Implement Feature in ClaudeBar
Implement features using architecture-first design, TDD, rich domain models, and Swift 6.2 patterns.
Workflow Overview
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1. ARCHITECTURE DESIGN (Required - User Approval Needed) │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ • Read the design docs — they are the source of truth │ │ • Place the feature: owner, capability, extension point │ │ • Write the design change into the docs first │ │ • Analyze requirements │ │ • Create component diagram │ │ • Show data flow and interactions │ │ • Present to user for review │ │ • Wait for approval before proceeding │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ▼ (User Approves) ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 2. TDD IMPLEMENTATION │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ • Model tests → models (Quotas / Providers / Domain) │ │ • Module tests → generic rules and workers (DataSources) │ │ • Views, reading the domain directly │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Phase 0: Architecture Design (MANDATORY)
Before writing any code, design it in the docs and get user approval. The design docs are the source of truth (AGENTS.md → Design docs are the source of truth).
Step 0: Read the design docs, and place the feature in them
Read the design in order (ARCHITECTURE.md maps it):
USER_JOURNEYS.md (the person and the moment),
CANONICAL_MODEL.md (the tree, the words, each law
and its owner, owned vs offered), TARGET_ARCHITECTURE.md (the
pieces and their one job, the flows), then any docs/features/<x>/design.md it touches. Then answer:
| Question | If yes |
|---|---|
| Does it answer another question than the product's lifecycle? | it is a capability (CANONICAL §2.1): declared in the definition, its own types, reached through a handle that is nil when not declared — never a flag on Provider, never chosen by a provider's name. A runner outside the modules is supplied by the Engine (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE §10) |
| Does a provider need something the definition can't say? | a generic rule or worker in DataSources (ENGINE_DESIGN), then a line of JSON — never a Swift line that names the provider |
| Does it react to a refresh, a selection, a setting? | it observes an extension point (e.g. QuotaMonitor.onRefreshed) — the Monitor is not edited for it |
| Does it notify? | its own port in Alerting — not a new method on an existing alerter |
| Is a law missing, or owned twice? | add it to CANONICAL §5 with one owner |
When the docs don't cover it, write the change into them first (tree lines, laws with owners, a pieces table, a TARGET section) — that doc change is the architecture you present in Step 4. Code that disagrees with the docs is behind; don't bend the design to it.
Step 0b: Think the domain first
Before components, ask how the domain should be: from the root problem (the issue, the journey) to the facts it must respect, to the concepts those force, then compare with the code. Ask the five questions of every type the feature touches, and draw now beside proposed → domain-shape.md. A new aggregate, a moved law or a changed owner goes into the docs in Step 0's change.
Step 1: Analyze Requirements
Identify:
- What new models/types are needed
- Which existing components will be modified
- Data flow between components
- External dependencies (CLI, API, etc.)
Step 2: Create Architecture Diagram
Use ASCII diagram showing all components and their interactions:
Example: Codex accounts (#326) — a definition change plus generic pieces ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ARCHITECTURE │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Resources (data) Modules (Swift, no vendor names) App │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ │ │ codex.json │──▶│ Providers │──▶│ Accounts │ │ │ │ accounts: │ │ ProviderCatalog.detect() │ │ card │ │ │ │ folder, ids │ │ ProviderDefinition.Accounts│ └───────────┘ │ │ │ dataSources │ │ Provider owns its Accounts │ │ │ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┬──────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────▼──────────────┐ │ │ │ DataSources │ │ │ │ identity, requiresFiles, │ │ │ │ JSON-RPC `then`, env │ │ │ └──────────────┬──────────────┘ │ │ ▼ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Quotas (UsageSnapshot …) │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┘ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Step 3: Document Component Interactions
List each component with:
- Purpose: What it does
- Inputs: What it receives
- Outputs: What it produces
- Dependencies: What it needs
Example: | Component | Purpose | Inputs | Outputs | Dependencies | |----------------|------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| | AddedAccounts | Validate a login folder| folder path | account config | DataSources | | identity rule | Fail closed on swaps | credential | UsageError | — |
Step 4: Present for User Approval
IMPORTANT: Always ask user to confirm the design is correct before implementing —
the doc change (tree, laws and owners, pieces), the diagram, and for UI a mockup in
design-concept/<feature>/ on mock data.
Use AskUserQuestion tool with options:
- "Approve - proceed with implementation"
- "Modify - I have feedback on the design"
Do NOT proceed to Phase 1 until user explicitly approves.
Core Principles
1. Rich Domain Models (User's Mental Model)
Domain models encapsulate behavior, not just data:
swift// Rich domain model with behavior public struct UsageQuota: Sendable, Equatable { public let percentRemaining: Double // Domain behavior - computed from state public var status: QuotaStatus { QuotaStatus.from(percentRemaining: percentRemaining) } public var isDepleted: Bool { percentRemaining <= 0 } public var needsAttention: Bool { status.needsAttention } }
2. Swift 6.2 Patterns (No ViewModel/AppState Layer)
Views consume domain models directly from QuotaMonitor:
swift// QuotaMonitor is the single source of truth @MainActor @Observable public final class QuotaMonitor { // The providers you keep: add, delete, order, the derived lineup public let providers: Providers public var logins: [Account] // every login public var lineup: [Account] // the lineup public func login(id: String) -> Account? // Selection state public var selectedProviderId: String public var selectedLogin: Account? public var selectedProviderStatus: QuotaStatus } // Views consume domain directly - NO AppState layer struct MenuContentView: View { let monitor: QuotaMonitor // Injected from app var body: some View { // Use delegation methods, not monitor.providers.enabled ForEach(monitor.lineup, id: \.id) { login in ProviderPill(provider: login) } } }
3. Protocol-Based DI with @Mockable
Ports for what lies outside the app live at a module's root and are
@Mockable; their implementations are internal in Internal/:
swift@Mockable public protocol NetworkClient: Sendable { func request(_ request: URLRequest) async throws -> (Data, URLResponse) }
Architecture
Reference: MODULAR_DESIGN.md (modules) · TARGET_ARCHITECTURE.md (how a provider runs) · ARCHITECTURE.md (the app layers)
The code is mid-migration from three layers to modules. Find which side the behaviour lives on before you change it:
| Where | Holds | Tests |
|---|---|---|
Modules/Providers/Resources/Providers/<id>.json (+ .js) | every built-in provider: where the key is, how to fetch, how to read | Modules/Providers/Tests/ (golden tests over StubbedProvider / ClaudeHarness) |
Modules/Providers/Sources | ProviderCatalog (finds every definition), Engine (the shared ports), Provider (the one lifecycle: refresh, fallback chain, accounts), ProviderDefinition, settings and account contracts, the capabilities (UsageHistory, GuestPasses, InUse) | Modules/Providers/Tests/ |
Modules/DataSources/Sources | DataSource and its workers: credential lookups (environment, login shell, files, Keychain, browser cookies and storage, SQLite) and refreshes; HTTP, steps, JSON-RPC, terminal, command, file, directory, SQLite, local-server and CloudWatch fetches; JSON / text / script mapping; UsageLog and its log readers; the process runners | Modules/DataSources/Tests/ |
Modules/Quotas/Sources | the usage model: UsageSnapshot, UsageQuota, UsageError, plans, costs, DailyUsageStat / DailyUsageReport (interim shapes, see each type's - Note:) | Tests/DomainTests/ and the tests of the module that uses it |
Modules/AWSClients | the AWS SDK behind DataSources' CloudWatchClient and PriceCatalog ports | Modules/AWSClients/Tests/ |
Sources/Domain | QuotaMonitor, Notify!, sessions, In use's NewSessions | Tests/DomainTests/ |
Sources/Infrastructure | storage, notifications, hooks, the shell environment, Claude's guest-pass runner | Tests/InfrastructureTests/ |
Sources/App | SwiftUI views reading the domain directly; ClaudeBarApp.init, the composition root, which builds the Engine and names no provider | Tests/AppTests/, Tests/AcceptanceTests/ |
A bug in a migrated provider is fixed in its JSON, or generically in
DataSources, never with vendor-named Swift. Modules never import Domain.
Key patterns:
- Modules by context — the domain at a module's root, its implementation in
Internal/, one factory enum per module (DataSources.make,ProviderFactory.make) - Providers are data — a feature a provider needs becomes a generic rule or worker, then a line of JSON
- Protocol-based DI —
@Mockableports; Chicago-school tests assert on state - No ViewModel layer — views read
QuotaMonitorandProviderdirectly - Settings — generic per-provider values (
dataSourceKind,isOn) before a new sub-protocol
TDD Workflow (Chicago School)
Name each test should <outcome> [when <situation>], in the person's words, never a method, type or mechanism verb → Naming tests.
We follow Chicago school TDD (state-based testing):
- Test state changes and return values, not interactions
- Focus on the "what" (observable outcomes), not the "how" (method calls)
- Mocks stub dependencies to return data, not to verify calls
- Design emerges from tests (emergent design)
Phase 1: Domain Model Tests
Test state and computed properties:
swift@Suite struct FeatureModelTests { @Test func `should be normal when half is left`() { // Given - set up initial state let model = FeatureModel(value: 50) // When/Then - verify state/return value #expect(model.status == .normal) } @Test func `should have 70 left and stay healthy after using 30 of 100`() { // Given var model = FeatureModel(value: 100) // When - perform action model.consume(30) // Then - verify new state #expect(model.value == 70) #expect(model.status == .healthy) } }
Phase 2: Module Tests (DataSources / Providers)
Stub dependencies to return data, assert on resulting state:
swift@Suite struct FeatureServiceTests { @Test func `should load three items when the service answers`() async throws { // Given - stub dependency to return data (not verify calls) let mockClient = MockNetworkClient() given(mockClient).fetch(any()).willReturn(validResponseData) let service = FeatureService(client: mockClient) // When let result = try await service.fetch() // Then - verify returned state, not interactions #expect(result.items.count == 3) #expect(result.status == .loaded) } }
Phase 3: Integration
Create the views. ClaudeBarApp.init is the composition root: it builds the
Engine (the ports every provider shares) and calls ProviderCatalog().detect().
A provider is never wired there; a new port is a new Engine field, built
once in init (keep startup work there, never in ClaudeBarMain). Acceptance
specs in Tests/AcceptanceTests/ compose real modules with stubbed ports.
bashtuist test Providers # one module's tests while working (schemes: Providers, DataSources, Domain, Infrastructure, AppTests, AcceptanceTests) # tuist caches results; the final check, and a forced re-run of one suite, use xcodebuild: xcodebuild test -workspace ClaudeBar.xcworkspace -scheme ClaudeBar-Workspace -destination 'platform=macOS,arch=arm64' xcodebuild test -workspace ClaudeBar.xcworkspace -scheme ClaudeBar-Workspace \ -destination 'platform=macOS,arch=arm64' -only-testing:ProvidersTests/ClaudeAPITests
References
- Architecture diagram patterns - ASCII diagram examples for different scenarios
- Swift 6.2 @Observable patterns
- Rich domain model patterns
- Think the domain first - from the root problem to the concepts; five questions for a domain easy to understand; keeping it in scope
- TDD test patterns
Checklist
Architecture Design (Phase 0)
- Read CANONICAL_MODEL, TARGET_ARCHITECTURE and the feature's design.md
- Place it: owner, capability (handle
nilwhen not declared), extension point - Thought the domain first: root problem → concepts, the five questions asked of touched types, now/proposed drawn (domain-shape.md)
- Write the design change into the docs first
- Analyze requirements and identify components
- Create ASCII architecture diagram with component interactions
- Document component table (purpose, inputs, outputs, dependencies)
- Get user approval before proceeding
Implementation (Phases 1-3) - Chicago School TDD
- Write failing test asserting expected STATE (Red)
- Write minimal code to pass the test (Green)
- Refactor while keeping tests green
- Put each type in the module MODULAR_DESIGN.md names (never a vendor-named type in a module)
- Test state changes and return values (not interactions)
- Define protocols with
@Mockablefor external dependencies - Stub mocks to return data, assert on resulting state
- Implement ports in the module's
Internal/ - Create views consuming domain models directly
- Views render and tell only — no comparing, counting or reading quotas to decide
- Public surface is tells and answers; rules
internal; no Bool flag the caller decides; each aggregate changes only its own state - Docs updated in the same change (status, build truth, laws)
- Real UI screenshots on mock data (
scripts/demo-screenshots.sh) for UI changes - Full
xcodebuild testgreen (tuist testskips cached targets)


