Skill 82 · Instrument Product Analytics
Subchapter 82.36
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Repository: https://github.com/PostHog/context-mill Path: example-apps/swift
This is a SwiftUI (opens in a new tab) example demonstrating PostHog integration with product analytics, error tracking, and user identification. The app targets both iOS and macOS using NavigationSplitView.
The Xcode project already includes the PostHog iOS SDK via Swift Package Manager. When you open the project, Xcode will resolve the package automatically.
To add it manually to a new project: File > Add Package Dependencies > enter https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-ios.
Open BurritoConsiderationClientApp.swift and replace the <your-project-token> placeholder in posthogProjectToken with your project token from your PostHog project settings (opens in a new tab).
The PostHog project token is a public client-side key — it is designed to ship in the app binary — so hardcoding it is safe and is the recommended approach for iOS distribution.
Don’t rely on Xcode scheme environment variables as the only source. Scheme environment variables are injected only when launching from Xcode (debug/simulator); they are absent in Archive / Release builds (TestFlight, App Store). Reading them is fine, but treat them as an optional override over a value that ships in the binary — never force-unwrap or
fatalErroron their absence, or production builds will crash on launch.
Open BurritoConsiderationClient.xcodeproj in Xcode and run on an iOS Simulator or macOS.
BurritoConsiderationClient/
├── BurritoConsiderationClientApp.swift # App entry point with PostHog initialization
├── ContentView.swift # NavigationSplitView with sidebar routing
├── UserState.swift # @Observable user state with PostHog identify
├── LoginView.swift # Login form
├── DashboardView.swift # Welcome screen with dashboard_viewed tracking
├── BurritoView.swift # Burrito consideration with event capture
├── ProfileView.swift # Profile with journey progress and error trigger
└── Assets.xcassets/ # Asset catalogimport PostHog
// The project token is a public client-side key, so it's safe to ship in the
// binary. Replace the placeholder with your token from the PostHog project settings.
let config = PostHogConfig(apiKey: "<your-project-token>", host: "https://us.i.posthog.com")
config.captureApplicationLifecycleEvents = true
PostHogSDK.shared.setup(config)PostHogSDK.shared.identify(username, userProperties: [
"username": username,
]).onAppear {
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("dashboard_viewed", properties: [
"username": userState.username ?? "unknown",
])
}PostHogSDK.shared.capture("burrito_considered", properties: [
"total_considerations": count,
"username": username,
])PostHogSDK.shared.capture("test_error_triggered", properties: [
"error_type": "test",
"error_message": error.localizedDescription,
])PostHogSDK.shared.capture("user_logged_out")
PostHogSDK.shared.reset()<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Workspace
version = "1.0">
<FileRef
location = "self:">
</FileRef>
</Workspace>
{
"originHash" : "a2fc303e4b16c93c972ef2ddc4042cf91a9400e5d1639bc9740a80c0336cdd4e",
"pins" : [
{
"identity" : "posthog-ios",
"kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
"location" : "https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-ios",
"state" : {
"revision" : "1783865d79a1cabc472cf2d56a1fe3f797417b52",
"version" : "3.40.0"
}
}
],
"version" : 3
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Scheme
LastUpgradeVersion = "2630"
version = "1.7">
<BuildAction
parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
buildImplicitDependencies = "YES"
buildArchitectures = "Automatic">
<BuildActionEntries>
<BuildActionEntry
buildForTesting = "YES"
buildForRunning = "YES"
buildForProfiling = "YES"
buildForArchiving = "YES"
buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
<BuildableReference
BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
BlueprintIdentifier = "1F6BD9732F3520A100189B0B"
BuildableName = "BurritoConsiderationClient.app"
BlueprintName = "BurritoConsiderationClient"
ReferencedContainer = "container:BurritoConsiderationClient.xcodeproj">
</BuildableReference>
</BuildActionEntry>
</BuildActionEntries>
</BuildAction>
<TestAction
buildConfiguration = "Debug"
selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
shouldAutocreateTestPlan = "YES">
//
// BurritoConsiderationClientApp.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
// Created by Danilo Campos on 2/5/26.
//
import SwiftUI
import PostHog
// PostHog configuration.
//
// The project token is a PUBLIC client-side key — it is designed to ship in the
// app binary, so hardcoding it here is safe and is the recommended approach for
// iOS. Replace the placeholder below with your project token from
// https://app.posthog.com/project/settings.
private let posthogProjectToken = "<your-project-token>"
private let posthogHost = "https://us.i.posthog.com"
@main
struct BurritoConsiderationClientApp: App {
@State private var userState = UserState()
init() {
let config = PostHogConfig(apiKey: posthogProjectToken, host: posthogHost)
config.captureApplicationLifecycleEvents = true
config.debug = true
PostHogSDK.shared.setup(config)
}
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
.environment(userState)
}
}
}
//
// BurritoView.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
import SwiftUI
import PostHog
struct BurritoView: View {
@Environment(UserState.self) private var userState
@State private var showConfirmation = false
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 24) {
Text("Take a moment to truly consider the potential of burritos.")
.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
.multilineTextAlignment(.center)
Text("🌯")
.font(.system(size: 80))
Button("I Have Considered the Burrito Potential") {
userState.burritoConsiderations += 1
// PostHog: Capture burrito consideration event
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("burrito_considered", properties: [
"total_considerations": userState.burritoConsiderations,
"username": userState.username ?? "unknown",
])
showConfirmation = true
Task {
try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(2))
showConfirmation = false
}
}
.buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
.controlSize(.large)
if showConfirmation {
Text("Thank you for your consideration! Count: \(userState.burritoConsiderations)")
.foregroundStyle(.green)
.transition(.opacity)
}
Text("Total considerations: \(userState.burritoConsiderations)")
.font(.title2)
.padding(.top)
}
.padding()
.animation(.default, value: showConfirmation)
.navigationTitle("Burrito Consideration Zone")
}
}
//
// ContentView.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
// Created by Danilo Campos on 2/5/26.
//
import SwiftUI
enum Screen: CaseIterable, Identifiable {
case dashboard, burrito, profile
var id: Self { self }
var title: String {
switch self {
case .dashboard: "Home"
case .burrito: "Burrito"
case .profile: "Profile"
}
}
var icon: String {
switch self {
case .dashboard: "house"
case .burrito: "fork.knife"
case .profile: "person.circle"
}
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
@Environment(UserState.self) private var userState
@State private var selectedScreen: Screen? = .dashboard
var body: some View {
if userState.isLoggedIn {
NavigationSplitView {
List(Screen.allCases, selection: $selectedScreen) { screen in
Label(screen.title, systemImage: screen.icon)
}
.navigationTitle("Menu")
} detail: {
if let selectedScreen {
switch selectedScreen {
case .dashboard:
DashboardView()
case .burrito:
BurritoView()
case .profile:
ProfileView()
}
} else {
Text("Select an item from the sidebar")
.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
}
}
} else {
NavigationStack {
LoginView()
}
}
}
}
//
// DashboardView.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
import SwiftUI
import PostHog
struct DashboardView: View {
@Environment(UserState.self) private var userState
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 20) {
Text("Welcome back, \(userState.username ?? "")!")
.font(.largeTitle)
.padding(.top, 40)
Text("You are logged in. Feel free to explore:")
.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
Label("Consider the potential of burritos", systemImage: "fork.knife")
Label("View your profile and statistics", systemImage: "person.circle")
}
.padding()
Spacer()
}
.padding()
.navigationTitle("Home")
.onAppear {
// PostHog: Track dashboard view
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("dashboard_viewed", properties: [
"username": userState.username ?? "unknown",
])
}
}
}
//
// LoginView.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
import SwiftUI
struct LoginView: View {
@Environment(UserState.self) private var userState
@State private var username = ""
@State private var password = ""
@State private var showError = false
var body: some View {
Form {
Section("Login") {
TextField("Username", text: $username)
#if os(iOS)
.textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
#endif
.autocorrectionDisabled()
SecureField("Password", text: $password)
}
Section {
Button("Log In") {
if !userState.login(username: username, password: password) {
showError = true
}
}
.disabled(username.isEmpty || password.isEmpty)
}
}
.formStyle(.grouped)
.navigationTitle("Burrito Consideration")
.alert("Login Failed", isPresented: $showError) {
Button("OK", role: .cancel) { }
} message: {
Text("Please enter a valid username and password.")
}
}
}
//
// ProfileView.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
import SwiftUI
import PostHog
struct ProfileView: View {
@Environment(UserState.self) private var userState
private var journeyMessage: String {
switch userState.burritoConsiderations {
case 0:
"You haven't considered any burritos yet. Visit the Burrito Consideration page to start!"
case 1:
"You've considered the burrito potential once. Keep going!"
case 2...4:
"You're getting the hang of burrito consideration!"
case 5...9:
"You're becoming a burrito consideration expert!"
default:
"You are a true burrito consideration master!"
}
}
var body: some View {
Form {
Section("Your Information") {
LabeledContent("Username", value: userState.username ?? "—")
LabeledContent("Burrito Considerations", value: "\(userState.burritoConsiderations)")
}
Section("Your Burrito Journey") {
Text(journeyMessage)
}
Section("Diagnostics") {
Button("Trigger Test Error") {
let error = NSError(
domain: "com.posthog.BurritoConsiderationClient",
code: 42,
userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "Test error triggered by user"]
)
// PostHog: Capture exception for error tracking
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("test_error_triggered", properties: [
"error_type": "test",
"error_message": error.localizedDescription,
"username": userState.username ?? "unknown",
])
}
}
Section {
Button("Log Out", role: .destructive) {
userState.logout()
}
}
}
.formStyle(.grouped)
.navigationTitle("Profile")
.onAppear {
// PostHog: Track profile view
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("profile_viewed", properties: [
"username": userState.username ?? "unknown",
])
}
}
}
//
// UserState.swift
// BurritoConsiderationClient
//
import Foundation
import PostHog
@Observable
class UserState {
var username: String?
var burritoConsiderations: Int = 0
var isLoggedIn: Bool {
username != nil
}
func login(username: String, password: String) -> Bool {
// In a real app, validate credentials against a backend
guard !username.isEmpty, !password.isEmpty else {
return false
}
self.username = username
self.burritoConsiderations = 0
// PostHog: Identify user on login
PostHogSDK.shared.identify(username, userProperties: [
"username": username,
])
// PostHog: Capture login event
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("user_logged_in", properties: [
"username": username,
])
return true
}
func logout() {
// PostHog: Capture logout event before reset
PostHogSDK.shared.capture("user_logged_out")
PostHogSDK.shared.reset()
username = nil
burritoConsiderations = 0
}
}