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

Offering Apple Pay in Your App

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Collect payments with iPhone and Apple Watch using Apple Pay.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateInterfaceControllerPaymentHandlerPassKit APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 7 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.
Execution model Source-visible boundaries: DispatchQueue.main.async; none alone proves a background thread.
State/event model No structured observation or publisher-scheduling marker indexed.
Key frameworks/packages UIKit, Foundation, PassKit, WatchKit, MapKit; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── Shared/
│   ├── PaymentHandler.swift
│   └── Configuration.swift
├── Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── SceneDelegate.swift
│   ├── ViewController.swift
│   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   └── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   └── Info.plist
├── Watch App Extension/
│   ├── ExtensionDelegate.swift
│   └── InterfaceController.swift
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App.xcodeproj/
    ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
    └── project.pbxproj

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 11 project/configuration file(s) and 9 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/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 PassKit (Apple Pay and Wallet).

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Shared/PaymentHandler.swift:15 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

class PaymentHandler: NSObject {
    // ...
    var paymentController: PKPaymentAuthorizationController?
    // ...
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
PaymentHandler PKPaymentAuthorizationController (paymentController) stores or receives App/module collaborators
PaymentHandler PaymentCompletionHandler (completionHandler) stores or receives App/module collaborators
PaymentHandler Array (supportedNetworks) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
func Paymentstatus (paymentStatus) 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.

Concern Source mechanism Verified placement or handoff Evidence
Queue scheduling DispatchQueue.main.async The source addresses the main dispatch queue. Shared/PaymentHandler.swift:122

@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.

Reference code

Shared/PaymentHandler.swift:122 — representative execution boundary

            DispatchQueue.main.async {
                if self.paymentStatus == .success {
                    self.completionHandler!(true)
                } else {
                    self.completionHandler!(false)
                }
            }

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
Source import UIKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift:8
Source import Foundation The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Shared/Configuration.swift:8
Source import PassKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/ViewController.swift:9
Source import WatchKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Watch App Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift:8
Source import MapKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/ViewController.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

Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
PaymentHandler Handles callbacks or feature events NSObject
SceneDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate
ViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
ExtensionDelegate Receives callback-driven events NSObject, WKExtensionDelegate
InterfaceController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination WKInterfaceController
Configuration Carries feature or framework configuration Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
MainBundle Represents a feature value or composable behavior Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
Merchant Represents a feature value or composable behavior 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
AppDelegate (Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift:11) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
PaymentHandler (Shared/PaymentHandler.swift:13) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
SceneDelegate (Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/SceneDelegate.swift:9) implicit internal No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface.
Configuration (Shared/Configuration.swift:8) 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

Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative boundary

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
}

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 InterfaceController, ViewController The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit.
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate, ExtensionDelegate, SceneDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.
Handles callbacks or feature events PaymentHandler The source’s Handler suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
View-controller organization Watch App Extension/InterfaceController.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 Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift:11 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: InterfaceController, ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate, ExtensionDelegate, SceneDelegate; Handler: PaymentHandler.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: applePayStatus, shippingMethodCalculator, startPayment, paymentAuthorizationController, paymentAuthorizationControllerDidFinish, applyDiscount, viewDidLoad, payPressed.
  • Files: Shared/PaymentHandler.swift, Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift, Shared/Configuration.swift, Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/SceneDelegate.swift, Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/ViewController.swift, Watch App Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches UIKit, PassKit, WatchKit, MapKit 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
Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/AppDelegate.swift Cited implementation, AppDelegate, UIKit
Shared/PaymentHandler.swift Cited implementation, PaymentHandler, DispatchQueue.main.async, func
Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/SceneDelegate.swift SceneDelegate
Shared/Configuration.swift Configuration, Foundation, MainBundle, Merchant
Watch App Extension/InterfaceController.swift InterfaceController
Offering-Apple-Pay-in-Your-App/ViewController.swift PassKit, MapKit, ViewController
Watch App Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift WatchKit, ExtensionDelegate