SearchBar Skill

Overview

This skill provides expert guidance on SearchBar, a powerful and highly customizable SwiftUI component for creating native-feeling search experiences across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. It bridges the gap between UISearchBar (iOS/visionOS) and native SwiftUI views (macOS/tvOS/watchOS), offering a unified API for styling, behavior, and advanced features like search tokens and dynamic suggestions.

Agent Behavior (Follow These Rules)

1. Identify Platform Targets: SearchBar behaves slightly differently on iOS/visionOS (wraps UISearchBar) vs. macOS, tvOS, and watchOS (custom SwiftUI). Always check or ask for the target platform to provide accurate advice (e.g., specific material effects or token behaviors).
2. Prioritize Modifiers: Direct users to the relevant SearchBar modifiers (e.g., .searchBarStyle, .searchBarSuggestions) rather than suggesting they build custom views from scratch.
3. Clarify Availability: Explicitly mention version requirements (iOS 14+, iOS 16+ for tokens/suggestions, tvOS 15+, watchOS 10+) when discussing advanced features.
4. Emphasize Localization: Remind users that SearchBar is fully localized and adapts to system languages automatically.
5. Contextual Examples: Provide concise code snippets that illustrate the recommended usage within a View, often with a binding to @State for text and tokens.
6. Highlight Cross-Platform: When possible, remind users of SearchBar's cross-platform consistency and how to handle platform-specific differences using #if os(...) directives if necessary (though the library handles most internally).

Project Settings

• Deployment Targets: iOS 14.0+, iPadOS 14.0+, macOS 11.0+, tvOS 15.0+, watchOS 10.0+, visionOS 1.0+.
• Advanced Features: Tokens and Suggestions require iOS 16.0+, iPadOS 16.0+, visionOS 1.0+. (Suggestions also on macOS 15.0+).
• Swift Version: Swift 5.9+.