Integrating Static Quick Actions with Swift Composable Architecture

[ammerzon]

I'm working on implementing static quick actions in an iOS app built with Swift Composable Architecture (SCA). While I've successfully added the necessary entries to the Info.plist file, I'm encountering challenges in handling these actions within the SCA paradigm.

Typically, quick actions are managed through a SceneDelegate, as demonstrated in various tutorials:

class SceneDelegate: NSObject, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
    private let qaService = QAService.shared
    
    func scene(_ scene: UIScene, willConnectTo session: UISceneSession, options connectionOptions: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) {
        if let shortcutItem = connectionOptions.shortcutItem {
            qaService.action = QA(shortcutItem: shortcutItem)
        }
    }
    
    func windowScene(_ windowScene: UIWindowScene, performActionFor shortcutItem: UIApplicationShortcutItem, completionHandler: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
        qaService.action = QA(shortcutItem: shortcutItem)
        completionHandler(true)
    }
}

However, I'm curious about the best practices for integrating this functionality within the SCA framework. Has anyone successfully implemented static quick actions with SCA? I'm particularly interested in:

• How to handle the lifecycle events typically managed by SceneDelegate in a SCA-compliant manner.
• Strategies for routing quick actions to the appropriate reducers and effects.

[maksimn]

Hello, @ammerzon
I suppose in the SceneDelegate you should have a reference to SCA Store or some entity that can dispatch SCA actions.
And you should define some SCA actions corresponding to quick actions.
After that you can send this SCA actions in the SceneDelegate and handle them in reducers/effects.

[ammerzon]

Thank you, @maksimn, for your response. I've considered that approach, but I'm unsure how to integrate the SCA store into the SceneDelegate or an alternative component to facilitate action dispatching.