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Review comments at @project.yml:
- Around line 51-68: Add a Watch-specific asset catalog containing an AppIcon
set and a PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest declaring
NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults under SleepypodWatch. In the
SleepypodWatch target settings in project.yml, set
ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME to AppIcon after the icon set exists.
Review comments at @Sleepypod/Services/WatchMotionReceiver.swift:
- Around line 35-43: Update WatchMotionInbox.store(contentsOf:) to persist the
recording’s from, to, and bin-count metadata beside the canonical file, and have
recordings() build listings from that metadata instead of decoding every
recording; retain a fallback for files without metadata. Update
WatchMotionReceiver.init and received(_:) to trigger an asynchronous reload off
the main actor and publish the results when loading completes.
Review comments at @SleepypodWatch/RecordingController.swift:
- Around line 41-47: Update recordTonight to check availability before starting
or saving a recording; when unavailable, set status to availability and return
without creating a plan. Expose a boolean availability state for
SleepypodWatchApp to use when disabling the recording button instead of matching
status text.
- Around line 57-62: Update the recording flow around MotionSummarizer.file and
source.samples(in:) to read the requested interval in 15–30-minute windows
aligned to 2-second bin boundaries, carrying the last reading into each next
window so boundary jerk is preserved. Feed time-ordered windows to a streaming
summarizer that retains only open bins, and write raw-export rows in chunks
rather than building a full nested array. Measure peak memory on a real Watch
for a 9-hour recording both with and without raw export.
- Around line 68-71: Update the transfer flow in RecordingController to report
the recording as queued immediately after WCSession.default.transferFile, not as
sent. Add the WCSessionDelegate session(_:didFinish:error:) callback to report
delivery success or failure, and remove the transferred file only after
successful delivery.
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| SleepypodWatch: | ||
| type: application | ||
| platform: watchOS | ||
| sources: | ||
| - path: SleepypodWatch | ||
| - path: Shared | ||
| settings: | ||
| base: | ||
| PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER: com.jonathanng.com.ios.sleepypod.watchkitapp | ||
| PRODUCT_NAME: SleepypodWatch | ||
| INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName: sleepypod | ||
| INFOPLIST_KEY_WKCompanionAppBundleIdentifier: com.jonathanng.com.ios.sleepypod | ||
| INFOPLIST_KEY_WKRunsIndependentlyOfCompanionApp: false | ||
| INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMotionUsageDescription: "sleepypod records wrist movement overnight on this Watch and sends it only to your iPhone, as movement labels for training." | ||
| TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY: 4 | ||
| CODE_SIGN_STYLE: Automatic | ||
| DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: ZUR2343J7S | ||
| SKIP_INSTALL: true |
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Add a Watch app icon and privacy manifest to the watchOS target.
The SleepypodWatch target has no app icon and no privacy manifest of its own. The AppIcon asset catalog and PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy exist only under Sleepypod/, which the iOS target uses. The watchOS app is a separate bundle, so the iOS icon and manifest do not cover it. Apple requires a watchOS app icon, and App Store Connect can reject an archive that lacks one.
SleepypodWatch/RecordingController.swift reads and writes UserDefaults.standard. UserDefaults is a required-reason API, so the Watch bundle needs its own privacy manifest that declares NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults.
Add these files under SleepypodWatch/:
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Add a Watch-specific asset catalog containing an AppIcon set and a
PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest declaring
NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults under SleepypodWatch. In the
SleepypodWatch target settings in project.yml, set
ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME to AppIcon after the icon set exists.
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| let source = source, includeRaw = includeRaw | ||
| let device = WKInterfaceDevice.current().model + " · watchOS " + WKInterfaceDevice.current().systemVersion | ||
| let file = await Task.detached(priority: .userInitiated) { | ||
| MotionSummarizer.file(samples: source.samples(in: interval), from: interval.start, to: interval.end, | ||
| timeZone: .current, device: device, includeRaw: includeRaw) | ||
| }.value |
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Read and summarize the night in windows instead of one array.
CoreMotionAccelerometer.samples(in:) appends every reading from the recorder into one [MotionSample]. For a 9–12 h night at 50 Hz, that is about 1.6–2.2 million readings. Each MotionSample stores four Double values, so the array is about 52–69 MB. MotionSummarizer.summarize then calls samples.sorted, which allocates a second full copy, so the two arrays together reach about 105–140 MB. With includeRaw, file(...) also maps each reading to its own [Double], which adds heap overhead on top of that.
watchOS limits memory per app, and the system can terminate an app that exceeds its limit. The repository does not state this app's limit. If the limit is exceeded during send, a full-night transfer fails. The PR states that overnight Watch behavior is not yet verified.
Read the span in windows of 15–30 minutes. Align each window boundary to a multiple of the 2 s bin size, and carry the last reading into the next window so jerk is measured across the boundary. Feed each window to a streaming summarizer that keeps only the open bins. If the recorder returns readings in time order, the full sort can be removed. For raw export, write rows in chunks instead of building the nested array.
Measure peak memory on a real Watch with a 9 h recording, with and without raw export.
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Review comment at @SleepypodWatch/RecordingController.swift around lines 57 -
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Update the recording flow around MotionSummarizer.file and source.samples(in:)
to read the requested interval in 15–30-minute windows aligned to 2-second bin
boundaries, carrying the last reading into each next window so boundary jerk is
preserved. Feed time-ordered windows to a streaming summarizer that retains only
open bins, and write raw-export rows in chunks rather than building a full
nested array. Measure peak memory on a real Watch for a 9-hour recording both
with and without raw export.
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| let url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(file.fileName) | ||
| try file.encoded().write(to: url, options: .atomic) | ||
| WCSession.default.transferFile(url, metadata: ["kind": "watch-motion", "version": file.version]) | ||
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<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; * WCSessionFile ... The system places downloaded files inside a temporary directory. ... You must move the file before your session delegate’s `session:didReceiveFile:` method returns.
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSessionFile
* fileURL
Instance Property
# fileURL
The URL of the file that was received.
`@property (nonatomic, readonly) NSURL * fileURL;`
## Discussion
The system places downloaded files inside a temporary directory. If you intend to keep the file, it is your responsibility to move the file to a more permanent location inside your extension’s container directory. You must move the file before your session delegate’s `session:didReceiveFile:` method returns.
## See Also
### Getting the File Information
`metadata`
A dictionary of additional information that was sent with the file.</excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; `- (`WCSessionFileTransfer` *) transferFile:(NSURL *) file ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error.
Instance Method
# transferFile:metadata:
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`- (`WCSessionFileTransfer` *) transferFile:(NSURL *) file
metadata:(NSDictionary<NSString *,id> *) metadata;
`
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. </excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 2 weeks ago; * WCSessionFileTransfer ... The value of this property is `true` if the file transfer is not yet complete or `false` if the transfer is complete.
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSessionFileTransfer
* transferring
Instance Property
# transferring
A Boolean value indicating whether the file is still being transferred.
`@property (nonatomic, readonly, getter=isTransferring) BOOL transferring;`
## Discussion
The value of this property is `true` if the file transfer is not yet complete or `false` if the transfer is complete.
## See also
### Managing the File Transfer
`progress`
An object that tracks the progress of the file transfer.
`- cancel`
Cancels the file transfer.</excerpt>
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<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsessionfile?changes=_5_9</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer.
Class
# WCSessionFile
Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
`class WCSessionFile`
## Overview
You do not create instances of this class directly. When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer. You can get a list of in-progress transfers initiated by your app from the session’s `outstandingFileTransfers` property. When a file is received by your app, the corresponding file object is delivered directly to your session’s delegate.
The file object includes the URL of the file on the local system and an optional dictionary of keys and values that accompany the file.
## Topics
### Getting the File Information
`var fileURL: URL`
The URL of the file that was received.
`var metadata: [String : Any]?`
A dictionary of additional information that was sent with the file.
### Inherits From
* `NSObject`
### Conforms To
* `CVarArg`
* `CustomDebugStringConvertible`
* `CustomStringConvertible`
* `Equatable`
* `Hashable`
* `NSObjectProtocol`
## See Also
### Data Objects
`class WCSessionFileTransfer`
Information about in-progress file transfers.
`class WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
Information about in-progress data transfers.</excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; Implementing the `session(_:activationDidCompleteWith:error:)` method lets the session know that your app supports asynchronous activation. ... Your iOS app can use the `watchDirectoryURL` property to store data that is specific to only one instance of your Watch app running on a particular Apple Watch. ... `func transferFile(URL, metadata: [String : Any]?) -> WCSessionFileTransfer` ... `var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
### Sending Messages
`func sendMessage([String : Any], replyHandler: (([String : Any]) -> Void)?, errorHandler: ((any Error) -> Void)?)`
Sends a message immediately to the paired and active device and optionally handles a response.
`func sendMessageData(Data, replyHandler: ((Data) -> Void)?, errorHandler: ((any Error) -> Void)?)`
Sends a data object immediately to the paired and active device and optionally handles a response.
### Updating Complication Data
`var remainingComplicationUserInfoTransfers: Int`
The number of remaining times you can send complication data from the iOS app to the WatchKit extension.
`func transferCurrentComplicationUserInfo([String : Any]) -> WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
Sends complication-related data from the iOS app to the WatchKit extension.
### Transferring Data in the Background
`func transferUserInfo([String : Any]) -> WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
Sends the specified data dictionary to the counterpart.
`var outstandingUserInfoTransfers: [WCSessionUserInfoTransfer]`
An array of in-progress data transfers.
### Transferring Files in the Background
`func transferFile(URL, metadata: [String : Any]?) -> WCSessionFileTransfer`
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
A Boolean value that indicates whether the session has more content to deliver.
### Constants
`enum WCSessionActivationState`
Constants indicating the activation state of a session.
`let WCErrorDomain: String`
The domain for errors associated with the Watch Connectivity framework.
`struct WCError`
A structure that contains Watch Connectivity error information.
`enum Code`
Constants for errors during a session.
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* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile(_:metadata:)
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
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* Watch Connectivity
* WCSessionDelegate
* session:didReceiveFile:
Instance Method
# session:didReceiveFile:
Tells the delegate that the session successfully received a file from its counterpart.
`- (void) session:(`WCSession` *) session
didReceiveFile:(`WCSessionFile` *) file;
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## Parameters
`session`
The session object of the current process.
`file`
The object containing the URL of the file and any additional information. If you want to keep the file referenced by this parameter, you must move it synchronously to a new location during your implementation of this method. If you don’t move the file, the system deletes it after this method returns.
## Discussion
The session object calls this method when it successfully receives a file from its counterpart. Implement this method to incorporate the file information into the current app. The system calls this method on a background thread.
Remember to move the file referenced by the `file` parameter if you intend to keep it. If you don’t move the file synchronously during your implementation of this method, the system deletes the file when the method returns.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The system doesn’t call the `session:didReceiveFile:` method in Simulator.
## See Also
### Managing File Transfers
`- session:didFinishFileTransfer:error:`
Tells the delegate that a file transfer has finished successfully or ended because of an error.</excerpt>
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* Watch Connectivity
* WCSessionFile
Class
# WCSessionFile
Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
`@interface WCSessionFile : `NSObject``
## Overview
You do not create instances of this class directly. When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile:metadata:` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer. You can get a list of in-progress transfers initiated by your app from the session’s `outstandingFileTransfers` property. When a file is received by your app, the corresponding file object is delivered directly to your session’s delegate.
The file object includes the URL of the file on the local system and an optional dictionary of keys and values that accompany the file.
## Topics
### Getting the File Information
`fileURL`
The URL of the file that was received.
`metadata`
A dictionary of additional information that was sent with the file.
## Relationships
### Inherits From
* `NSObject`
## See Also
### Data Objects
`WCSessionFileTransfer`
Information about in-progress file transfers.
`WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
Information about in-progress data transfers.</excerpt>
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Instance Property
# fileURL
The URL of the file that was received.
`var fileURL: `URL` { get }`
## Discussion
The system places downloaded files inside a temporary directory. If you intend to keep the file, it is your responsibility to move the file to a more permanent location inside your extension’s container directory. You must move the file before your session delegate’s `session(_:didReceive:)` method returns.
## See Also
### Getting the File Information
`var metadata: [String : Any]?`
A dictionary of additional information that was sent with the file.</excerpt>
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<title>WCSessionFile | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsessionfile?changes=_5_9</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension. ... When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer. ... The file object includes the URL of the file on the local system and an optional dictionary of keys and values that accompany the file.
Class
# WCSessionFile
Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
`class WCSessionFile`
## Overview
You do not create instances of this class directly. When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer. You can get a list of in-progress transfers initiated by your app from the session’s `outstandingFileTransfers` property. When a file is received by your app, the corresponding file object is delivered directly to your session’s delegate.
The file object includes the URL of the file on the local system and an optional dictionary of keys and values that accompany the file.
## Topics
### Getting the File Information
`var fileURL: URL`
The URL of the file that was received.
`var metadata: [String : Any]?`
A dictionary of additional information that was sent with the file.
### Inherits From
* `NSObject`
### Conforms To
* `CVarArg`
* `CustomDebugStringConvertible`
* `CustomStringConvertible`
* `Equatable`
* `Hashable`
* `NSObjectProtocol`
## See Also
### Data Objects
`class WCSessionFileTransfer`
Information about in-progress file transfers.
`class WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
Information about in-progress data transfers.</excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 4 months ago; * Your app becomes less likely to be deleted and redownloaded during a system update. ... Additionally, when you store files in the `Documents` folder in an iOS app, they also become visible in the system “Files” app. ... Only use the temporary directory for files that you don’t need to persist between launches of the app, because the system may purge this directory when your app isn’t running.There’s no guarantee of when or if the system will clear the directory, however, so delete temporary files as soon as you know you don’t need them. ... About Apple File System
This directory stores data like configuration files, templates, and modified versions of default files from your bundle. The system also includes the contents of this folder as part of regular backups.
Important
If you want to exclude an item in `Documents` or `ApplicationSupport` from backup, call `setResourceValues(_:)` with the value `isExcludedFromBackup` in Swift, or `setResourceValue:forKey:error:` with the key `NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey` in Objective-C. Exclude from the backup any file that your app can recreate or redownload, particularly large media files.
### Store short-lived files
Your app may also use shorter-lived files that you don’t need backed up or stored permanently. Foundation provides several directories for storing these kinds of files.
Access the temporary directory with the URL property `temporaryDirectory`, and the file manager property `temporaryDirectory`. Use this directory for files with a short lifespan, like the side effects of computational operations, or one-time downloads that can be discarded after use.
Only use the temporary directory for files that you don’t need to persist between launches of the app, because the system may purge this directory when your app isn’t running. There’s no guarantee of when or if the system will clear the directory, however, so delete temporary files as soon as you know you don’t need them.
For files that persist longer than temporary files, but are still purgeable, use the caches directory. In the caches directory, store files the app doesn’t require to operate, but that improve performance, such as database cache files and transient, downloadable content.
Access the caches directory with the URL property `cachesDirectory` or the file manager search path `NSCachesDirectory`. As with the temporary directory, the system may purge this directory when your app isn’t running. Your app needs to either be able to operate without these files, or regenerate them as needed. Additionally, invalidate and delete cache files when you can, and don’t waste storage on unnecessary files.
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Published: 8.5 years ago; Crawled: 8 months ago; The iOS file system is geared toward apps running on their own. ... `tmp/` | Use this directory to write temporary files that do not need to persist between launches of your app. ... Cache data can be used for any data that needs to persist longer than temporary data, but not as long as a support file. ... Note that the system may delete the `Caches/` directory to free up disk space, so your app must be able to re-create or download these files as needed. ... * `/System/Library` (macOS only)—This directory is reserved for use by Apple.
The contents of the `Library` directory (with the exception of the `Caches` subdirectory) are backed up by iTunes and iCloud.For additional information about the Library directory and its commonly used subdirectories, see The Library Directory Stores App-Specific Files.
`tmp/` | Use this directory to write temporary files that do not need to persist between launches of your app. Your app should remove files from this directory when they are no longer needed; however, the system may purge this directory when your app is not running. The contents of this directory are not backed up by iTunes or iCloud.
An iOS app may create additional directories in the `Documents`, `Library`, and `tmp` directories. You might do this to better organize the files in those locations.
For information about how to get references to the preceding directories from your iOS app, see Locating Items in the Standard Directories. For tips on where to put files, see Where You Should Put Your App’s Files.
This directory can also include data files, configuration files, templates and modified versions of resources loaded from the app bundle.
* Remember that files in `Documents/` and `Application Support/` are backed up by default. You can exclude files from the backup by calling` -[NSURL setResourceValue:forKey:error:]` using the `NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey` key. Any file that can be re-created or downloaded must be excluded from the backup. This is particularly important for large media files. If your application downloads video or audio files, make sure they are not included in the backup.
* Put temporary data in the `tmp/` directory. Temporary data comprises any data that you do not need to persist for an extended period of time. Remember to delete those files when you are done with them so that they do not continue to consume space on the user’s device. The system will periodically purge these files when your app is not running; therefore, you cannot rely on these files persisting after your app terminates.
* Put data cache files in the `Library/Caches/` directory. Cache data can be used for any data that needs to persist longer than temporary data, but not as long as a support file. Generally speaking, the application does not require cache data to operate properly, but it can use cache data to improve performance. Examples of cache data include (but are not limited to) database cache files and transient, downloadable content. Note that the system may delete the `Caches/` directory to free up disk space, so your app must be able to re-create or download these files as needed.
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<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Published: 8.5 years ago; Crawled: 8 months ago; The file systems of iOS and macOS impose specific guidelines on where you should place files, so most of the items your app creates or uses should be stored in a well-known place. ... * Use the `NSFileManager` method `URLsForDirectory:inDomains:` to get the directory for storing temporary files. ... For example, if you try to delete a directory that you think is empty and get an error code, you might find that the directory is not empty after all.
* Read and write preferences using the `NSUserDefaults` class. This class automatically writes preferences to the appropriate location.
* Use the `NSFileManager` method `URLsForDirectory:inDomains:` to get the directory for storing temporary files. Temporary files are files you intend to use immediately for some ongoing operation but then plan to discard later. Delete temporary files as soon as you are done with them.
Important: If you do not delete temporary files after three days, the system may delete them for you whether you are using them or not.
Note: Apps rarely share the files stored in the `Application Support`, `Caches` or `Temp` directories. Therefore, you don’t typically need to use a file coordinator (`NSFileCoordinator`) when reading or writing to these locations. For more information about file coordination, see The Role of File Coordinators and Presenters.
## Tips for Accessing Files and Directories
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<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; Navigate the file system on Apple devices, find important directories, and read and write your app’s documents and files. ... Because most apps run in a sandbox, an app’s container directory is the place to put most app-specific files and documents.The system creates container directories automatically for apps running in iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. ... Temporary directory ... print("File not read.")
For macOS apps without a sandbox, this directory points to the `Documents` directory for the currently logged-in account.
Temporary directory
Most container directories also contain a place to put temporary files that you create. Create files in this location, and delete them when you no longer need them.
Shared directories
An app with the proper entitlements can gain access to an app-specific directory in a person’s iCloud storage and use that directory to store content with the person’s other devices. If you build a suite of apps, or share files between an app and app extension, you can also create an app group to share content between different processes on the same device.
Get paths for other well-known directories from the `URL` or `FileManager` type. macOS in particular has many more well-known directories, most of which people can access directly from the Finder or Terminal apps. You might use one of these locations in specific circumstances. </excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. ... `var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile(_:metadata:)
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
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# file
The file being transferred.
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<title>WCSessionFileTransfer | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsessionfiletransfer?changes=latest_minor</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; # WCSessionFileTransfer ... Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
# WCSessionFileTransfer
Information about in-progress file transfers.
`class WCSessionFileTransfer`
## Overview
You do not create instances of this class yourself. When you initiate a file transfer, the system creates a new file transfer object to represent the transferred file. Use that object to get the file information or to cancel the transfer as needed.
To initiate a file transfer operation, call the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object.
## Topics
### Getting the File Information
`var file: WCSessionFile`
The file being transferred.
### Managing the File Transfer
`var isTransferring: Bool`
A Boolean value indicating whether the file is still being transferred.
`var progress: Progress`
An object that tracks the progress of the file transfer.
`func cancel()`
Cancels the file transfer.
## Relationships
### Inherits From
* `NSObject`
### Conforms To
* `CVarArg`
* `CustomDebugStringConvertible`
* `CustomStringConvertible`
* `Equatable`
* `Hashable`
* `NSObjectProtocol`
## See Also
### Data Objects
`class WCSessionFile`
Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
`class WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
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<title>WCSession | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; Before activating the session, you may call the `isSupported()` method to make sure that current device can use the Watch Connectivity framework. ... Apps may initiate transfers only when the session is active—that is, the `activationState` is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`. ... Your iOS app can use the `watchDirectoryURL` property to store data that is specific to only one instance of your Watch app running on a particular Apple Watch. ... * Use the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method to transfer files in the background.
Class
# WCSession
The object that initiates communication between a WatchKit extension and its companion iOS app.
`class WCSession`
## Overview
Your iOS app and watchOS app must both create and configure an instance of this class at some point during their execution. When both session objects are active, the two processes can communicate immediately by sending messages back and forth. When only one session is active, the active session may still send updates and transfer files, but those transfers happen opportunistically in the background.
Important
The session object must be configured and activated before you attempt to send messages or obtain information about the state of the connection. Before activating the session, you may call the `isSupported()` method to make sure that current device can use the Watch Connectivity framework.
### Configuring and Activating the Session
To configure and activate the session, assign a `delegate` to the default session object and call that object’s `activate()` method, as shown in code snippet below. Your WatchKit extension and iOS app must each configure their own session object. Activating the session establishes a connection between the two apps.
* Swift
* Objective-C
`if WCSession.isSupported() {
let session = WCSession.default
session.delegate = self
session.activate()
}
`
`if ([WCSession isSupported]) {
WCSession* session = [WCSession defaultSession];
session.delegate = self;
[session activate];
}
`
To support the pairing of multiple watches to the same iPhone, the session delegate of both your apps must implement the activation APIs. Implementing the `session(_:activationDidCompleteWith:error:)` method lets the session know that your app supports asynchronous activation. Implementing the `sessionDidBecomeInactive(_:)` and `sessionDidDeactivate(_:)` methods in the session delegate of your iOS app is required to manage transitions between different Apple Watches.
Important
If your delegate does not implement the appropriate methods for asynchronous activation and activation state changes, your app opts out of multiple Apple Watch support altogether. Opting out has important implications for your app when the user switches from one Apple Watch to another. When a switch occurs, your app’s session is deactivated. When your app subsequently moves to the background, the system terminates your app. (Background execution modes do not prevent the termination of your app.) The next time your app launches, it connects with the new Apple Watch.
Apps may initiate transfers only when the session is active—that is, the `activationState` is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`. Your iOS app should also check the `isPaired` and `isWatchAppInstalled` properties before sending any background messages, and it may need to check other properties as needed. Most of the properties you need to check are valid only while the session is active. At other times, the values of the properties may be undefined. The `activationState` property is always valid and contains the current activation state of the session. For details, see the corresponding property description.
For more information about implementing the methods of the delegate object, see `WCSessionDelegate`.
### Supporting Communication wi…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>Transferring data with Watch Connectivity | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/transferring-data-with-watch-connectivity?changes=l_3</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; In the Signing & Capabilities tab for each target, set the developer team to let Xcode automatically manage the provisioning profile. ... Replace the App Group container identifier `group.com.example.apple-samplecode.SimpleWatchConnectivity` with one specific to your team. ... let userInfoTranser = WCSession.default.transferCurrentComplicationUserInfo(userInfo) ... This sample uses `Logger` to write logs into a file, and transfers the file to the iOS app when a person taps the file transfer button in the watchOS app.
# Transferring data with Watch Connectivity
Transfer data between a watchOS app and its companion iOS app.
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## Overview
Some watchOS apps rely on their companion iOS app to perform complicated tasks, and need to exchange data with the companion app even when there’s no internet connection. The Watch Connectivity framework provides APIs for this purpose. This sample demonstrates how to use the APIs, and how to handle Watch Connectivity background tasks.
Important
Use a physical iPhone and Apple Watch to test this sample code project.
### Configure the sample code project
Before building the sample app, perform the following steps in Xcode:
1. Verify that the bundle identifiers for the watchOS app and widget targets are based on the iOS app target’s bundle identifier. For example, if the iOS app target uses `com.YourCompany.ProductName`, the watchOS app and widget targets must use `com.YourCompany.ProductName.watchkitapp` and `com.YourCompany.ProductName.watchkitapp.SimpleWatchWidget`, respectively. To check this, select each target and click its Signing & Capabilities tab.
2. In the Signing & Capabilities tab for each target, set the developer team to let Xcode automatically manage the provisioning profile. See Assign a project to a team for details.
3. In the Info tab of the `SimpleWatchConnectivity Watch App` target, change the value of the `WKCompanionAppBundleIdentifier` key to the iOS app target’s bundle identifier.
4. Replace the App Group container identifier `group.com.example.apple-samplecode.SimpleWatchConnectivity` with one specific to your team. The identifier occurs in the entitlements for the watchOS app and the widget, and in `WidgetSupport.swift`. See Configuring App Groups for more details.
### Transfer data with Watch Connectivity
The Watch Connectivity framework provides APIs that accomplish the following tasks:
* Updating app context data
* Sending a message
* Transferring user info and managing outstanding transfers
* Transferring a file, observing the transfer progress, and managing outstanding transfers
* Updating an active complication from the companion iOS app
All APIs transfer a dictionary between the companion apps, with notable differences. `updateApplicationContext(_:)` sends a dictionary that represents the current app context to the companion app. It overwrites the context data currently existing in the pipeline, if any. `transferUserInfo(_:)` guarantees to deliver a dictionary. If an app performs another transfer before finishing the previous one, the system queues the transfers and delivers them in the order received. `sendMessage(_:replyHandler:errorHandler:)` sends a dictionary immediately. If the method encounters an error, it returns the error via the error handler.
An app can provide a reply handler to receive a response from its companion app. The reply handler runs asynchronously on a background thread, and returns quickly to avoid timeout. Sending a message from a watchOS app wakes up its companion iOS app, if the companion is reachable.
### Update an active complication from the companion iOS app
This sample provides a WidgetKit complication that shows a timestamp. To activate the complication:
1. Choose a Modular watch face on the Apple Watch.
2. Press the watch face to show the customization screen, tap the Edit button, and swi…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn1search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. ... `var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
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<title>transferFile(_:metadata:) | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?changes=_7</location>
<excerpt>citeturn1search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. ... `var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
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<title>transferFile:metadata: | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn1search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; `- (`WCSessionFileTransfer` *) transferFile:(NSURL *) file ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices.
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<title>WCSessionFileTransfer | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsessionfiletransfer</location>
<excerpt>citeturn1search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; # WCSessionFileTransfer ... Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
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<title>WCSessionFile | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn1search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; * Watch Connectivity ... When you initiate a file transfer using the `transferFile:metadata:` method of your app’s `WCSession` object, the session creates an instance when it queues the file for transfer.
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Citations:
- 1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?utm_source=openai
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<title>transferFile(_:metadata:) | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; The specified file must be readable by the current app. ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices.
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile(_:metadata:)
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
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<title>transferFile:metadata: | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; The specified file must be readable by the current app. ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices.
Instance Method
# transferFile:metadata:
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`- (`WCSessionFileTransfer` *) transferFile:(NSURL *) file
metadata:(NSDictionary<NSString *,id> *) metadata;
`
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationStateActivated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile:metadata:` method.
## See Also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`outstandingFileTransfers`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`hasContentPending`
A Boolean value that indicates whether the session has more content to deliver.</excerpt>
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<title>transferFile(_:metadata:) | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; The specified file must be readable by the current app. ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices.
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See Also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
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<title>transferFile:metadata: | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?changes=__7_7&language=objc</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; The specified file must be readable by the current app. ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. ... Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices.
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile:metadata:
* * WCSession
* transferFile:metadata:
Instance Method
# transferFile:metadata:
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`- (`WCSessionFileTransfer` *) transferFile:(NSURL *) file
metadata:(NSDictionary<NSString *,id> *) metadata;
`
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationStateActivated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile:metadata:` method.
## See Also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`outstandingFileTransfers`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`hasContentPending`
A Boolean value that indicates whether the session has more content to deliver.</excerpt>
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- 1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?utm_source=openai
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<title>File transfer issue from iPhone to… | Apple Developer Forums</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Published: 2.5 years ago; Crawled: last week; -[WCFileStorage persistOutgoingFileTransfer:] error serializing file transfer <WCSessionFileTransfer: 0x17dbe7d0, session file: <WCSessionFile: 0x17dc8190, identifier: 897CD06F-7EE0-4B9A-9411-4A42F4D1BEDB, file: /var/mobile/Containers/Data/PluginKitPlugin/68629D41-4733-420A-842E-48A2532FAE56/Documents/blob.data, hasMetadata: NO>, transferring: YES> due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4866 "Caught exception during archival: This object may only be encoded by an NSXPCCoder. ... WCSessionDelegate delegate method does not get called by the system, and so the Watch app can't know that the file was transferred successfully, and doesn't delete it. ... I would appreciate it, when others, such as @rolf.fox@4iiii.com or Ziqiao from Apple DTS Engineer, can comment.
JakmirInsight OP
May ’24
The same bug, performing the same operations as author does. Providing empty metadata in transferFile method doesn't help either, outcome is the same. I am on iOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5
Was really excited to discover Xcode 15.4 seeing my Apple Watch again after 15.3 refused to display it. But this new bug is clouding the sky again and blocking this part of development.
tompfe OP
May ’24
the very same as reported from several users happens with our app on a watchOS 10.5 watch and iOS 17.5 iPhone, having this solved as soon as possible is very important
cfc OP
May ’24
I am seeing the same thing. It is only an issue with iOS 17.5. Sending from iOS 17.4 to watchOS 10.5 worked fine, but not sending from iOS 17.5.
1 comments
rderimay OP
May ’24
Same here since 17.5, not solved in 17.5.1
lewis42 OP
May ’24
FWIW I see the error message, but the files are sent from phone and received on watch fine for me.
I'm on iOS 17.5.1, watchOS 10.5, Xcode 15.4
Loki2988 OP
May ’24
+1 to the same bug report Found this issue when updated to iOS 17.5 and watchOS 10.5
Still using Xcode 15.2, as my Xcode 15.4 doesn't detect my Apple Watch. That is another issue.
But the file transfer from iPhone to Apple Watch works. However, there is notification that the file transfer is complete or not. This issue started to happen since the latest update watchOS 10.5
CristianoRiva OP
May ’24
I run into the same problem when transferring a file from WatchOS to iPhone.
How can I handle this kind of error? The callback session(_ session: WCSession, didFinish fileTransfer: WCSessionFileTransfer, error: Error?) did not fire at all and the file transfer gets stuck.
KGBird OP
May ’24
I have the same problem. My watch app maintains a send queue of files to send to my iOS companion app. In watchOS 10.5, didFinishFileTransfer is never called. Hence my watch app never removes files from the queue and sends the same files repeatedly, even though the files do successfully make it to my iOS companion app. I just released a version of my iOS companion app that ignores transferred files it believes is have been previously received. I never needed to do that when didFinishFileTransfer was called. However, I wonder if I need to find a way to remove the files from my send queue. I could send a list of the files recently received from my iOS app back to my watch app so that my watch app could remove them from the queue. I'm going to wait and hope that Apple fixes this bug in a future release, in which case my watch app will send all the files again and my iOS app will ignore them. However, didFinishFileTransfer will be called and my watch app will remove the files from the queue. I did file a report with the Apple Feedback Assistant.
JackAardal OP
Jun ’24
Are there any updates on this? We've developed a workaround, but we're still a few weeks away from being able to release the update, and our current users are unable to fully use the app if they've updated their Watch and/or Phone.
4 comments
harmen78 OP
Jun ’24
Also havin…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<source kind="search">
<title>transferFile(_:metadata:) | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. ... `var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile(_:metadata:)
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
</excerpt>
</source>
<source kind="search">
<title>transferFile(_:metadata:) | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29</location>
<excerpt>citeturn1search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; ) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer`` ... If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error.
* Watch Connectivity
* WCSession
* transferFile(_:metadata:)
Instance Method
# transferFile(_:metadata:)
Sends the specified file and optional dictionary to the counterpart.
`func transferFile(
_ file: `URL`,
metadata: [`String` : Any]?
) -> `WCSessionFileTransfer``
## Parameters
`file`
A file-based URL that identifies the file to send. The specified file must be readable by the current app. This parameter must not be `nil`.
`metadata`
An optional dictionary containing additional data to send. The values of the dictionary must all be property list object types. You may specify `nil` for this parameter.
## Return Value
A file transfer object containing the file and dictionary being sent. You can use this object to cancel the file transfer at a later time.
## Discussion
Use this method to send a file that’s local to the current device. Files are transferred to the counterpart asynchronously on a background thread. The system attempts to send files as quickly as possible but may throttle delivery speeds to accommodate performance and power concerns. Use the `outstandingFileTransfers` method to get a list of files that are queued for delivery but have not yet been delivered to the counterpart.
If the file and its accompanying dictionary can’t be sent, the session object calls the session:fileTransfer:didFinishWithError: method of its delegate and reports an error. Errors may occur if the dictionary contains non-property list object types or if the specified URL doesn’t contain a valid file.
This method can only be called while the session is active (the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`). Calling this method for an inactive or deactivated session is a programmer error.
Warning
Always test Watch Connectivity file transfers on paired devices. The Simulator app doesn’t support the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method.
## See also
### Transferring Files in the Background
`var outstandingFileTransfers: [WCSessionFileTransfer]`
An array of in-progress file transfers.
`var hasContentPending: Bool`
</excerpt>
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<source kind="search">
<title>WCSessionFileTransfer | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsessionfiletransfer?changes=latest_minor</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; To initiate a file transfer operation, call the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object.
# WCSessionFileTransfer
Information about in-progress file transfers.
`class WCSessionFileTransfer`
## Overview
You do not create instances of this class yourself. When you initiate a file transfer, the system creates a new file transfer object to represent the transferred file. Use that object to get the file information or to cancel the transfer as needed.
To initiate a file transfer operation, call the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method of your app’s `WCSession` object.
## Topics
### Getting the File Information
`var file: WCSessionFile`
The file being transferred.
### Managing the File Transfer
`var isTransferring: Bool`
A Boolean value indicating whether the file is still being transferred.
`var progress: Progress`
An object that tracks the progress of the file transfer.
`func cancel()`
Cancels the file transfer.
## Relationships
### Inherits From
* `NSObject`
### Conforms To
* `CVarArg`
* `CustomDebugStringConvertible`
* `CustomStringConvertible`
* `Equatable`
* `Hashable`
* `NSObjectProtocol`
## See Also
### Data Objects
`class WCSessionFile`
Information about a file currently being transferred between an iOS app and WatchKit extension.
`class WCSessionUserInfoTransfer`
</excerpt>
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<title>WCSession | Apple Developer Documentation</title>
<location>https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 3 months ago; Implementing the `sessionDidBecomeInactive(_:)` and `sessionDidDeactivate(_:)` methods in the session delegate of your iOS app is required to manage transitions between different Apple Watches. ... Apps may initiate transfers only when the session is active—that is, the `activationState` is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`. ... * Use the `transferFile(_:metadata:)` method to transfer files in the background.
Class
# WCSession
The object that initiates communication between a WatchKit extension and its companion iOS app.
`class WCSession`
## Overview
Your iOS app and watchOS app must both create and configure an instance of this class at some point during their execution. When both session objects are active, the two processes can communicate immediately by sending messages back and forth. When only one session is active, the active session may still send updates and transfer files, but those transfers happen opportunistically in the background.
Important
The session object must be configured and activated before you attempt to send messages or obtain information about the state of the connection. Before activating the session, you may call the `isSupported()` method to make sure that current device can use the Watch Connectivity framework.
### Configuring and Activating the Session
To configure and activate the session, assign a `delegate` to the default session object and call that object’s `activate()` method, as shown in code snippet below. Your WatchKit extension and iOS app must each configure their own session object. Activating the session establishes a connection between the two apps.
* Swift
* Objective-C
`if WCSession.isSupported() {
let session = WCSession.default
session.delegate = self
session.activate()
}
`
`if ([WCSession isSupported]) {
WCSession* session = [WCSession defaultSession];
session.delegate = self;
[session activate];
}
`
To support the pairing of multiple watches to the same iPhone, the session delegate of both your apps must implement the activation APIs. Implementing the `session(_:activationDidCompleteWith:error:)` method lets the session know that your app supports asynchronous activation. Implementing the `sessionDidBecomeInactive(_:)` and `sessionDidDeactivate(_:)` methods in the session delegate of your iOS app is required to manage transitions between different Apple Watches.
Important
If your delegate does not implement the appropriate methods for asynchronous activation and activation state changes, your app opts out of multiple Apple Watch support altogether. Opting out has important implications for your app when the user switches from one Apple Watch to another. When a switch occurs, your app’s session is deactivated. When your app subsequently moves to the background, the system terminates your app. (Background execution modes do not prevent the termination of your app.) The next time your app launches, it connects with the new Apple Watch.
Apps may initiate transfers only when the session is active—that is, the `activationState` is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`. Your iOS app should also check the `isPaired` and `isWatchAppInstalled` properties before sending any background messages, and it may need to check other properties as needed. Most of the properties you need to check are valid only while the session is active. At other times, the values of the properties may be undefined. If you do, use the activation and deactivation process to update your iOS app.
For more information about handling session activation and deactivation, see `WCSessionDelegate`.
### Communicating with the Counterpart App
You may initiate data transfers to a counterpart app only when the `activationState` property is set to `WCSessionActivationState.activated`. The iOS app should ensure the Watch app is insta…[truncated]</excerpt>
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Citations:
- 1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/watchconnectivity/wcsession/transferfile%28_%3Ametadata%3A%29?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/751623?utm_source=openai
Report queued and completed delivery separately.
transferFile queues an asynchronous transfer. The current code reports Sent immediately, and RecordingController has no session(_:didFinish:error:) callback to report failures. Set the status to Queued, then update it from the completion callback. Remove the source file only after successful delivery.
Suggested fix
let url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(file.fileName)
try file.encoded().write(to: url, options: .atomic)
WCSession.default.transferFile(url, metadata: ["kind": "watch-motion", "version": file.version])
- status = "Sent \(file.bins.count) bins to the iPhone."
+ status = "Queued \(file.bins.count) bins for delivery to the iPhone."
} catch {
status = "Could not save the recording: \(error.localizedDescription)"
}
@@
extension RecordingController: WCSessionDelegate {
nonisolated func session(_ session: WCSession, activationDidCompleteWith activationState: WCSessionActivationState, error: Error?) {}
+
+ nonisolated func session(_ session: WCSession, didFinish fileTransfer: WCSessionFileTransfer, error: Error?) {
+ let fileURL = fileTransfer.file.fileURL
+ let failure = error.map { "Could not deliver the recording: \($0.localizedDescription)" }
+ Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+ guard let self else { return }
+ if let failure {
+ status = failure
+ } else {
+ try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: fileURL)
+ status = "Sent the recording to the iPhone."
+ }
+ }
+ }
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Review comment at @SleepypodWatch/RecordingController.swift around lines 68 -
71:
Update the transfer flow in RecordingController to report the recording as
queued immediately after WCSession.default.transferFile, not as sent. Add the
WCSessionDelegate session(_:didFinish:error:) callback to report delivery
success or failure, and remove the transferred file only after successful
delivery.
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| func recordings() -> [Recording] { | ||
| let urls = (try? FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: directory, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)) ?? [] | ||
| return urls.filter { $0.pathExtension == "json" } | ||
| .compactMap { url in | ||
| guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url), let file = try? WatchMotionFile.decode(data) else { return nil } | ||
| return Self.recording(file, at: url) | ||
| } | ||
| .sorted { $0.from > $1.from } | ||
| } |
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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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rg -n 'WatchMotion|watch-motion|removeItem|retention' Sleepypod/Services Sleepypod/Views/Settings Sleepypod/SleepypodApp.swiftRepository: sleepypod/ios
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# 1) Read the receiver declaration, isolation, listing, and store paths with line numbers.
test -f Sleepypod/Services/WatchMotionReceiver.swift && nl -ba Sleepypod/Services/WatchMotionReceiver.swift | sed -n '1,95p'
# 2) Search the whole app and shared trees for any deletion of WatchMotion files or a delete action.
rg -n -e 'removeItem' -e 'trashItem' -e 'onDelete' -e 'WatchMotionInbox' -e 'WatchMotion/' -e 'WatchMotion"' -- Sleepypod Shared || test "$?" -eq 1
# 3) Check the canonical filename convention used by store, since the proposed fix depends on it.
rg -n -F -e 'watch-motion-' -e 'canonical' -- Sleepypod Shared || test "$?" -eq 1Repository: sleepypod/ios
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Stop decoding every stored recording on the main actor.
WatchMotionReceiver runs on the main actor. Its init and received(.success) call inbox.recordings() synchronously. That method reads and fully decodes every JSON file, but the list needs only from, to, and the bin count. Raw 50 Hz recordings are tens of megabytes (docs/watch-motion-format.md:43-47). No code removes stored recordings, so this cost grows with the inbox. Each launch and each delivery can stall the UI and increase memory use.
Store the listing metadata when a file is saved, and list from that metadata. Load the list off the main actor. Filename alone is not enough: watch-motion-<ms>.json gives from, but to and bins require stored metadata.
Proposed fix
struct WatchMotionInbox: Sendable {
let directory: URL
+ /// Listing metadata written beside each canonical file, so listing does not decode raw samples.
+ private struct Summary: Codable {
+ let fromMs: Int64
+ let toMs: Int64
+ let bins: Int
+ }
+
static var standard: WatchMotionInbox { func store(contentsOf source: URL) throws -> Recording {
let data = try Data(contentsOf: source)
let file = try WatchMotionFile.decode(data)
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: directory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
let destination = directory.appendingPathComponent(file.fileName)
try data.write(to: destination, options: .atomic)
+ let summary = Summary(fromMs: Int64(file.recordedFromMs), toMs: Int64(file.recordedToMs), bins: file.bins.count)
+ try JSONEncoder().encode(summary).write(to: destination.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("summary"), options: .atomic)
return Self.recording(file, at: destination)
} func recordings() -> [Recording] {
let urls = (try? FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: directory, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)) ?? []
return urls.filter { $0.pathExtension == "json" }
.compactMap { url in
- guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url), let file = try? WatchMotionFile.decode(data) else { return nil }
- return Self.recording(file, at: url)
+ let summaryURL = url.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("summary")
+ if let data = try? Data(contentsOf: summaryURL), let summary = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Summary.self, from: data) {
+ return Recording(url: url, from: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(summary.fromMs) / 1000),
+ to: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(summary.toMs) / 1000), bins: summary.bins)
+ }
+ // Files stored before this change have no summary, so they still take the full decode path.
+ guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url), let file = try? WatchMotionFile.decode(data) else { return nil }
+ return Self.recording(file, at: url)
}
.sorted { $0.from > $1.from }
} init(inbox: WatchMotionInbox = .standard) {
self.inbox = inbox
super.init()
- recordings = inbox.recordings()
+ Task { await reload() }
}
+ /// Lists the inbox off the main actor, then publishes the result.
+ func reload() async {
+ let source = inbox
+ recordings = await Task.detached { source.recordings() }.value
+ }
+
func received(_ result: Result<WatchMotionInbox.Recording, Error>) {
switch result {
- case .success: recordings = inbox.recordings(); lastError = nil
+ case .success: lastError = nil; Task { await reload() }The list now loads asynchronously after init and after each delivery. Update any test that expects the list immediately after init.
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Review comment at @Sleepypod/Services/WatchMotionReceiver.swift around lines 35
- 43:
Update WatchMotionInbox.store(contentsOf:) to persist the recording’s from, to,
and bin-count metadata beside the canonical file, and have recordings() build
listings from that metadata instead of decoding every recording; retain a
fallback for files without metadata. Update WatchMotionReceiver.init and
received(_:) to trigger an asynchronous reload off the main actor and publish
the results when loading completes.
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…cess Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016Wac1uHSpomCEBtwBdw1YA Signed-off-by: Jonathan Ng <jon@jonathanng.com>
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Summary
Adds a watchOS app, embedded in the iOS app, that records overnight wrist acceleration as movement labels for the training workspace's movement classifier. Watch motion is used to label movement only, never as a sleep-stage feature: the Watch's own stages come partly from the same accelerometer.
SleepypodWatch(project.yml, XcodeGen; embedded through "Embed Watch Content"; bundle id…sleepypod.watchkitapp):CMSensorRecorder.recordAccelerometer(forDuration:)and shows whether recording is available or allowed.transferFile.AccelerometerSourceprotocol.Shared/WatchMotion/WatchMotionFile.swift, compiled into both apps:watch-motion-v1format and its decoding with validation.RecordingPlan, which clamps a request to 12 h and limits read-back to time that has passed.WatchMotionReceivercopies each delivered file before the callback returns, validates it and stores it in Application Support/WatchMotion.docs/watch-motion-format.md: how a recording works, field units, timestamps (Unix ms with IANA zone and offset), and limits..swiftlint.ymlnow also lintsSleepypodWatchandShared.Test plan
xcodegen generate;xcodebuild buildfor the iOS Simulator withSWIFT_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=YESbuilds both targets.swiftlint --strict: 0 violations.xcodebuild test -only-testing:SleepypodTestson an iOS 26 simulator: 134 tests pass, 7 of them new in "Watch movement".WatchMotionFile.swift100%;WatchMotionReceiver.swift85% (only the WatchConnectivity callbacks are uncovered). The Watch-only files have no test target.docs/watch-motion-format.md.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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