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Flow currently runs on Android. This adds a native UIKit app for iPhone and iPad, targeting iOS 16 or later, with an Xcode project and a local Swift package for storage and backups.

  • Add notes and tasks with autosave, completion, search, swipe actions, reordering, and deletion undo.
  • Add optional folders, file attachments, Quick Look previews, sharing, and editor/appearance settings.
  • Support Android-compatible version 1 .flow archives and version 5 legacy JSON imports. Imports validate metadata and attachment files before replacing the library, including Android's unknown-size and nullable MIME-type fields.
  • Store data locally with atomic writes, and add an app icon, privacy manifest, build instructions, and macOS CI for builds and tests.

Validation completed locally:

  • 12 persistence and backup tests passed.
  • All four UI flows passed on iPhone 17 Pro and iPad Pro simulators, covering editing, completion, deletion/undo, relaunch persistence, folders, search, and attachment-picker cancellation.
  • Simulator and unsigned iOS Release builds passed with Xcode 26.6.
  • git diff --check passed.

The interface currently uses English. Physical-device installation requires a development signing team. Build and usage instructions are in ios/README.md.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added a native iOS app for notes and tasks, supporting folders, search, attachments, task completion, undo, and customizable settings.
    • Added import and export of .flow backups, including compatibility with Android backups.
    • Added support for creating, editing, organizing, and sharing entries across iPhone and iPad.
  • Documentation
    • Added iOS setup, usage, build, testing, backup, and privacy guidance.
  • Tests
    • Added automated coverage for core data handling and key user workflows.

- Add UIKit app with folders, entries, attachments, and backups
- Add FlowCore package with persistence and tests
- Add Xcode project, documentation, and GitHub Actions coverage
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Flow iOS application

Layer / File(s) Summary
FlowCore data and persistence
ios/FlowCore/Package.swift, ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/*
Adds validated library models, atomic persistence, attachment storage, ordering, deletion undo, restore, and the FlowStore API.
Backup export and import
ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/FlowBackup.swift
Adds versioned ZIP backup export, Android version-5 import, attachment extraction, checksum checks, size limits, and path validation.
UIKit application interface
ios/Flow/*
Adds scene startup, preferences, entry editing, folders, search, attachments, settings, backup actions, and theme handling.
Xcode project and build integration
ios/Flow.xcodeproj/*
Adds the app and UI-test targets, FlowCore linkage, iOS 16 build settings, and a shared scheme.
Automated validation and platform documentation
ios/FlowCore/Tests/*, ios/FlowUITests/*, .github/workflows/ios.yml, README.md, ios/README.md, .gitignore
Adds unit and UI coverage, macOS CI build and test steps, iOS documentation, and generated-file ignore rules.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant HomeViewController
  participant EditorViewController
  participant FlowStore
  participant FileSystem
  User->>HomeViewController: select or create entry
  HomeViewController->>EditorViewController: present editor
  EditorViewController->>FlowStore: save entry or attachment
  FlowStore->>FileSystem: persist library and files
  FlowStore-->>EditorViewController: report updated state
  EditorViewController-->>HomeViewController: return to entry list
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 473b8

Some storage failures can make the app unusable, while large backup imports can freeze or terminate it. These issues should be resolved before merge.

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Thanks for the PR! Let's see coderabbit's review as I don't have any experience with Swift.

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ios/Flow/HomeViewController.swift (1)

117-117: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Precompute attachment and folder counts during reload.

FlowStore.attachments(for:) scans library.attachments for every Home row. FlowStore.entries(in:) scans and sorts library.entries for every Folders row. A full table pass can therefore repeat linear work for each row and reach quadratic worst-case cost as the library grows.

In HomeViewController.reload(), build one Set of attachment entry IDs and use membership in cellForRowAt. In FoldersViewController.reload(), build one [String: Int] count map and read it in cellForRowAt.

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In `@ios/Flow/HomeViewController.swift` at line 117, Update
HomeViewController.reload() to precompute a Set of entry IDs with attachments
and have cellForRowAt use membership instead of calling
FlowStore.attachments(for:). Update FoldersViewController.reload() to precompute
a [String: Int] folder count map and have cellForRowAt read counts from it
instead of repeatedly calling FlowStore.entries(in:).
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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/ios.yml:
- Line 10: Harden the build-and-test job by limiting its permissions to
read-only repository contents and configuring actions/checkout@v4 with
credential persistence disabled before Swift tests and xcodebuild run. Preserve
the existing checkout and build flow.

In `@ios/Flow/EditorViewController.swift`:
- Line 108: Debounce the autosave triggered by textViewDidChange before it
reaches saveRequested and FlowStore.save(_:), using a short cancellable delay so
typing does not perform synchronous persistence on every keystroke. Ensure any
pending autosave is flushed when the editor closes, preserving the final text
before teardown.

In `@ios/Flow/SceneDelegate.swift`:
- Around line 36-45: The SceneDelegate catch block needs a destructive “Start a
new library” recovery action for FlowStore initialization failures. When
selected, move the existing library directory to a timestamped sibling, create a
fresh FlowStore from the original location, and install the normal root view
controller while preserving the moved directory; retain the existing Close
action and error alert behavior otherwise.

In `@ios/Flow/SettingsViewController.swift`:
- Line 159: Update the restore flow around FlowStore.restore and the alert
handler to use an asynchronous restore API that performs attachment copying and
library persistence off the main thread, then publishes the restored state and
performs UI updates on the main thread.

In `@ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/FlowBackup.swift`:
- Around line 170-171: Update the legacy backup size check in FlowBackup so an
unavailable fileSizeKey is treated as a failure rather than defaulting to zero;
only allow Data(contentsOf:) to proceed when a known file size is within
metadataLimit.

In `@ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/FlowStore.swift`:
- Around line 21-25: Update FlowStore.init(directory:) to load the library
without failing when attachmentURL(attachment) points to a missing file: prune
only the missing attachment metadata, preserve all valid entries and folders,
persist the pruned library, and return or otherwise report the affected
attachments to the caller so startup can continue.

In `@ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/Models.swift`:
- Around line 119-133: Update FlowDate.string and FlowDate.date to reuse two
read-only static ISO8601DateFormatter instances: one configured with fractional
seconds for string formatting and parsing, and one configured without fractional
seconds for the date fallback. Preserve the existing parsing order and output
behavior without creating formatters per call.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@ios/Flow/HomeViewController.swift`:
- Line 117: Update HomeViewController.reload() to precompute a Set of entry IDs
with attachments and have cellForRowAt use membership instead of calling
FlowStore.attachments(for:). Update FoldersViewController.reload() to precompute
a [String: Int] folder count map and have cellForRowAt read counts from it
instead of repeatedly calling FlowStore.entries(in:).

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Not bad. Imma request coderabbit's autofixes

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⚠️ Fork-based autofix is unavailable. Re-run autofix from a branch in the upstream repository.

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Reviewed every CodeRabbit finding and pushed the fixes in f8af0cf. Each review thread now has the decision and validation details.

The repeated row scans were worth fixing too: attachment membership and folder counts are computed once per reload. I kept missing attachment records for recovery instead of deleting them automatically. I skipped the blanket 80% docstring target; the new restore and recovery APIs have comments explaining their behavior.

Local validation passed: 17 core tests, all 5 UI tests on both iPhone and iPad, and an unsigned Release build for iOS devices. GitHub Actions still requires an upstream maintainer to approve the fork workflow.

This 52-second recording shows the UIKit app on the iPhone 17 Pro simulator with sample data: notes and tasks, task completion, delete and undo, folders, and settings.

flow-ios-usage.mp4

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 4/5

The PR should not merge until Back navigation preserves edits when persistence fails; attachment cleanup and immutable workflow pins should also be addressed.

Findings

  1. P1 Failed Saves Lose Edits ▶
  2. P2 Restore Retains Old Attachments ▶
  3. P2 Security Workflow Actions Are Mutable ▶
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### Issue 1
ios/Flow/EditorViewController.swift:108-112
When a save fails during Back or an interactive pop-for example, because the device is out of storage-`viewWillDisappear` catches the error without stopping navigation. The editor is then popped with unsaved changes still pending, so the controller and the user's edits can be discarded. Presenting an alert from the disappearing controller does not preserve the draft. Gate navigation on a successful save or otherwise retain the unsaved draft for retry.

### Issue 2
ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/FlowStore.swift:226-229
A successful library restore publishes the new metadata but never removes attachment files belonging only to the replaced library. Those potentially large or sensitive files remain under Application Support until a later app launch performs startup cleanup, unnecessarily retaining deleted data and consuming disk space after the user confirms replacement. Clean the old unreferenced files after the new library commits while preserving rollback safety.

### Issue 3
.github/workflows/ios.yml:15
The workflow executes both `actions/checkout@v4` here and `actions/upload-artifact@v4` on line 35 through mutable tags. If either upstream tag is repointed, the workflow will execute substituted code on the macOS runner with access to the checked-out repository and its read-scoped token. Pin both actions to full commit SHAs so the executed dependencies are immutable.

**How this was verified:** Both workflow steps reference movable `v4` tags and run with repository read access.

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Summary

Adds a native UIKit client for iPhone and iPad, backed by a new Swift package for local persistence and Android-compatible backup interchange.

  • Introduces entry, task, folder, attachment, search, undo, sharing, and appearance interfaces.
  • Adds atomic JSON persistence, archive validation, legacy import, recovery, and restore support.
  • Adds unit/UI tests, Xcode configuration, documentation, privacy metadata, and macOS CI.
  • The main concerns are loss of unsaved edits when Back navigation encounters a write failure, delayed cleanup of replaced attachments, and mutable CI action references.
Diagram
%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    UI[UIKit controllers] --> Store[FlowStore on MainActor]
    Store --> JSON[library.json atomic write]
    Store --> Files[Application Support attachments]
    Import[Selected .flow or legacy JSON] --> Prepare[Validate and stage backup]
    Prepare --> Confirm[User confirms replacement]
    Confirm --> Restore[Background attachment copy and library commit]
    Restore --> Store
    Store --> Export[FlowBackup export]
    Export --> Archive[Android-compatible .flow archive]
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Comment on lines +108 to +112
override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
// This also covers the navigation bar's Back button and interactive pop.
if !discarded { saveRequested() }
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P1 Failed Saves Lose Edits

When a save fails during Back or an interactive pop—for example, because the device is out of storage—viewWillDisappear catches the error without stopping navigation. The editor is then popped with unsaved changes still pending, so the controller and the user's edits can be discarded. Presenting an alert from the disappearing controller does not preserve the draft. Gate navigation on a successful save or otherwise retain the unsaved draft for retry.

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Path: ios/Flow/EditorViewController.swift
Line: 108-112

Comment:
**Failed Saves Lose Edits**

When a save fails during Back or an interactive pop—for example, because the device is out of storage—`viewWillDisappear` catches the error without stopping navigation. The editor is then popped with unsaved changes still pending, so the controller and the user's edits can be discarded. Presenting an alert from the disappearing controller does not preserve the draft. Gate navigation on a successful save or otherwise retain the unsaved draft for retry.

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For each issue above, determine whether it is valid and should be fixed. If so, fix it directly.

Comment on lines +226 to +229
library = restored
missingAttachments = []
history.removeAll()
onChange?()

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P2 Restore Retains Old Attachments

A successful library restore publishes the new metadata but never removes attachment files belonging only to the replaced library. Those potentially large or sensitive files remain under Application Support until a later app launch performs startup cleanup, unnecessarily retaining deleted data and consuming disk space after the user confirms replacement. Clean the old unreferenced files after the new library commits while preserving rollback safety.

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Path: ios/FlowCore/Sources/FlowCore/FlowStore.swift
Line: 226-229

Comment:
**Restore Retains Old Attachments**

A successful library restore publishes the new metadata but never removes attachment files belonging only to the replaced library. Those potentially large or sensitive files remain under Application Support until a later app launch performs startup cleanup, unnecessarily retaining deleted data and consuming disk space after the user confirms replacement. Clean the old unreferenced files after the new library commits while preserving rollback safety.

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For each issue above, determine whether it is valid and should be fixed. If so, fix it directly.

Comment thread .github/workflows/ios.yml
contents: read
runs-on: macos-15
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4

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P2 security Workflow Actions Are Mutable

The workflow executes both actions/checkout@v4 here and actions/upload-artifact@v4 on line 35 through mutable tags. If either upstream tag is repointed, the workflow will execute substituted code on the macOS runner with access to the checked-out repository and its read-scoped token. Pin both actions to full commit SHAs so the executed dependencies are immutable.

How this was verified: Both workflow steps reference movable v4 tags and run with repository read access.

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Path: .github/workflows/ios.yml
Line: 15

Comment:
**Workflow Actions Are Mutable**

The workflow executes both `actions/checkout@v4` here and `actions/upload-artifact@v4` on line 35 through mutable tags. If either upstream tag is repointed, the workflow will execute substituted code on the macOS runner with access to the checked-out repository and its read-scoped token. Pin both actions to full commit SHAs so the executed dependencies are immutable.

**How this was verified:** Both workflow steps reference movable `v4` tags and run with repository read access.

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Note: If this suggestion doesn't match your team's coding style, reply to this and let me know. I'll remember it for next time!

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@gregor-tokarev another circle of review hell

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just wanted to add that this pull request is not really to merge it it's more like inspiration and example on how it might look on iPhone.

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I understand. At the current iOS version state it can't be counted as part of original Flow app as it got some features that aren't present in Flow and doesn't have some features that are.

So let's do it this way:
You can change your repo to be the actual iOS version of Flow by removing Android stuff from there and renaming it to "FlowIOS" or something like that.
Then I close this PR and link your iOS version repo in README.

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Deal.

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Alright! Closing this PR. I will mention your repo in README when you update it

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