feat: add SwiftUI rendering support

[BBC6BAE9]

Description

Native SwiftUI renderer for the A2UI protocol, enabling all Apple platforms to render agent-generated UI from A2UI JSON payloads into native SwiftUI views.

Resolves #680.

iOS	iPadOS	macOS	visionOS	watchOS	tvOS

Spec v0.8 Compliance

This renderer fully implements the A2UI spec v0.8, covering all protocol messages and component types:

• Protocol messages: beginRendering, surfaceUpdate, dataModelUpdate, deleteSurface (+ v0.9 createSurface / updateComponents forward-compat)
• Data binding: Path-based resolution (/items/0/name), bracket/dot normalization, template rendering, literal seeding
• Action system: Full action context resolution — path-bound values resolved from data model at dispatch time
• Catalog functions: formatString, formatNumber, formatCurrency, formatDate, pluralize, openUrl, required, email, regex, length, numeric, and, or, not
• Styling: beginRendering.styles parsed into A2UIStyle, overridable per-component via SwiftUI Environment

Targeting v0.8 because all current Agent demos and web-core implementations are based on v0.8. v0.9/v0.10 support will follow as the project evolves.

18 Native Components — Platform-Adaptive via Apple HIG

All 18 standard components render using native SwiftUI controls only — no hardcoded spacing, colors, or corner radii. Each component adapts its appearance per platform rather than forcing a single mobile-style design across all devices.

Component	Native Control	Platform Adaptation
Text	Semantic Font + AccessibilityHeadingLevel	Dynamic Type on all platforms
Image	AsyncImage	usageHint-driven sizing (avatar→circle clip, header→full-width)
Icon	SF Symbols (mapped from Material names)	Font-relative sizing via custom Layout
Button	.borderedProminent / .bordered	System button styles per platform
TextField	TextField / SecureField / TextEditor	textFieldType-driven (number→.decimalPad, longText→TextEditor, obscured→SecureField)
CheckBox	Toggle (.automatic style)	iOS=switch, macOS=checkbox, watchOS=switch
Slider	SwiftUI.Slider	tvOS: fallback to ±Button pair + ProgressView
DateTimeInput	DatePicker	tvOS: read-only text fallback
ChoicePicker	Radio / Menu / Chips / Filterable Sheet	Single→radio/menu; Multi→checkbox/chips; tvOS→NavigationLink list
Tabs	Picker(.segmented) / ScrollView buttons	≤5→segmented, >5→scroll; watchOS→.wheel
Modal	.sheet + NavigationStack	.presentationDetents on iOS/macOS; plain sheet on watchOS/tvOS
Video	Singleton AVPlayerViewController	One active player, poster thumbnails for others; watchOS=placeholder
AudioPlayer	Custom UI + AVPlayer	watchOS: AVKit unavailable, placeholder only
Row / Column	HStack / VStack	Spacer-based distribution layout (spaceBetween/spaceEvenly/center/end)
List	ScrollView + LazyVStack/LazyHStack	direction switches axis
Card	Padding + background + continuous squircle	No shadow (Apple system cards use background contrast)
Divider	SwiftUI.Divider()	Auto-adapts orientation from parent container

Platforms: iOS 17+ · macOS 14+ · tvOS 17+ · watchOS 10+ · visionOS 1+

Every platform-specific decision is documented in COMPONENT_DECISIONS.md.

Custom Component Support

Third-party components can be registered via CustomComponentRegistry and rendered inline alongside standard components:

A2UIRendererView(messages: messages)
    .environment(\.a2uiCustomComponentRenderer) { typeName, props, viewModel in
        if typeName == "Chart" {
            MyChartView(props: props)
        }
    }

The demo app includes a Rizzcharts example with custom Chart (Swift Charts doughnut) and GoogleMap (MapKit) components.

Demo Application

info	action log	genui

The demo app (samples/client/swiftui/) includes 10 pages covering both static JSON demos and live agent connections. Each demo page includes an info inspector explaining what it demonstrates, and action-triggering pages display a Resolved Action log showing the resolved context payload.

genui demo: https://github.com/BBC6BAE9/genui

Static Demos (no agent required)

Page	Description
Component Gallery	All 18 standard components rendered from inline JSONL, with JSON inspector
Action Context	Form with path-bound action context — fill fields, tap Send, inspect resolved payload
Format Functions	formatDate catalog function in action context
Style Override	Custom A2UIStyle overriding default text/button/card appearance
Custom Component	Rizzcharts Chart + GoogleMap registered via CustomComponentRegistry
Incremental Update	Simulates streaming surfaceUpdate messages arriving over time

Live Agent Demos (connects to repo's samples/agent/adk/ agents)

Page	Agent	Port
Component Gallery	component_gallery	:10005
Contact Lookup	contact_lookup	:10003
Restaurant Finder	restaurant_finder	:10002
Rizzcharts	rizzcharts	:10004

The live agent pages include A2A Client with SSE streaming and agent card discovery (/.well-known/agent-card.json).

Unit Tests — 106 tests across 7 files

Test File	Tests	Coverage Area
DataBindingTests	28	Path resolution, normalization, templates, nested writes, action context
MessageDecodingTests	23	Message parsing, component decoding, JSONL stream, surface lifecycle
PrimitivesTests	17	Codable round-trip for all value types (StringValue, NumberValue, etc.)
MultipleChoiceLogicTests	15	Selection modes, chip/radio/menu rendering logic, filterable
CatalogFunctionTests	10	formatString, formatNumber, formatCurrency, formatDate, pluralize
TextFieldValidationTests	7	Regex validation, empty input, edge cases
ValidationTests	6	Checks: required, email, length, and/or/not combinators

11 JSON fixtures in Tests/A2UITests/TestData/ for integration-level decoding tests.

Project Structure

renderers/swiftui/                        # Swift package (A2UI)
├── Package.swift                         # iOS 17+ / macOS 14+ / tvOS 17+ / watchOS 10+ / visionOS 1+
├── Sources/A2UI/
│   ├── A2UIRenderer.swift                # Public entry point (A2UIRendererView)
│   ├── Models/                           # Codable models
│   │   ├── Messages.swift                #   Server-to-client message types
│   │   ├── Components.swift              #   RawComponentInstance, Action, ResolvedAction
│   │   ├── ComponentTypes.swift          #   Typed properties per component (TextProperties, etc.)
│   │   ├── Primitives.swift              #   StringValue, NumberValue, BooleanValue, BoundValue
│   │   ├── AnyCodable.swift              #   Type-erased JSON value
│   │   └── DynamicKey.swift              #   CodingKey for dynamic component type dispatch
│   ├── Processing/                       # Core logic (unit-tested)
│   │   ├── SurfaceViewModel.swift        #   State manager: data binding, path resolution, action resolution
│   │   ├── SurfaceManager.swift          #   Multi-surface orchestration
│   │   ├── DataStore.swift               #   Observable per-key data model
│   │   ├── ComponentNode.swift           #   Tree builder from flat component buffer
│   │   └── JSONLStreamParser.swift       #   Streaming JSONL → message decoder
│   ├── Networking/
│   │   └── A2AClient.swift               #   A2A JSON-RPC client (SSE, agent card discovery)
│   ├── Styling/
│   │   └── A2UIStyle.swift               #   Theme parsed from beginRendering.styles
│   └── Views/
│       ├── A2UIComponentView.swift       #   Main rendering dispatcher
│       ├── A2UICustom.swift              #   Custom component rendering bridge
│       ├── CustomComponentRegistry.swift #   Registry for third-party components
│       ├── Components/                   #   18 standard components
│       │   ├── A2UIText.swift            #     Text, Image, Icon, Button, TextField,
│       │   ├── A2UIImage.swift           #     CheckBox, Slider, DateTimeInput, ChoicePicker,
│       │   ├── ...                       #     Row, Column, List, Card, Tabs, Divider,
│       │   ├── A2UIVideo.swift           #     Modal, Video, AudioPlayer
│       │   └── COMPONENT_DECISIONS.md    #     Platform-specific design rationale
│       └── Helpers/                      #   Shared utilities
│           ├── ComponentHelpers.swift     #     Bindings, alignment, layout distribution
│           ├── SVGIconView.swift          #     Custom SVG icon rendering
│           ├── SVGPathShape.swift         #     SVG path → SwiftUI Shape
│           ├── AccessibilityModifier.swift#     a11y labels/hints from component metadata
│           ├── WeightModifier.swift       #     flex-weight layout modifier
│           └── PreviewHelpers.swift       #     Xcode Preview conveniences
├── Tests/A2UITests/                      # 106 tests + 11 JSON fixtures
│   ├── DataBindingTests.swift            #   28 tests — path resolution, nested writes, action context
│   ├── MessageDecodingTests.swift        #   23 tests — message parsing, JSONL stream, surface lifecycle
│   ├── PrimitivesTests.swift             #   17 tests — Codable round-trip for all value types
│   ├── MultipleChoiceLogicTests.swift    #   15 tests — selection modes, rendering logic
│   ├── CatalogFunctionTests.swift        #   10 tests — format functions, pluralize
│   ├── TextFieldValidationTests.swift    #    7 tests — regex validation, edge cases
│   ├── ValidationTests.swift             #    6 tests — checks: required, email, length, and/or/not
│   └── TestData/                         #   11 JSON fixtures (contact_card, booking_form, etc.)
└── README.md

samples/client/swiftui/                   # Demo app
└── A2UIDemoApp/
    ├── A2UIDemoApp/                      # iOS / macOS / iPadOS / tvOS / visionOS target
    │   ├── ContentView.swift             #   Main navigation (10 demo pages)
    │   ├── Pages/                        #   ActionDemo, AgentCard, AgentChat, Catalog,
    │   │   └── ...                       #   CustomComponent, IncrementalUpdate, LiveAgent,
    │   │                                 #   Rizzcharts, Samples, StyleOverride
    │   └── Components/                   #   Rizzcharts custom renderers (Chart + Map)
    └── A2UIDemoWatchApp/                 # watchOS target

All files are new additions. No existing files on google:main were modified.

Pre-launch Checklist

• I signed the CLA.
• I read the Contributors Guide.
• I read the Style Guide.
• I have added updates to the CHANGELOG.
• I updated/added relevant documentation.
• My code changes (if any) have tests.

Note: No CHANGELOG.md exists in the repository yet. Happy to add an entry once the project establishes a changelog format.

If you need help, consider asking for advice on the discussion board.

[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request introduces a comprehensive and well-architected SwiftUI renderer for A2UI. The use of modern SwiftUI features like @Observable and the Layout protocol is excellent, and the extensive test suite provides great coverage. I've identified a few critical issues related to error handling where errors are silently ignored, which could make debugging difficult. I've also suggested refactoring a particularly complex function to improve its maintainability and efficiency. Addressing these points will significantly enhance the robustness of the new renderer. Additionally, please note that the PR description template should be filled out as per the repository's contributing guidelines.

[BBC6BAE9]

Hi @jacobsimionato @ava-cassiopeia — this PR implements a complete v0.8 SwiftUI renderer (18 components, data binding, JSONL streaming, multi-surface, demo app with live A2A agent). All automated review
feedback has been addressed.

Two questions:

1. Any preferred directory structure or scope adjustments? I can split if needed.
2. With feat: Upgrade A2UI examples to v0.9 schema #751 moving to v0.9, I can add v0.9 support in a follow-up — let me know if that should be prioritized.

[ava-cassiopeia]

Howdy, thanks for your contributions! We'll try to review this fully when we can, though due to the size of the PR it will take us a moment. In the meantime, to your questions -

1. Any preferred directory structure or scope adjustments? I can split if needed.

Where you have this is fine for now, but we're actively in the process of standing up a GitHub org to move this repo into. Once we do that, we'll probably want this to live in its own repo there. So, depending on whether this gets merged or that org is set up is first, we'll either split it out or just have the repo moved there wholesale.

2. With feat: Upgrade A2UI examples to v0.9 schema #751 moving to v0.9, I can add v0.9 support in a follow-up — let me know if that should be prioritized.

To my knowledge, we're still working on v0.9's spec, so as soon as we lock that in v0.9 support for Swift would be fantastic. I'd hold off for now though, as it might end up having wasted work.

[zeroasterisk]

Hi @BBC6BAE9, thank you for the substantial SwiftUI renderer work — 100 files is serious effort! 🙏

We're moving community renderers to an ecosystem model. Rather than maintaining renderers for every platform in this monorepo, we want community renderers in their own repos where authors have full ownership and release velocity.

Recommended path forward:

1. Publish your SwiftUI renderer as its own repo
2. Open a PR to add it to our Ecosystem Renderers page — this is how users discover community renderers
3. We're developing conformance tests (Program to accept and bless community-maintained renderers #681) so renderer authors can verify spec compatibility independently

Note: there's another SwiftUI effort in PR #729 by @sunnypurewal — you two might benefit from collaborating or at least coordinating to avoid duplicate work.

See the full ecosystem at a2ui.org/ecosystem/renderers. We'd love to see a SwiftUI renderer listed there!

[zeroasterisk]

NOTE: it is possible we could "graduate" from a community renderer to the core A2UI repo, with maintenance guarantees and conformance testing. We are currently not staffed to be able to make headway on this, right now and I want to unblock you. Please self host and link in docs.

[BBC6BAE9]

@zeroasterisk Thanks for the guidance.

Renderer repo: https://github.com/BBC6BAE9/a2ui-swiftui
Ecosystem PR: #828