guides-ios

Coding challenge for listing guides

Setup

Developed with Xcode Version 10.3 (10G8)

Design Pattern

It's a small project so I decided to go with a variation of Apple's MVC, this approach reduces boilerplate code and keeps code easy to follow. I also decided to use Interface Builder instead of view code because it's faster to prototype and I had to make design decisions on the go.

Dependencies

I did not need any dependecy due to the simplicity of the project, but if I need one, my first choice of dependency manager is Cartage mainly because I feel that it is safer when compared with CocoaPods because CocoaPods with its workspace allows any dependency to include scripts on build steps.

Networking

• Created a simple networking layer, using URLSession and Swift Codable for object mapping, that allows mocking responses.
• Using ApiRoute to centralize all the API routes that might be called in the Facades.

Adding new route

To add a new route you need to fallow the steps below

1. Add a case on ApiRoute.swift including its url, method, and mockFilePath.
2. If needed create the Response model that represents the server response.
3. Create a func on a Facade that represents the resource or create a new Facade.

Code style

• Using class extensions to separate protocol conformations, this is not optimal in terms of compilation time. For large projects, I would go with the //MARK: - approach for this separation
• Configure tableView in code to avoid hidden IB configurations.

Improvments

• Better Error handling for failed requests