📚 Favorite Books App (SwiftUI)

An iOS SwiftUI application that displays a list of books grouped by genre, allowing users to mark their favorite titles and explore details.
Built with @State, @Binding, and NavigationStack to demonstrate reactive UI and modern SwiftUI architecture.
Developed as part of an academic project at Seneca Polytechnic.

🚀 Features

• 📖 Book List by Genre — View books organized in sections by genre
• ❤️ Favorites Management — Mark or unmark books as favorites with state synchronization
• 🔍 Book Details — View book cover, author, and description on a dedicated screen
• 🧭 Smooth Navigation — Uses NavigationStack and NavigationLink for detail transitions
• 💾 Local Data — Sample data file showcasing list rendering with ForEach
• 🎨 Modern SwiftUI Design — Minimal and responsive layout using declarative syntax

🧩 Architecture Overview

The app follows a declarative SwiftUI structure, using reactive data flow between views.

Models

• Book.swift — Defines the book model (Identifiable, Hashable) with properties for title, author, genre, and favorite state
• SampleData.swift — Contains static sample book data used to populate the list

Views

• ContentView.swift — Root view with tab navigation for All Books and Favorites
• BookDetailView.swift — Displays selected book’s details and favorite toggle
• FavoritesView.swift — Shows all user-favorited books

Entry Point

• FavoriteBooksAppApp.swift — App’s main entry using @main and WindowGroup

🧠 Key Technical Highlights

• Framework: SwiftUI
• State Management: @State and @Binding
• Navigation: NavigationStack + NavigationLink
• UI Components: List, Section, TabView, Image, Toggle
• Data Flow: Real-time updates using reactive state bindings
• Code Design: Struct-based modular views with helper methods

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👩‍💻 Author

Andrea Selina Perez
📍 Seneca Polytechnic – Computer Programming (iOS & Data Structures focus)
📫 andreaselinaperez26@gmail.com
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