S.O.L.I.D. in Swift (Simplest Language)

Chandan
2 min readDec 26, 2023

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Basic Knowledge of SOLID
The SOLID principles are a set of five design principles that aim to make software systems more understandable, flexible, and maintainable. These principles were introduced by Robert C. Martin and are widely used in object-oriented programming. Here’s how you can apply the SOLID principles in Swift when developing iOS applications:

  1. Single Responsibility Principle (SRP):
    * Each class or module should have only one reason to change.
    * In Swift, create classes or modules that have a single responsibility and encapsulate that responsibility.
  2. Open/Closed Principle (OCP):
    * Software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension but closed for modification.
    * Use protocols and inheritance in Swift to create flexible and extensible designs.
  3. Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP):
    * Subtypes must be substitutable for their base types without altering the correctness of the program.
    * Ensure that subclasses can be used interchangeably with their base classes without causing issues.
  4. Interface Segregation Principle (ISP):
    * A class should not be forced to implement interfaces it does not use.
    * Create smaller, specific protocols rather than large, general ones, so that conforming types only implement what they need.
  5. Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP):
    * High-level modules should not depend on low-level modules. Both should depend on abstractions.
    * Abstractions should not depend on details. Details should depend on abstractions.
    * Use dependency injection and inversion of control to achieve loose coupling between components.

Here’s a brief example illustrating some of these principles:

// Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)
class DataManager {
func saveData(data: String) {
// Save data to a database
}
}

// Open/Closed Principle (OCP)
protocol Logger {
func log(message: String)
}

class FileLogger: Logger {
func log(message: String) {
// Log message to a file
}
}

class ConsoleLogger: Logger {
func log(message: String) {
// Log message to the console
}
}

// Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)
class Animal {
func makeSound() {}
}

class Dog: Animal {
override func makeSound() {
// Bark
}
}

class Cat: Animal {
override func makeSound() {
// Meow
}
}

// Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)
protocol Printable {
func printContent()
}

protocol Scanable {
func scanContent()
}

class MultifunctionPrinter: Printable, Scanable {
func printContent() {
// Print content
}

func scanContent() {
// Scan content
}
}

// Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)
protocol DataProvider {
func fetchData() -> String
}

class RemoteDataProvider: DataProvider {
func fetchData() -> String {
// Fetch data from a remote server
return "Remote data"
}
}

class DataManagerWithDependencyInjection {
private let dataProvider: DataProvider

init(dataProvider: DataProvider) {
self.dataProvider = dataProvider
}

func processData() {
let data = dataProvider.fetchData()
// Process the data
}
}

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