Feedback Form

Feedback Form Generator

Generate a production in-app feedback form with category selection, sentiment-based rating, optional screenshot attachment, device diagnostics collection, and smart routing that funnels satisfied users to the App Store review prompt and dissatisfied users to a support channel.

When This Skill Activates

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks to "add a feedback form" or "feedback form"
• Wants "in-app feedback" or "user feedback" collection
• Mentions "bug report form" or "feature request" form
• Asks about "contact support" from within the app
• Wants "feedback collection" with categories or screenshots
• Asks to "route users to App Store review" based on sentiment

Pre-Generation Checks

1. Project Context Detection

• Check Swift version (requires Swift 5.9+)
• Check deployment target (iOS 16+ / macOS 13+)
• Check for @Observable support (iOS 17+ / macOS 14+)
• Identify source file locations

2. Conflict Detection

Search for existing feedback or support code:

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Glob: **/*Feedback*.swift, **/*Support*.swift, **/*BugReport*.swift, **/*ContactForm*.swift
Grep: "MFMailComposeViewController" or "FeedbackForm" or "SKStoreReviewController"

If third-party feedback SDK found (Instabug, UserVoice, Zendesk):

• Ask if user wants to replace or keep it
• If keeping, don't generate — advise on best practices instead

3. Framework Detection

Check for MessageUI availability:

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Grep: "import MessageUI" or "MFMailCompose"

Note: MessageUI is iOS-only. macOS uses NSSharingService or direct webhook delivery.

Configuration Questions

Ask user via AskUserQuestion:

1. Feedback categories? (multi-select)

   • Bug Report
   • Feature Request
   • General Feedback
   • Praise
   • Other
   • All of the above — recommended

2. Delivery method?

   • Email (via MFMailComposeViewController / NSSharingService)
   • Webhook (POST to a URL endpoint)
   • Both — recommended

3. Include screenshot capture?

   • Yes — recommended (capture current screen + annotation overlay)
   • No

4. Include device diagnostics?

   • Yes — recommended (device model, OS, app version, disk, memory)
   • No

5. Sentiment routing?

   • Yes — recommended (rating >= 4 suggests App Store review, rating <= 2 routes to support)
   • No (all feedback goes through the same channel)

Generation Process

Step 1: Read Templates

Read templates.md for production Swift code.

Step 2: Create Core Files

Generate these files:

1. FeedbackCategory.swift — Enum with SF Symbol icons and display names
2. FeedbackEntry.swift — Data model for a feedback submission
3. DeviceDiagnostics.swift — Collects device and app info

Step 3: Create UI Files

4. FeedbackFormView.swift — SwiftUI form with sentiment, category, message, screenshots

Step 4: Create Delivery Files

5. FeedbackSubmitter.swift — Protocol + EmailFeedbackSubmitter + WebhookFeedbackSubmitter

Step 5: Create Optional Files

Based on configuration:

• ScreenshotCapture.swift — If screenshot capture selected

Step 6: Determine File Location

Check project structure:

• If Sources/ exists -> Sources/Feedback/
• If App/ exists -> App/Feedback/
• Otherwise -> Feedback/

Output Format

After generation, provide:

Files Created

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Feedback/
├── FeedbackCategory.swift       # Category enum with icons
├── FeedbackEntry.swift          # Feedback data model
├── DeviceDiagnostics.swift      # Device info collector
├── FeedbackFormView.swift       # SwiftUI form view
├── FeedbackSubmitter.swift      # Email + webhook delivery
└── ScreenshotCapture.swift      # Screen capture (optional)

Integration Steps

Present the feedback form from any view:

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@State private var showFeedback = false

Button("Send Feedback") {
    showFeedback = true
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showFeedback) {
    FeedbackFormView()
}

In a settings screen:

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Form {
    Section("Support") {
        Button {
            showFeedback = true
        } label: {
            Label("Send Feedback", systemImage: "bubble.left.and.text.bubble.right")
        }
    }
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showFeedback) {
    FeedbackFormView()
}

With a pre-selected category (e.g., from a help menu):

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FeedbackFormView(initialCategory: .bugReport)

Testing

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@Test
func feedbackEntryEncodesCorrectly() throws {
    let entry = FeedbackEntry(
        category: .bugReport,
        message: "App crashes when tapping save",
        rating: 2,
        screenshots: [],
        deviceInfo: DeviceDiagnostics.collect(),
        appVersion: "1.2.3",
        timestamp: Date()
    )

    let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(entry)
    let decoded = try JSONDecoder().decode(FeedbackEntry.self, from: data)
    #expect(decoded.category == .bugReport)
    #expect(decoded.rating == 2)
}

@Test
func webhookSubmitterSendsCorrectPayload() async throws {
    let mockSession = MockURLSession()
    let submitter = WebhookFeedbackSubmitter(
        url: URL(string: "https://example.com/feedback")!,
        session: mockSession
    )

    let entry = FeedbackEntry(
        category: .featureRequest,
        message: "Dark mode support please",
        rating: 4,
        screenshots: [],
        deviceInfo: DeviceDiagnostics.collect(),
        appVersion: "1.0.0",
        timestamp: Date()
    )

    try await submitter.submit(entry)
    #expect(mockSession.lastRequest?.httpMethod == "POST")
    #expect(mockSession.lastRequest?.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") == "application/json")
}

@Test
func sentimentRoutingDirectsHighRatingToReview() {
    let entry = FeedbackEntry(
        category: .praise,
        message: "Love this app!",
        rating: 5,
        screenshots: [],
        deviceInfo: DeviceDiagnostics.collect(),
        appVersion: "1.0.0",
        timestamp: Date()
    )

    #expect(entry.suggestsAppStoreReview) // rating >= 4
}

Common Patterns

Open feedback form from a menu bar app

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Button {
    showFeedback = true
    NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
} label: {
    Label("Send Feedback", systemImage: "envelope")
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showFeedback) {
    FeedbackFormView()
}

Submit feedback with a screenshot attachment

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let screenshot = try await ScreenshotCapture.captureCurrentWindow()
let entry = FeedbackEntry(
    category: .bugReport,
    message: "Layout is broken on this screen",
    rating: 1,
    screenshots: [screenshot],
    deviceInfo: DeviceDiagnostics.collect(),
    appVersion: Bundle.main.appVersion,
    timestamp: Date()
)
try await submitter.submit(entry)

Route by sentiment after submission

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if entry.suggestsAppStoreReview {
    // Happy user — ask for App Store review
    if let scene = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.first as? UIWindowScene {
        SKStoreReviewController.requestReview(in: scene)
    }
} else if entry.suggestsSupportFollowUp {
    // Unhappy user — show support confirmation
    showSupportConfirmation = true
}

Gotchas

• MFMailComposeViewController requires a mail account: Check MFMailComposeViewController.canSendMail() before presenting. Fall back to webhook or mailto: URL if unavailable.
• Screenshot privacy: Consider blurring or redacting sensitive data (passwords, financial info) before attaching. Use UITextField.isSecureTextEntry areas as a guide.
• Attachment size limits for email: Email attachments are typically limited to 10-25 MB. Compress screenshots to JPEG and resize if needed. Webhook delivery is more reliable for large attachments.
• Offline submission queuing: If the device is offline when feedback is submitted, queue the entry to disk and retry when connectivity is restored. Use NWPathMonitor to detect network changes.
• App Store review prompt limits: SKStoreReviewController.requestReview() is rate-limited by the system (typically 3 times per 365-day period). Don't rely on it always appearing.
• macOS has no MFMailComposeViewController: Use NSSharingService(named: .composeEmail) or prefer webhook delivery on macOS.

References

• templates.md — All production Swift templates
• Related: generators/review-prompt — App Store review prompt timing and strategy