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Create, view, and edit calendar and reminder events using EventKit and EventKitUI. Request read-only, write-only, or full-access to Calendar data.

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`requestFullAccessToEvents(completion:)` does not work
Hi, I am facing a problem related to the API in the title. When the API is executed with EKAuthorizationStatus notDetermined, the dialog is not displayed and (false, nil) is passed to completion. // Create an event store let store = EKEventStore() store.requestWriteOnlyAccessToEvents { granted, error in if let error { print("error occurred") } else if granted { print("allowed") } else { print("denied") } } // "denied" That is why I am not sure what is causing the dialog not to appear. Is this a bug in the API? note This is not a problem in the simulator. It is a problem **only on the actual device. development environment Xcode Version 15.0 (15A240d) iPhone SE(3rd) iOS 17.0.2 (21A351)
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Dec ’23
StoryBoard not working
I'm facing an issue with the XCode storyboard. It is not working properly. I wouldn't show any of my designs and when I click anywhere on it it shows the message " Loading Documents". After some time Xcode goes on not responding state. I have tried several things like reinstalling the Xcode, restarting the Mac, clearing cache, clearing derived data, and many more, but alas.
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Nov ’23
Please help with: Trailing closure passed to parameter of type 'EKEvent?' that does not accept a closure
I use this function to read calendar headers in a array of strings: `func getCalendarHeaders(ofType: EKEntityType, alerter: Alerter) async -> [String] { var headers: [String] = [] do { if try await requestAuthorizationFor(ofType) { let calendars = try await fetchCalendars(ofType: ofType) for calendar in calendars { headers.append(calendar.title) } } } catch let error { DispatchQueue.main.async { alerter.alert = ErrorManager.shared.showAlert(error: error) } } return headers } In my view model / or view I try to init with: Task { self.eventCalendarHeaders = await CalendarManager.shared.getCalendarHeaders(ofType: EKEntityType.event, alerter: alerter) } Why I get this error? Trailing closure passed to parameter of type 'EKEvent?' that does not accept a closure
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Nov ’23
EKSource calendarsForEntityType returns nil despite valid calendars
Since updating to Sonoma and using XCode 15.0.1 to adapt my app's code base to deal with new requirement for Full Access to calendars, I am simply unable to find ANY valid calendars of type EKEntityTypeEvent despite having about 8 different EKSources available (which I can see and access in the macOS Calendar app), and which do contain calendars I used to be able to read/write to before I updated to Catalina. But the call to EKSource's calendarsForEntityType function always returns nil. I have successfully obtained Full Access permission (which in any case is obviously so because otherwise I would not get access to all the EKSource items). I've also rebooted several times. I have Calendar selected under Resource Access items for the app's capabilities. Does anyone have any idea why, or a workaround? Looks like a potentially serious bug at this point.
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Oct ’23
AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue failed: kAXErrorCannotComplete
I'm trying to write a program where I want to get the text content selected by the mouse by detecting mouse movements. My main code is as follows: #import "AppDelegate.h" #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h> @interface AppDelegate () @property (strong) IBOutlet NSWindow *window; @property (nonatomic) CFMachPortRef eventTap; @end CGEventRef myCGEventCallback(CGEventTapProxy proxy, CGEventType type, CGEventRef event, void *refcon) { if (type == kCGEventLeftMouseDown) { NSLog(@"Mouse down."); } else if (type == kCGEventLeftMouseUp) { NSLog(@"Mouse up."); NSRunningApplication *currentApp = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] frontmostApplication]; AXUIElementRef appElement = AXUIElementCreateApplication(currentApp.processIdentifier); AXUIElementRef windowElement; AXError error = AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(appElement, kAXFocusedWindowAttribute, (CFTypeRef *)&windowElement); if (error != kAXErrorSuccess) { NSLog(@"Could not get focused window. Error code: %d", error); return event; } AXValueRef selectedTextValue; error = AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(windowElement, kAXSelectedTextAttribute, (CFTypeRef *)&selectedTextValue); if (error != kAXErrorSuccess) { NSLog(@"Could not get selected text. Error code: %d", error); return event; } NSString *selectedText = (__bridge_transfer NSString *)selectedTextValue; NSLog(@"Selected text: %@", selectedText); } return event; } @implementation AppDelegate - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification { // Insert code here to initialize your application self.eventTap = CGEventTapCreate(kCGSessionEventTap, kCGHeadInsertEventTap, 0, CGEventMaskBit(kCGEventLeftMouseDown) | CGEventMaskBit(kCGEventLeftMouseUp), myCGEventCallback, NULL); if (self.eventTap) { CFRunLoopSourceRef runLoopSource = CFMachPortCreateRunLoopSource(kCFAllocatorDefault, self.eventTap, 0); CFRunLoopAddSource(CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), runLoopSource, kCFRunLoopCommonModes); CGEventTapEnable(self.eventTap, true); CFRelease(runLoopSource); // Don't release eventTap here } else { NSLog(@"Failed to create event tap"); } } - (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)aNotification { // Insert code here to tear down your application if (self.eventTap) { CFRelease(self.eventTap); } } - (BOOL)applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState:(NSApplication *)app { return YES; } @end I confirmed that I have granted "Accessibility" permissions to my program and the application I am trying to access is xcode or when I try to access the chrome interface I get the same error kAXErrorCannotComplete. So how do I deal with this problem? Or is there any other way to achieve my target function? PS: I solved the above error by set App Sandbox Value (NO) in the entitlements, but I don't know if this is a reasonable solution. And then AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue generated another error kAXErrorFailure. How should I troubleshoot this problem ?
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Oct ’23
Can't retrieve URL field for reminders via API
Hello, I try to read reminders in my app using Swift and the EventKit API. This works great with one exception: the url field. It is clearly set for a reminder and the official reminders app displays the link correctly . In my Swift code I get the reminder object and title, notes, etc are correctly set. The attribute URL is always nil and I couldn't find any other matching attribute. Has anybody solved this? I use fetchReminder on the EKEventStore to retrieve the reminders. This should result in EKCalendarItem objects. I use the snippet below to access the reminders and it works for all attributes except the url attribute. let jsonElements = reminders.enumerated().map({JsonReminder(id: $1.calendarItemIdentifier, title: $1.title, notes: $1.notes, completed: $1.isCompleted, dateString: createDateString(date: $1.dueDateComponents), url: createUrlString(url: $1.url))}) Kind regards Dominik
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Oct ’23
Query: Creating a virtual conference event from the main target of the iOS app.
Hello, I've implemented my Virtual conference extension and my app shows up without issues in the Calendar app and displays our app with a Join button and it all works great!. However, when creating an event from the main target of the app using EventKitUI with the help of EKEventEditViewController and an EKEvent instance, the event does not display as if it were a virtual conference. I see a few other apps like Zoom have implemented this and I'm having trouble finding the related documents on how to link a programtically created event with a virtual conference. Any help or pointers on how to achieve this is highly appreciated. Thanks!
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Oct ’23
-[UINSUIKitBackgroundingController _updateAppWideBackgroundStateSlammingNotifyingDelegate:]: Called off the main thread. CoreFoundation __exceptionPreprocess
iPad Pro 12.9 、iOS15.4 (21E230) #700003 NSInternalInconsistencyException -[UINSUIKitBackgroundingController _updateAppWideBackgroundStateSlammingNotifyingDelegate:]: Called off the main thread. CoreFoundation __exceptionPreprocess CoreFoundation __exceptionPreprocess + 220 2 Foundation -[NSCalendarDate initWithCoder:] + 0 3 UIKitMacHelper -[UINSUIKitBackgroundingController _updateAppWideBackgroundStateSlammingNotifyingDelegate:] + 504 4 UIKitMacHelper -[UINSUIKitBackgroundingController transitionUIAppThroughBackgroundStateIfNecessary] + 144 5 UIKitMacHelper -[UINSApplicationLifecycleController transitionAppThroughBackgroundState] + 308 6 UIKitMacHelper -[UINSApplicationDelegate _toggleAppForegroundStateIfAppStoreURL:] + 276 7 UIKitMacHelper __54-[UINSApplicationDelegate openURL:options:completion:]_block_invoke_2 + 196 8 AppKit _NSWorkspaceHandleLSOpenResult + 164 9 LaunchServices _LSFireCompletionHandler(void (__LSASN const*, unsigned char, __CFError*) block_pointer, NSURL*, NSURL*, NSDictionary&lt;NSString*, objc_object*&gt;, objc_object, bool, NSError*) + 200 10 LaunchServices _LSOpenAsyncCommonDispatched(objc_object*, NSArray&lt;NSURL*&gt;, NSURL, objc_object*, NSDictionary&lt;NSString*, objc_object*&gt;, NSObject&lt;OS_dispatch_semaphore&gt;, void (__LSASN const*, unsigned char, __CFError*) block_pointer) + 5732 11 libdispatch.dylib _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 32 17 libsystem_pthread.dylib start_wqthread + 8 #0 Thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib mach_msg_trap + 8 4 CoreFoundation CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 600 5 HIToolbox RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292 6 HIToolbox ReceiveNextEventCommon + 564 7 HIToolbox _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 72 8 AppKit _DPSNextEvent + 860 9 AppKit -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1328 10 AppKit -[NSApplication run] + 596 11 AppKit NSApplicationMain + 1132 12 AppKit +[NSWindow _savedFrameFromString:] + 0 13 UIKitMacHelper UINSApplicationMain + 1276
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Sep ’23
Linking StartView with ContentView
Hello everyone, I'm attempting to incorporate a button in my StartView that will lead directly to ContentView without the intermediate step of using a navigation view. I want StartView to seamlessly transition into ContentView. Thank you very much in advance! import SwiftUI struct StartView: View { @State private var isQuizStarted = false @Environment(.presentationMode) var presentationMode var body: some View { VStack { Text("Radiology Core Prep Q&amp;A") .font(.headline) .padding() Image("cxr") .resizable() .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit) .frame(height: 325) } } } struct StartView_Previews: PreviewProvider { static var previews: some View { StartView() } }
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Sep ’23
default calendar for new event in iOS17
It looks like the delegate function eventEditViewControllerDefaultCalendar(forNewEvents controller: EKEventEditViewController) -> EKCalendar of the EKEventEditViewDelegate protocol is not called in iOS 17 anymore. The app does have the new NSCalendarsFullAccessUsageDescription key set and full access is granted. Is this the intended behaviour for iOS 17? Does anybody else have the same problem?
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Sep ’23
Open Mac Calendar on specific date
I have an app that has lots of booking dates. I need a quick way to open the Mac Calendar on the date of the booking just so the user can cross check the dates for clashes. At this stage, I don't need to build UI into my app that shows the dates. What is already in Calendar is sufficient - don't reinvent the wheel. A long time ago, calshow seemed to be the way to do this. But that seems to have withered away. Opening a URL with ical:// opens calendar, but not at the date required since there seems to be no URL scheme defined. I could query Event Kit, but that means building unnecessary UI at this time. There's possibly a way to do this with Scripting Bridge and probably a way to do this with a call to an AppleScript. Is there no simpler way to do this in 2023 on a Mac?
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Sep ’23
Request Reminders Access
So I'm looking to add a button to my app that would create and fill a reminder in the user's Reminders app, but I've found that I first need to request access to the user's Reminders app data. I've also found the way to do that has been changed with iOS 17 as explained here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/eventkit/ekeventstore/4162273-requestfullaccesstoreminders How do I use this function so that the prompt requesting for access to the user's Reminders app pops up at the launch of the app every time unless they've previously given permission? Also what would be the function to create the reminder once I do have permissions? This is the code ChatGPT gave me to do so, but I just keep getting "Failed to create Reminder URL". func createReminder() { let reminderTitle = "******** Groceries" var subtaskStrings: [String] = [] for ingredient in shoppingList { subtaskStrings.append(ingredient) } let subtasks = subtaskStrings.map { (ingredient) -> [String: Any] in return [ "title": ingredient, "completed": false ] } let reminderData: [String: Any] = [ "title": reminderTitle, "subtasks": subtasks ] if let reminderURL = createURL(for: "x-apple-reminder://", with: reminderData) { UIApplication.shared.open(reminderURL) } else { print("Failed to create Reminder URL") } } Also I intend on expanding this function to the notes app. But im taking one step at a time. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
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Sep ’23
Cannot modify title of Event in Calendar
Hi, I'm creating a calendar application. I am using the EKeventEditViewController to add events to my application. The problem is that the title of the sheet cannot be modified. When I change a title, the console shows that the title has changed. However, the simulator still displays the previous title; "New Event". How can I fix it? void (^showEventEditingController)(EKEvent *) = ^(EKEvent * event){ EKEventEditViewController *controller = [[EKEventEditViewController alloc] init]; controller.event = event; controller.eventStore = [self getEventStoreInstance]; controller.editViewDelegate = self; NSLog(@"%@", controller.title); // "New Event" controller.title = @"My Custom title"; NSLog(@"%@", controller.title); // "My Custom title" [self assignNavbarColorsTo:controller.navigationBar]; [self presentViewController:controller]; NSLog(@"%@", controller.title); // "My Custom title" };
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Aug ’23