How much more difficult is it to write your own code to handle user preferences, rather than letting UserDefaults handle them?
scripting
Which String.contains() variant should you use, and how can you give access to regex searching? More answers coded in Swift 3.1.
A crashing app points out the problems of using functions that return values of ‘Any’ type. Here’s one solution.
Creating a drop-down sheet to let the user change preference settings is a bit intricate, but straightforward.
AppleScript, JavaScript, or something else? Which language and scripting system should you choose?
In some respects at least as good as any other Swift playground product, and its AppleScript support has improved considerably. But in other respects still falls short. In a class of one.
Want to write to Sierra’s log from a language or app which doesn’t give easy access? Use this free tool which now writes anything you want.
Calling shell commands, including with privileges, NSBackgroundActivity, XPC Activity, and writing shell commands in Swift.
Dates with (NS)Date and DateFormatter, writing messages to Sierra’s unified log, and working with old Objective-C interfaces.
Reading and writing preference files, storing data in property list files, and reading JSON data.
