Discover new capabilities in the App Intents framework

0:01 - Share structured entities with ValueRepresentation

struct LandmarkEntity: AppEntity, Transferable {
      var id: Int
      var landmark: Landmark  // contains CLLocationCoordinate2D

      static var transferRepresentation: some TransferRepresentation {
          ValueRepresentation(
              exporting: { entity in
                  PlaceDescriptor(
                      representations: [.coordinate(entity.landmark.locationCoordinate)],
                      commonName: entity.landmark.name
                  )
              }
          )
      }
  }

  // If the entity already has a PlaceDescriptor property, use a key-path — much less code:
  struct LandmarkEntity: AppEntity, Transferable {
      var id: Int
      @Property var placeDescriptor: PlaceDescriptor

      static var transferRepresentation: some TransferRepresentation {
          ValueRepresentation(exporting: \.placeDescriptor)
      }
  }

5:18 - Register relevant entities with RelevantEntities

// Suggest playlists for the workout session
  let playlistEntities = [dailyRun, runningMix]
  let workoutContext = AppEntityContext.audio(.workout(activityType: .running))

  try await RelevantEntities.shared.updateEntities(
      playlistEntities, for: workoutContext
  )
  
  // Clear all entities for a context
  try await RelevantEntities.shared.removeAllEntities(for: workoutContext)

  // Remove specific entities from a context
  try await RelevantEntities.shared.removeEntities(playlistEntities, from: workoutContext)

  // Or remove all entities across all contexts
  try await RelevantEntities.shared.removeAllEntities()

7:15 - Handle large entity sets with EntityCollection

struct TagPhotosIntent: AppIntent {
      static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Tag Travel Photos"

      @Parameter var photos: EntityCollection<PhotoEntity>   // was: [PhotoEntity]
      @Parameter var tag: String

      func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
          modelData.tagPhotos(ids: photos.identifiers, tag: tag)   // was: tagPhotos(photos, tag: tag)
          return .result()
      }
  }

10:14 - Make entity IDs stable with SyncableEntity

// If your ID is already stable across devices (server UUID, CloudKit record ID):
  struct PhotoEntity: AppEntity, SyncableEntity {
      var id: Int  // Already stable across devices — that's it
  }
  
  // If you use local IDs, pair a local and a stable ID:
  struct PhotoEntity: AppEntity, SyncableEntity {
      var id: SyncableEntityIdentifier<String, String>

      init(localID: String, stableID: String) {
          self.id = SyncableEntityIdentifier(local: localID, stable: stableID)
      }
  }

11:58 - Accept multiple types with @UnionValue

@UnionValue
  enum TravelGalleryContent {
      case landmarkCollection(LandmarkCollectionEntity)
      case photoAlbum(PhotoAlbumEntity)

      static let typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Travel Gallery"
      static let caseDisplayRepresentations: [Cases: DisplayRepresentation] = [
          .landmarkCollection: "Landmark Collection",
          .photoAlbum: "Photo Album"
      ]
  }

13:41 - Run beyond 30 s with LongRunningIntent + CancellableIntent

struct UploadPhotoIntent: LongRunningIntent, CancellableIntent {
      static let title: LocalizedStringResource = "Upload Photo"

      @Parameter var photo: IntentFile
  
      func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult & ProvidesDialog {
          let result = try await performBackgroundTask {
              let chunks = calculateChunks(for: photo)
              progress.totalUnitCount = Int64(chunks)

              for chunk in 1...chunks {
                  try Task.checkCancellation()
                  try await uploadChunk(chunk)
                  progress.completedUnitCount = Int64(chunk)
              }
              return "Upload complete!"
          } onCancel: { reason in
              cleanup(for: reason)
          }
          return .result(dialog: "\(result)")
      }
  }

16:54 - Control which process runs your intent with ExecutionTargets

// Write operation — needs the main app
  struct UpdateFavoriteIntent: AppIntent {
      static var allowedExecutionTargets: ExecutionTargets { .main }
  }

  // Standalone download — runs in the extension
  struct DownloadPhotoIntent: AppIntent {
      static var allowedExecutionTargets: ExecutionTargets { .appIntentsExtension }
  }

  // Display-only — runs in the widget extension
  struct GetLandmarkStatusIntent: AppIntent {
      static var allowedExecutionTargets: ExecutionTargets { .widgetKitExtension }
  }

  // Works in either — lets the system choose
  struct TagPhotosIntent: AppIntent {
      static var allowedExecutionTargets: ExecutionTargets { [.main, .appIntentsExtension] }
  }