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SwiftData unversioned migration
Hi, I'm struggling with SwiftData and the components for migration and could really use some guidance. My specific questions are Is it possible to go from an unversioned schema to a versioned schema? Do all @Model classes need to be converted? Is there one VersionedSchema for the entire app that handles all models or one VersionedSchema per model? What is the relationship, if any, between the models given to ModelContainer in a [Schema] and the models in the VersionedSchema in a [any PersistentModel.Type] I have an app in the AppStore. I use SwiftData and have four @Models defined. I was not aware of VersionedSchema when I started, so they are unversioned. I want to update the model and am trying to convert to a VersionedSchema. I've tried various things and can't even get into the migration plan yet. All posts and tutorials that I've come across only deal with one Model, and create a VersionedSchema for that model. I've tried to switch the one Model I want to update, as well as switching them all. Of course I get different errors depending on what configuration I try. It seems like I should have one VersionedSchema for the app since there is the static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] property. Yet the tutorials I've seen create a TypeNameSchemaV1 to go with the @Model TypeName. Which is correct? An AppNameSchemaV1 which defines four models, or four TypeNameSchemaV1? Any help will be much appreciated
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What is going on with transformable
Hi, I keep trying to use transformable to store an array of strings with SwiftData, and I can see that it is activating the transformer, but it keeps saying that I am still using NSArray instead of NSData. *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Unacceptable type of value for attribute: property = "category"; desired type = NSData; given type = Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray; value = ( yo, gurt ).' terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException CoreSimulator 1010.10 - Device: iPhone 16 18.0 (6879535B-3174-4025-AD37-ED06E60291AD) - Runtime: iOS 18.0 (22A3351) - DeviceType: iPhone 16 Message from debugger: killed @Model class MyModel: Identifiable, Equatable { @Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var category: [String]? @Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var amenities: [String]? var image: String? var parentChunck: MyModelDataChunk_V1? init(category: [String]?, amenities: [String]?) { self.category = category self.amenities = amenities } } class StringArrayTransformer: ValueTransformer { override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? { print(value) guard let array = value as? [String] else { return nil } let data = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: array, options: []) print(data) return data } override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? { guard let data = value as? Data else { return nil } let string = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])) as? [String] print(string) return string } override class func transformedValueClass() -> AnyClass { return NSData.self } override class func allowsReverseTransformation() -> Bool { return true } static func register() { print("regitsering") ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(StringArrayTransformer(), forName: .stringArrayTransformerName) } } extension NSValueTransformerName { static let stringArrayTransformerName = NSValueTransformerName("StringArrayTransformer") }
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Jul ’25
Open child windows for a document in a document based SwiftData app
In a document based SwiftData app for macOS, how do you go about opening a (modal) child window connected to the ModelContainer of the currently open document? Using .sheet() does not really result in a good UX, as the appearing view lacks the standard window toolbar. Using a separate WindowGroup with an argument would achieve the desired UX. However, as WindowGroup arguments need to be Hashable and Codable, there is no way to pass a ModelContainer or a ModelContext there: WindowGroup(id: "myWindowGroup", for: MyWindowGroupArguments.self) { $args in ViewThatOpensInAWindow(args: args) } Is there any other way?
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Apr ’25
SwiftData Class Inheritance
Hi, I'm considering using the new SwiftData class inheritance for a new app I'm building. I have a few questions: Is it working well enough for production? I have a number of different object types in my app. Some of them are very similar, and there's always a balance to be struck when it comes to splitting them into different types using class inheritance. Are there some good advice on when to use multiple classes instead of squeezing my object types into a single class? Is there advice against using class inheritance in multiple levels (3-4)? Claes
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Jul ’25
Avoid Duplicate Records with CloudKit & CoreData
When my app starts it loads data (of vehicle models, manufacturers, ...) from JSON files into CoreData.  This content is static. Some CoreData entities have fields that can be set by the user, for example an isFavorite boolean field. How do I tell CloudKit that my CoreData objects are 'static' and must not be duplicated on other devices (that will also load it from JSON files). In other words, how can I make sure that the CloudKit knows that the record created from JSON for vehicle model XYZ on one device is the same record that was created from JSON on any other device? I'm using NSPersistentCloudKitContainer.
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CoreData crashing on iOS26
Hi, I work on a financial app in Brazil and since Beta 1 we're getting several crashes. We already opened a code level support and a few feedback issues, but haven't got any updates on that yet. We were able to resolve some crashes changing some of our implementation but we aren't able to understand what might be happening with this last one. This is the log we got on console: erro 11:55:41.805875-0300 MyApp CoreData: error: Failed to load NSManagedObjectModel with URL 'file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/0B9F47D9-9B83-4CFF-8202-3718097C92AE/MyApp.app/ServerDrivenModel.momd/' We double checked and the momd is inside the bundle. The same app works on any other iOS version and if we build using Xcode directly (without archiving and installing on an iOS26 device) it works as expected. Have anyone else faced a similar error? Any tips or advice on how we can try to solve that?
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Jul ’25
Suspicious CloudKit Telemetry Data
Starting 20th March 2025, I see an increase in bandwidth and latency for one of my CloudKit projects. I'm using NSPersistentCloudKitContainer to synchronise my data. I haven't changed any CloudKit scheme during that time but shipped an update. Since then, I reverted some changes from that update, which could have led to changes in the sync behaviour. Is anyone else seeing any issues? I would love to file a DTS and use one of my credits for that, but unfortunately, I can't because I cannot reproduce it with a demo project because I cannot travel back in time and check if it also has an increase in metrics during that time. Maybe an Apple engineer can green-light me filing a DTS request, please.
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Extending @Model with custom macros
I am trying to extend my PersistedModels like so: @Versioned(3) @Model class MyType { var name: String init() { name = "hello" } } but it seems that SwiftData's@Model macro is unable to read the properties added by my @Versioned macro. I have tried changing the order and it ignores them regardless. version is not added to schemaMetadata and version needs to be persisted. I was planning on using this approach to add multiple capabilities to my model types. Is this possible to do with macros? VersionedMacro /// A macro that automatically implements VersionedModel protocol public struct VersionedMacro: MemberMacro, ExtensionMacro { // Member macro to add the stored property directly to the type public static func expansion( of node: AttributeSyntax, providingMembersOf declaration: some DeclGroupSyntax, in context: some MacroExpansionContext ) throws -> [DeclSyntax] { guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self), let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else { throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)") } let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) // Add the stored property with the version value return [ "public private(set) var version: Int = \(raw: versionValue)" ] } // Extension macro to add static property public static func expansion( of node: SwiftSyntax.AttributeSyntax, attachedTo declaration: some SwiftSyntax.DeclGroupSyntax, providingExtensionsOf type: some SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntaxProtocol, conformingTo protocols: [SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntax], in context: some SwiftSyntaxMacros.MacroExpansionContext ) throws -> [SwiftSyntax.ExtensionDeclSyntax] { guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self), let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else { throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)") } let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) // We need to explicitly add the conformance in the extension let ext = try ExtensionDeclSyntax("extension \(type): VersionedModel {}") .with(\.memberBlock.members, MemberBlockItemListSyntax { MemberBlockItemSyntax(decl: DeclSyntax( "public static var version: Int { \(raw: versionValue) }" )) }) return [ext] } } VersionedModel public protocol VersionedModel: PersistentModel { /// The version of this particular instance var version: Int { get } /// The type's current version static var version: Int { get } } Macro Expansion:
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Aug ’25
NSPersistentCloudKitContainer losing data
Some users of my app are reporting total loss of data while using the app. This is happening specifically when they enable iCloud sync. I am doing following private func setupContainer(enableICloud: Bool) { container = NSPersistentCloudKitContainer(name: "") container.viewContext.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true container.viewContext.mergePolicy = NSMergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicy guard let description: NSPersistentStoreDescription = container.persistentStoreDescriptions.first else { fatalError() } description.setOption(true as NSNumber, forKey: NSPersistentHistoryTrackingKey) description.setOption(true as NSNumber, forKey: NSPersistentStoreRemoteChangeNotificationPostOptionKey) if enableICloud == false { description.cloudKitContainerOptions = nil } container.loadPersistentStores { description, error in if let error { // Handle error } } } When user clicks on Toggle to enable/disable iCloud sync I just set the description.cloudKitContainerOptions to nil and then user is asked to restart the app. Apart from that I periodically run the clear history func deleteTransactionHistory() { let sevenDaysAgo = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -7, to: Date())! let purgeHistoryRequest = NSPersistentHistoryChangeRequest.deleteHistory(before: sevenDaysAgo) let backgroundContext = container.newBackgroundContext() backgroundContext.performAndWait { try! backgroundContext.execute(purgeHistoryRequest) } }
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SwiftData error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable
Hi, I'm getting a very odd error log in my SwiftData setup for an iOS app. It is implemented to support schema migration. When starting the app, it simply prints the following log twice (seems to be dependent on how many migration steps, I have two steps in my sample code): CoreData: error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable. This may result in an unstable verison checksum. Add model to NSPersistentStoreCoordinator and try again. (Yes there is a mistyped word "verison", this is exactly the log) The code actually fully works. But I have neither CloudKit configured, nor is this app in Production yet. I'm still just developing. Here is the setup and code to reproduce the issue. Development mac version: macOS 15.5 XCode version: 16.4 iOS Simulator version: 18.5 Real iPhone version: 18.5 Project name: SwiftDataDebugApp SwiftDataDebugApp.swift: import SwiftUI import SwiftData @main struct SwiftDataDebugApp: App { var sharedModelContainer: ModelContainer = { let schema = Schema([ Item.self, ]) let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(schema: schema, isStoredInMemoryOnly: false, allowsSave: true) do { return try ModelContainer(for: schema, migrationPlan: ModelMigraitonPlan.self, configurations: [modelConfiguration]) } catch { fatalError("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)") } }() var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } .modelContainer(sharedModelContainer) } } Item.swift: import Foundation import SwiftData typealias Item = ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item enum ModelSchemaV1_0_0: VersionedSchema { static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(1, 0, 0) static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [Item.self] } @Model final class Item { var timestamp: Date init(timestamp: Date) { self.timestamp = timestamp } } } enum ModelSchemaV2_0_0: VersionedSchema { static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(2, 0, 0) static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [Item.self] } @Model final class Item { var timestamp: Date var tags: [Tag] = [] init(timestamp: Date, tags: [Tag]) { self.timestamp = timestamp self.tags = tags } } } enum ModelMigraitonPlan: SchemaMigrationPlan { static var schemas: [any VersionedSchema.Type] { [ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self] } static var stages: [MigrationStage] { [migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0] } static let migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0 = MigrationStage.custom( fromVersion: ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self, toVersion: ModelSchemaV2_0_0.self, willMigrate: nil, didMigrate: { context in let items = try context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item>()) for item in items { item.tags = Array(repeating: "abc", count: Int.random(in: 0...3)).map({ Tag(value: $0) }) } try context.save() } ) } Tag.swift: import Foundation struct Tag: Codable, Hashable, Comparable { var value: String init(value: String) { self.value = value } static func < (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool { return lhs.value < rhs.value } static func == (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool { return lhs.value == rhs.value } func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) { hasher.combine(value) } } ContentView.swift: import SwiftUI import SwiftData struct ContentView: View { @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext @Query private var items: [Item] var body: some View { VStack { List { ForEach(items) { item in VStack(alignment: .leading) { Text(item.timestamp, format: Date.FormatStyle(date: .numeric, time: .standard)) HStack { ForEach(item.tags, id: \.hashValue) { tag in Text("\(tag.value)") } } } } .onDelete(perform: deleteItems) } Button("Add") { addItem() } .padding(.top) } } private func addItem() { withAnimation { let newItem = Item(timestamp: Date(), tags: [Tag(value: "Hi")]) modelContext.insert(newItem) } do { try modelContext.save() } catch { print("Error saving add: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } private func deleteItems(offsets: IndexSet) { withAnimation { for index in offsets { modelContext.delete(items[index]) } } do { try modelContext.save() } catch { print("Error saving delete: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } } #Preview { ContentView() .modelContainer(for: Item.self, inMemory: true) } I hope someone can help, couldn't find anything related to this log at all.
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Jul ’25
QuotaExceeded error for RecordDelete operation
In the CloudKit logs I see logs that suggest users getting QUOTA_EXCEEDED error for RecordDelete operations. { "time":"21/07/2025, 7:57:46 UTC" "database":"PRIVATE" "zone":"***" "userId":"***" "operationId":"***" "operationGroupName":"2.3.3(185)" "operationType":"RecordDelete" "platform":"iPhone" "clientOS":"iOS;18.5" "overallStatus":"USER_ERROR" "error":"QUOTA_EXCEEDED" "requestId":"***" "executionTimeMs":"177" "interfaceType":"NATIVE" "recordInsertBytes":54352 "recordInsertCount":40 "returnedRecordTypes":"_pcs_data" } I'm confused as to what this means? Why would a RecordDelete operation have recordInsertBytes? I'd expect a RecordDelete operation to never fail on quotaExceeded and how would I handle that in the app?
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Has anyone successfully used NSStagedMigrationManager?
I've been trying to build an example of NSStagedMigrationManager from some Core Data migration tests to replace a custom migration manager solution I'd constructed, without much success. The Core Data model has seven model versions. Most support lightweight migration, but two of the migrations in the middle of the sequence used NSMappingModel. In the first beta, just attempting to construct an NSStagedMigrationManager from the series of stages failed with an unrecognized selector. That no longer happens in b4, but I now get an error that "Duplicate version checksums across stages detected." If I restrict myself to just the first three versions of the model (that only require lightweight migration), I can build the migration manager. But if I attempt to use it to migrate a persistent store, it fails somewhere in NSPersistentStoreCoordinator with a nilError. The documentation is almost nonexistent for this process, and the WWDC session that introduced it isn't much more than a breezy overview. So maybe I'm holding it wrong? (And, yes: FB12339663)
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CloudKit: Records not indexing
Since publishing new record types to my CloudKit schema in production, a previously unchanged record type has stopped indexing new records. While records of this type are successfully saved without errors, they are not returned in query results—they can only be accessed directly via their recordName. This issue occurs exclusively in the Production environment, both in the CloudKit Console and our iOS app. The problem began on July 21, 2025, and continues to persist. The issue affects only new records of this specific record type; all other types are indexing and querying as expected. The affected record's fields are properly configured with the appropriate index types (e.g., QUERYABLE) and have been not been modified prior to publishing the schema. With this, are there any steps I should take to restore indexing functionality for this record type in Production? There have been new records inserted, and I would prefer to not have to reset the production database, if possible.
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Aug ’25
Will transferring app affect iCloud's Documents folder access?
My app uses iCloud to let users sync their files via their private iCloud Drive, which does not use CloudKit. FileManager.default.url(forUbiquityContainerIdentifier: nil)?.appending(component: "Documents") I plan to transfer my app to another developer account, but I'm afraid it will affect the access of the app to the existing files in that folder. Apple documentation doesn't mention this case. Has anyone done this before and can confirm if the app will continue to work normally after transferring? Thanks
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May ’25
Can't get CloudKit to load data on cloud
The app works on a local db but when I try to make it work with iCloud I get errors that I don't understand. CoreData+CloudKit: -[NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate _performSetupRequest:]_block_invoke(1247): <NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate: 0x10664c200>: Failed to set up CloudKit integration for store: <NSSQLCore: 0x106688140> (URL: file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/20EF350F-F0FA-4132-97DA-61B60AADB101/Library/Application%20Support/default.store) <CKError 0x109430e40: "Partial Failure" (2/1011); "Failed to modify some record zones"; uuid = 82ED152A-D015-414D-BB79-AF36E5AF4A8B; container ID = "iCloud.se.Grindegard.MinaRecept"; partial errors: { com.apple.coredata.cloudkit.zone:defaultOwner = <CKError 0x109431230: "Permission Failure" (10/2007); server message = "Invalid bundle ID for container"; op = E56A3CDA393641F8; uuid = 82ED152A-D015-414D-BB79-AF36E5AF4A8B> }> what can be wrong?
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SwiftData crash on fetch
I have a strange crash which I have problems understanding. It only happens on a few devices, after a ModelContainer migration, and it doesn't seem to crash on the migration itself. The fetch is done in onAppear, and shouldn't necessarily result in a crash, as it is an optional try: let request = FetchDescriptor<Rifle>() let data = try? modelContext.fetch(request) if let data, !data.isEmpty { rifle = data.first(where: { $0.uuid.uuidString == settings.selectedRifleId }) ?? data.first! } When I get logs from users, there seems to be an error in encoding? Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000018e8bfd78 Termination Reason: SIGNAL 5 Trace/BPT trap: 5 Terminating Process: exc handler [71687] Triggered by Thread: 0 Thread 0 name: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8bfd78 _assertionFailure(_:_:file:line:flags:) + 264 1 SwiftData 0x24e18b480 0x24e14c000 + 259200 2 SwiftData 0x24e193968 0x24e14c000 + 293224 3 SwiftData 0x24e195a78 0x24e14c000 + 301688 4 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8e4084 _KeyedEncodingContainerBox.encodeNil<A>(forKey:) + 352 5 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8d79f0 KeyedEncodingContainer.encodeNil(forKey:) + 64 6 SwiftData 0x24e19f09c 0x24e14c000 + 340124 7 SwiftData 0x24e1a3dec 0x24e14c000 + 359916 8 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18ec10be8 dispatch thunk of Encodable.encode(to:) + 32 9 SwiftData 0x24e1cd500 0x24e14c000 + 529664 10 SwiftData 0x24e1cd0c8 0x24e14c000 + 528584 11 SwiftData 0x24e1da960 0x24e14c000 + 584032 12 SwiftData 0x24e1ee2ec 0x24e14c000 + 664300 13 SwiftData 0x24e1d97d8 0x24e14c000 + 579544 14 SwiftData 0x24e1eada0 0x24e14c000 + 650656 15 SwiftData 0x24e1d989c 0x24e14c000 + 579740 16 SwiftData 0x24e1eee78 0x24e14c000 + 667256 17 Impact 0x1027403bc 0x10268c000 + 738236
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Bundling app with our own SQLite
Hey there, Can we bundle our app with our own version of SQLite with extensions that we want. From what I've seen, we aren't allowed to add extensions to the built in IOS SQLite, so would this be the only way to use extensions. I ask this because I want to use the spell fix extension. I couldn't find a lot of people talking about adding SQLite extensions. Thank you!
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What xattrs does iCloud maintain?
As of 2025-05-03, when a macOS user enables iCloud Drive synchronization for Desktop &amp; Documents in US region, does iCloud filter xattrs upon upload or later when downloading back to another macOS host? Or is it the case that iCloud has no filtering of third-party xattrs? Where can I find the technical document outlining exactly what iCloud does with xattrs set on macOS host files and folders synchronized with iCloud Drive?
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May ’25
Are data in an iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore directly available at app launch on another device?
Hello, I'm planning to had an onboarding to one of my apps. I am thinking about a way for a user to not see the onboarding again if he installs the app on another device. So for example, the user completes the onboarding on its iPhone, then downloads the app on its iPad and launch it, he doesn't see the onboarding a second time. I thought about using iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStored to store the onboarding completion state. But I'm not sure when the data is synced to the other device logged into the same Apple account: Immediately even if the app is not installed on the other device (independent from the app, only iCloud thing)? At the same time as the app install on the other device? After the app is first launched on the other device? Of course synchronisation will depend on the Internet connection, speed, etc. so the app should handle the case where the data is not here but what would be the best case scenario? Thank you, Axel
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SwiftData unversioned migration
Hi, I'm struggling with SwiftData and the components for migration and could really use some guidance. My specific questions are Is it possible to go from an unversioned schema to a versioned schema? Do all @Model classes need to be converted? Is there one VersionedSchema for the entire app that handles all models or one VersionedSchema per model? What is the relationship, if any, between the models given to ModelContainer in a [Schema] and the models in the VersionedSchema in a [any PersistentModel.Type] I have an app in the AppStore. I use SwiftData and have four @Models defined. I was not aware of VersionedSchema when I started, so they are unversioned. I want to update the model and am trying to convert to a VersionedSchema. I've tried various things and can't even get into the migration plan yet. All posts and tutorials that I've come across only deal with one Model, and create a VersionedSchema for that model. I've tried to switch the one Model I want to update, as well as switching them all. Of course I get different errors depending on what configuration I try. It seems like I should have one VersionedSchema for the app since there is the static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] property. Yet the tutorials I've seen create a TypeNameSchemaV1 to go with the @Model TypeName. Which is correct? An AppNameSchemaV1 which defines four models, or four TypeNameSchemaV1? Any help will be much appreciated
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What is going on with transformable
Hi, I keep trying to use transformable to store an array of strings with SwiftData, and I can see that it is activating the transformer, but it keeps saying that I am still using NSArray instead of NSData. *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Unacceptable type of value for attribute: property = "category"; desired type = NSData; given type = Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray; value = ( yo, gurt ).' terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException CoreSimulator 1010.10 - Device: iPhone 16 18.0 (6879535B-3174-4025-AD37-ED06E60291AD) - Runtime: iOS 18.0 (22A3351) - DeviceType: iPhone 16 Message from debugger: killed @Model class MyModel: Identifiable, Equatable { @Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var category: [String]? @Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var amenities: [String]? var image: String? var parentChunck: MyModelDataChunk_V1? init(category: [String]?, amenities: [String]?) { self.category = category self.amenities = amenities } } class StringArrayTransformer: ValueTransformer { override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? { print(value) guard let array = value as? [String] else { return nil } let data = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: array, options: []) print(data) return data } override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? { guard let data = value as? Data else { return nil } let string = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])) as? [String] print(string) return string } override class func transformedValueClass() -> AnyClass { return NSData.self } override class func allowsReverseTransformation() -> Bool { return true } static func register() { print("regitsering") ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(StringArrayTransformer(), forName: .stringArrayTransformerName) } } extension NSValueTransformerName { static let stringArrayTransformerName = NSValueTransformerName("StringArrayTransformer") }
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Jul ’25
Open child windows for a document in a document based SwiftData app
In a document based SwiftData app for macOS, how do you go about opening a (modal) child window connected to the ModelContainer of the currently open document? Using .sheet() does not really result in a good UX, as the appearing view lacks the standard window toolbar. Using a separate WindowGroup with an argument would achieve the desired UX. However, as WindowGroup arguments need to be Hashable and Codable, there is no way to pass a ModelContainer or a ModelContext there: WindowGroup(id: "myWindowGroup", for: MyWindowGroupArguments.self) { $args in ViewThatOpensInAWindow(args: args) } Is there any other way?
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Apr ’25
SwiftData Class Inheritance
Hi, I'm considering using the new SwiftData class inheritance for a new app I'm building. I have a few questions: Is it working well enough for production? I have a number of different object types in my app. Some of them are very similar, and there's always a balance to be struck when it comes to splitting them into different types using class inheritance. Are there some good advice on when to use multiple classes instead of squeezing my object types into a single class? Is there advice against using class inheritance in multiple levels (3-4)? Claes
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Jul ’25
Avoid Duplicate Records with CloudKit & CoreData
When my app starts it loads data (of vehicle models, manufacturers, ...) from JSON files into CoreData.  This content is static. Some CoreData entities have fields that can be set by the user, for example an isFavorite boolean field. How do I tell CloudKit that my CoreData objects are 'static' and must not be duplicated on other devices (that will also load it from JSON files). In other words, how can I make sure that the CloudKit knows that the record created from JSON for vehicle model XYZ on one device is the same record that was created from JSON on any other device? I'm using NSPersistentCloudKitContainer.
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Jun ’25
CoreData crashing on iOS26
Hi, I work on a financial app in Brazil and since Beta 1 we're getting several crashes. We already opened a code level support and a few feedback issues, but haven't got any updates on that yet. We were able to resolve some crashes changing some of our implementation but we aren't able to understand what might be happening with this last one. This is the log we got on console: erro 11:55:41.805875-0300 MyApp CoreData: error: Failed to load NSManagedObjectModel with URL 'file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/0B9F47D9-9B83-4CFF-8202-3718097C92AE/MyApp.app/ServerDrivenModel.momd/' We double checked and the momd is inside the bundle. The same app works on any other iOS version and if we build using Xcode directly (without archiving and installing on an iOS26 device) it works as expected. Have anyone else faced a similar error? Any tips or advice on how we can try to solve that?
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Jul ’25
Suspicious CloudKit Telemetry Data
Starting 20th March 2025, I see an increase in bandwidth and latency for one of my CloudKit projects. I'm using NSPersistentCloudKitContainer to synchronise my data. I haven't changed any CloudKit scheme during that time but shipped an update. Since then, I reverted some changes from that update, which could have led to changes in the sync behaviour. Is anyone else seeing any issues? I would love to file a DTS and use one of my credits for that, but unfortunately, I can't because I cannot reproduce it with a demo project because I cannot travel back in time and check if it also has an increase in metrics during that time. Maybe an Apple engineer can green-light me filing a DTS request, please.
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Apr ’25
Extending @Model with custom macros
I am trying to extend my PersistedModels like so: @Versioned(3) @Model class MyType { var name: String init() { name = "hello" } } but it seems that SwiftData's@Model macro is unable to read the properties added by my @Versioned macro. I have tried changing the order and it ignores them regardless. version is not added to schemaMetadata and version needs to be persisted. I was planning on using this approach to add multiple capabilities to my model types. Is this possible to do with macros? VersionedMacro /// A macro that automatically implements VersionedModel protocol public struct VersionedMacro: MemberMacro, ExtensionMacro { // Member macro to add the stored property directly to the type public static func expansion( of node: AttributeSyntax, providingMembersOf declaration: some DeclGroupSyntax, in context: some MacroExpansionContext ) throws -> [DeclSyntax] { guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self), let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else { throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)") } let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) // Add the stored property with the version value return [ "public private(set) var version: Int = \(raw: versionValue)" ] } // Extension macro to add static property public static func expansion( of node: SwiftSyntax.AttributeSyntax, attachedTo declaration: some SwiftSyntax.DeclGroupSyntax, providingExtensionsOf type: some SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntaxProtocol, conformingTo protocols: [SwiftSyntax.TypeSyntax], in context: some SwiftSyntaxMacros.MacroExpansionContext ) throws -> [SwiftSyntax.ExtensionDeclSyntax] { guard let argumentList = node.arguments?.as(LabeledExprListSyntax.self), let firstArgument = argumentList.first?.expression else { throw MacroExpansionErrorMessage("@Versioned requires a version number, e.g. @Versioned(3)") } let versionValue = firstArgument.description.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) // We need to explicitly add the conformance in the extension let ext = try ExtensionDeclSyntax("extension \(type): VersionedModel {}") .with(\.memberBlock.members, MemberBlockItemListSyntax { MemberBlockItemSyntax(decl: DeclSyntax( "public static var version: Int { \(raw: versionValue) }" )) }) return [ext] } } VersionedModel public protocol VersionedModel: PersistentModel { /// The version of this particular instance var version: Int { get } /// The type's current version static var version: Int { get } } Macro Expansion:
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Aug ’25
NSPersistentCloudKitContainer losing data
Some users of my app are reporting total loss of data while using the app. This is happening specifically when they enable iCloud sync. I am doing following private func setupContainer(enableICloud: Bool) { container = NSPersistentCloudKitContainer(name: "") container.viewContext.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true container.viewContext.mergePolicy = NSMergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicy guard let description: NSPersistentStoreDescription = container.persistentStoreDescriptions.first else { fatalError() } description.setOption(true as NSNumber, forKey: NSPersistentHistoryTrackingKey) description.setOption(true as NSNumber, forKey: NSPersistentStoreRemoteChangeNotificationPostOptionKey) if enableICloud == false { description.cloudKitContainerOptions = nil } container.loadPersistentStores { description, error in if let error { // Handle error } } } When user clicks on Toggle to enable/disable iCloud sync I just set the description.cloudKitContainerOptions to nil and then user is asked to restart the app. Apart from that I periodically run the clear history func deleteTransactionHistory() { let sevenDaysAgo = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -7, to: Date())! let purgeHistoryRequest = NSPersistentHistoryChangeRequest.deleteHistory(before: sevenDaysAgo) let backgroundContext = container.newBackgroundContext() backgroundContext.performAndWait { try! backgroundContext.execute(purgeHistoryRequest) } }
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Nov ’25
SwiftData error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable
Hi, I'm getting a very odd error log in my SwiftData setup for an iOS app. It is implemented to support schema migration. When starting the app, it simply prints the following log twice (seems to be dependent on how many migration steps, I have two steps in my sample code): CoreData: error: Attempting to retrieve an NSManagedObjectModel version checksum while the model is still editable. This may result in an unstable verison checksum. Add model to NSPersistentStoreCoordinator and try again. (Yes there is a mistyped word "verison", this is exactly the log) The code actually fully works. But I have neither CloudKit configured, nor is this app in Production yet. I'm still just developing. Here is the setup and code to reproduce the issue. Development mac version: macOS 15.5 XCode version: 16.4 iOS Simulator version: 18.5 Real iPhone version: 18.5 Project name: SwiftDataDebugApp SwiftDataDebugApp.swift: import SwiftUI import SwiftData @main struct SwiftDataDebugApp: App { var sharedModelContainer: ModelContainer = { let schema = Schema([ Item.self, ]) let modelConfiguration = ModelConfiguration(schema: schema, isStoredInMemoryOnly: false, allowsSave: true) do { return try ModelContainer(for: schema, migrationPlan: ModelMigraitonPlan.self, configurations: [modelConfiguration]) } catch { fatalError("Could not create ModelContainer: \(error)") } }() var body: some Scene { WindowGroup { ContentView() } .modelContainer(sharedModelContainer) } } Item.swift: import Foundation import SwiftData typealias Item = ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item enum ModelSchemaV1_0_0: VersionedSchema { static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(1, 0, 0) static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [Item.self] } @Model final class Item { var timestamp: Date init(timestamp: Date) { self.timestamp = timestamp } } } enum ModelSchemaV2_0_0: VersionedSchema { static var versionIdentifier = Schema.Version(2, 0, 0) static var models: [any PersistentModel.Type] { [Item.self] } @Model final class Item { var timestamp: Date var tags: [Tag] = [] init(timestamp: Date, tags: [Tag]) { self.timestamp = timestamp self.tags = tags } } } enum ModelMigraitonPlan: SchemaMigrationPlan { static var schemas: [any VersionedSchema.Type] { [ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self] } static var stages: [MigrationStage] { [migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0] } static let migrationV1_0_0toV2_0_0 = MigrationStage.custom( fromVersion: ModelSchemaV1_0_0.self, toVersion: ModelSchemaV2_0_0.self, willMigrate: nil, didMigrate: { context in let items = try context.fetch(FetchDescriptor<ModelSchemaV2_0_0.Item>()) for item in items { item.tags = Array(repeating: "abc", count: Int.random(in: 0...3)).map({ Tag(value: $0) }) } try context.save() } ) } Tag.swift: import Foundation struct Tag: Codable, Hashable, Comparable { var value: String init(value: String) { self.value = value } static func < (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool { return lhs.value < rhs.value } static func == (lhs: Tag, rhs: Tag) -> Bool { return lhs.value == rhs.value } func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) { hasher.combine(value) } } ContentView.swift: import SwiftUI import SwiftData struct ContentView: View { @Environment(\.modelContext) private var modelContext @Query private var items: [Item] var body: some View { VStack { List { ForEach(items) { item in VStack(alignment: .leading) { Text(item.timestamp, format: Date.FormatStyle(date: .numeric, time: .standard)) HStack { ForEach(item.tags, id: \.hashValue) { tag in Text("\(tag.value)") } } } } .onDelete(perform: deleteItems) } Button("Add") { addItem() } .padding(.top) } } private func addItem() { withAnimation { let newItem = Item(timestamp: Date(), tags: [Tag(value: "Hi")]) modelContext.insert(newItem) } do { try modelContext.save() } catch { print("Error saving add: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } private func deleteItems(offsets: IndexSet) { withAnimation { for index in offsets { modelContext.delete(items[index]) } } do { try modelContext.save() } catch { print("Error saving delete: \(error.localizedDescription)") } } } #Preview { ContentView() .modelContainer(for: Item.self, inMemory: true) } I hope someone can help, couldn't find anything related to this log at all.
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Jul ’25
Error when running a modelContext rollback
I'm getting the following error message when executing the rollback method in a modelContext, what could be causing this ? SwiftData/ModelSnapshot.swift:46: Fatal error: A ModelSnapshot must be initialized with a known-keys dictionary
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May ’25
QuotaExceeded error for RecordDelete operation
In the CloudKit logs I see logs that suggest users getting QUOTA_EXCEEDED error for RecordDelete operations. { "time":"21/07/2025, 7:57:46 UTC" "database":"PRIVATE" "zone":"***" "userId":"***" "operationId":"***" "operationGroupName":"2.3.3(185)" "operationType":"RecordDelete" "platform":"iPhone" "clientOS":"iOS;18.5" "overallStatus":"USER_ERROR" "error":"QUOTA_EXCEEDED" "requestId":"***" "executionTimeMs":"177" "interfaceType":"NATIVE" "recordInsertBytes":54352 "recordInsertCount":40 "returnedRecordTypes":"_pcs_data" } I'm confused as to what this means? Why would a RecordDelete operation have recordInsertBytes? I'd expect a RecordDelete operation to never fail on quotaExceeded and how would I handle that in the app?
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Jul ’25
Has anyone successfully used NSStagedMigrationManager?
I've been trying to build an example of NSStagedMigrationManager from some Core Data migration tests to replace a custom migration manager solution I'd constructed, without much success. The Core Data model has seven model versions. Most support lightweight migration, but two of the migrations in the middle of the sequence used NSMappingModel. In the first beta, just attempting to construct an NSStagedMigrationManager from the series of stages failed with an unrecognized selector. That no longer happens in b4, but I now get an error that "Duplicate version checksums across stages detected." If I restrict myself to just the first three versions of the model (that only require lightweight migration), I can build the migration manager. But if I attempt to use it to migrate a persistent store, it fails somewhere in NSPersistentStoreCoordinator with a nilError. The documentation is almost nonexistent for this process, and the WWDC session that introduced it isn't much more than a breezy overview. So maybe I'm holding it wrong? (And, yes: FB12339663)
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Mar ’26
CloudKit: Records not indexing
Since publishing new record types to my CloudKit schema in production, a previously unchanged record type has stopped indexing new records. While records of this type are successfully saved without errors, they are not returned in query results—they can only be accessed directly via their recordName. This issue occurs exclusively in the Production environment, both in the CloudKit Console and our iOS app. The problem began on July 21, 2025, and continues to persist. The issue affects only new records of this specific record type; all other types are indexing and querying as expected. The affected record's fields are properly configured with the appropriate index types (e.g., QUERYABLE) and have been not been modified prior to publishing the schema. With this, are there any steps I should take to restore indexing functionality for this record type in Production? There have been new records inserted, and I would prefer to not have to reset the production database, if possible.
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Aug ’25
Will transferring app affect iCloud's Documents folder access?
My app uses iCloud to let users sync their files via their private iCloud Drive, which does not use CloudKit. FileManager.default.url(forUbiquityContainerIdentifier: nil)?.appending(component: "Documents") I plan to transfer my app to another developer account, but I'm afraid it will affect the access of the app to the existing files in that folder. Apple documentation doesn't mention this case. Has anyone done this before and can confirm if the app will continue to work normally after transferring? Thanks
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May ’25
Can't get CloudKit to load data on cloud
The app works on a local db but when I try to make it work with iCloud I get errors that I don't understand. CoreData+CloudKit: -[NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate _performSetupRequest:]_block_invoke(1247): <NSCloudKitMirroringDelegate: 0x10664c200>: Failed to set up CloudKit integration for store: <NSSQLCore: 0x106688140> (URL: file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/20EF350F-F0FA-4132-97DA-61B60AADB101/Library/Application%20Support/default.store) <CKError 0x109430e40: "Partial Failure" (2/1011); "Failed to modify some record zones"; uuid = 82ED152A-D015-414D-BB79-AF36E5AF4A8B; container ID = "iCloud.se.Grindegard.MinaRecept"; partial errors: { com.apple.coredata.cloudkit.zone:defaultOwner = <CKError 0x109431230: "Permission Failure" (10/2007); server message = "Invalid bundle ID for container"; op = E56A3CDA393641F8; uuid = 82ED152A-D015-414D-BB79-AF36E5AF4A8B> }> what can be wrong?
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Jul ’25
SwiftData crash on fetch
I have a strange crash which I have problems understanding. It only happens on a few devices, after a ModelContainer migration, and it doesn't seem to crash on the migration itself. The fetch is done in onAppear, and shouldn't necessarily result in a crash, as it is an optional try: let request = FetchDescriptor<Rifle>() let data = try? modelContext.fetch(request) if let data, !data.isEmpty { rifle = data.first(where: { $0.uuid.uuidString == settings.selectedRifleId }) ?? data.first! } When I get logs from users, there seems to be an error in encoding? Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP) Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000018e8bfd78 Termination Reason: SIGNAL 5 Trace/BPT trap: 5 Terminating Process: exc handler [71687] Triggered by Thread: 0 Thread 0 name: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8bfd78 _assertionFailure(_:_:file:line:flags:) + 264 1 SwiftData 0x24e18b480 0x24e14c000 + 259200 2 SwiftData 0x24e193968 0x24e14c000 + 293224 3 SwiftData 0x24e195a78 0x24e14c000 + 301688 4 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8e4084 _KeyedEncodingContainerBox.encodeNil<A>(forKey:) + 352 5 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18e8d79f0 KeyedEncodingContainer.encodeNil(forKey:) + 64 6 SwiftData 0x24e19f09c 0x24e14c000 + 340124 7 SwiftData 0x24e1a3dec 0x24e14c000 + 359916 8 libswiftCore.dylib 0x18ec10be8 dispatch thunk of Encodable.encode(to:) + 32 9 SwiftData 0x24e1cd500 0x24e14c000 + 529664 10 SwiftData 0x24e1cd0c8 0x24e14c000 + 528584 11 SwiftData 0x24e1da960 0x24e14c000 + 584032 12 SwiftData 0x24e1ee2ec 0x24e14c000 + 664300 13 SwiftData 0x24e1d97d8 0x24e14c000 + 579544 14 SwiftData 0x24e1eada0 0x24e14c000 + 650656 15 SwiftData 0x24e1d989c 0x24e14c000 + 579740 16 SwiftData 0x24e1eee78 0x24e14c000 + 667256 17 Impact 0x1027403bc 0x10268c000 + 738236
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Jun ’25
Bundling app with our own SQLite
Hey there, Can we bundle our app with our own version of SQLite with extensions that we want. From what I've seen, we aren't allowed to add extensions to the built in IOS SQLite, so would this be the only way to use extensions. I ask this because I want to use the spell fix extension. I couldn't find a lot of people talking about adding SQLite extensions. Thank you!
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Aug ’25
What xattrs does iCloud maintain?
As of 2025-05-03, when a macOS user enables iCloud Drive synchronization for Desktop &amp; Documents in US region, does iCloud filter xattrs upon upload or later when downloading back to another macOS host? Or is it the case that iCloud has no filtering of third-party xattrs? Where can I find the technical document outlining exactly what iCloud does with xattrs set on macOS host files and folders synchronized with iCloud Drive?
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May ’25
Are data in an iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore directly available at app launch on another device?
Hello, I'm planning to had an onboarding to one of my apps. I am thinking about a way for a user to not see the onboarding again if he installs the app on another device. So for example, the user completes the onboarding on its iPhone, then downloads the app on its iPad and launch it, he doesn't see the onboarding a second time. I thought about using iCloud NSUbiquitousKeyValueStored to store the onboarding completion state. But I'm not sure when the data is synced to the other device logged into the same Apple account: Immediately even if the app is not installed on the other device (independent from the app, only iCloud thing)? At the same time as the app install on the other device? After the app is first launched on the other device? Of course synchronisation will depend on the Internet connection, speed, etc. so the app should handle the case where the data is not here but what would be the best case scenario? Thank you, Axel
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Aug ’25