[PM-26950] Update Swift style exceptions with UI objects

[KatherineInCode]

🎟️ Tracking

https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/browse/PM-26950

📔 Objective

This updates the Swift style guide to include an exception for UI objects.

⏰ Reminders before review

• Contributor guidelines followed
• All formatters and local linters executed and passed
• Written new unit and / or integration tests where applicable
• Protected functional changes with optionality (feature flags)
• Used internationalization (i18n) for all UI strings
• CI builds passed
• Communicated to DevOps any deployment requirements
• Updated any necessary documentation (Confluence, contributing docs) or informed the documentation
  team

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  issue and could potentially benefit from discussion
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[claude]

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Reviewing Swift Style Guide Updates

Todo List:

• Read repository guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
• Examine the changed file content
• Review the specific PR changes using git diff
• Analyze documentation quality, clarity, and accuracy
• Check for spelling, grammar, and formatting issues
• Provide comprehensive review feedback

📝 Review Feedback

I've thoroughly reviewed the changes to the Swift style guide documentation. Overall, this is a well-written and valuable addition that addresses a real need in UI development.

✅ Strengths

Clear and Practical: The new exception for UI object property ordering is clearly explained and provides practical guidance that developers can immediately apply.

Good Examples: The example with title and subtitle effectively illustrates the concept of visual hierarchy mapping to code structure.

Logical Structure: The content fits naturally within the existing "Exceptions" section and follows the established documentation patterns.

Apple Conventions: Referencing UIEdgeInsets as a precedent shows alignment with Apple's established patterns, which strengthens the guidance.

🎨 Minor Suggestions

Enhanced Clarity: Consider adding "such as views, view controllers, or custom UI components" after "UI objects" in the first line to make the scope more explicit:

- In UI objects, properties that are displayed should be in the order...
+ In UI objects (such as views, view controllers, or custom UI components), properties that are displayed should be in the order...

Technical Precision: The phrase "properties list and therefore initializer parameter list" could be clearer. Consider:

- subtitle` in the properties list and therefore initializer parameter list.
+ subtitle` in both the properties declaration and initializer parameter list.

📋 Technical Assessment

• Formatting: ✅ Follows established Markdown conventions
• Grammar: ✅ No grammatical errors detected
• Spelling: ✅ All terms appear correct
• Structure: ✅ Integrates well with existing content
• Consistency: ✅ Matches the document's tone and style

🔍 Content Quality

The documentation effectively balances:

• Specificity: Clear rules that developers can follow
• Flexibility: Acknowledges that non-displayed properties still follow alphabetical order
• Context: Explains the reasoning (visual hierarchy) behind the exception

Summary

This is a solid documentation improvement that addresses a gap in the Swift style guide. The content is accurate, well-structured, and provides practical value to developers working on UI components. The minor suggestions above are optional enhancements that could further improve clarity.

Recommendation: ✅ Approve - This change enhances the documentation quality and provides valuable guidance for iOS development teams.

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Reviewing Swift Style Guide Updates

Todo List:

• Read repository guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
• Examine the changed file content
• Review the specific PR changes using git diff
• Analyze documentation quality, clarity, and accuracy
• Check for spelling, grammar, and formatting issues
• Provide comprehensive review feedback

📝 Review Feedback

I've thoroughly reviewed the changes to the Swift style guide documentation. Overall, this is a well-written and valuable addition that addresses a real need in UI development.

✅ Strengths

Clear and Practical: The new exception for UI object property ordering is clearly explained and provides practical guidance that developers can immediately apply.

Good Examples: The example with title and subtitle effectively illustrates the concept of visual hierarchy mapping to code structure.

Logical Structure: The content fits naturally within the existing "Exceptions" section and follows the established documentation patterns.

Apple Conventions: Referencing UIEdgeInsets as a precedent shows alignment with Apple's established patterns, which strengthens the guidance.

Helpful Links: The addition of the UIEdgeInsets documentation link and BitwardenTextField example provides concrete references developers can examine.

🎨 Minor Suggestions

Enhanced Clarity: Consider adding "such as views, view controllers, or custom UI components" after "UI objects" in the first line to make the scope more explicit:

- In UI objects, properties that are displayed should be in the order...
+ In UI objects (such as views, view controllers, or custom UI components), properties that are displayed should be in the order...

Technical Precision: The phrase "initializer and function parameter lists" is good - it's more precise than the original "initializer parameter list" and covers both scenarios appropriately.

📋 Technical Assessment

• Formatting: ✅ Follows established Markdown conventions
• Grammar: ✅ No grammatical errors detected
• Spelling: ✅ All terms appear correct
• Structure: ✅ Integrates well with existing content
• Consistency: ✅ Matches the document's tone and style
• Links: ✅ Both the UIEdgeInsets documentation and BitwardenTextField example links are properly formatted

🔍 Content Quality

The documentation effectively balances:

• Specificity: Clear rules that developers can follow
• Flexibility: Acknowledges that non-displayed properties still follow alphabetical order
• Context: Explains the reasoning (visual hierarchy) behind the exception
• Examples: Provides both conceptual (title/subtitle) and real-world (BitwardenTextField) examples

📖 Adherence to Repository Guidelines

This change follows the CLAUDE.md guidelines well:

• ✅ Edits existing file rather than creating new content
• ✅ Follows established patterns and structure
• ✅ Uses appropriate code formatting
• ✅ Keeps content concise and to-the-point
• ✅ Includes helpful links to external references

Summary

This is a solid documentation improvement that addresses a gap in the Swift style guide. The content is accurate, well-structured, and provides practical value to developers working on UI components. The addition of links in the second commit enhances the usefulness of the guidance.

Recommendation: ✅ Approve - This change enhances the documentation quality and provides valuable guidance for iOS development teams.

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Reviewing Swift Style Guide Updates

Todo List:

• Read repository guidelines (CLAUDE.md)
• Examine the changed file content
• Review the specific PR changes using git diff
• Analyze documentation quality, clarity, and accuracy
• Check for spelling, grammar, and formatting issues
• Provide comprehensive review feedback

📝 Review Feedback

I've thoroughly reviewed the changes to the Swift style guide documentation. This is a well-structured and valuable addition that addresses a practical need in iOS UI development.

✅ Strengths

Clear and Practical: The new exception for UI object property ordering provides clear, actionable guidance that developers can immediately apply to their code.

Excellent Examples: The title/subtitle example effectively illustrates the visual hierarchy concept, and the link to BitwardenTextField provides a real-world reference developers can examine.

Strong Foundation: Referencing Apple's UIEdgeInsets pattern shows alignment with established iOS conventions, which strengthens the guidance's credibility.

Proper Integration: The content fits naturally within the existing "Exceptions" section and follows the established documentation patterns from the repository guidelines.

Complete Coverage: The updated text properly addresses both "properties list and therefore initializer and function parameter lists," covering the full scope of where this exception applies.

🎨 Minor Enhancement Suggestion

Consider adding explicit scope clarification in the opening sentence for even greater clarity:

- In UI objects—such as views and view modifiers—properties that are displayed should be in the
+ In UI objects (such as views, view controllers, and view modifiers), properties that are displayed should be in the

This would make it immediately clear that the guidance applies to various types of UI components.

📋 Technical Assessment

• Formatting: ✅ Follows established Markdown conventions
• Grammar: ✅ No grammatical errors detected
• Spelling: ✅ All terms appear correct (manually verified)
• Links: ✅ Both Apple documentation and GitHub repository links are properly formatted and functional
• Structure: ✅ Integrates seamlessly with existing content
• Consistency: ✅ Matches the document's established tone and style
• Repository Guidelines: ✅ Adheres to CLAUDE.md requirements for documentation editing

🔍 Content Quality Analysis

The documentation effectively balances several key aspects:

• Specificity: Provides clear, actionable rules developers can follow
• Flexibility: Appropriately acknowledges that non-displayed properties still follow alphabetical order
• Context: Explains the reasoning (visual hierarchy mapping) behind the exception
• Evidence: Uses Apple's own patterns as supporting precedent
• Practicality: Includes both conceptual examples and real codebase references

📖 Adherence to Style Guide

This change exemplifies good documentation practices outlined in the repository's CLAUDE.md:

• ✅ Edits existing file rather than creating new content
• ✅ Follows established patterns for structure and formatting
• ✅ Uses appropriate code formatting with backticks
• ✅ Keeps content concise and to-the-point
• ✅ Includes helpful external links for reference
• ✅ Maintains consistency with existing documentation tone

Summary

This is a high-quality documentation improvement that fills a meaningful gap in the Swift style guide. The content is technically accurate, well-reasoned, and provides genuine value to iOS developers working on UI components. The addition enhances code consistency across the team while following established Apple conventions.

Recommendation: ✅ Approve - This change significantly improves the documentation quality and provides valuable, practical guidance for iOS development teams.