Culinary Catalog

A very simple iOS recipe management app built with SwiftUI that seamlessly integrates CoreData and async/await networking to provide a smooth, responsive recipe browsing experience. The app fetches and displays recipe data from a remote API, allowing users to explore, search, and interact with a comprehensive collection of culinary inspirations.

Screenshots:

Here are some screenshots showcasing the app's features:

Key Features:

• SwiftUI interface
• CoreData local storage
• Asynchronous API data fetching
• Responsive search functionality
• Smooth recipe browsing experience
• Code quality enforcement through SwiftLint
• Test coverage with unit tests.

Technologies:

• Swift 6
• SwiftUI
• Swift Testing
• CoreData
• Async/Await
• WebKit
• RESTful API Integration
• iOS 26 minimum OS target

Architecture & Design Patterns:

• MVVM
• Singleton
• Dependency Injection

Focus Areas:

1. Core Data Integration: I focused on getting the Core Data setup right.

2. SwiftUI Implementation

3. Networking and Data Flow: I put a lot of effort into designing a solid network layer with NetworkManager.

4. Error Handling: I made sure to handle errors well (NetworkError, error handling in view models) because I wanted the app to be robust. I made sure to test various network conditions using the Network Link Conditioner in Xcode.

Time Spent:

I spent roughly a 5-day work week on this project. Here's how I split my time:

• 40% on data modeling, Core Data setup, and repository patterns.
• 30% went into crafting those SwiftUI views and view models.
• 20% on networking, error handling, and keeping data consistent between offline and online states.
• 10% was dedicated to testing, debugging, and documenting.

Trade-offs and Decisions:

• I went with CoreData to save the download images and the rest of the data from the network.

Weakest Part of the Project:

• Testing. See below.

Additional Information:

A few insights and constraints:

• Testing: If I had more time I would have updated the unit tests after I did the latest code changes, I would do accessibility testing, and added UI testing.

License

Proprietary Software

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