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

Monitoring data changes in your app

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Show changes to data in your app’s user interface by using observable objects.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain BookReaderAppLibraryViewSwiftUI APIs.
Main patterns SwiftUI environment injection, Publisher-backed observable state
Project style 6 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── Sample/
│   ├── BookReaderApp.swift
│   ├── Views/
│   │   ├── BookEditView.swift
│   │   ├── BookView.swift
│   │   └── LibraryView.swift
│   ├── Models/
│   │   ├── Book.swift
│   │   └── Library.swift
│   └── Sample.entitlements
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── ObservableObjectSample.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 4 project/configuration file(s) and 6 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

Sample/BookReaderApp.swift:11 — architecture anchor

@main
struct BookReaderApp: App {
    // ...
}

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 SwiftUI.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

Sample/BookReaderApp.swift:13 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

    @StateObject private var library = Library()
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
BookReaderApp Library (library) owns wrapper-managed state Owning lexical scope
BookEditView Book (book) observes externally owned state The observed object is authoritative
BookView Book (book) observes externally owned state The observed object is authoritative
LibraryView Library (library) receives environment-provided state The environment provider is authoritative

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

Sample/BookReaderApp.swift:12 — representative type boundary

struct BookReaderApp: App {
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
BookReaderApp Application entry and top-level composition App
BookEditView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
BookView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
LibraryView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
Book Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle ObservableObject, Identifiable
Library Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle ObservableObject

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
library (Sample/BookReaderApp.swift:13) 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.
dismiss (Sample/Views/BookEditView.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.
isEditorPresented (Sample/Views/BookView.swift:13) 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

Sample/BookReaderApp.swift:13 — representative boundary

    @StateObject private var library = Library()

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 BookReaderApp The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding BookEditView, BookView, LibraryView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
SwiftUI environment injection Sample/Views/LibraryView.swift:11 The environment supplies state or a capability without threading it through every initializer.
Publisher-backed observable state Sample/Models/Library.swift:11 Published properties notify observers while mutation remains with the state object.

Naming conventions

  • Types: App: BookReaderApp; View: BookEditView, BookView, LibraryView.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: no representative method name extracted from the architectural files.
  • Files: Sample/BookReaderApp.swift, Sample/Views/BookEditView.swift, Sample/Views/BookView.swift, Sample/Views/LibraryView.swift, Sample/Models/Book.swift, Sample/Models/Library.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • BookReaderApp is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches SwiftUI 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
Sample/BookReaderApp.swift BookReaderApp
Sample/Views/BookEditView.swift BookEditView, BookEditView_Previews
Sample/Views/BookView.swift BookView, BookView_Previews
Sample/Views/LibraryView.swift LibraryView, LibraryView_Previews
Sample/Models/Book.swift Book
Sample/Models/Library.swift Library