How would you recreate Bindings at best.

[bennowo]

When migrating from SwiftData, you used something like this:

TextEditor(text: $task.content)
  .font(.body)
  .foregroundStyle(.primary)
  .disabled(task.isCompleted())

This would likely automatically update. However, how would you achieve something similar in SQLiteData? Would the best approach be to call the database update when, for example, the modal is closed? In this example, there’s no "save" button, so it should automatically update. Using a Binding(get: {}, set: {}) and updating on every change make sense?

[stephencelis]

Our general recommendation is to copy editable records in local @State that can be bound, and then update explicitly depending on your needs. You could do any one or more of the following:

1. You mentioned an explicit "Save" step, which could be executed alongside dismissal
2. You could save when the text editor loses focus.
3. You could save when the app is backgrounded.
4. You could add a task view modifier that debounces saves to the database based off the hash identity of the record:

   .task(id: record) {
     try await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(1))
     try await saveRecord()
   }
   

5. You could add an onDisappear to always save when the view goes away.

These are just a few examples, but there are many more you could try.

[bennowo]

Wow! Thank you, didn’t think of those! On unfocus is probably best for my needs. Great, thank you very much. 🙏