If I set my build settings "default actor isolation" to MainActor, how do my @ModelActor actors and model classes need to look like ?
For now, I am creating instances of my @ModelActor actors and passing my modelContext container and processing all data there. Everything stays in this context. No models are transferred back to MainActor.
Now, after changing my project settings, I am getting a huge amount of warnings.
Do I need to set all my model classes to non-isolated and the @ModelActor actor as well?
Is there any new sample code to cover this topic ... did not find anything for now.
Thanks in advance, Marc
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I am trying to migrate my Core Data model to a new version with a new attribute added to it. Since my app supports macOS 13 I am not able to use the newly introduced Staged migrations.
After much digging I found that the app is not able to find the Mapping Model when one of the attribute has "Preserve after deletion" enabled.
I have enabled migration debbuging using
com.apple.CoreData.MigrationDebug 1
I am getting following error
error: CoreData: error: (migration) migration failed with error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134140 "Persistent store migration failed, missing mapping model."
What is the way out here?
Hello,
I'm planning to had an onboarding to one of my apps. I am thinking about a way for a user to not see the onboarding again if he installs the app on another device. So for example, the user completes the onboarding on its iPhone, then downloads the app on its iPad and launch it, he doesn't see the onboarding a second time.
I thought about using iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStored to store the onboarding completion state.
But I'm not sure when the data is synced to the other device logged into the same Apple account:
Immediately even if the app is not installed on the other device (independent from the app, only iCloud thing)?
At the same time as the app install on the other device?
After the app is first launched on the other device?
Of course synchronisation will depend on the Internet connection, speed, etc. so the app should handle the case where the data is not here but what would be the best case scenario?
Thank you,
Axel
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
I have an app that uses NSPersistentCloudKitContainer stored in a shared location via App Groups so my widget can fetch data to display. It works. But if you reset your iPhone and restore it from a backup, an error occurs:
The file "Name.sqlite" couldn't be opened. I suspect this happens because the widget is created before the app's data is restored. Restarting the iPhone is the only way to fix it though, opening the app and reloading timelines does not. Anything I can do to fix that to not require turning it off and on again?
We are trying to solve for the following condition with SwiftData + CloudKit:
Lots of data in CloudKit
Perform "app-reset" to clear data & App settings and start fresh.
Reset data models with try modelContext.delete(model:_) myModel.count() confirms local deletion (0 records); but iCloud Console shows expectedly slow process to delete.
Old CloudKit data is returning during the On Boarding process.
Questions:
• Would making a new iCloud Zone for each reset work around this, as the new zone would be empty? We're having trouble finding details about how to do this with SwiftData.
• Would CKSyncEngine have a benefit over the default SwiftData methods?
Open to hearing if anyone has experienced a similar challenge and how you worked around it!
I have used core data before via the model editor. This is the first time I'm using swift data and that too with CloudKit. Can you tell me if the following model classes are correct?
I have an expense which can have only one sub category which in turn belongs to a single category. Here are my classes...
// Expense.swift
// Pocket Expense Diary
//
// Created by Neerav Kothari on 16/05/25.
//
import Foundation
import SwiftData
@Model
class Expense {
@Attribute var expenseDate: Date? = nil
@Attribute var expenseAmount: Double? = nil
@Attribute var expenseCategory: Category? = nil
@Attribute var expenseSubCategory: SubCategory? = nil
var date: Date {
get {
return expenseDate ?? Date()
}
set {
expenseDate = newValue
}
}
var amount: Double{
get {
return expenseAmount ?? 0.0
}
set {
expenseAmount = newValue
}
}
var category: Category{
get {
return expenseCategory ?? Category.init(name: "", icon: "")
}
set {
expenseCategory = newValue
}
}
var subCategory: SubCategory{
get {
return expenseSubCategory ?? SubCategory.init(name: "", icon: "")
}
set {
expenseSubCategory = newValue
}
}
init(date: Date, amount: Double, category: Category, subCategory: SubCategory) {
self.date = date
self.amount = amount
self.category = category
self.subCategory = subCategory
}
}
//
// Category.swift
// Pocket Expense Diary
//
// Created by Neerav Kothari on 16/05/25.
//
import Foundation
import SwiftData
@Model
class Category {
@Attribute var categoryName: String? = nil
@Attribute var categoryIcon: String? = nil
var name: String {
get {
return categoryName ?? ""
}
set {
categoryName = newValue
}
}
var icon: String {
get {
return categoryIcon ?? ""
}
set {
categoryIcon = newValue
}
}
@Relationship(inverse: \Expense.expenseCategory) var expenses: [Expense]? = []
init(name: String, icon: String) {
self.name = name
self.icon = icon
}
}
// SubCategory.swift
// Pocket Expense Diary
//
// Created by Neerav Kothari on 16/05/25.
//
import Foundation
import SwiftData
@Model
class SubCategory {
@Attribute var subCategoryName: String? = nil
@Attribute var subCategoryIcon: String? = nil
var name: String {
get {
return subCategoryName ?? ""
}
set {
subCategoryName = newValue
}
}
var icon: String {
get {
return subCategoryIcon ?? ""
}
set {
subCategoryIcon = newValue
}
}
@Relationship(inverse: \Expense.expenseSubCategory) var expenses: [Expense]? = []
init(name: String, icon: String) {
self.name = name
self.icon = icon
}
}
The reason why I have wrappers is the let the existing code (before CloudKit was integrated), work.
In future versions I plan to query expenses even via category or sub category. I particularly doubt for the relationship i have set. should there be one from category to subcategory as well?
I’m seeing persistent issues with iCloud Drive hydration and Finder sync on a new M4 MacBook Pro running Sequoia 15.5 (24F74). The same folders hydrate correctly on other Macs (Intel and M1), but not on the M4.
✅ Tried:
– killall bird
– Safe Mode boot
– Toggling iCloud Drive and System Settings > Apple ID
– Isolating network, user profile, and running First Aid
🔍 Findings:
– EtreCheck report shows consistent high CPU usage from bird with no resolution.
– Console logs suggest bird is waiting on local metadata index.
– No VPNs installed. No third-party sync tools active.
I’ve sanitized and attached the EtreCheck report as text for reference (or can paste if needed).
❓ Questions:
1. Is this a known issue on M4 systems or Sequoia 15.5?
2. Could file system ownership have been impacted by command-line tools?
3. Is there a safe method to reset bird metadata or iCloud sync state locally?
Any guidance from Apple or other developers would be appreciated. Thanks!
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
I have an app which uses key-value storage and will not sync data past a certain size -- meaning that device "A" will send the data to the cloud but device "B" will never receive the updated data. Device "B" will receive the NSUbiquitousKeyValueStoreDidChangeExternallyNotification that the KVS changed but the data is empty.
The data in in the KVS is comprised of 4 keys, each containing a value of NSData generated by NSKeyedArchiver. The NSData is comprised of property-list data types (e.g. numbers, strings, dates, etc.)
I've verified that the KVS meets the limits of:
A total of 1 MB per app, with a per-key limit of 1 MB
A per-key value size limit of 1 MB, and a maximum of 1024 keys
A maximum length for key strings is 64 bytes using UTF8 encoding
Also, the app has never received an NSUbiquitousKeyValueStoreQuotaViolationChange notification.
Of the 4 keys, 3 of them contain no more than 30 KB of data each. However, one of the keys can contain as much as 160 KB of data which will not sync to another device. Strangely, if I constrain the data to 100 KB it will work, however, that is not ideal as it is a fraction of the necessary data.
I don't see any errors in the debug log either.
Any suggestions on what to try next to get this working?
My project is using swiftData and I want to implement iCloud sync in it. Now, my data base doesnt have any optional attributes or relationships and CloudKit wants them to be optional.
So, rather than editing all code with unwrapping code for the optionals, how can I provide a bridge that does so in the last stage of actually saving to the store? Sort of, capture it in a proxy object before writing and after reading from the store.
Is there a neat way that can save a lot of debugging? I have code snippets from chat gpt and they are hard to debug. This is my first project in swiftUI.
Thanks.
Neerav
Some of my customer get the following CloudKit error (I cannot reproduce is myself).
Failed to modify some records (CKErrorDomain:2)
userInfo: CKErrorDescription:Failed to modify some records CKPartialErrors:{
"<CKRecordID: ooo; recordName=ooo, zoneID=ooo:__defaultOwner__>"
= "<CKError 0x600003809ce0: \"Limit Exceeded\" (27/2023); server message = \"AssetUploadTokenRetrieveRequest request size exceeds limit\";
op = ooo; uuid = ooo; container ID = \"ooo\">"
This is a CKError.limitExeeded error.
I create 200 or less records in a batch operation. So I am below the 400 limit.
Searching the Internet for "AssetUploadTokenRetrieveRequest request size exceeds limit": 0 results
Can anyone give me a hint?
Hi,
I'm getting a very odd error log in my SwiftData setup for an iOS app. It is implemented to support schema migration. When starting the app, it simply prints the following log twice (seems to be dependent on how many migration steps, I have two steps in my sample code):
CoreData: error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable. This may result in an unstable verison checksum. Add model to NSPersistentStoreCoordinator and try again.
(Yes there is a mistyped word "verison", this is exactly the log)
The code actually fully works. But I have neither CloudKit configured, nor is this app in Production yet. I'm still just developing.
Here is the setup and code to reproduce the issue.
Development mac version: macOS 15.5
XCode version: 16.4
iOS Simulator version: 18.5
Real iPhone version: 18.5
Project name: SwiftDataDebugApp
SwiftDataDebugApp.swift:
import SwiftUI
import SwiftData
@main
struct SwiftDataDebugApp: App {
var sharedModelContainer: ModelContainer = {
let schema = Schema([
Item.self,
])
let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(schema: schema, isStoredInMemoryOnly: false, allowsSave: true)
do {
return try ModelContainer(for: schema, migrationPlan: ModelMigraitonPlan.self, configurations: [modelConfiguration])
} catch {
fatalError("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)")
}
}()
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
.modelContainer(sharedModelContainer)
}
}
Item.swift:
import Foundation
import SwiftData
typealias Item = ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item
enum ModelSchemaV1_0_0: VersionedSchema {
static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(1, 0, 0)
static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] {
[Item.self]
}
@Model
final class Item {
var timestamp: Date
init(timestamp: Date) {
self.timestamp = timestamp
}
}
}
enum ModelSchemaV2_0_0: VersionedSchema {
static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(2, 0, 0)
static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] {
[Item.self]
}
@Model
final class Item {
var timestamp: Date
var tags: [Tag] = []
init(timestamp: Date, tags: [Tag]) {
self.timestamp = timestamp
self.tags = tags
}
}
}
enum ModelMigraitonPlan: SchemaMigrationPlan {
static var schemas: [any VersionedSchema.Type] {
[ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self]
}
static var stages: [MigrationStage] {
[migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0]
}
static let migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0 = MigrationStage.custom(
fromVersion: ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self,
toVersion: ModelSchemaV2_0_0.self,
willMigrate: nil,
didMigrate: { context in
let items = try context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item>())
for item in items {
item.tags = Array(repeating: "abc", count: Int.random(in: 0...3)).map({ Tag(value: $0) })
}
try context.save()
}
)
}
Tag.swift:
import Foundation
struct Tag: Codable, Hashable, Comparable {
var value: String
init(value: String) {
self.value = value
}
static func < (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool {
return lhs.value < rhs.value
}
static func == (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool {
return lhs.value == rhs.value
}
func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
hasher.combine(value)
}
}
ContentView.swift:
import SwiftUI
import SwiftData
struct ContentView: View {
@Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext
@Query private var items: [Item]
var body: some View {
VStack {
List {
ForEach(items) { item in
VStack(alignment: .leading) {
Text(item.timestamp, format: Date.FormatStyle(date: .numeric, time: .standard))
HStack {
ForEach(item.tags, id: \.hashValue) { tag in
Text("\(tag.value)")
}
}
}
}
.onDelete(perform: deleteItems)
}
Button("Add") {
addItem()
}
.padding(.top)
}
}
private func addItem() {
withAnimation {
let newItem = Item(timestamp: Date(), tags: [Tag(value: "Hi")])
modelContext.insert(newItem)
}
do {
try modelContext.save()
} catch {
print("Error saving add: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
private func deleteItems(offsets: IndexSet) {
withAnimation {
for index in offsets {
modelContext.delete(items[index])
}
}
do {
try modelContext.save()
} catch {
print("Error saving delete: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
#Preview {
ContentView()
.modelContainer(for: Item.self, inMemory: true)
}
I hope someone can help, couldn't find anything related to this log at all.
In the CloudKit logs I see logs that suggest users getting QUOTA_EXCEEDED error for RecordDelete operations.
{
"time":"21/07/2025, 7:57:46 UTC"
"database":"PRIVATE"
"zone":"***"
"userId":"***"
"operationId":"***"
"operationGroupName":"2.3.3(185)"
"operationType":"RecordDelete"
"platform":"iPhone"
"clientOS":"iOS;18.5"
"overallStatus":"USER_ERROR"
"error":"QUOTA_EXCEEDED"
"requestId":"***"
"executionTimeMs":"177"
"interfaceType":"NATIVE"
"recordInsertBytes":54352
"recordInsertCount":40
"returnedRecordTypes":"_pcs_data"
}
I'm confused as to what this means? Why would a RecordDelete operation have recordInsertBytes? I'd expect a RecordDelete operation to never fail on quotaExceeded and how would I handle that in the app?
I have some models in my app:
[SDPlanBrief.self, SDAirport.self, SDChart.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self]
SDLocationBrief has a @Relationship with SDChart
When I went live with my app I didn't have a versioned schema, but quickly had to change that as I needed to add items to my SDPlanBrief Model.
The first versioned schema I made included only the model that I had made a change to.
static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] {
[SDPlanBrief.self]
}
I had made zero changes to my model container and the whole time, and it was working fine. The migration worked well and this is what I was using:
.modelContainer(for: [SDAirport.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self, SDChart.self, SDPlanBrief.self])
I then saw that to do this all properly, I should actually include ALL of my @Models in the versioned schema:
enum AllSwiftDataSchemaV3: VersionedSchema {
static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] {
[SDPlanBrief.self, SDAirport.self, SDChart.self, SDIndividualRunwayAirport.self, SDLocationBrief.self]
}
static var versionIdentifier: Schema.Version = .init(2, 0, 0)
}
extension AllSwiftDataSchemaV3 {
@Model
class SDPlanBrief {
var destination: String
etc...
init(destination: String, etc...) {
self.destination = destination
etc...
}
}
@Model
class SDAirport {
var catABMinima: String
etc...
init(catABMinima: String etc...) {
self.catABMinima = catABMinima
etc...
}
}
@Model
class SDChart: Identifiable {
var key: String
etc...
var brief: SDLocationBrief? // @Relationship with SDChart
init(key: String etc...) {
self.key = key
etc...
}
}
@Model
class SDIndividualRunwayAirport {
var icaoCode: String
etc...
init(icaoCode: String etc...) {
self.icaoCode = icaoCode
etc...
}
}
@Model
class SDLocationBrief: Identifiable {
var briefString: String
etc...
@Relationship(deleteRule: .cascade, inverse: \SDChart.brief) var chartsArray = [SDChart]()
init(
briefString: String,
etc...
chartsArray: [SDChart] = []
) {
self.briefString = briefString
etc...
self.chartsArray = chartsArray
}
}
}
This is ALL my models in here btw.
I saw also that modelContainer needed updating to work better for versioned schemas. I changed my modelContainer to look like this:
actor ModelContainerActor {
@MainActor
static func container() -> ModelContainer {
let schema = Schema(
versionedSchema: AllSwiftDataSchemaV3.self
)
let configuration = ModelConfiguration()
let container = try! ModelContainer(
for: schema,
migrationPlan: PlanBriefMigrationPlan.self,
configurations: configuration
)
return container
}
}
and I am passing in like so:
.modelContainer(ModelContainerActor.container())
Each time I run the app now, I suddenly get this message a few times in a row:
CoreData: error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable. This may result in an unstable verison checksum. Add model to NSPersistentStoreCoordinator and try again.
I typealias all of these models too for the most recent V3 version eg:
typealias SDPlanBrief = AllSwiftDataSchemaV3.SDPlanBrief
Can someone see if I am doing something wrong here? It seems my TestFlight users are experiencing a crash every now and then when certain views load (I assume when accessing @Query objects). Seems its more so when a view loads quickly, like when removing a subscription view where the data may not have had time to load??? Can someone please have a look and help me out.
Hi,
I am testing a situation with shared CKRecords where the data in the CKRecord syncs fine, but the creatorUserRecordID.recordName and lastModifiedUserRecordID.recordName shows "defaultOwner" (which maps to the CKCurrentUserDefaultName constant) even though I made sure I edit the CKRecord value from a different iCloud account. In fact, on the CloudKit dashboard, it shows the correct user recordIDs in the metadata for the 'Created' and 'Modified' fields, but not in the CKRecord.
I am mostly testing this on the iPhone simulator with the debugger attached. Is that a possible reason for this, or is there some other reason the lastModifiedUserRecordID is showing the value for 'CKCurrentUserDefaultName'? It would be pretty difficult to build in functionality to look up changes by a different userID if this is the case.
I am trying to extend my PersistedModels like so:
@Versioned(3)
@Model
class MyType {
var name: String
init() { name = "hello" }
}
but it seems that SwiftData's@Model macro is unable to read the properties added by my @Versioned macro. I have tried changing the order and it ignores them regardless. version is not added to schemaMetadata and version needs to be persisted. I was planning on using this approach to add multiple capabilities to my model types. Is this possible to do with macros?
VersionedMacro
/// A macro that automatically implements VersionedModel protocol
public struct VersionedMacro: MemberMacro, ExtensionMacro {
// Member macro to add the stored property directly to the type
public static func expansion(
of node: AttributeSyntax,
providingMembersOf declaration: some DeclGroupSyntax,
in context: some MacroExpansionContext
) throws -> [DeclSyntax] {
guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self),
let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else {
throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)")
}
let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
// Add the stored property with the version value
return [
"public private(set) var version: Int = \(raw: versionValue)"
]
}
// Extension macro to add static property
public static func expansion(
of node: SwiftSyntax.AttributeSyntax,
attachedTo declaration: some SwiftSyntax.DeclGroupSyntax,
providingExtensionsOf type: some SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntaxProtocol,
conformingTo protocols: [SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntax],
in context: some SwiftSyntaxMacros.MacroExpansionContext
) throws -> [SwiftSyntax.ExtensionDeclSyntax] {
guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self),
let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else {
throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)")
}
let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
// We need to explicitly add the conformance in the extension
let ext = try ExtensionDeclSyntax("extension \(type): VersionedModel {}")
.with(\.memberBlock.members, MemberBlockItemListSyntax {
MemberBlockItemSyntax(decl: DeclSyntax(
"public static var version: Int { \(raw: versionValue) }"
))
})
return [ext]
}
}
VersionedModel
public protocol VersionedModel: PersistentModel {
/// The version of this particular instance
var version: Int { get }
/// The type's current version
static var version: Int { get }
}
Macro Expansion:
I'm working through the Develop In Swift tutorial at page
[https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/develop-in-swift/navigation-editing-and-relationships-conclusion)]
The tutorial has a one to many relationship between Friend and Movie (each friend can have at most one favorite movie and each movie can be the favorite for zero or more friends).
An exercise left to the student is to use an .onDelete on the movie detail page to delete that movie as favorite.
I modified the Form
Form {
TextField("Movie title", text: $movie.title)
DatePicker("Release date", selection: $movie.releaseDate, displayedComponents: .date)
if !movie.favoritedBy.isEmpty {
Section("Favorited by") {
ForEach(sortedFriends) { friend in
Text(friend.name)
}
.onDelete(perform: deleteFavorites(indexes:))
}
}
}
by adding the .onDelete clause
I added
private func deleteFavorites(indexes: IndexSet) {
for index in indexes {
context.delete(movie.favoritedBy[index])
}
}
to the view.
This does delete the favorite movie, but it also deletes the friend. My assumption is that the selected friend should then have no favorite movie rather than being deleted
There is an if in the Form that doesn't display the FAVORITED BY section if no friend has that movie as a favorite, but if I delete all the friends who had this movie as a favorite, the section remains (but is empty), until I exit the MovieDetail view and reload it
There is no answer for these exercises, so I could be doing it wrong.
EDIT: If I delete a movie using the app function to delete a movie, friends that have that movie as a favorite are not deleted and have their favorite movie set to None
Hello,
I apologize if this post could be slightly out of forum topic but I have one issue that I cannot solve.
I tried a few times to call Apple support but the only indication that have given to me is to try with this forum.
The issue I have is simple. Sometimes the modifications performed on iCloud Drive on one computer are not properly synced between the local folder /Users/[username]/Library/Mobile Documents/... and the cloud and therefore are not shared across all devices that use the same iCloud Drive.
This is very disturbing as it may lead to a data loss.
I would like to write a simple software that activates the iCloud Drive sync between the local iCloud folder /Users/[username]/Library/Mobile Documents/... and the Cloud.
A simple macOS bash script would be fine but also other pieces of software are welcome.
Can anyone please help me?
Thanks!
Daniele
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
I have tried to set up iCloud sync. Despite fully isolating and resetting my development environment, the app fails with:
NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134060 (PersistentStoreIncompatibleVersionHashError)
What I’ve done:
Created a brand new CloudKit container
Created a new bundle ID and app target
Renamed the Core Data model file itself
Set a new model version
Used a new .sqlite store path
Created a new .entitlements file with the correct container ID
Verified that the CloudKit dashboard shows no records
Deleted and reinstalled the app on a real device
Also tested with “Automatically manage signing” and without
Despite this, the error persists. I am very inexperienced and am not sure what my next step is to even attempt to fix this. Any guidance is apprecitated.
I have a widely-used app that lets users keep track of personal data. This data is persisted with SwiftData, and synced with CloudKit.
I understand that if the user's iCloud account changes on a device (for example, user logs out or toggles off an app's access to iCloud), then NSPersistentCloudKitContainer will erase the local data records on app launch. This is intentional behavior, intended as a privacy feature.
However, we are receiving regular reports from users for whom the system has incorrectly indicated that the app's access to iCloud is unavailable, even when the user hasn't logged out or toggled off permission to access iCloud. This triggers the behavior to clear the local records, and even though the data is still available in iCloud, to the user, it looks like their data has disappeared for no reason. Helping the user find and troubleshoot their iCloud app data settings can be very difficult, since in many cases the user has no idea what iCloud is, and we can't link them directly to the correct settings screen.
We seem to get these reports most frequently from users whose iCloud storage is full (which feels like punishment for not paying for additional storage), but we've also received reports from users who have enough storage space available (and are logged in and have the app's iCloud data permissions toggled on). It appears to happen randomly, as far as we can tell.
I found a blog post from two years ago from another app developer who encountered the same issue: https://crunchybagel.com/nspersistentcloudkitcontainer/#:~:text=The%20problem%20we%20were%20experiencing
To work around this and improve the user experience, we want to use CKContainer.accountStatus to check if the user has an available iCloud account, and if not, disable the CloudKit sync before it erases the local data.
I've found steps to accomplish this workaround using CoreData, but I'm not sure how to best modify the ModelContainer's configuration after receiving the CKAccountStatus when using SwiftData. I've put together this approach so far; is this the right way to handle disabling/enabling sync based on account status?
import SwiftUI
import SwiftData
import CloudKit
@main
struct AccountStatusTestApp: App {
@State private var modelContainer: ModelContainer?
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
if let modelContainer {
ContentView()
.modelContainer(modelContainer)
} else {
ProgressView("Loading...")
.task {
await initializeModelContainer()
}
}
}
}
func initializeModelContainer() async {
let schema = Schema([
Item.self,
])
do {
let accountStatus = try await CKContainer.default().accountStatus()
let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(
schema: schema,
cloudKitDatabase: accountStatus == .available ? .private("iCloud.com.AccountStatusTestApp") : .none
)
do {
let container = try ModelContainer(for: schema, configurations: [modelConfiguration])
modelContainer = container
} catch {
print("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)")
}
} catch {
print("Could not determine iCloud account status: \(error)")
}
}
}
I understand that bypassing the clearing of local data when the iCloud account is "unavailable" introduces possible issues with data being mingled on shared devices, but I plan to mitigate that with warning messages when users are in this state. This would be a far more preferable user experience than what's happening now.
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
Hi, I keep trying to use transformable to store an array of strings with SwiftData, and I can see that it is activating the transformer, but it keeps saying that I am still using NSArray instead of NSData.
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Unacceptable type of value for attribute: property = "category"; desired type = NSData; given type = Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray; value = ( yo, gurt ).' terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException CoreSimulator 1010.10 - Device: iPhone 16 18.0 (6879535B-3174-4025-AD37-ED06E60291AD) - Runtime: iOS 18.0 (22A3351) - DeviceType: iPhone 16 Message from debugger: killed
@Model
class MyModel: Identifiable, Equatable {
@Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var category: [String]?
@Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var amenities: [String]?
var image: String?
var parentChunck: MyModelDataChunk_V1?
init(category: [String]?, amenities: [String]?) {
self.category = category
self.amenities = amenities
}
}
class StringArrayTransformer: ValueTransformer {
override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {
print(value)
guard let array = value as? [String] else { return nil }
let data = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: array, options: [])
print(data)
return data
}
override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {
guard let data = value as? Data else { return nil }
let string = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])) as? [String]
print(string)
return string
}
override class func transformedValueClass() -> AnyClass {
return NSData.self
}
override class func allowsReverseTransformation() -> Bool {
return true
}
static func register() {
print("regitsering")
ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(StringArrayTransformer(), forName: .stringArrayTransformerName)
}
}
extension NSValueTransformerName {
static let stringArrayTransformerName = NSValueTransformerName("StringArrayTransformer")
}