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What this skill does

# Appwrite Swift SDK

## Installation

```swift
// Swift Package Manager — Package.swift
.package(url: "https://github.com/appwrite/sdk-for-swift", branch: "main")
```

## Setting Up the Client

### Client-side (Apple platforms)

```swift
import Appwrite

let client = Client()
    .setEndpoint("https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1")
    .setProject("[PROJECT_ID]")
```

### Server-side (Swift)

```swift
import Appwrite

let client = Client()
    .setEndpoint("https://<REGION>.cloud.appwrite.io/v1")
    .setProject(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID"]!)
    .setKey(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["APPWRITE_API_KEY"]!)
```

## Code Examples

### Authentication (client-side)

```swift
let account = Account(client)

// Signup
let user = try await account.create(userId: ID.unique(), email: "[email protected]", password: "password123", name: "User Name")

// Login
let session = try await account.createEmailPasswordSession(email: "[email protected]", password: "password123")

// OAuth
try await account.createOAuth2Session(provider: .google)

// Get current user
let me = try await account.get()

// Logout
try await account.deleteSession(sessionId: "current")
```

### User Management (server-side)

```swift
let users = Users(client)

// Create user
let user = try await users.create(userId: ID.unique(), email: "[email protected]", password: "password123", name: "User Name")

// List users
let list = try await users.list(queries: [Query.limit(25)])

// Get user
let fetched = try await users.get(userId: "[USER_ID]")

// Delete user
try await users.delete(userId: "[USER_ID]")
```

### Database Operations

> **Note:** Use `TablesDB` (not the deprecated `Databases` class) for all new code. Only use `Databases` if the existing codebase already relies on it or the user explicitly requests it.
>
> **Tip:** Prefer named parameters (e.g., `databaseId: "..."`) for all SDK method calls. Only use positional arguments if the existing codebase already uses them or the user explicitly requests it.

```swift
let tablesDB = TablesDB(client)

// Create database (server-side only)
let db = try await tablesDB.create(databaseId: ID.unique(), name: "My Database")

// Create row
let doc = try await tablesDB.createRow(databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]", tableId: "[TABLE_ID]", rowId: ID.unique(), data: [
    "title": "Hello",
    "done": false
])

// Query rows
let results = try await tablesDB.listRows(databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]", tableId: "[TABLE_ID]", queries: [
    Query.equal("done", value: false),
    Query.limit(10)
])

// Get row
let row = try await tablesDB.getRow(databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]", tableId: "[TABLE_ID]", rowId: "[ROW_ID]")

// Update row
try await tablesDB.updateRow(databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]", tableId: "[TABLE_ID]", rowId: "[ROW_ID]", data: ["done": true])

// Delete row
try await tablesDB.deleteRow(databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]", tableId: "[TABLE_ID]", rowId: "[ROW_ID]")
```

#### String Column Types

> **Note:** The legacy `string` type is deprecated. Use explicit column types for all new columns.

| Type | Max characters | Indexing | Storage |
|------|---------------|----------|---------|
| `varchar` | 16,383 | Full index (if size ≤ 768) | Inline in row |
| `text` | 16,383 | Prefix only | Off-page |
| `mediumtext` | 4,194,303 | Prefix only | Off-page |
| `longtext` | 1,073,741,823 | Prefix only | Off-page |

- `varchar` is stored inline and counts towards the 64 KB row size limit. Prefer for short, indexed fields like names, slugs, or identifiers.
- `text`, `mediumtext`, and `longtext` are stored off-page (only a 20-byte pointer lives in the row), so they don't consume the row size budget. `size` is not required for these types.

```swift
// Create table with explicit string column types
try await tablesDB.createTable(
    databaseId: "[DATABASE_ID]",
    tableId: ID.unique(),
    name: "articles",
    columns: [
        ["key": "title",    "type": "varchar",    "size": 255, "required": true],
        ["key": "summary",  "type": "text",                    "required": false],
        ["key": "body",     "type": "mediumtext",              "required": false],
        ["key": "raw_data", "type": "longtext",                "required": false],
    ]
)
```

### Query Methods

```swift
// Filtering
Query.equal("field", value: "value")          // == (or pass array for IN)
Query.notEqual("field", value: "value")       // !=
Query.lessThan("field", value: 100)           // <
Query.lessThanEqual("field", value: 100)      // <=
Query.greaterThan("field", value: 100)        // >
Query.greaterThanEqual("field", value: 100)   // >=
Query.between("field", start: 1, end: 100)    // 1 <= field <= 100
Query.isNull("field")                         // is null
Query.isNotNull("field")                      // is not null
Query.startsWith("field", value: "prefix")    // starts with
Query.endsWith("field", value: "suffix")      // ends with
Query.contains("field", value: "sub")         // contains
Query.search("field", value: "keywords")      // full-text search (requires index)

// Sorting
Query.orderAsc("field")
Query.orderDesc("field")

// Pagination
Query.limit(25)                               // max rows (default 25, max 100)
Query.offset(0)                               // skip N rows
Query.cursorAfter("[ROW_ID]")                 // cursor pagination (preferred)
Query.cursorBefore("[ROW_ID]")

// Selection & Logic
Query.select(["field1", "field2"])
Query.or([Query.equal("a", value: 1), Query.equal("b", value: 2)])   // OR
Query.and([Query.greaterThan("age", value: 18), Query.lessThan("age", value: 65)])  // AND (default)
```

### File Storage

```swift
let storage = Storage(client)

// Upload file
let file = try await storage.createFile(bucketId: "[BUCKET_ID]", fileId: ID.unique(), file: InputFile.fromPath("/path/to/file.png"))

// List files
let files = try await storage.listFiles(bucketId: "[BUCKET_ID]")

// Delete file
try await storage.deleteFile(bucketId: "[BUCKET_ID]", fileId: "[FILE_ID]")
```

#### InputFile Factory Methods

```swift
InputFile.fromPath("/path/to/file.png")                    // from filesystem path
InputFile.fromData(data, filename: "file.png", mimeType: "image/png")  // from Data
```

### Teams

```swift
let teams = Teams(client)

// Create team
let team = try await teams.create(teamId: ID.unique(), name: "Engineering")

// List teams
let list = try await teams.list()

// Create membership (invite user by email)
let membership = try await teams.createMembership(
    teamId: "[TEAM_ID]",
    roles: ["editor"],
    email: "[email protected]"
)

// List memberships
let members = try await teams.listMemberships(teamId: "[TEAM_ID]")

// Update membership roles
try await teams.updateMembership(teamId: "[TEAM_ID]", membershipId: "[MEMBERSHIP_ID]", roles: ["admin"])

// Delete team
try await teams.delete(teamId: "[TEAM_ID]")
```

> **Role-based access:** Use `Role.team("[TEAM_ID]")` for all team members or `Role.team("[TEAM_ID]", "editor")` for a specific team role when setting permissions.

### Real-time Subscriptions (client-side)

```swift
let realtime = Realtime(client)

// Subscribe to row changes
let subscription = try await realtime.subscribe(channels: [
    Channel.tablesdb("[DATABASE_ID]").table("[TABLE_ID]").row()
]) { response in
    print(response.events)   // e.g. ["tablesdb.*.tables.*.rows.*.create"]
    print(response.payload)  // the affected resource
}

// Subscribe to multiple channels
let multi = try await realtime.subscribe(channels: [
    Channel.tablesdb("[DATABASE_ID]").table("[TABLE_ID]").row(),
    Channel.files(),
]) { response in /* ... */ }

// Cleanup
try await subscription.close()
```

**Available channels:**

| Channel | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `account` | Changes to the authenticated user's account |
| `tablesdb.[DB_ID].tables.[TABLE_ID].rows` | All rows in a table |
| `tablesdb.[DB_ID].tables.[TABLE_ID].rows.[ROW_ID]` | A specific row |
| `buckets.[BUCKET_ID].files` | All files in a bucket |
| `buc