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Documentation: Add API examples, migration guide, and performance characteristics #160

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Overview

Address documentation gaps identified during PR #134 review to improve developer experience and API usability.

Missing Documentation

1. Public API Usage Examples

Current State: Code documentation lacks practical usage examples.

Needed:

  • In-code examples for common operations
  • Quick start examples in type documentation
  • Common use case patterns

Example additions:

/// Query records with filters
///
/// # Example
/// ```swift
/// let query = RecordQuery()
///   .filter { record in
///     record["status"] == "active" &&
///     record["created"] > Date().addingTimeInterval(-86400)
///   }
///   .sort(by: "created", ascending: false)
///
/// let results = try await client.queryRecords(query)
/// ```
public func queryRecords(_ query: RecordQuery) async throws -> [Record]

2. CloudKit Query Limitations

Needed:

  • CloudKit service limits
  • How API limits map to service limits
  • Workarounds for common limitations
  • Error handling for limit violations

Coverage needed:

## CloudKit Limitations

### Query Limits
- Maximum results per query: 200 (configurable)
- Maximum filter complexity
- Maximum sort operations

### Field Limitations
- Supported field types
- Maximum field size
- Index limitations

### Rate Limits
- Requests per second
- Concurrent operations
- Retry strategies

### API Mapping
How MistKit filters map to CloudKit query constraints

Implementation Tasks

  • Add inline documentation examples to all public APIs
  • Document CloudKit limitations (CLOUDKIT_LIMITS.md)
  • Add usage examples to key types (Query, Filter, FieldValue)
  • Create tutorials for common scenarios
  • Add troubleshooting section

Benefits

  • Improved developer onboarding
  • Reduced support burden
  • Better API adoption
  • Clear understanding of CloudKit constraints

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