Sample CodetvOSReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Creating a Client-Server TVML App

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Display and navigate between TVML documents on Apple TV by retrieving and parsing information from a remote server.
App architecture A JavaScript, Swift sample centered on AppDelegate, with direct use of TVMLKit, UIKit.
Main patterns Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 2 scanned source file(s) across JavaScript, Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── CreateTVMLApp/
│   ├── CreateTVMLApp/
│   │   ├── application.js
│   │   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   │   └── Info.plist
│   └── CreateTVMLApp.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: JavaScript, Swift.
  • The verified tree contains 4 project/configuration file(s) and 1 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift:11 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, TVApplicationControllerDelegate {
    // ...
}

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 TVMLKit JS.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/application.js:21 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

    var templateParser = new DOMParser();
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
application DOMParser (templateParser) creates and retains App/module collaborators
application XMLHttpRequest (templateXHR) creates and retains App/module collaborators
AppDelegate UIWindow (window) stores or receives App/module collaborators
AppDelegate TVApplicationController (appController) 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.

Class and protocol design

CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift:12 — representative type boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, TVApplicationControllerDelegate {
    // ...
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, TVApplicationControllerDelegate

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 (CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift:12) 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

CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift:12 — representative boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, TVApplicationControllerDelegate {
    // ...
}

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
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
Delegate or data-source callbacks CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift:12 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Delegate: AppDelegate.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: loadingTemplate, getDocument, pushPage, executeRemoteMethod, application, applicationWillResignActive, applicationDidEnterBackground, applicationWillEnterForeground.
  • Files: CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches TVMLKit, 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
CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/application.js Feature implementation
CreateTVMLApp/CreateTVMLApp/AppDelegate.swift AppDelegate