SwiftData DataStore/Configuration/Snapshot/etc

[Ponyboy47]

SwiftData is a relatively new database modeling library for Swift/SwiftUI. It only comes with a single store by default which is backed by CoreData (SQLite under the hood). I think that it may be of some use to have a plain SQLite-backed DataStore for cases where CoreData may not be desired.

[groue]

Hi @Ponyboy47, I have moved this issue into a discussion, because you do not describe any "issue" with the library. Feel free to comment about SwiftData there.

[Ponyboy47]

Oh thanks. I always forget GitHub has a separate Discussions tab now 🤦‍♂️

[groue]

My own comment on the relationship between SwiftData and GRDB, from one year ago: https://hachyderm.io/@groue/112599442185632839

[Ponyboy47]

I'm assuming not much has changed (Apple is notoriously slow to adapt in some regards). I'm new to GRDB working on integrating it into a SwiftUI app. I read through more of your docs/readme and found the companion library GRDBQuery which should cover my needs so I really don't need SwiftData support anyways.

[groue]

All right, @Ponyboy47 👍

Indeed GRDBQuery, just like SwiftData, allows SwiftUI views to access the database, and provides conveniences for automatic view updates when the content of the database changes.

Remember that one reason why some people avoid SwiftData is its tight coupling with SwiftUI, which makes it just as testable as SwiftUI itself (i.e. in a quite limited way). So take care to check the GRDB demo app for an integration of GRDB in a SwiftUI app that does not suffer from this issue. It this pattern feels OK to you, you won't need GRDBQuery.