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

Selecting a selfie based on capture quality

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Compare face-capture quality in a set of images by using Vision.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateCameraViewControllerVision 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/
├── FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── SavedFacesDataSource.swift
│   ├── SavedFacesViewController.swift
│   ├── CameraViewController.swift
│   ├── FaceObservationOverlayView.swift
│   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   │   └── Main.storyboard
│   └── Info.plist
├── Configuration/
│   └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── FaceCaptureQuality_iOS.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 7 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor

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

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 Vision.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift:12 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
   var window: UIWindow?
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AppDelegate UIWindow (window) stores or receives App/module collaborators
SavedFace URL (url) owns value state App/module collaborators
SavedFace Float (qualityScore) owns value state App/module collaborators
SavedFace URL (baseURL) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable

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

FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
   var window: UIWindow?
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
SavedFacesDataSource Supplies data through a callback contract Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
SavedFacesViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UICollectionViewController, UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout
CameraViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
FaceObservationOverlayView User-interface presentation and input forwarding UIView
SavedFace Represents a feature value or composable behavior Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
SavedFaceCell Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle UICollectionViewCell

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
FaceObservationOverlayView (FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/FaceObservationOverlayView.swift:26) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface.
SavedFacesDataSource (FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/SavedFacesDataSource.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

FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/FaceObservationOverlayView.swift:26 — representative boundary

    private override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
    }

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 CameraViewController, SavedFacesViewController The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit.
Supplies data through a callback contract SavedFacesDataSource The source’s DataSource suffix makes this role explicit.
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding FaceObservationOverlayView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
View-controller organization FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/CameraViewController.swift:12 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Delegate or data-source callbacks FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift:11 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: CameraViewController, SavedFacesViewController; DataSource: SavedFacesDataSource; Delegate: AppDelegate; View: FaceObservationOverlayView.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: saveFaceCrop, removePreviouslySavedFaces, viewDidLoad, numberOfSections, collectionView, performVisionRequests, displayFaceObservations, saveFaceObservations.
  • Files: FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift, FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/SavedFacesDataSource.swift, FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/SavedFacesViewController.swift, FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/CameraViewController.swift, FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/FaceObservationOverlayView.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches UIKit, Vision, AVFoundation 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
FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/AppDelegate.swift AppDelegate
FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/SavedFacesDataSource.swift SavedFacesDataSource, SavedFace
FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/SavedFacesViewController.swift SavedFaceCell, SavedFacesViewController
FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/CameraViewController.swift CameraViewController
FaceCaptureQuality_iOS/FaceObservationOverlayView.swift FaceObservationOverlayView