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

Integrating Your App with Siri Event Suggestions

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Donate reservations and provide quick access to event details throughout the system.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateReservationContainersTableViewControllerIntents APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 6 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: NotificationCenter.
Key frameworks/packages Intents, UIKit, Foundation, Contacts; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── Siri Event Suggestions/
│   ├── Siri Event Suggestions/
│   │   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   │   ├── View Controllers/
│   │   │   ├── ReservationContainersTableViewController.swift
│   │   │   ├── ReservationDetailsViewController.swift
│   │   │   └── ReservationsTableViewController.swift
│   │   ├── Server.swift
│   │   ├── HelperExtensions.swift
│   │   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   │   ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   │   │   └── Main.storyboard
│   │   └── Info.plist
│   └── Siri Event Suggestions.xcodeproj/
│       ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
│       └── project.pbxproj
└── Configuration/
    └── SampleCode.xcconfig

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 5 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:16 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?

    func application(_ application: UIApplication,
                     continue userActivity: NSUserActivity,
                     restorationHandler: @escaping ([UIUserActivityRestoring]?) -> Void) -> Bool {

        // Your app was launched with the INGetReservationDetailsIntent intent. You should reconfigure your UI
        // to display the reservations specified in the intent.
        if userActivity.activityType == "INGetReservationDetailsIntent" {
            let notification = Notification(name: .showReservation, object: userActivity, userInfo: nil)
            let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter.default
            notificationCenter.post(notification)
            return true
        }
        // Your app was launched with the custom "com.example.apple-samplecode.Siri-Event-Suggestions.check-in" activity type
        // that is specified for the check-in action. You should reconfigure your UI to start the check-in flow.
        else if userActivity.activityType == "com.example.apple-samplecode.Siri-Event-Suggestions.check-in" {
            let notification = Notification(name: .startReservationCheckIn, object: userActivity, userInfo: nil)
            let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter.default
            notificationCenter.post(notification)
            return true
        }
        return false
    }
}

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 Intents.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:12 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

extension Notification.Name {
    static let showReservation = Notification.Name("ShowReservation")
    static let startReservationCheckIn = Notification.Name("StartReservationCheckIn")
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AppDelegate Notification (showReservation) stores or receives Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
AppDelegate Notification (startReservationCheckIn) stores or receives Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
AppDelegate UIWindow (window) stores or receives App/module collaborators
ReservationContainersTableViewController NSObjectProtocol (showReservationNotificationToken) 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.

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 NotificationCenter NotificationCenter distributes named process-local events. Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:28
Source import Intents The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:9
Source import UIKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:8
Source import Foundation The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift:7
Source import Contacts The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/Server.swift:10

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

Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:17 — representative type boundary

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
ReservationContainersTableViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UITableViewController
ReservationDetailsViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
ReservationsTableViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UITableViewController
Server Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle 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
present (Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift:12) open The class/member is visible and supports external subclassing or overriding. Inference: intentionally permit external subclassing or overriding.
components (Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift:25) public The symbol is visible to importing modules. Inference: make the declaration available across a module or target boundary.
components (Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift:36) public The symbol is visible to importing modules. Inference: make the declaration available across a module or target boundary.
bookingTime (Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/Server.swift:19) fileprivate Use is restricted to this source file. Inference: share with same-file helpers or extensions without exposing the symbol module-wide.

Reference code

Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift:12 — representative boundary

    open override func present(
        // ...
        completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
        // ...
    }

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 ReservationContainersTableViewController, ReservationDetailsViewController, ReservationsTableViewController The source’s Controller 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 Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationContainersTableViewController.swift:11 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Delegate or data-source callbacks Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift:17 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: ReservationContainersTableViewController, ReservationDetailsViewController, ReservationsTableViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: application, viewDidLoad, buildTable, viewDidAppear, didPressClearButton, tableView, updateReservations, setupNotifications.
  • Files: Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift, Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationContainersTableViewController.swift, Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationDetailsViewController.swift, Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationsTableViewController.swift, Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/Server.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches Intents, UIKit, Contacts 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
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/AppDelegate.swift Cited implementation, AppDelegate, NotificationCenter, Intents, UIKit
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/HelperExtensions.swift Cited implementation, Foundation, Feature implementation
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/Server.swift Cited implementation, Contacts, Server
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationContainersTableViewController.swift ReservationContainersTableViewController
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationDetailsViewController.swift ReservationDetailsViewController
Siri Event Suggestions/Siri Event Suggestions/View Controllers/ReservationsTableViewController.swift ReservationsTableViewController