Swift 6.2 Approachable Concurrency Migration for NetworkKit#6
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With InternalImportsByDefault experimental feature enabled in Swift 6.2, imports are treated as internal by default. This caused compilation errors when public API methods used URLSessionConfiguration and AnyPublisher types. Changed to @_exported import to ensure these types remain accessible to consumers of the NetworkKit public API.
Added Sendable conformance to all data model types for Swift 6 concurrency: - EndPoint protocol: Sendable conformance with documentation - NetworkError enum: Sendable conformance with documentation - RequestMethod enum: Sendable conformance with documentation Additional improvements: - NetworkError: Changed 'default' to explicit 'case .unknown' (exhaustive) - RequestMethod: Standardized 'PATCH' to lowercase 'patch' (Swift naming) These changes ensure all data types can be safely shared across concurrency domains without data races. Related: Swift 6 strict concurrency checking
Refactored NetworkService for Swift 6 concurrency safety: - Added @unchecked Sendable conformance (verified thread-safe) - Replaced URLSession.shared with immutable instance property - Added init(configuration:) and convenience init() - Enables dependency injection for testing Benefits: - No shared global state - Thread-safe by design (immutable properties) - Testable via URLSessionConfiguration injection - Proper initialization patterns Related: Swift 6 strict concurrency, dependency injection
Multiple improvements to NetworkService implementation: Error Handling: - Replaced try? with proper do-catch blocks - Changed preconditionFailure to Fail publisher (Combine) - Fixed incorrect error types (.invalidURL -> .unexpectedStatusCode) - Better variable naming (response -> httpResponse) Code Organization: - Converted extension to private methods - Added comprehensive documentation - Added MARK comments for navigation - Removed empty public init() These changes improve maintainability and prevent runtime crashes. Breaking: Combine method returns Fail instead of crashing.
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📋 Summary
This PR migrates NetworkKit to Swift 6.2 with Approachable Concurrency support, enabling strict concurrency checking while maintaining full backward compatibility with all existing API patterns (async/await, Combine, closures).
🎯 Motivation
Adopt Swift 6.2's "Approachable Concurrency" features (SE-0461)
Enable strict concurrency checking for data-race safety
Demonstrate modern Swift concurrency patterns
Prepare codebase for conference talk on Swift 6.2 concurrency
🔧 Changes Made
Updated swift-tools-version from 5.8 to 6.0
Enabled StrictConcurrency feature flag
Enabled ApproachableConcurrency feature flag (Swift 6.2)
Enabled InternalImportsByDefault experimental feature
Applied concurrency features to both main and test targets
EndPoint: Added Sendable conformance with documentation
NetworkError: Added Sendable conformance, fixed default → explicit case .unknown
RequestMethod: Added Sendable conformance, standardized PATCH → patch naming
Added Sendable protocol conformance
Added Sendable constraints to all generic type parameters (T: Decodable & Sendable)
Enhanced documentation with SE-0461 isolation context notes
Added sendRequestWithContinuation method to demonstrate bridging pattern
Organized methods with clear MARK comments by pattern type
Thread-Safety Improvements
Added @unchecked Sendable conformance (manually verified safe)
Replaced URLSession.shared with immutable instance property
Added dependency injection via init(configuration:)
Added convenience init() for default configuration
Error Handling Improvements
Replaced try? with proper do-catch blocks for better error propagation
Fixed preconditionFailure in Combine method → returns Fail publisher
Improved variable naming (avoided shadowing: response → httpResponse)
Corrected error types (.invalidURL → .unexpectedStatusCode where appropriate)
Code Organization
Converted extension methods to private methods
Changed fileprivate → private for better encapsulation
Added comprehensive method documentation
Added MARK comments for code navigation