
func performQuery(completion: @escaping () -> Void)
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
AppDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate |
HealthQueryDataSource |
Defines a capability or collaboration contract | AnyObject |
HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate |
Defines a capability or collaboration contract | HealthDataTableViewController |
SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate |
Defines a capability or collaboration contract | SplashScreenViewController |
DataTableViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UITableViewController |
HealthDataTableViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | DataTableViewController |
SplashScreenViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UIViewController |
DataTypeCollectionViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UIViewController |
MainTabViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UITabBarController |
ChartTableViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | DataTableViewController |
The source explicitly defines local protocol relationships: HealthQueryTableViewController → HealthQueryDataSource, WeeklyQuantitySampleTableViewController → HealthQueryDataSource, WelcomeViewController → SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate, HealthDataTableViewController → HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate.
Access control
| Symbol | Access | Verified effect | Likely rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
setUpView (SmoothWalker/Cells/FeedItemCollectionViewCell.swift:40) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface. |
setUpConstraints (SmoothWalker/Cells/FeedItemCollectionViewCell.swift:46) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface. |
createChartViewConstraints (SmoothWalker/Cells/FeedItemCollectionViewCell.swift:54) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface. |
allHealthDataTypes (SmoothWalker/Data/HealthData.swift:25) |
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
SmoothWalker/Cells/FeedItemCollectionViewCell.swift:40 — representative boundary
private func setUpView() {
contentView.addSubview(chartView)
setUpConstraints()
}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 | ChartTableViewController, DataTableViewController, DataTypeCollectionViewController, HealthDataTableViewController |
The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Supplies data through a callback contract | HealthQueryDataSource |
The source’s DataSource suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Receives callback-driven events | AppDelegate, HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate, SceneDelegate, SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate |
The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit. |
| User-interface presentation and input forwarding | EmptyDataBackgroundView |
The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| View-controller organization | SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/ChartTableViewController.swift:19 |
A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present. |
| Protocol-oriented abstraction | SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/HealthQueryTableViewController.swift:12 |
A local protocol and concrete conformance create an explicit capability boundary. |
| Delegate or data-source callbacks | SmoothWalker/AppDelegate.swift:11 |
Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner. |
Naming conventions
- Types: Controller: ChartTableViewController, DataTableViewController, DataTypeCollectionViewController, HealthDataTableViewController, HealthQueryTableViewController; DataSource: HealthQueryDataSource; Delegate: AppDelegate, HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate, SceneDelegate, SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate; View: EmptyDataBackgroundView.
- Protocols:
HealthQueryDataSource,HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate,SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate. - Methods:
application,requestHealthDataAccessIfNeeded,saveHealthData,fetchStatistics,updateAnchor,anchorKey,getAnchor,setAnchor. - Files:
SmoothWalker/AppDelegate.swift,SmoothWalker/Data/HealthData.swift,SmoothWalker/Data/Network.swift,SmoothWalker/Models/ServerResponse.swift,SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/DataTableViewController.swift,SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/HealthDataTableViewController.swift.
Architecture takeaways
AppDelegateis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches UIKit, HealthKit, CareKitUI 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.
- Local protocol relationships provide an explicit substitution boundary.
Source map
| Source file | Relevant symbols |
|---|---|
SmoothWalker/AppDelegate.swift |
AppDelegate |
SmoothWalker/Data/HealthData.swift |
HealthData, func, func, func, func, func, func, func, func |
SmoothWalker/Data/Network.swift |
Network, func, func, func, func, func, func, NetworkError, NetworkSupport, func |
SmoothWalker/Models/ServerResponse.swift |
ServerResponse, WeeklyReport, ServerHealthSample, HealthSampleType |
SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/DataTableViewController.swift |
HealthQueryDataSource, DataTableViewController |
SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/HealthDataTableViewController.swift |
HealthDataTableViewControllerDelegate, HealthDataTableViewController |
SmoothWalker/Interface/View Controllers/SplashScreenViewController.swift |
SplashScreenViewControllerDelegate, SplashScreenViewController |
SmoothWalker/Interface/Collection View Controllers/FeedItemViewController.swift |
DataTypeCollectionViewController |
SmoothWalker/Interface/Tab View Controllers/MainTabViewController.swift |
MainTabViewController |
SmoothWalker/Interface/Table View Controllers/ChartTableViewController.swift |
ChartTableViewController |