Questions when working with a Swift Playgrounds App

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Created Apr ’23

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Hi All. This is my first year for applying for the WWDC23 Swift Student challenge. I have some questions regarding a Swift Playgrounds App:

How to I access the Info.plist file for the application so I can add the correct usage description for using the on-device camera.
How can I use core data? Seems like it is not allowed within a Swift Playgrounds App.
Would submitting an Xcode project jeopardize my submission since I'm having such trouble?

Thank you

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FreddieNicholson OP

Apr ’23

Hi,

It's slightly different in Swift Playgrounds, you use the 'capabilities' editor in the playgrounds app.

https://i.imgur.com/5Lp7R83.mp4

You can but there are a few limitations, there are lots of tutorials relating directly to Swift Playgrounds and CoreData online. e.g. https://www.cephalopod.studio/blog/build-an-app-on-ipad-with-swift-playgrounds-and-core-data
You can use Xcode but you must make sure that your project is a swift playgrounds app project:

It must not be a .xcodeproject or anything else. Your final submission should be a .swiftpm file that you then use the 'Compress' option on MacOS/iPadOS to put in a zip file that you can upload in the final form. I'd recommend testing in the actual swift playgrounds app if you have it available.

Hope this is helpful, Freddie

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