I'm trying to create an App Shortcut so that users can interact with one of my app's features using Siri. I would like to be able to turn this shortcut on or off at runtime using a feature toggle.
Ideally, I would be able to do something like this.
struct MyShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider {
static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] {
// This shortcut is always available
AppShortcut(
intent: AlwaysAvailableIntent(),
phrases: ["Show my always available intent with \(.applicationName)"],
shortTitle: "Always Available Intent",
systemImageName: "infinity"
)
// This shortcut is only available when "myCoolFeature" is available
if FeatureProvider.shared.isAvailable("myCoolFeature") {
AppShortcut(
intent: MyCoolFeatureIntent(),
phrases: ["Show my cool feature in \(.applicationName)"],
shortTitle: "My Cool Feature Intent",
systemImageName: "questionmark"
)
}
}
}
However, this does not work because the existing buildOptional implementation is limited to components of type (any _AppShortcutsContentMarker & _LimitedAvailabilityAppShortcutsContentMarker)?.
All other attempts at making appShortcuts dynamic have resulted in shortcuts not working at all. I've tried:
Creating a makeAppShortcuts method that returns [AppShortcut] and invoking this method from within the appShortcuts
Extending AppShortcutsBuilder to support a buildOptional block isn't restricted to a component type of (any _AppShortcutsContentMarker & _LimitedAvailabilityAppShortcutsContentMarker)?
Extending AppShortcutsBuilder to support buildArray and using compactMap(_:) to return an empty array when the feature is disabled
I haven't used SiriKit before but it appears that shortcut suggestions were set at runtime by invoking setShortcutSuggestions(_:), meaning that what I'm trying to do would be possible. I'm not against using SiriKit if I have to but my understanding is that the App Intents framework is meant to be a replacement for SiriKit, and the prompt within Xcode to replace older custom intents with App Intents indicates that that is indeed the case.
Is there something obvious that I'm just missing or is this simply not possible with the App Intent framework? Is the App Intent framework not meant to replace SiriKit and should I just use that instead?