StateObject that works in iOS 13

StateObject.swift

import Combine
import PublishedObject // https://github.com/Amzd/PublishedObject
import SwiftUI

/// A property wrapper type that instantiates an observable object.
@propertyWrapper
public struct StateObject<ObjectType: ObservableObject>: DynamicProperty
where ObjectType.ObjectWillChangePublisher == ObservableObjectPublisher {
    
    /// Wrapper that helps with initialising without actually having an ObservableObject yet
    private class ObservedObjectWrapper: ObservableObject {
        @PublishedObject var wrappedObject: ObjectType? = nil
        init() {}
    }
    
    private var thunk: () -> ObjectType
    @ObservedObject private var observedObject = ObservedObjectWrapper()
    @State private var state = ObservedObjectWrapper()
    
    public var wrappedValue: ObjectType {
        if state.wrappedObject == nil {
            // There is no State yet so we need to initialise the object
            state.wrappedObject = thunk()
            // and start observing it
            observedObject.wrappedObject = state.wrappedObject
        } else if observedObject.wrappedObject == nil {
            // Retrieve the object from State and observe it in ObservedObject
            observedObject.wrappedObject = state.wrappedObject
        }
        return state.wrappedObject!
    }
    
    public var projectedValue: ObservedObject<ObjectType>.Wrapper {
        ObservedObject(wrappedValue: wrappedValue).projectedValue
    }
    
    public init(wrappedValue thunk: @autoclosure @escaping () -> ObjectType) {
        self.thunk = thunk
    }
    
    public mutating func update() {
        // Not sure what this does but we'll just forward it
        _state.update()
        _observedObject.update()
    }
}

Update func is supposed to init the object

Yes, update function should reinitialise the observed object. (as it gets reset whenever StateObject.init is called)

I have found a "hacky solution" to detect this case: ObservedObject has an internal property _seed which is some internal state.
Whenever the value is 1 our StateObject should recreate a new object.

    public mutating func update() {
        // Not sure what this does but we'll just forward it
        _state.update()
        _observedObject.update()

        // HACK! We rely on the internal _seed variable of `ObservedObject` to learn when we should initialize
        let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: _observedObject)
        guard let seed = mirror.descendant("_seed") as? Int else {
            return
        }
        if seed == 1 {
            state.wrappedObject = thunk()
            observedObject.wrappedObject = state.wrappedObject
        }
    }

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since we call the _state.update() that should reinit its ObservedObjectWrapper causing state.wrappedObject and observedObject.wrappedObject to not be the same object? @pd95 @malhal

If that's the case I think the best would be to just change the wrappedValue getter to always update the observedObject.wrappedObject?

    public var wrappedValue: ObjectType {
        if state.wrappedObject == nil {
            // There is no State yet so we need to initialise the object
            state.wrappedObject = thunk()
-        }
-       if observedObject.wrappedObject == nil {
            // Retrieve the object from State and observe it in ObservedObject
            observedObject.wrappedObject = state.wrappedObject
        }
        return state.wrappedObject!
    }

I know the init happens when you get wrappedValue vs when update is called but I don't like relying on undocumented behaviour.

you are a legend!

[Is there a way to conditionally use @StateObject while targeting iOS 13 but use apple's @StateObject in iOS 14

If you are using Combine's ObservableObject as the @StateObject you could use Async/await to replace the functionality and that is backwards compatible with iOS 13. Could be tricky without the task(priority:_:) modifier though.

[Is there a way to conditionally use @StateObject while targeting iOS 13 but use apple's @StateObject in iOS 14

try this?

@available(iOS 13, obsoleted: 14)

@available(iOS 13, obsoleted: 14)

@calvingit this not work
I insert a break point, it also called iOS 13 method...