I have a multiplatform SwiftUI document app project. My app has a custom document type and can export to another type. I have both types in the document’s list of writable content types.
When I save the document, the save panel on Mac has a File Format menu to save the file with an item for each writable content type. But the only type the document should save to is my custom document type. If someone chooses the exported type, they won’t be able to open the document. How do I limit the Save panel to save the document only in my custom document type?
I tried removing the exported type from the list of writable content types, but when I export the file, I get the following error message in Xcode’s console:
Attempting to export a document using a content type not included in its
writableContentTypes. The first supported writable content type will be used instead.
The export works, but the file has the extension for my custom document type. Changing the file extension in the Finder makes everything work. But I don’t want people to have to manually change file extensions.
I tried taking the URL SwiftUI’s file exporter returns and changing the file extension, but I get the same error message in Xcode’s console. The exported file still has the extension for my custom document type.
I also tried adding the exported type to the list of writable content types when exporting, but the writable content types array can’t be modified at runtime.
What do I have to do to save documents only as my custom document type while exporting with the correct file extension?
