No real intruduction for this, so I'll get to the point: All this code is on GitHub: https://github.com/the-trumpeter/Timetaber-for-iWatch But first, sorry; /* I got roasted, last time I posted; for not defining my stuff. This'll be different, but's gonna be rough; 'cuz there's lots and lots to get through: */ //this is 'Timetaber Watch App/Define (No expressions)/Courses_vDef.swift' on the GitHub: struct Course { let name: String let icon: String let room: String let colour: String let listName: String let listIcon: String let joke: String init(name: String, icon: String, room: String? = nil, colour: String, listName: String? = nil, listIcon: String? = nil, joke: String? = nil) { self.name = name self.icon = icon self.room = room ?? "None" self.colour = colour self.listName = listName ?? name self.listIcon = listIcon ?? (icon+".circle.fill") self.joke = joke ?? "" } } //this is 'Timetaber Watch App/TimeManager_fDef.swift' on the GitHub: func getCurrentClass(date: Date) -> Array<Course> { //returns the course in session depending on the input date //it is VERY long but //all you really need to know is what it returns: //basically: return [rightNow, nextUp] } /* I thought that poetry would be okay, But poorly thought things through: For I'll probably find that people online will treat my rhymes like spew. */ So into the question: I have a bunch of views, all (intendedly) watching two variables inside of a class: //Github: 'Timetaber Watch App/TimetaberApp.swift' class GlobalData: ObservableObject { @Published var currentCourse: Course = getCurrentClass(date: .now)[0] // the current timetabled class in session. @Published var nextCourse: Course = getCurrentClass(date: .now)[1] // the next timetabled class in session } ...and a bunch of views using them in different ways as follows: (Sorry, don't have the characters to define functions called in these) import SwiftUI //Github: 'Timetaber Watch App/Views/HomeView.swift' struct HomeView: View { @StateObject var data = GlobalData() var body: some View { //HERE: let icon = data.currentCourse.icon let name = data.currentCourse.name let colour = data.currentCourse.colour let room = roomOrBlank(course: data.currentCourse) let next = data.nextCourse VStack { //CURRENT CLASS Image(systemName: icon) .foregroundColor(Color(colour))//add an SF symbol element .imageScale(.large) .font(.system(size: 25).weight(.semibold)) Text(name) .font(.system(size:23).weight(.bold)) .foregroundColor(Color(colour)) .padding(.bottom, 0.1) //ROOM Text(room+"\n") .multilineTextAlignment(.center) .foregroundStyle(.gray) .font(.system(size: 15)) if next.name != noSchool.name { Spacer() //NEXT CLASS Text(nextPrefix(course: next)) .font(.system(size: 15)) Text(getNextString(course: next)) .font(.system(size: 15)) .multilineTextAlignment(.center) } }.padding() } } // Github: 'Timetaber Watch App/Views/ListView.swift' struct listTemplate: View { @StateObject var data = GlobalData() var listedCourse: Course = failCourse(feedback: "lT.12") var courseTime: String = "" init(course: Course, courseTime: String) { self.courseTime = courseTime self.listedCourse = course } var body: some View { let localroom = if listedCourse.room == "None" { "" } else { listedCourse.room } let image = if listedCourse.listIcon == "custom1" { Image(.paintbrushPointedCircleFill) } else { Image(systemName: listedCourse.listIcon) } HStack{ image .foregroundColor(Color(listedCourse.colour)) .padding(.leading, 5) Text(listedCourse.name) .bold() Spacer() Text(courseTime) Text(localroom).bold().padding(.trailing, 5) } .padding(.bottom, 1) .background(data.currentCourse.name==listedCourse.name ? Color(listedCourse.colour).colorInvert(): nil) //HERE } } struct listedDay: View { let day: Dictionary<Int, Course> var body: some View { let dayKeys = Array(day.keys).sorted(by: <) List { ForEach((0...dayKeys.count-2), id: \.self) { let num = $0 listTemplate(course: day[dayKeys[num]] ?? failCourse(feedback: "lD.53"), courseTime: time24toNormal(time24: dayKeys[num])) } } } } struct ListView: View { var body: some View { if storage.shared.termRunningGB && weekdayFunc(inDate: .now) != 1 && weekdayFunc(inDate: .now) != 7 { ScrollView { listedDay( day: getTimetableDay( isWeekA: getIfWeekIsA_FromDateAndGhost( originDate: .now, ghostWeek: storage.shared.ghostWeekGB ), weekDay: weekdayFunc(inDate: .now) ) ) } } else if !storage.shared.termRunningGB { Text("There's no term running.\nThe day's classes will be displayed here.") .multilineTextAlignment(.center) .foregroundStyle(.gray) .font(.system(size: 13)) } else { Text("No school today.\nThe day's classes will be displayed here.") .multilineTextAlignment(.center) .foregroundStyle(.gray) .font(.system(size: 13)) } } } //There's one more view but I can't fit it for characters. //On GitHub: 'Timetaber Watch App/Views/SettingsView.swift' So... THE FUNCTION: This function is called when changes are made that will affect the correct output of getCurrentClass. It is intended to reload the views and the current/next variables to reflect those changes.\ //GHub: 'Timetaber Watch App/StorageManager.swift' func reload() -> Void { @ObservedObject var globalData: GlobalData //this line is erroring, I don't know how to fix it. Is this even the best/proper way to do this? let courseData = getCurrentClass(date: .now) globalData.currentCourse = courseData[0] globalData.nextCourse = courseData[1] //Variable '_globalData' used by function definition before being initialized //that is the error appearing on those above two redefinitions. print("Setup done\n") } Thanks! -Gill

Sometimes when my app crashes I get an exception like this: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP). But I don't know how to catch it. Is there a way in Swift to catch such exceptions?

I have an @objC used for notification. kTag is an Int constant, fieldBeingEdited is an Int variable. The following code fails at compilation with error: Command CompileSwift failed with a nonzero exit code if I capture self (I edited code, to have minimal case) @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { case kTag : break default : break } } } If I explicitly use self, it compiles, even with self captured: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } This compiles as well: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { () -> Void in switch self.fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } Is it a compiler bug or am I missing something ?

Is there a way to achieve the following using C++/Swift interoperability: class MyCppClass { public: ... ... private: bool member1; ACppClass member2; ASwiftClass member3; } I'm aware of the recent C++/Objective-C interoperability compiler setting, but can't find any information on whether this is possible. I've watched the Apple video: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10172/ and seen this post from Quinn: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/768928 but I don't see anyone discussing this kind of situation. Thanks in advance.

According to the doc: The value returned is the same as the value returned in the kEventParamKeyCode when using Carbon Events. So where can I find kEventParamKeyCode?

I’m working with Swift and encountered an issue when using the contains method on an array. The following code works fine: let result = ["hello", "world"].contains(Optional("hello")) // ✅ Works fine However, when I try to use the same contains method with the array declared in a separate constant(or variable), I get a compile-time error: let stringArray = ["hello", "world"] let result = stringArray.contains(Optional("hello")) // ❌ Compile-time error The compiler produces the following error message: Cannot convert value of type 'Optional<String>' to expected argument type 'String' Both examples seem conceptually similar, but the second one causes a compile-time error, while the first one works fine. This confuses me because I know that Swift automatically promotes a non-optional value to an optional when comparing it with an optional value. This means "hello" should be implicitly converted to Optional("hello") for the comparison. What I understand so far: The contains(_:) method is defined as: func contains(_ element: Element) -> Bool Internally, it calls contains(where:), as seen in the Swift source code: 🔗 Reference contains(where:) takes a closure that applies the == operator for comparison. Since Swift allows comparing String and String? directly (String is implicitly promoted to String? when compared with an optional), I expected contains(where:) to work the same way. My Questions: Why does the first example work, but the second one fails with a compile-time error? What exactly causes this error in the second case, even though both cases involve comparing an optional value with a non-optional value? Does contains(_:) behave differently when used with an explicit array variable rather than a direct array literal? If so, why? I know that there are different ways to resolve this, like using nil coalescing or optional binding, but what I’m really looking for is a detailed explanation of why this issue occurs at the compile-time level. Can anyone explain the underlying reason for this behavior?

Hi, I'm trying to add Swift code to my Obj-C project. I've gone through all the tutorials and troubleshooting advice I can find online, no dice. I would appreciate any help, thank you so much in advance. I add a new swift file to my Obj-C project XCode offers to create a bridging header file for me, yes please New .swift file and .h file are added to my project no problem Header file shows up in build settings no problem I add a new class to my new swift file ("@objc class HelloPrinter: NSObject") When I build the app, nothing is generated in the bridging header file and the class is obviously inaccessible to my obj-c code Is this supposed to work? My understanding is that it's supposed to work. Somewhat concerning is the text that XCode puts in the bridging header file when it's created: "Use this file to import your target's public headers that you would like to expose to Swift." I don't want to use this bridging header file for anything. I want XCode to GENERATE STUFF in the bridging file. I also don't want to expose anything to Swift. I want the opposite to happen. So I don't get this text at all. Thanks in advance again.

Hello, It is mentioned in CryptoTokenKit documentation: You use the CryptoTokenKit framework to easily access cryptographic tokens. Tokens are physical devices built in to the system, located on attached hardware (like a smart card), or accessible through a network connection. However, it looks like there is lack of documentation with simple example, how to access network token. I have a certificates in HSM (hardware secure module), which is accessible on network, and I'd like to access certificates on HSM on my Mac. Does anybody know, where to start with implementation? Thank you.

Hi there, this is my first time posting here. I've heard that some of the apple developers are usually active on these forums, so I've decided to shoot my shot, because this question was driving me crazy for a few days now and nobody could yet give me a clear view on what's actually happening. Here is the first snippet of the code class Animal { var name = "Fischer" var command: () -> Void = { } deinit { print(#function, #line) } } do { var pet: Animal? = Animal() pet?.command = { print(pet?.name ?? "Bobby") } } This code causes a memory leak, because Reference 'pet' is created. Independent copy of the reference 'pet' is created inside the closure. now there are two references to the same object, which are 'pet' outside the closure and 'pet' inside the closure. As we exit the 'do' scope, the 'pet' reference is deleted, but ARC does not deallocate the object due to the strong reference 'pet', that is still referencing to the same object. And all of that causes a memory leak. Now here is the code, that is pretty similar, except for the fact, that we assign a nil to the 'pet' reference class Animal { var name = "Fischer" var command: () -> Void = { } deinit { print(#function, #line) } } do { var pet: Animal? = Animal() pet?.command = { print(pet?.name ?? "Bobby") } pet = nil } And boom! deinit is called, meaning that the object was deallocated, but how? Why was the object deallocated? If we are deleting the exact same reference, that was deleted by the end of the 'do' scope in the first snippet? Am I misunderstanding something? I really hope this post will find the right people, since I could not even find appropriate tags for that.

and yeah, swift vaguely is reminiscent of a programming language I developed, but I want swift To do return if (var blah:Int32 == 43){ blah = blah2; } your welcome !! thank me on my new accounting job lol =/ basically I want to return conditional statements for a private reason

I am porting an old app from ObjC. The app uses many defined constants such as: #define COM_OFFSET 12.5 and many variables that are read and/or written throughout the App, such as: PCDate* Dates[367]; @class PCMainView; PCMainView* MainView; in one file called "PCCommon.h" How do I duplicate this function in Swift? I have looked around and have found no help. Thanks in advance.

I'm continuing with the migration towards Swift 6. Within one of our libraries, I want to check whether a parameter object: Any? confirms to Sendable. I tried the most obvious one: if let sendable = object as? Sendable { } But that results into the compiler error "Marker protocol 'Sendable' cannot be used in a conditional cast". Is there an other way to do this?

Hi all, In Swift, I often see static helper functions grouped in an enum without any cases, like this: enum StringUtils { static func camelCaseToSnakeCase(_ input: String) -> String { // implementation } } Since this enum has no cases, it cannot be instantiated – which is exactly the point. It’s meant to group related functionality without any stored state, and without the need for instantiation. This pattern avoids writing a struct with a private init() and makes the intent clearer: "This is just a static utility, not an object." You’ll often see this used for things like: AnalyticsEvents.track(_:) My question: Is this use of a case-less enum considered good practice in Swift when building static-only helpers? Or is there a better alternative for expressing intent and preventing instantiation? I’d appreciate any insight – especially if there’s official guidance or references from the Swift core team. Thanks!

We are migrating to swift 6 from swift 5 using Xcode 16.2. we are getting below errors in almost each of our source code files : Call to main actor-isolated initializer 'init(storyboard:bundle:)' in a synchronous non isolated context Main actor-isolated property 'delegate' can not be mutated from a nonisolated context Call to main actor-isolated instance method 'register(cell:)' in a synchronous nonisolated context Call to main actor-isolated instance method 'setup()' in a synchronous nonisolated context Few questions related to these compile errors. Some of our functions arguments have default value set but swift 6 does not allow to set any default values. This requires a lot of code changes throughout the project. This would be lot of source code re-write. Using annotations like @uncheck sendable , @Sendable on the class (Main actor) name, lot of functions within those classes , having inside some code which coming from other classes which also showing main thread issue even we using @uncheck sendable. There are so many compile errors, we are still seeing other than what we have listed here. Fixing these compile errors throughout our project, would be like a re-write of our whole application, which would take lot of time. In order for us to migrate efficiently, we have few questions where we need your help with. Below are the questions. Are there any ways we can bypass these errors using any keywords or any other way possible? Can Swift 5 and Swift 6 co-exist? so, we can slowly migrate over a period of time.

Hello, While watching WWDC25: Code-along: Elevate an app with Swift concurrency at timestamp 25:48, I noticed something in the slide/diagram that might be incorrect. The diagram shows ExtractSticker twice, but based on the code context and spoken explanation, I think it was meant to be ExtractSticker and ExtractColor. Reasoning: The surrounding code and narration describe the use of async let and a Sendable Data object. From the flow, one task extracts a sticker while the other extracts a color, so it seems like the diagram is inconsistent. I do understand that with @concurrent, having two ExtractSticker operations on the same Data is technically possible (with two concurrent process executing their respective ExtractSticker) — but that would be a different meaning than what the talk was describing. Since concurrency is already a subtle and error-prone topic, I thought it was worth pointing this out. If I’m mistaken, I’d love clarification. Otherwise, this could be a small correction to keep things aligned and clearer for everyone. Minor point overall, but Swift 6’s concurrency model is doing a fantastic job at helping us write safer code—so thank you to the team for that! (Attaching screenshots for reference)

I’m stuck with repeated production crashes in my SwiftUI app and I can’t make sense of the traces on my own. The symbolicated reports show the same pattern: Crash on com.apple.CFNetwork.LoaderQ with EXC_BAD_ACCESS / PAC failure Always deep in CFNetwork, most often in URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo(NSURLRequest*, _CFCachedURLResponse const*, long, URLConnectionLoader::WhatToDo) No frames from my code, no sign of AuthManager or tokens. What I’ve tried: Enabled Address Sanitizer, Malloc Scribble, Guard Malloc, Zombies. Set CFNETWORK_DIAGNOSTICS=3 and collected Console logs. Stress-tested the app (rapid typing, filter switching, background/foreground, poor network with Network Link Conditioner). Could not reproduce the crash locally. So far: Logs show unrelated performance faults (I/O on main thread, CLLocationManager delegate), but no obvious CFNetwork misuse. My suspicion is a URLSession lifetime or delegate/auth-challenge race, but I can’t confirm because I can’t trigger it. Since starting this investigation, I also refactored some of my singletons into @State/@ObservedObject dependencies. For example, my app root now wires up AuthManager, BackendService, and AccountManager (where API calls happen using async/await) as @State properties: @State var authManager: AuthManager @State var accountManager: AccountManager @State var backendService: BackendService init() { let authManager = AuthManager() self._authManager = .init(wrappedValue: authManager) let backendService = BackendService(authManager: authManager) self._backendService = .init(wrappedValue: backendService) self._accountManager = .init(wrappedValue: AccountManager(backendService: backendService)) } I don’t know if this refactor is related to the crash, but I am including it to be complete. Apologies that I don’t have a minimized sample project — this issue seems app-wide, and all I have are the crash logs. Request: Given the crash location (URLConnectionLoader::loadWithWhatToDo), can Apple provide guidance on known scenarios or misuses that can lead to this crash? Is there a way to get more actionable diagnostics from CFNetwork beyond CFNETWORK_DIAGNOSTICS to pinpoint whether it’s session lifetime, cached response corruption, or auth/redirect? Can you also confirm whether my dependency setup above could contribute to URLSession or backend lifetime issues? I can’t reliably reproduce the crash, and without Apple’s insight the stack trace is effectively opaque to me. Thanks for your time and help. Happy to send multiple symbolicated crash logs at request. Thanks for any help. PS. Including 2 of many similar crash logs. Can provide more if needed. Atlans-2025-07-29-154915_symbolicated (cfloader).txt Atlans-2025-08-08-124226_symbolicated (cfloader).txt

I have enabled runtime concurrency warnings to check for future problems concerning concurrency: Build Setting / Other Swift Flags: -Xfrontend -warn-concurrency -Xfrontend -enable-actor-data-race-checks When trying to call the async form of PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges{} I get the following runtime warning: warning: data race detected: @MainActor function at ... was not called on the main thread in the line containing performChanges. My sample code inside a default Xcode multi platform app template is as follows: import SwiftUI import Photos @MainActor class FotoChanger{     func addFotos() async throws{         await PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization(for: .addOnly)         try! await PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges{             let data = NSDataAsset(name: "Swift")!.data             let creationRequest = PHAssetCreationRequest.forAsset()             creationRequest.addResource(with: .photo, data: data, options: PHAssetResourceCreationOptions())         }     } } struct ContentView: View {     var body: some View {         ProgressView()             .task{                 try! await FotoChanger().addFotos()             }     } } You would have to have a Swift data asset inside the asset catalog to run the above code, but the error can even be recreated if the data is invalid. But what am I doing wrong? I have not found a way to run perform changes, the block or whatever causes the error on the main thread. PS: This is only test code to show the problem, don't mind the forced unwraps.

I want to build a Swift library package that uses modified build of OpenSSL and Curl. I have already statically compiled both and verified I can use them in an Objective-C framework on my target platform (iOS & iOS Simulator). I'm using XCFramework files that contain the static library binaries and headers: openssl.xcframework/ ios-arm64/ openssl.framework/ Headers/ [...] openssl ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/ openssl.framework/ Headers/ [...] openssl Info.plist I'm not sure how I'm supposed to set up my Swift package to import these libraries. I can use .systemLibrary but that seems to use the embedded copies of libssl and libcurl on my system, and I can't figure out how to use the path: parameter to that. I also tried using a .binaryTarget pointing to the XCFramework files, but that didn't seem to work as there is no module generated and I'm not sure how to make one myself. At a basic high level, this is what I'm trying to accomplish: where libcrypto & libssl come from the provided openssl.xcframework file, and libcurl from curl.xcframework

Hi, I have issue on build my react native project and got this error "Undefined symbol: _swift_willThrowTypedImpl" how can I fix it?

Using the DebugDescription macro to display an optional value produces a “String interpolation produces a debug description for an optional value” build warning. For example: @DebugDescription struct MyType: CustomDebugStringConvertible { let optionalValue: String? public var debugDescription: String { "Value: \(optionalValue)" } } The DebugDescription macro does not allow (it is an error) "Value: \(String(describing: optionalValue))" or "Value: \(optionalValue ?? "nil")" because “Only references to stored properties are allowed.” Is there a way to reconcile these? I have a build log full of these warnings, obscuring real issues.