Stefan Lange-Hegermann
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A .strings value may span several physical lines, so deleting such an entry line by line leaves orphaned lines that the parser folds into the preceding value. Every key behind that point then disappears at runtime while plutil -lint still reports OK. Tab titles are looked up without a defaultValue:, so the tab bar rendered raw keys like "tab.overview" while the rest of the UI fell back to its English defaults. LocalizationIntegrityTests parses each table out of the app bundle and fails on multi-line values, on missing keys that have no fallback, and on leftover cable.pro.* entries. LocalizedTabBarUITests launches the app in German and asserts the tab bar is translated.
Cable
Cable is a SwiftUI app for laying out low voltage electrical systems. It helps you size conductors, manage saved loads, and browse the VoltPlan component library so you can assemble accurate bills of materials for off-grid or mobile installs.
Requirements
- macOS with Xcode 15 or newer
- iOS 17 simulator (iPhone 15 target used in CI)
- SwiftData and SwiftUI are bundled with the Xcode toolchain; no additional dependencies are required
Getting Started
open Cable.xcodeprojlaunches the project with the correct scheme configuration- Alternatively run
xed Cable.xcodeprojfrom Terminal to open the project in Xcode - Select the Cable scheme and the iPhone 15 simulator, then press Run
Build & Test from the Command Line
- Build:
xcodebuild -scheme Cable -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15' build - Test (unit + UI bundles):
xcodebuild -scheme Cable -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15' test - Clean derived data if Xcode caches cause issues:
xcodebuild -scheme Cable clean
Project Layout
Cable/– SwiftUI source, models, and assets (CableApp.swift,CalculatorView,SystemEditorView,ComponentLibraryView, etc.)CableTests/– Focused XCTest coverage for calculator logic, unit conversions, and persistence helpersCableUITests/– UI automation flows that exercise onboarding, load editing, and the component browserfastlane/– Automation scripts for screenshots and releasesCable.xcodeproj– Project configuration targeting iOS 17
Core Features
- Interactive cable sizing calculator with support for metric and imperial unit systems
- SwiftData-backed storage for electrical systems and saved loads
- Remote VoltPlan component library with searchable affiliate links
- Onboarding flows that guide new users through system setup and load entry
Development Tips
- Stick to idiomatic Swift style: four-space indentation, trailing commas on multiline collections, and
UpperCamelCase/lowerCamelCasenaming - Keep SwiftUI view files focused on a single primary view; extract helpers when logic grows
- Run the test targets before opening a pull request to maintain coverage
- Commit messages should be short, imperative phrases (e.g.,
Update library paging)