Any new swift data features announced ?

Asked on 08/08/2024

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Yes, several new features for SwiftData were announced at WWDC 2024. Here are some of the key updates:

  1. Schema Macro: A new schema macro helps avoid duplicate models.
  2. Model Containers: New ways to set up and configure model containers.
  3. Query Optimization: Complex filters and a new macro to improve performance.
  4. Custom Data Stores: SwiftData now supports custom data stores, allowing you to use alternative backends like SQLite, remote web services, or JSON files.
  5. History API: Access to the history of changes in a datastore, useful for tracking local changes that need to be synced to a remote web service.
  6. Index and Unique Constraints: The addition of index and unique constraints to make queries more efficient and ensure no duplicate entries.
  7. Previewable Macro: A new macro that makes it easier to work with queries while iterating on views.

For a detailed overview, you can check out the session What’s new in SwiftData (00:07).

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