A modern, fully programmatic iOS Podcast Player built with Clean Code principles and reactive programming.
Spokast is a native iOS application designed to provide a seamless podcast listening experience. It features a robust Global Mini Player, real-time playback synchronization, and a highly responsive UI built entirely programmatically (View Code).
The goal of this project is to demonstrate advanced iOS development skills, including reactive state management with Combine, SOLID principles, and a modular architecture.
- Global Mini Player: A persistent playback control that floats above the interface, allowing users to browse while listening.
- Reactive UI: Real-time UI updates (Play/Pause states, progress bars) synchronized across screens using Combine.
- Audio Streaming: efficient handling of remote audio files via
AVFoundation. - Image Caching: Optimized image loading for podcast artwork using Kingfisher.
- Programmatic UI: 100% View Code (No Storyboards/Xibs) for better version control and performance.
| Home & List | Global Mini Player | Player Detail |
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(Note: Add your actual screenshots or GIFs in a docs folder)
- Language: Swift 5
- Frameworks: UIKit, AVFoundation, Combine
- Architecture: MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel)
- UI Layout: Auto Layout (Programmatic Constraints)
- Dependency Management: Swift Package Manager (SPM)
- External Libraries: * Kingfisher (Async Image Loading)
This project follows a strict MVVM pattern to separate logic from UI configuration.
Instead of the traditional Delegate pattern, this app uses Combine for data binding.
- Example: The
MiniPlayerViewobserves thePlayerServicestate. When the audio state changes, the UI reacts instantly without manual refresh triggers.
// Example of the clean binding approach used in the project
viewModel.$isPlaying
.receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
.sink { [weak self] isPlaying in
let iconName = isPlaying ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill"
self?.updatePlayButton(with: iconName)
}
.store(in: &cancellables)