{"slug":"swiftpm-modularization","title":"swiftpm-modularization","summary":"Default module shape for Apple-platform Swift Apps — one Swift Package, multiple targets, a thin App target (`@main` + DI root), CloudKit / GameKit / StoreKit imports confined to service targets, one test target per production target. Use when laying out targets in Package.swift,","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T18:24:07.38379Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/wei18/apple-dev-skills","stars":18,"forks":0,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T03:05:05Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: swiftpm-modularization\ndescription: 'Default module shape for Apple-platform Swift Apps — one Swift Package, multiple targets, a thin App target (<code>@main</code> + DI root), CloudKit / GameKit / StoreKit imports confined to service targets, one test target per production target. Use when laying out targets in Package.swift, deciding where a new module or framework import lives, planning core portability (Swift on Android), when <code>.xcassets</code> go missing in a package target, or when asked \"single package or multi-package\". Does NOT own <code>platforms:</code> → apple-platform-targets, <code>swiftLanguageModes</code> → swift6-concurrency, or the test framework → swift-testing-baseline.'</h2>\n<h1>SwiftPM Modularization</h1>\n<h2>When to invoke</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting a new Swift App project and deciding how to split modules.</li>\n<li>Writing the first version of <code>Package.swift</code>.</li>\n<li>Wanting to reserve the option of shipping core logic to Android / cross-platform later.</li>\n<li>Introducing CloudKit / GameKit / StoreKit and deciding the import scope.</li>\n<li>User asks \"single Package or multiple\", \"should the App target be thin\", \"how do I wire DI\".</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Default decisions</h2>\n<h3>Single Package + multiple targets</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Put all modules in one Swift Package</strong>, splitting by target (named e.g. <code>&lt;Project&gt;Kit</code>).</li>\n<li>Don't start with multiple Packages — they only add <code>Package.swift</code> maintenance cost and CI resolution time.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Very thin App target</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The App target only contains:\n<ul>\n<li><code>@main</code>, the <code>App</code> struct</li>\n<li><code>Info.plist</code>, entitlements</li>\n<li>Assets / Asset Catalog</li>\n<li>A single DI composition root (wiring protocols to concrete implementations)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>All views, logic, and Storage live in the Package.</li>\n<li>The App target has no unit tests — keep it free of logic so nothing there needs one; end-to-end launch tests live in <code>host-driven-xcuitest-e2e</code>. All testable logic is in the Package.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Dependencies flow upward, never downward</h3>\n<pre><code>Core (pure Swift, no Apple frameworks)\n   ↑\nDomain (business logic / state)\n   ↑\nService modules (CloudKit / GameKit / Storage / Telemetry)\n   ↑\nUI module (SwiftUI)\n   ↑\nApp target\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Restricted Apple framework imports</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>CloudKit</code> is imported only in its designated service target.</li>\n<li>Same for <code>GameKit</code> / <code>StoreKit</code>.</li>\n<li>The UI and logic layers consume these <strong>via injected protocols</strong>, never importing the framework directly.</li>\n<li>This is the precondition for \"core ports to Android / Linux\" (Swift on Android can consume pure Swift modules directly).</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>One test target per production target</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Each production target has a matching test target named <code>&lt;Module&gt;Tests</code>.</li>\n<li>Shared fakes / stubs can be factored into a separate <code>&lt;Project&gt;KitTesting</code> target imported by multiple test targets.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Rationale</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Single Package: the App's modules have no need for external publication, so multi-Package's marginal cost outweighs the benefit.</li>\n<li>Thin App target: SwiftUI previews can run straight from the Package, yielding the fastest preview iteration loop.</li>\n<li>Restricted framework imports: enables unit testing, keeps previews free of permission dialogs, and preserves the portability path.</li>\n<li>One-to-one test targets: dependencies are clear, and CI can run only the modules that matter (paired with selective testing tooling).</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Deviation considerations</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A module needs to be published externally</strong>: upgrade to multi-Package; usually defer until the need is real.</li>\n<li><strong>A third-party dep is so heavy it harms build time</strong>: pin it inside a single target and fan out from logic layers.</li>\n<li><strong>Sharing across multiple Apps</strong>: extract into a standalone repo Swift Package.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Example shape</h2>\n<pre><code>&lt;Project&gt;/\n├── App/                          # thin shell\n│   ├── &lt;Project&gt;App.swift        # @main + DI composition root\n│   └── (Assets, Info.plist, entitlements)\n└── Packages/\n    └── &lt;Project&gt;Kit/\n        ├── Package.swift\n        └── Sources/\n            ├── &lt;Core&gt;/           # pure Swift, no Apple frameworks\n            ├── &lt;Domain&gt;/         # domain logic\n            ├── &lt;Storage&gt;/        # service module (CloudKit import restricted here)\n            ├── &lt;Telemetry&gt;/      # Logger / Tracking facade\n            └── &lt;UI&gt;/             # SwiftUI Views\n        └── Tests/\n            └── &lt;Module&gt;Tests/    # one-to-one\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Common footguns</h2>\n<h3>Pin parity across sibling apps (multi-app monorepos only)</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Without a committed <code>Package.resolved</code>, <code>swift package resolve</code> resolves to the newest version each dependency's range allows — it does not consult a sibling app's committed pins. Running it to \"materialize\" a fresh <code>Package.resolved</code> for a second app silently drifts its pins away from the first app's committed versions.</li>\n<li>To give app B pin-parity with app A: <strong>copy</strong> A's committed <code>Package.resolved</code> to B and swap only the <code>originHash</code> (obtained from one throwaway resolve on B), preserving the file's JSON formatting; then verify <code>swift build</code> leaves the file byte-identical (no churn). Diff the <strong>full</strong> pin list against the reference, not just the one dependency a task happened to mention. Optionally run <code>swift package resolve --force-resolved-versions</code> to check the copied pins still satisfy B's manifest — that flag does not update <code>originHash</code>, so it doesn't replace the swap.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Renaming a target or test directory</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>swift build</code> plus an import-site <code>grep</code> are not sufficient verification for a target/test-directory rename. Non-Swift tooling — CI workflow files, task runners, code-gen scripts — often hard-code the <strong>path string</strong>, which compiles fine and passes the import grep but breaks at the tooling layer.</li>\n<li>Before pushing a rename, grep the repo's CI / task-runner / code-gen config for the old path string and run any gate that reads those paths locally to confirm it still resolves.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><code>.xcassets</code> inside a package target</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><code>swift test</code> does not compile a package target's <code>.xcassets</code> at all — asset-catalog resources\nare silently invisible to the plain SwiftPM test runner.</li>\n<li>Adding a SwiftPM build-tool plugin to compile the catalog yourself then collides with Xcode's\nown <code>LinkAssetCatalog</code> step when the package is consumed from an Xcode project: both produce\n<code>Assets.car</code> for the same target, giving <code>Multiple commands produce …Assets.car</code>.</li>\n<li>The common guard of checking for a <code>/SourcePackages/plugins/</code> path does not reliably tell you\nwhether the build is happening under Xcode — don't rely on it to skip the plugin conditionally.</li>\n<li>Keep asset catalogs in the App target; have package UI code read colors/images through injected tokens or <code>Bundle.module</code> resources that are not <code>.xcassets</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Related skills</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>swift6-concurrency</code>: Package applies <code>swiftLanguageModes: [.v6]</code> in one place. <code>swift-tools-version: 6.2</code> is the shared gate for both <code>platforms: [.iOS(.v26), ...]</code> (<code>apple-platform-targets</code>) and <code>swiftSettings: [.defaultIsolation(...)]</code> (<code>swift6-concurrency</code>) — 6.0/6.1 reject both.</li>\n<li><code>apple-platform-targets</code>: Package <code>platforms:</code> aligned with App target.</li>\n<li><code>swift-testing-baseline</code>: test target framework and location.</li>\n<li><code>telemetry-facade-pattern</code>: why <code>Telemetry</code> is a standalone target.</li>\n<li>Official sources: when verifying or updating a factual or version-sensitive claim, read <code>references/official-docs.md</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"references/official-docs.md","sizeBytes":1738,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":7285,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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