The most difficult task I face is to know the correct terminology to search for. I'm used to SwiftUI for an easy way to build an app in the fastest time possible. With this project I have to use UIKit and for this specific task.
Inside a view controller I created a tableView
:
private let tableView: UITableView = {
let table = UITableView()
table.register(ProfileCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: ProfileCell.identifier)
return table
}()
Later I reload the data inside viewDidLoad
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
Task {
do {
try await viewModel.getProfiles()
// Here I reload the table when data comes in
self.tableView.reloadData()
} catch {
print(error)
}
}
view.addSubview(tableView)
tableView.delegate = self
tableView.dataSource = self
}
So what is viewModel
? In SwiftUI I'm used to having this inside a view struct:
@ObservedObject var viewModel = ProfilesViewModel()
..and that's what I have inside my view controller. I've searched for:
- observedobject in uitableview
- uitableview reload data on data change
..and more but noting useful for me to "pick up the pieces" with.
In same controller, I'm showMyViewControllerInACustomizedSheet which now uses UIHostingController
:
private func showMyViewControllerInACustomizedSheet() {
// A SwiftUI view along with viewModel being passed in
let view = ProfilesMenu(viewModel: viewModel)
let viewControllerToPresent = UIHostingController(rootView: view)
if let sheet = viewControllerToPresent.sheetPresentationController {
sheet.detents = [.medium(), .large()]
sheet.largestUndimmedDetentIdentifier = .medium
sheet.prefersScrollingExpandsWhenScrolledToEdge = false
sheet.prefersEdgeAttachedInCompactHeight = true
sheet.widthFollowsPreferredContentSizeWhenEdgeAttached = true
}
present(viewControllerToPresent, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
For the ProfilesViewModel:
class ProfilesViewModel: ObservableObject {
// ProfilesResponse is omitted
@Published var profiles = [ProfilesResponse]()
public func getProfiles(endpoint: String? = nil) async throws -> Void {
// After getting the data, I set the profiles variable
self.profiles = [..]
}
}
Whenever I call try await viewModel.getProfiles(endpoint: "...")
, from ProfileMenu
, I'd like to reload the tableView. What additional setup is required?
CodePudding user response:
In the comments, Vadian mentioned "Combine" where I did a Google search and found this. What works, for a basic demonstaration:
[..]
import Combine
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
private let viewModel = ProfilesViewModel()
private var cancellable: AnyCancellable?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
Task {
do {
try await viewModel.getProfiles()
// Remove this
// self.tableView.reloadData()
} catch {
print(error)
}
}
view.addSubview(tableView)
tableView.delegate = self
tableView.dataSource = self
// Add this
cancellable = viewModel.objectWillChange.sink(receiveValue: { [weak self] in
self?.render()
})
}
// Also add this
private func render() {
// TODO: Implement failures...
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
}
...
}
objectWillChange
was the key to my problem.