swift-tricks.md

SwiftUI is an powerful framework for creating ios mobile app, However, its customisation isn't mature enough for developers to create an fully functional macos desktop application. Although Apple had improved a lot of functionalities for SwiftUI, most of them currently only support newer macos system (Big Sur+).

- embed AppKit in SwiftUI

using "NSViewControllerRepresentable"

struct XXXiew: NSViewControllerRepresentable { func makeNSViewController(context: Context) -> some NSViewController { return XXXContoller() } func updateNSViewController(_ nsViewController: NSViewControllerType, context: Context) { } }

create a viewcontroller as usual

class XXXContoller: NSViewController { }

- create navigation toolbar for SwiftUI lifecycle app (support macos 10.15+)

how I create toolbar

key-press detecting

=> add global observer and get keycode by using NSEvent.keyCode NOTE: Both NSEvent or CGEvent can't detect the input of secure textfield.