Customizing Scribble with Interactions
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Enable writing on a non-text-input view by adding interactions. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegate → ViewController → UIKit APIs. |
| Main patterns | View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks |
| Project style | 5 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
├── ScribbleDemo/
│ ├── AppDelegate.swift
│ ├── SceneDelegate.swift
│ ├── ViewController.swift
│ ├── EngravingFakeField.swift
│ ├── StickerTextField.swift
│ ├── Base.lproj/
│ │ ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│ │ └── Main.storyboard
│ └── Info.plist
├── Configuration/
│ └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── ScribbleDemo.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 6 project/configuration file(s) and 6 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
N1["AppDelegate"]
N2["ViewController"]
N3["UIKit APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
Reference code
ScribbleDemo/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 PencilKit.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
SceneDelegate o-- UIWindow : window
ViewController *-- Array : stickerTextFields
ViewController *-- UIView : stickerContainerView
ViewController *-- EngravingFakeField : engravingField
Ownership evidence
ScribbleDemo/SceneDelegate.swift:12 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor
class SceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
}| Owner | Object or state | Relationship | Mutation authority |
|---|---|---|---|
SceneDelegate |
UIWindow (window) |
stores or receives | App/module collaborators |
ViewController |
Array (stickerTextFields) |
owns value state | App/module collaborators |
ViewController |
UIView (stickerContainerView) |
creates and retains | App/module collaborators |
ViewController |
EngravingFakeField (engravingField) |
creates and retains | 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
ScribbleDemo/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
AppDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate |
SceneDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate |
ViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UIViewController, UIIndirectScribbleInteractionDelegate, UIScribbleInteractionDelegate, UITextFieldDelegate |
EngravingFakeField |
Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle | UIView, UITextFieldDelegate, UIIndirectScribbleInteractionDelegate |
Constants |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks |
StickerTextField |
Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle | UITextField |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
toggleColor (ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift:81) |
open |
The class/member is visible and supports external subclassing or overriding. | Inference: intentionally permit external subclassing or overriding. |
increaseFontSize (ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift:87) |
open |
The class/member is visible and supports external subclassing or overriding. | Inference: intentionally permit external subclassing or overriding. |
decreaseFontSize (ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift:93) |
open |
The class/member is visible and supports external subclassing or overriding. | Inference: intentionally permit external subclassing or overriding. |
ViewController (ScribbleDemo/ViewController.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
ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift:81 — representative boundary
open func toggleColor() {
// Toggle color between black and white.
textColor = (textColor == UIColor.white) ? UIColor.black : UIColor.white
}
@objcSwift 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 | ViewController |
The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Receives callback-driven events | AppDelegate, SceneDelegate |
The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| View-controller organization | ScribbleDemo/ViewController.swift:25 |
A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present. |
| Delegate or data-source callbacks | ScribbleDemo/AppDelegate.swift:11 |
Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner. |
Naming conventions
- Types: Controller: ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate, SceneDelegate.
- Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
- Methods:
viewDidLoad,scribbleInteraction,indirectScribbleInteraction,handleTextFieldDidChange,textFieldDidEndEditing,handleTapGesture,stickerFieldForIdentifier,addStickerFieldAtLocation. - Files:
ScribbleDemo/AppDelegate.swift,ScribbleDemo/SceneDelegate.swift,ScribbleDemo/ViewController.swift,ScribbleDemo/EngravingFakeField.swift,ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift.
Architecture takeaways
AppDelegateis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches 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 |
|---|---|
ScribbleDemo/AppDelegate.swift |
AppDelegate |
ScribbleDemo/SceneDelegate.swift |
SceneDelegate |
ScribbleDemo/ViewController.swift |
ViewController |
ScribbleDemo/EngravingFakeField.swift |
EngravingFakeField, Constants |
ScribbleDemo/StickerTextField.swift |
StickerTextField |