SwiftUI Window Reader

SwiftUIWindowReader adds the WindowReader module and View to your SwiftUI macOS app project — enabling functional access to the NSWindow in which your SwiftUI View is drawn. Access is provided prior to the first draw — ensuring that any visual changes you may apply to NSWindow do not cause a flash of unstyled content (FOUC).

Install

Add the package using Swift Package Manager:

https://github.com/stephancasas/SwiftUIWindowReader

Usage

WindowReader uses syntax that is nearly identical to that of SwiftUI's built-in GeometryReader. Its implementation is most easily achieved by accepting an NSWindow in your Scene's uppermost View initializer, and then wrapping that View in WindowReader to pass-in the NSWindow instance:

import SwiftUI;
import WindowReader;

@main
struct ExampleApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            WindowReader {
                ContentView($0)
            }
        }
    }
}

Auxiliary Callback

If your SwiftUI View doesn't require access to NSWindow but your application still needs to perform window-aware logic, you can provide an auxiliary callback to WindowReader in one of two ways:

Initializer

Provide the using: argument label to the WindowReader initializer:

import SwiftUI;
import WindowReader;

@main
struct ExampleApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            WindowReader(using: { window in
                // Remove the window's full-screen button.
                window.standardWindowButton(
                    .zoomButton
                )?.isHidden = true;
            }) {
                ContentView()
            }
        }
    }
}

Modifier Function

Pin a call to WindowReader.using(:) immediately after the WindowReader initializer:

import SwiftUI;
import WindowReader;

@main
struct ExampleApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            WindowReader {
                ContentView()
            }.using { window in
                // Remove the window's full-screen button.
                window.standardWindowButton(
                    .zoomButton
                )?.isHidden = true;
            }
        }
    }
}

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License

MIT