46. A SwiftUI Siri Shortcut Tutorial
As previously discussed, the purpose of Siri Shortcuts is to allow key features of an app to be invoked by the user via Siri by speaking custom phrases. This chapter will demonstrate how to integrate shortcut support into an existing iOS app, including the creation of a custom intent and intent UI, the configuration of a SiriKit Intent Definition file and outline the code necessary to handle the intents, provide responses and donate shortcuts to Siri.
46.1 About the Example App
The project used as the basis for this tutorial is an app which simulates the purchasing of financial stocks and shares. The app is named ShortcutDemo and can be found in the sample code download available at the following URL:
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