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Many apps use Core Data for persistence and also need to import data from a server. Imported items typically have a unique identifier which can be used for identifying them. The count of imported items can be high therefore it is preferred to batch insert the items instead of adding them one by one. Core …
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I have been writing a new blog post at least every second week and therefore in 2020 I have published total of 27 blog posts. It is time to take a look back on the 2020 and see which blog posts were the most popular ones. I am just looking at the total count of …
Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote about resizing images on iOS: Resizing UIImages with aspect fill on iOS. As I am currently building a macOS, iOS, watchOS app I realized that I need a multiplatform image resizer. As this app deals with full size photos then I need to resize those photos for avoiding …
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Jazzy is an excellent tool for generating API documentation for Swift and Objective-C projects. Let's take a look how to generate and publish API documentation in GitHub with Jazzy. Installing Jazzy Installation: sudo gem install jazzy Jazzy config file for a Swift package Configuration options can be passed into Jazzy directly with the command or …
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SwiftLint is a tool for validating the style and conventions in Swift files. It is easy to integrate to a project. Minimum set up consists of installing SwiftLint and adding a build phase to your app target in Xcode. SwiftLint comes with a default list of rules, but if you would like to change the …
Git hooks are scripts written in any scripting language and are triggered when important actions occur. Hooks are stored in the repository’s .git/hooks folder. The script needs to have an appropriate filename without a path extension and also have executable permissions. Push event is an excellent time for triggering unit-tests and making sure local changes …
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WWDC’20 introduced WidgetKit which is a new framework for building widgets on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Widgets provide a quick way for displaying content from your app either on the home screen on iOS or on the notification center on macOS. As I have an iOS app which stores data with CoreData then let’s see …
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A while ago I wrote about using MVVM in a SwiftUI project. During the WWDC’20 Apple announced @StateObject property wrapper which is a nice addition in the context of MVVM. @StateObject makes sure that only one instance is created per a view structure. This enables us to use @StateObject property wrappers for class type view …
Xcode 12 comes with Swift toolchain 5.3 which brings resource and localisation support to Swift packages. Nice thing is that Swift package support only depends on the toolchain's version and does not have additional OS requirements. At the same time, let's keep in mind that OS requirements come from the code we actually add to …
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