feat(apple): VoiceCatCore Swift package + XCFramework build for macOS/iOS clients
Lays the groundwork for the macOS (AppKit) and iOS (SwiftUI) clients with a shared Swift core wrapping the C ABI, mirroring the proven Windows VoiceCat.Interop layer. Architecture decision: macOS UI = AppKit (not SwiftUI) for the most mature VoiceOver accessibility story — same rationale as the Windows client's WinForms-over-WinUI-3 decision. iOS stays SwiftUI. Recorded in docs/roadmap.md §2. Build infrastructure (Phase 0): - clients/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh: runs cmake --preset apple-dev, merges libvoicecat.a + 107 vcpkg static deps into a single ~30 MB fat static library (libvoicecat-fat.a) via libtool -static (SPM binary targets link one .a per slice), stages voicecat.h + a generated module.modulemap (module VoiceCatC) into the headers, runs xcodebuild -create-xcframework -> clients/apple/VoiceCatCore.xcframework. VoiceCatCore Swift Package (Phase 1): - Package.swift: binary target (VoiceCatCoreXCF) + library (VoiceCatCore) + test target. - Sources/VoiceCatCore/: 7 files mirroring the C# VoiceCat.Interop patterns adapted to Swift native C interop — Enums (9 Swift mirrors of C enums, UInt32-backed), Config, Event (copies ev.text to String inside the callback — the #1 lifetime rule), Models (10 Swift value types), Marshaling (C arrays -> Swift + immediate vc_free_*), Callbacks (@convention(c) + Unmanaged.passUnretained, the Swift analog of C#'s [UnmanagedCallersOnly] + GCHandle), VoiceCatClient (owns vc_client* as OpaquePointer, all 38 C ABI functions, deinit -> vc_client_destroy then frees config CStrings, event delivery on main queue via coalesced DispatchQueue.main drain). Tests — 6/6 green (swift test against a real voicecat-server): - testConnectTofuAuthListChannelsRoundTrips, testAdminChannelCrudAccountCrudRoundTrips, testScreenAudioStreamStartsAndStops, testPerStreamRecvControlsRoundTrip, plus two static smoke tests. Catches Swift-specific interop bugs (@convention(c) callback lifetime, Unmanaged pointer resolution, CString memory management, enum raw-value bridging, struct layout) that C++ ctest cannot. C++ suite still 21/21 green. Docs updated (house rule): tech-stack.md §2, architecture.md §4, roadmap.md M4 + §2, clients/apple/README.md (full rewrite), PROGRESS.md, .gitignore.
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@@ -51,13 +51,24 @@ exists from M1 so the protocol can be exercised long before any GUI.
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- Focus-scoped PTT (documented limitation — no system-wide hook in v1).
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- Admin/moderation UI **out of scope** — needs server-side dispatch first (M5).
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**macOS (Swift/SwiftUI) — pending:**
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**macOS (Swift/AppKit) — in progress:**
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- Same feature set as Windows over the same C ABI (now stable and complete).
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- AVAudioSession, mic permission, interruption/route-change handling.
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- **Shared Swift core (`VoiceCatCore` package) ✓ complete 2026-06-18** — wraps all 38 C ABI
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functions; 6/6 XCTest smoke tests pass against a real server (connect → TOFU → auth →
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channels → moderation → admin CRUD → per-stream recv controls). See
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`clients/apple/README.md`.
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- **UI: AppKit** (not SwiftUI) — chosen for the most mature VoiceOver accessibility story
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(per-control `accessibilityLabel`/`accessibilityHelp`/`accessibilityRole`,
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`NSAccessibility.post(.announcement)` for live announcements). Same rationale as the
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Windows client's WinForms-over-WinUI-3 decision (see §2 below). macOS 14 (Sonoma)
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deployment target.
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- AVAudioSession not needed on macOS (CoreAudio via the core directly).
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**iOS (Swift) — pending:**
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**iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) — pending:**
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- SwiftUI app consuming the same `VoiceCatCore` package.
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- AVAudioSession, mic permission, foreground voice.
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- ReplayKit broadcast extension for `SCREEN_AUDIO`.
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- `vc_audio_suspend`/`vc_audio_resume` ABI hooks (deferred until this milestone).
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**Exit:** non-technical user installs a client, saves a server, and joins.
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Reason: a low-level keyboard hook requires escalated permissions, risks AV flagging, and is
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disproportionate complexity for a v1 client. Documented in the UI as a known limitation.
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Can be revisited for v2 if users request it. (clients/windows/VoiceCat.App/Forms/MainForm.cs)
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- **macOS client UI framework (2026-06-18):** **AppKit**, not SwiftUI. Reason: AppKit has the
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most mature, granular **VoiceOver** accessibility story on macOS — per-control
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`accessibilityLabel`/`accessibilityHelp`/`accessibilityRole`, `NSAccessibility.post(.announcement)`
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for curated live announcements, and decades of real-world screen-reader usage. This is the
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same rationale that drove the Windows client to WinForms over WinUI 3 (screen-reader
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support is the deciding factor). SwiftUI's VoiceOver support has improved but still has
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gaps in complex AppKit-bridged control surfaces (outline views, data-table column
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headers, live-region announcements). iOS stays SwiftUI — its control surface is narrower
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and SwiftUI's VoiceOver support is sufficient there. This overrides the earlier
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"SwiftUI for both macOS + iOS" mention in `docs/tech-stack.md §2` and `docs/architecture.md
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§4`. macOS 14 (Sonoma) deployment target. (clients/apple/)
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## 3. Open questions
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