PoCountess

PoCountess is a macOS app to track your https://countapi.xyz counters.

You can:

• track/create multiple namespaces
• track/create/increment multiple keys per namespace

PoCountess stands for Proof of Countess, because this app is a proof of concept macOS app built for SwiftUI Series 2022. This PoC should turn into @CountessApp, which will be available on iOS/iPadOS and have a broader scope of features (follow to join the Testflight).

Why Countess? Because the app has many counters that report the latest gossip from a domain with diligence.

You will interact with:

• Domains, consisting of:
  • a namespace (used by Countapi),
  • a title (a human readable name),
  • and Counters
• Counters, consisting of:
  • a key (used by Countapi)
  • a title (a human readable name)

Features

• Create or track existing countapi.xyz namespaces
• Create or track existing countapi.xyz keys
• Increment countapi.xyz counters
• Lock Counters to prevent unintential update from the app (default when creating)

Taking a quick tour with the Countess

• Launch her (not too high)
• Click "Go Mingle" at the bottom of the welcome screen
• Look at the Counters, they all serve a different purpose
• Check the menu bar for a quick look at your keys

Menu/Commands

• ⌘D to create a new domain with counters
• ⌘R to refresh all the counters in the current view
• Toggle the sidebar:
  • from "View > Show/Hide Sidebar"
  • with ⌃⌘S
  • from the icon in the toolbar

AccentColor

The app uses an accentColor defined in its Assets.

Domains

• Adding a domain
  • Adding a new domain will automatically focus on its namespace for rapid editing
  • If you select a different domain and come back to it, it won't re-focus (cause that would be pretty annoying)
• Deleting a domain
  • press the delete key when selecting it
  • right click on it

Deleting a domain will present the Welcome view again, which is weirdly hard to get right.

Other things to notice

• Groundwork for Localization
• Use of accessibility Labels

Known issues & limitations

• If you delete the last but one domain, the WelcomeView() is shown instead of the last domain.
• Deleting a key will delete the whole domain.
• No proper management of windows/tabs (switching namespace in one window switches everywhere)

Questions I'm left with

• How to fix the know issues 😂
• How to have clear backgrounds for textfields
• How to change the Counters List background
• Windows & Tabs management

Let's keep in touch

• The upcoming app: @CountessApp
• The author: @sowenjub