iOS Architecture Standards
Priority: P0
Implementation Guidelines
MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel)
- •ViewModel Responsibility: Handle business logic, formatting, and state. No UIKit imports (except for platform types like
UIImageif strictly necessary). - •ViewState: Use a single state object or discrete
@Publishedproperties for UI updates. - •Inputs/Outputs: Define explicit protocols or nested types for inputs (events from View) and outputs (state for View).
Coordinator Pattern
- •Navigation Logic: Decouple ViewControllers from navigation logic. The Coordinator handles instantiation and push/present.
- •Dependency Injection: Pass dependencies (Services, Repositories) through the Coordinator into the ViewModels.
- •Child Coordinators: Maintain a hierarchy; remove child coordinators when their flow is finished.
Clean Architecture (VIP/VIPER)
- •VIP (Clean Swift): Use Interactor for logic, Presenter for UI formatting, and ViewController for display.
- •Unidirectional Flow: Data flows: View -> Interactor -> Presenter -> View.
Anti-Patterns
- •Massive View Controller:
**No Logic in VC**: Move business logic to ViewModel/Interactor. - •Violating Encapsulation:
**No Public ViewModel State**: Keep state private(set) or using publishers. - •Direct Navigation:
**No self.navigationController?.push(...)**: Use a Coordinator.