We used a 'draft' pattern to handle artifact registration. By using a temporary ObservableObject instead of writing straight to SwiftData, we make sure that incomplete or accidental data never hits the database until the user specifically hits save.
class RecordDraft: ObservableObject {
@Published var id: UUID = UUID()
@Published var name: String = ""
@Published var createdAt: Date = Date()
@Published var location: LocationInfoModel? = nil
@Published var artifactData: ArtifactDataModel? = nil
@Published var artifactDetails: ArtifactDetailsModel? = nil
@Published var audios: [AudioModel] = []
@Published var photos: [CapturedImageModel] = []
@Published var geolocation: MapMarkerModel? = nil
var asRecordModel: RecordModel {
let artifact = ArtifactModel(
location: location,
artifactData: artifactData,
artifactDetails: artifactDetails
)
return RecordModel(
id: id,
name: name,
createdAt: createdAt,
artifact: artifact,
audios: audios,
photos: photos,
geolocation: geolocation
)
}
}