SwitfUI: access the specific scene's ViewModel on macOS - macos

Question

In this simple example app, I have the following requirements:
have multiple windows, each having it's own ViewModel
toggling the Toggle in one window should not update the other window's
I want to also be able to toggle via menu
As it is right now, the first two points are not given, the last point works though. I do already know that when I move the ViewModel's single source of truth to the ContentView works for the first two points, but then I wouldn't have access at the WindowGroup level, where I inject the commands.
import SwiftUI
#main
struct ViewModelAndCommandsApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
ContentScene()
}
}
class ViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Published var toggleState = true
}
struct ContentScene: Scene {
#StateObject private var vm = ViewModel()// injecting here fulfills the last point only…
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
.environmentObject(vm)
.frame(width: 200, height: 200)
}
.commands {
ContentCommands(vm: vm)
}
}
}
struct ContentCommands: Commands {
#ObservedObject var vm: ViewModel
var body: some Commands {
CommandGroup(before: .toolbar) {
Button("Toggle Some State") {
vm.toggleState.toggle()
}
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
#EnvironmentObject var vm: ViewModel//injecting here will result in window independant ViewModels, but make them unavailable in `ContactScene` and `ContentCommands`…
var body: some View {
Toggle(isOn: $vm.toggleState, label: {
Text("Some State")
})
}
}
How can I fulfill theses requirements–is there a SwiftUI solution to this or will I have to implement a SceneDelegate (is this the solution anyway?)?
Edit:
To be more specific: I'd like to know how I can go about instantiating a ViewModel for each individual scene and also be able to know from the menu bar which ViewModel is meant to be changed.

Answer 1

Long story short, see the code below. The project is called WindowSample this needs to match your app name in the URL registration.
import SwiftUI
#main
struct WindowSampleApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
ContentScene()
}
}
//This can be done several different ways. You just
//need somewhere to store multiple copies of the VM
class AStoragePlace {
private static var viewModels: [ViewModel] = []
static func getAViewModel(id: String?) -> ViewModel? {
var result: ViewModel? = nil
if id != nil{
result = viewModels.filter({$0.id == id}).first
if result == nil{
let newVm = ViewModel(id: id!)
viewModels.append(newVm)
result = newVm
}
}
return result
}
}
struct ContentCommands: Commands {
#ObservedObject var vm: ViewModel
var body: some Commands {
CommandGroup(before: .toolbar) {
Button("Toggle Some State \(vm.id)") {
vm.testMenu()
}
}
}
}
class ViewModel: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
let id: String
#Published var toggleState = true
init(id: String) {
self.id = id
}
func testMenu() {
toggleState.toggle()
}
}
struct ContentScene: Scene {
var body: some Scene {
//Trying to init from 1 windowGroup only makes a copy not a new scene
WindowGroup("1") {
ToggleView(vm: AStoragePlace.getAViewModel(id: "1")!)
.frame(width: 200, height: 200)
}
.commands {
ContentCommands(vm: AStoragePlace.getAViewModel(id: "1")!)
}.handlesExternalEvents(matching: Set(arrayLiteral: "1"))
//To open this go to File>New>New 2 Window
WindowGroup("2") {
ToggleView(vm: AStoragePlace.getAViewModel(id: "2")!)
.frame(width: 200, height: 200)
}
.commands {
ContentCommands(vm: AStoragePlace.getAViewModel(id: "2")!)
}.handlesExternalEvents(matching: Set(arrayLiteral: "2"))
}
}
struct ToggleView: View {
#Environment(\.openURL) var openURL
#ObservedObject var vm: ViewModel
var body: some View {
VStack{
//Makes copies of the window/scene
Button("new-window-of type \(vm.id)", action: {
//appname needs to be a registered url in info.plist
//Info Property List>Url types>url scheme>item 0 == appname
//Info Property List>Url types>url identifier == appname
if let url = URL(string: "WindowSample://\(vm.id)") {
openURL(url)
}
})
//Toggle the state
Toggle(isOn: $vm.toggleState, label: {
Text("Some State \(vm.id)")
})
}
}
}