Hello, My code calls a macOS system library which returns Foundation Date properties. I have a program that will run every night, and output the data via the Swift JSONEncoder and uses DateEncodingStrategy.iso8601. As you likely know, a DST shift happened over the weekend here in the US. In my output, every single Date changed by 1 hour, despite the fact that nothing in the underlying data changed overnight. Here is an example diff in the output. I see the "Z", which I think should not be affected by DST changes. - "dateAdded" : "2003-12-15T17:02:56Z", - "dateModified" : "2007-03-07T04:31:16Z", + "dateAdded" : "2003-12-15T18:02:56Z", + "dateModified" : "2007-03-07T05:31:16Z", Here is a sample of the data: public struct Track: Codable, Hashable { var dateAdded: Date? var dateModified: Date? } And the encoding is here: extension Array where Element == Track { public func jsonData() throws -> Data { let encoder = JSONEncoder() encoder.outputFormatting = [.prettyPrinted, .sortedKeys] encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .iso8601 return try encoder.encode(self) } } Pretty basic stuff overall. So my questions are: Am I correct in my assumption that .iso8601 is UTC, and that UTC is daylight savings shift agnostic? Is this the right way to ensure the my JSON is encoded in UTC? If the library I am calling is building its Date incorrectly, how may I work around the problem? I'm not reporting the library name right now, in order to ensure that my code is doing the right thing without assumptions. Thanks for any tips!

I have an app that gets data from Music.app with both the iTunesLibrary and MusicKit. iTunesLibrary has ITLibArtist.sortName and ITLibAlbum.sortTitle and ITLibAlbum.sortAlbumArtist. I can’t seem to find an equivalent in MusicKit. How are those properties obtained using MusicKit? Thanks. FYI I have filed FB15554956 on this. You also may see my code at https://github.com/bolsinga/itunes_json

I'm using iCloud Music Library. I’m using macOS 14.1 (23B74) and iOS 17.1. i’m using MusicKit to find songs that do not have artwork. On iOS, Song.artwork will be nil for items I know do not have artwork. On macOS, Song.artwork is not nil. However when the songs are shown in Music.app, they do not have Artwork. Is this expected? Alternately, is there a more correct way to determine that a Song has no Artwork? I have also filed FB13315721. Thank you for any tips!

Hello, I have a command line application that uses iTunesLibrary to "save" the state of what I have listened to. I have it run every night via a LaunchAgent. You can see the source here: https://github.com/bolsinga/itunes_json Prior to Sequoia it would run nightly. I'd just have to grant it access to the Music library once, and it would be fine thereafter. However with Sequoia it requires UI interaction to grant it access every time. This makes it no longer run unattended overnight, defeating its purpose. I have the console logs of when this happens. You can see it in my issue tracking it here: https://github.com/bolsinga/itunes_json/issues/410 One thing that makes me wonder is that it is a command line application, not a bundle. How do I make a command line application get access to MusicKit / iTunesLibrary, and keep it thereafter? I'd like to get my pre-Sequoia behavior back. I've filed FB15592660 too. I've granted it access to run in the background, as well as access to my Music library (please see attached screenshots). AMPLibraryAgent 10:48:29.489944-0700 xpc Connection from framework client invalidated pid:57606 clientname:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json) AMPLibraryAgent 10:48:29.492763-0700 service Unloading domains(14) for ClientID:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json)-1229 previous open:15 new open:1 itunes_json 10:48:59.980864-0700 connection [0x157f05800] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.amp.library.framework tccd 10:48:59.982568-0700 access AUTHREQ_ATTRIBUTION: msgID=1795.214, attribution={accessing={TCCDProcess: identifier=itunes_json, pid=57652, auid=501, euid=501, binary_path=/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json}, requesting={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.AMPLibraryAgent, pid=1795, auid=501, euid=501, binary_path=/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AMPLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Support/AMPLibraryAgent}, }, tccd 10:48:59.982651-0700 access requestor: TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.AMPLibraryAgent, pid=1795, auid=501, euid=501, binary_path=/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AMPLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Support/AMPLibraryAgent is checking access for accessor TCCDProcess: identifier=itunes_json, pid=57652, auid=501, euid=501, binary_path=/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json tccd 10:48:59.995636-0700 access AUTHREQ_SUBJECT: msgID=1795.214, subject=/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json, tccd 10:48:59.996283-0700 access -[TCCDAccessIdentity staticCode]: static code for: identifier /Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json, type: 1: 0xc00341b00 at /Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json tccd 10:49:00.018205-0700 access Failed to match existing code requirement for subject /Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json and service kTCCServiceMediaLibrary cdhash H"6bc380972f4df49b337a2a05308fb7b98fbe6473" or cdhash H"0708bcaabbfbab8770522050f7e2642d4d864f31" cdhash H"6bc380972f4df49b337a2a05308fb7b98fbe6473" or cdhash H"0708bcaabbfbab8770522050f7e2642d4d864f31" tccd 10:49:00.018997-0700 access AUTHREQ_PROMPTING: msgID=1795.214, service=kTCCServiceMediaLibrary, subject=Sub:{/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json}Resp:{TCCDProcess: identifier=itunes_json, pid=57652, auid=501, euid=501, binary_path=/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json}, AMPLibraryAgent 10:49:02.489170-0700 xpc ampld> register framework ClientName:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json) tccd 10:49:02.488189-0700 events Publishing <TCCDEvent: type=Create, service=kTCCServiceMediaLibrary, identifier_type=Path, identifier=/Users/bolsinga/Applications/itunes_json/Products/usr/local/bin/itunes_json> to 4 subscribers: { 633 = "<TCCDEventSubscriber: token=633, state=Initial, csid=(null)>"; 628 = "<TCCDEventSubscriber: token=628, state=Passed, csid=com.apple.chronod>"; 464 = "<TCCDEventSubscriber: token=464, state=Passed, csid=com.apple.cloudd>"; 513 = "<TCCDEventSubscriber: token=513, state=Passed, csid=com.apple.photolibraryd>"; } AMPLibraryAgent 10:49:02.490391-0700 xpc ampld> registered framework ClientName:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json) with clientID:1230 itunes_json 10:49:02.792084-0700 connection [0x147e04340] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.amp.artworkd itunes_json 10:49:02.801482-0700 <Missing Description> openDatabase 0xe4af30f4493e5ef5 artwork folder Y '<private>' itunes_json 10:49:02.805087-0700 <Missing Description> openDatabase 0xf2db6e8d7672edc9 artwork folder Y '<private>' itunes_json 10:49:02.806736-0700 <Missing Description> openDatabase 0xfb2acd898c951851 artwork folder Y '<private>' itunes_json 10:49:02.813286-0700 <Missing Description> openDatabase 0xf0f4919c5ff0e88 artwork folder Y '<private>' itunes_json 10:49:09.634928-0700 connection [0x600002b6a0d0] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.cfprefsd.daemon itunes_json 10:49:09.635019-0700 connection [0x600002b78000] activating connection: mach=true listener=false peer=false name=com.apple.cfprefsd.agent AMPLibraryAgent 10:49:12.382878-0700 xpc Connection from framework client invalidated pid:57652 clientname:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json) AMPLibraryAgent 10:49:12.383474-0700 service Unloading domains(14) for ClientID:iTunesLibrary(itunes_json)-1230 previous open:15 new open:1 itunes_json.log

Hello, This code has a NavigationSplitView, whose sidebar is a List and its detail contains a NavigationStack. It is controlled by two @Observable properties, a selection and a path. The path shown in the detail depends upon the selection in the List. If I programmatically change the selection and path, the path will be set, but via SwiftUI backtraces (pasted below), it will clear out my path. This makes my code lose state. What am I doing wrong? Is this a bug? I'm using Xcode16 running against the iOS 18 simulator (although this also happens with iOS17). To reproduce, Launch the App, Note that you are on the "first" selection. Tap "Nav Path: Path: second-100". You'll go to the "second" selection, but the path will be empty. If you place a breakpoint when the $path is cleared, you'll see it is being cleared by SwiftUI. Backtrace when the path is emptied: (lldb) bt * thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = breakpoint 2.1 * frame #0: 0x00000001043295c0 DoubleNav.debug.dylib`Navigation.path.setter(newValue=0 values) at ContentView.swift:86:22 frame #1: 0x00000001043296d0 DoubleNav.debug.dylib`key path setter for Navigation.path : Navigation at <compiler-generated>:0 frame #2: 0x000000019485b500 libswiftCore.dylib`Swift.NonmutatingWritebackBuffer.__deallocating_deinit + 132 frame #3: 0x0000000194a351c4 libswiftCore.dylib`_swift_release_dealloc + 28 frame #4: 0x0000000194a35bd4 libswiftCore.dylib`bool swift::RefCounts<swift::RefCountBitsT<(swift::RefCountInlinedness)1>>::doDecrementSlow<(swift::PerformDeinit)1>(swift::RefCountBitsT<(swift::RefCountInlinedness)1>, unsigned int) + 156 frame #5: 0x00000001d2f5f584 SwiftUICore`closure #1 () -> () in SwiftUI.ObjectLocation.set(_: τ_0_1, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 132 frame #6: 0x00000001d2f5f6b0 SwiftUICore`partial apply forwarder for closure #1 () -> () in SwiftUI.ObjectLocation.set(_: τ_0_1, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 28 frame #7: 0x00000001d2801da8 SwiftUICore`generic specialization <()> of closure #1 () throws -> τ_0_0 in SwiftUI.withTransaction<τ_0_0>(SwiftUI.Transaction, () throws -> τ_0_0) throws -> τ_0_0 + 296 frame #8: 0x00000001d2f5f4d8 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.ObjectLocation.set(_: τ_0_1, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 336 frame #9: 0x00000001d2c42468 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.LocationBox.set(_: τ_0_0.Value, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 148 frame #10: 0x00000001d2c42c84 SwiftUICore`protocol witness for SwiftUI.Location.set(_: τ_0_0.Value, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () in conformance SwiftUI.LocationBox<τ_0_0> : SwiftUI.Location in SwiftUI + 20 frame #11: 0x00000001d2c42e90 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.ProjectedLocation.set(_: τ_0_1.Projected, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 196 frame #12: 0x00000001d2c42468 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.LocationBox.set(_: τ_0_0.Value, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 148 frame #13: 0x00000001d2cf2fe8 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.Binding.ScopedLocation.set(_: τ_0_0, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 28 frame #14: 0x00000001d2c42468 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.LocationBox.set(_: τ_0_0.Value, transaction: SwiftUI.Transaction) -> () + 148 frame #15: 0x00000001d2cf3190 SwiftUICore`function signature specialization <Arg[0] = Owned To Guaranteed> of SwiftUI.Binding.wrappedValue.setter : τ_0_0 + 32 frame #16: 0x00000001d2cf12c0 SwiftUICore`SwiftUI.Binding.wrappedValue.setter : τ_0_0 + 28 frame #17: 0x00000001d1d0e538 SwiftUI`closure #1 () -> () in SwiftUI.NavigationColumnState.popAllForSelectionChange(popReplacedRoots: Swift.Bool) -> SwiftUI.NavigationState.RequestResults + 524 frame #18: 0x00000001d281be58 SwiftUICore`partial apply forwarder for reabstraction thunk helper from @callee_guaranteed (@guaranteed Swift.Dictionary<__C.NSAttributedStringKey, Any>, @unowned __C._NSRange, @unowned Swift.UnsafeMutablePointer<ObjectiveC.ObjCBool>) -> () to @escaping @callee_guaranteed (@guaranteed Swift.Dictionary<__C.NSAttributedStringKey, Any>, @unowned __C._NSRange, @unowned Swift.UnsafeMutablePointer<ObjectiveC.ObjCBool>) -> () + 20 frame #19: 0x00000001d2b3b64c SwiftUICore`static SwiftUI.Update.dispatchActions() -> () + 1080 frame #20: 0x00000001d2b3ac4c SwiftUICore`static SwiftUI.Update.end() -> () + 108 frame #21: 0x00000001d18daf44 SwiftUI`closure #1 (Swift.Optional<Swift.UnsafeMutableRawPointer>, Swift.Double, Swift.UnsafePointer<__C._UIUpdateTiming>) -> () in static SwiftUI.UIKitUpdateCycle.addPreCommitObserver(() -> ()) -> () + 168 frame #22: 0x00000001d18dafbc SwiftUI`reabstraction thunk helper from @escaping @callee_guaranteed (@unowned Swift.Optional<Swift.UnsafeMutableRawPointer>, @unowned Swift.Double, @unowned Swift.UnsafePointer<__C._UIUpdateTiming>) -> () to @escaping @callee_unowned @convention(block) (@unowned Swift.Optional<Swift.UnsafeMutableRawPointer>, @unowned Swift.Double, @unowned Swift.UnsafePointer<__C._UIUpdateTiming>) -> () + 64 frame #23: 0x0000000185030388 UIKitCore`_UIUpdateSequenceRun + 76 frame #24: 0x00000001859d22e8 UIKitCore`schedulerStepScheduledMainSection + 168 frame #25: 0x00000001859d1720 UIKitCore`runloopSourceCallback + 80 frame #26: 0x000000018041b324 CoreFoundation`__CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 24 frame #27: 0x000000018041b26c CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 172 frame #28: 0x000000018041a9d0 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 232 frame #29: 0x00000001804150b0 CoreFoundation`__CFRunLoopRun + 788 frame #30: 0x0000000180414960 CoreFoundation`CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 536 frame #31: 0x0000000190183b10 GraphicsServices`GSEventRunModal + 160 frame #32: 0x0000000185aa2b40 UIKitCore`-[UIApplication _run] + 796 frame #33: 0x0000000185aa6d38 UIKitCore`UIApplicationMain + 124 frame #34: 0x00000001d1e2eab4 SwiftUI`closure #1 (Swift.UnsafeMutablePointer<Swift.Optional<Swift.UnsafeMutablePointer<Swift.Int8>>>) -> Swift.Never in SwiftUI.KitRendererCommon(Swift.AnyObject.Type) -> Swift.Never + 164 frame #35: 0x00000001d1e2e7dc SwiftUI`SwiftUI.runApp<τ_0_0 where τ_0_0: SwiftUI.App>(τ_0_0) -> Swift.Never + 84 frame #36: 0x00000001d1b70c8c SwiftUI`static SwiftUI.App.main() -> () + 148 frame #37: 0x0000000104333df0 DoubleNav.debug.dylib`static DoubleNavApp.$main() at <compiler-generated>:0 frame #38: 0x0000000104333ea0 DoubleNav.debug.dylib`main at DoubleNavApp.swift:11:8 frame #39: 0x00000001048f9410 dyld_sim`start_sim + 20 frame #40: 0x000000010440e154 dyld`start + 2476 Thanks for any tips! Here's the code.

I have enabled “StrictConcurrency” warnings in my project that uses SwiftUI. I have a Commands struct. It has a Button, whose action is calling an async method via Task{}. This builds without warnings within Views, but not Commands. There the compiler reports “Main actor-isolated property 'body' cannot be used to satisfy nonisolated protocol requirement”. Looking at SwiftUI: In View, body is declared @MainActor: @ViewBuilder @MainActor var body: Self.Body { get } In Commands, body is not declared @MainActor: @CommandsBuilder var body: Self.Body { get } So the common practice of making a Button action asynchronous: Button { Task { await model.load() } } label:{ Text("Async Button") } will succeed without warnings in Views, but not in Commands. Is this intentional? I've filed FB13212559. Thank you.

Hello, Awhile ago I'd refactored my code to have @SceneStorage in a ViewModifier and not on a View. In Xcode 15.3, I see a runtime-only warning: SceneStorage is only for use with SwiftUI App Lifecycle. This will become a fatal error in a future release. Accessing a SceneStorage value outside of being installed on a View. This will always return the default value. Creating a Binding to SceneStorage value outside of being installed on a View. This will result in a constant Binding of the default value and will not update. I'd used a ViewModifier to encapsulate this code. Why is that different than a View? If you are interested you can see an example here: https://github.com/bolsinga/site/blob/ffbedd7fb134675496f529cf62484ceb9b79d360/Sources/Site/Music/UI/ArchiveStorageModifier.swift#L15 Thanks for any tips!

Hello, I have a script that I can run with launchd. I want it to be able to do some git operations. If I run my script manually (outside of launchd) things work great. If I run it within launchd, it seems to have issues with the sandboxing. git says: error Unable to read current working directory: Operation not permitted Here are the .plist and the .sh. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do? git seems to have many options about reading its configuration files; I assume that is what is going on here. Thanks! com.bolsinga.gitcmd.plist (substitute paths as appropriate): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <!-- Copy this file to ~/Library/LaunchAgents cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents open Console.app and monitor syslog output. NOTE: in the following command, the plist extension is required. launchctl bootstrap gui/501 ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bolsinga.gitcmd.plist Look for related output in the syslog. Namely the executable this runs cannot be in ~/Documents, as it will get rejected. It works in ~/Applications launchctl list | grep bolsinga to see if it is running obviously, RunAtLoad below means it will run when loaded. launchctl bootout gui/501 ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bolsinga.gitcmd.plist to unload before re-loading when editing this file --> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>com.bolsinga.gitcmd</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/Users/bolsinga/Applications/gitcmd.sh</string> <string>/Users/bolsinga/Documents/code/git/bin_utils/</string> </array> <key>RunAtLoad</key> <true/> <key>StandardErrorPath</key> <string>/tmp/com.bolsinga.gitcmd.err</string> <key>StandardOutPath</key> <string>/tmp/com.bolsinga.gitcmd.out</string> <key>WorkingDirectory</key> <string>/Users/bolsinga/</string> </dict> </plist> gitcmd.sh #/bin/sh # NOTE! This must be copied into ~/Applications. # So must any scripts it accesses! Otherwise it will not run from ~/bin/ DST_DIR="$1" if [ -z "$DST_DIR" ] ; then echo "No destination directory" 1>&2 exit 1 fi tgit() { GIT_TRACE2=true GIT_TRACE_SETUP=true git $* } echo PWD: `pwd` echo DST_DIR: $DST_DIR echo GIT `which git` tgit config --list tgit -C $DST_DIR config --list cd $DST_DIR tgit config --list

Hello, I have a SwiftUI application that uses NavigationSplitView. It's working great on iOS, iPad, and macOS. I decided to give it a try on tvOS. After it builds, it will not allow user interaction on the NavigationSplitView's sidebar. I've tried various view focus modifiers without any success. I'd also expect this to "just work" as default behavior. I have filed FB13447961 on this issue. Here is a distillation of the code that demonstrates the problem. Any ideas? Thank you. enum Category : String, CaseIterable { case first case second case third } enum Detail : String, CaseIterable { case one case two case three } struct DetailView : View { let category : Category? var body: some View { if let category { Text(category.rawValue) List(Detail.allCases, id: \.self) { detail in NavigationLink(value: detail) { Text(detail.rawValue) } } } else { Text("Select Category") } } } struct ContentView: View { // NOTE: If this category is set to something, it will show that category's detail. // The problem is that the NavigationSplitView sidebar does not have, nor does not // seem to be able to get focus. @State var category: Category? @State var path : [Detail] = [] var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { List(Category.allCases, id: \.self, selection: $category) { category in Text(category.rawValue) } } detail: { NavigationStack(path: $path) { DetailView(category: category) .navigationDestination(for: Detail.self) { detail in Text("\(detail.rawValue)") } } } } } #wwdc2023-10162 #wwdc20-10042

If I convert my SPM from .strings to .xcstrings it will fail to build when using swift build. It builds from Xcode 15. My UI code uses bundle: .module so the localized strings are found properly. See https://github.com/bolsinga/site/pull/685 for the change (as well as the action log). Does SPM build somehow not know that .xcstrings in a Resource directory make the build a "bundle build"? I filed FB13261704 Thanks!

Hello, When I use xcstrings in my app, and I have my scheme's localization debugging enabled (when it renders all caps for any non-localized text). Prior to converting to xccstrings, my app shows non caps text for everything. After I convert to xcstrings, some of my app shows caps text for some items. I can see the keys in the xccstrings that I expect, so I do not think it is a bug in the conversion. Could it be a bug in the renderer somehow? FB13261276 Thanks! -- Greg

Hello, On macOS I can use the defaults command line tool to reset or modify @AppStorage data outside the application. Where is @SceneStorage data stored? Alternately, how do I reset my application back to "it's not yet stored"? Thank you for any tips!

@eskimo Hi! I tried out this new download. I'd installed it on the Ventura host and in the Sonoma VM, but the Sonoma Beta 1 VM does not "see" Beta 2. https://developer.apple.com/download/ How do we update our VM running macOS 14 beta 1 to beta 2? Thanks! Device Support for macOS 14 beta 2 Install Device Support for macOS 14 beta 2 if installing the macOS Seed in a virtual Machine fails on a host Mac. Released June 21, 2023 Build 1700B21 Download Device Support Image Device Support for macOS 14 beta 2 1700B21

Hello, I'm having a hard time with Universal Links and my app. This looks good: $ curl -I https://www.bolsinga.com/.well-known/apple-app-site-association HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:10:57 GMT Server: Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) Last-Modified: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:53:38 GMT ETag: "1eb-5fdf4e9bcb926" Accept-Ranges: bytes Content-Length: 491 Content-Type: application/json This looks good in my entitlements: <key>com.apple.developer.associated-domains</key> <array> <string>applinks:www.bolsinga.com</string> </array> The screenshot below good too (from Settings -> Developer -> Universal Links -> Diagnostics). If I have a link like https://www.bolsinga.com/dates/sh624.html in Notes.app, and I tap on the link it will open in Safari. If I tap and hold, it will not suggest my application. It seems like my universal links should work. Am I doing it wrong? I thought it meant if I opened the URL in these ways it would open in my app. Thanks for your help!

Hello, I am running a virtual machine on my Apple Silicon Mac, using the sample Xcode project provided by Apple last year. I have Ventura 13.4 installed on on the host and the VM. I try to enter my Apple ID credentials in "Sign In with Apple ID" in the VM so I may then update this VM to Sonoma. I am sure I am getting my password correct. I cannot log in. Please see the screen shot. Am I supposed to be able to do this? I can log into developer.apple.com within the VM OK. Thank you. FB12263051