Add Siri Shortcut in iOS App using Swift 4

Siri Shortcut in iOS App

In iOS 12 Apple provides the capability to add the Siri within the App where you can execute or perform a task by informing to Siri. Here we are taking the example of showing the cart data using

Siri.

Cart Data means : It is viewcontroller class which show the cart item .

Siri Shortcut is basically a voice command where you have to registered first after that when the siri detect the same voice command then it will automatically execute your task.

For this Follows this Steps:

1: Create a Unique ID for Siri Shortcut :

Here we have taken the bundle ID of Application :

 func getBundleID()->String{
        if let data = Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier{
            return data
        }else{
            return "com.siri.ios"
        }
    }

func getBundleID()->String{

if let data = Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier{

return data

}else{

return "com.siri.ios"

}

2: Create a class for Siri :

Here we have created the CartShortcut Class , it will return the Siri Shortcut Object.

//
/**
ShowMyCartShortCut
@Category Webkul
@author Webkul <support@webkul.com>
FileName: CartShortcut.swift
Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Webkul Software Private Limited (https://webkul.com)
@license   https://store.webkul.com/license.html
*/

import Foundation
import UIKit
import Intents
import CoreSpotlight
import MobileCoreServices



public let kNewArticleActivityType = NetworkManager.sharedInstance.getBundleID()
@available(iOS 12.0, *)
public class CartShortcut{
    public let title: String
    public let content: String
    public let published: Bool
    
    public static func newArticleShortcut(with thumbnail: UIImage?) -> NSUserActivity {
        let activity = NSUserActivity(activityType: kNewArticleActivityType)
       
        activity.persistentIdentifier = NSUserActivityPersistentIdentifier(kNewArticleActivityType)
        activity.isEligibleForSearch = true
        activity.isEligibleForPrediction = true
        let attributes = CSSearchableItemAttributeSet(itemContentType: kUTTypeItem as String)
        // Title
        activity.title = "welocometo".localised+" "+"applicationname".localised
        // Subtitle
        attributes.contentDescription = "You can view cart details"
        // Thumbnail
        attributes.thumbnailData = thumbnail?.jpegData(compressionQuality: 1.0)
        // Suggested Phrase
        activity.suggestedInvocationPhrase = "Show My Cart"
        activity.contentAttributeSet = attributes
        return activity
    }
    

    
    // MARK: - Init
    public init(title: String, content: String, published: Bool) {
        self.title = title
        self.content = content
        self.published = published
    }
    
   
}

/**

ShowMyCartShortCut

@Category Webkul

@author Webkul <[email protected]>

FileName: CartShortcut.swift

@license https://store.webkul.com/license.html

import Foundation

import UIKit

import Intents

import CoreSpotlight

import MobileCoreServices

public let kNewArticleActivityType = NetworkManager.sharedInstance.getBundleID()

@available(iOS 12.0, *)

public class CartShortcut{

public let title: String

public let content: String

public let published: Bool

public static func newArticleShortcut(with thumbnail: UIImage?) -> NSUserActivity {

let activity = NSUserActivity(activityType: kNewArticleActivityType)

activity.persistentIdentifier = NSUserActivityPersistentIdentifier(kNewArticleActivityType)

activity.isEligibleForSearch = true

activity.isEligibleForPrediction = true

let attributes = CSSearchableItemAttributeSet(itemContentType: kUTTypeItem as String)

// Title

activity.title = "welocometo".localised+" "+"applicationname".localised

// Subtitle

attributes.contentDescription = "You can view cart details"

// Thumbnail

attributes.thumbnailData = thumbnail?.jpegData(compressionQuality: 1.0)

// Suggested Phrase

activity.suggestedInvocationPhrase = "Show My Cart"

activity.contentAttributeSet = attributes

return activity

}

// MARK: - Init

public init(title: String, content: String, published: Bool) {

self.title = title

self.content = content

self.published = published

}

3: Now Go to Class where you have to give this feature , I have given this facility in my Setting class of App.

a: take UIButton , name as Siri Shortcut or you can add the image.

b: take a UITableView where you can show the previous & current phrase of Siri Shortcut . you can edit or delete this phrase as well.

c:Write the Function of this class.

import UIKit
import IntentsUI



@available(iOS 12.0, *)
class CartSiriShortcutController: UIViewController, INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewControllerDelegate,INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewControllerDelegate {
@IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
var voiceShortcut = [INVoiceShortcut]()


}

import UIKit

import IntentsUI

@available(iOS 12.0, *)

class CartSiriShortcutController: UIViewController, INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewControllerDelegate,INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewControllerDelegate {

@IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!

var voiceShortcut = [INVoiceShortcut]()

}

Note: Here we have taken the delegate of Siri Shortcut for Add & edit case

d: First we will check weather previous phrases are available or not , if available then show to user so they can edit or delete this.

override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        self.getAllShortCut()
    }
    

@available(iOS 12.0, *)
extension CartSiriShortcutController:UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource{
    func getAllShortCut(){
        INVoiceShortcutCenter.shared.getAllVoiceShortcuts { (voiceShortcutsFromCenter, error) in
            if let voiceShortcutsFromCenter = voiceShortcutsFromCenter {
                self.voiceShortcut = voiceShortcutsFromCenter
                print("sfnsjfs",voiceShortcutsFromCenter)
                DispatchQueue.main.async{
                 self.tableView.delegate  = self
                 self.tableView.dataSource = self
                 self.tableView.reloadData()
                }
                
            } else {
                if let error = error as NSError? {
                    print("Failed to fetch voice shortcuts with error: %@")
                }
            }
        }
        
    }
    
    
    
    
    
    func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        return 1
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
        if self.voiceShortcut .count > 0{
           return "availablephrase".localised
        }else{
            return ""
        }
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
       return self.voiceShortcut.count
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
      let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "settingcell", for: indexPath)
      cell.textLabel?.text = "\"\(self.voiceShortcut[indexPath.row].invocationPhrase)\""
      cell.detailTextLabel?.text = "You can edit or delete this phrase";
      return cell
    }
    
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        let vc = INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController(voiceShortcut:self.voiceShortcut[indexPath.row])
        vc.delegate = self
        self.present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
}

override func viewDidLoad() {

super.viewDidLoad()

self.getAllShortCut()

}

@available(iOS 12.0, *)

extension CartSiriShortcutController:UITableViewDelegate,UITableViewDataSource{

func getAllShortCut(){

INVoiceShortcutCenter.shared.getAllVoiceShortcuts { (voiceShortcutsFromCenter, error) in

if let voiceShortcutsFromCenter = voiceShortcutsFromCenter {

self.voiceShortcut = voiceShortcutsFromCenter

print("sfnsjfs",voiceShortcutsFromCenter)

DispatchQueue.main.async{

self.tableView.delegate = self

self.tableView.dataSource = self

self.tableView.reloadData()

}

} else {

if let error = error as NSError? {

print("Failed to fetch voice shortcuts with error: %@")

}

func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {

return 1

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {

if self.voiceShortcut .count > 0{

return "availablephrase".localised

}else{

return ""

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {

return self.voiceShortcut.count

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "settingcell", for: indexPath)

cell.textLabel?.text = "\"\(self.voiceShortcut[indexPath.row].invocationPhrase)\""

cell.detailTextLabel?.text = "You can edit or delete this phrase";

return cell

}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {

let vc = INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController(voiceShortcut:self.voiceShortcut[indexPath.row])

vc.delegate = self

self.present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)

}

Note: It will show all the available phrases on TableView.

here you can see, on click of any Cell we are calling edit shortcut class so that it will help to edit or delete this phrase.

List of available phrase:

On Click on that:

Now we are aware about the available phrase edit & delete .

4: Now its time to Add the siri shortcut functionality.

create a Outlet of Button then write this:

@IBAction func siriShortCustClick(_ sender: UIButton) {
        let newArticleActivity = CartShortcut.newArticleShortcut(with: UIImage(named: "ic_cart"))
        let shortcut = INShortcut(userActivity: newArticleActivity)
        let vc = INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController(shortcut: shortcut)
        vc.delegate = self
        present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    func addVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController,
                                        didFinishWith voiceShortcut: INVoiceShortcut?,
                                        error: Error?) {
        self.getAllShortCut()
        dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    func addVoiceShortcutViewControllerDidCancel(_ controller: INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController) {
        dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    
    
    
    
    
    // for handling Editing the shortcut
    
    
    func editVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController, didUpdate voiceShortcut: INVoiceShortcut?, error: Error?) {
        self.getAllShortCut()
        controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    func editVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController, didDeleteVoiceShortcutWithIdentifier deletedVoiceShortcutIdentifier: UUID){
        self.getAllShortCut()
        controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    func editVoiceShortcutViewControllerDidCancel(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController) {
        controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }

@IBAction func siriShortCustClick(_ sender: UIButton) {

let newArticleActivity = CartShortcut.newArticleShortcut(with: UIImage(named: "ic_cart"))

let shortcut = INShortcut(userActivity: newArticleActivity)

let vc = INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController(shortcut: shortcut)

vc.delegate = self

present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)

}

func addVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController,

didFinishWith voiceShortcut: INVoiceShortcut?,

error: Error?) {

self.getAllShortCut()

dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

}

func addVoiceShortcutViewControllerDidCancel(_ controller: INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController) {

dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

}

// for handling Editing the shortcut

func editVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController, didUpdate voiceShortcut: INVoiceShortcut?, error: Error?) {

self.getAllShortCut()

controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

}

func editVoiceShortcutViewController(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController, didDeleteVoiceShortcutWithIdentifier deletedVoiceShortcutIdentifier: UUID){

self.getAllShortCut()

controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

}

func editVoiceShortcutViewControllerDidCancel(_ controller: INUIEditVoiceShortcutViewController) {

controller.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)

}

Note: Now you can add the new siri shortcut in your App.

5: Lets go to handle this action.

when you add all the shortcut in your App then we have to handle this ,by which we can perform desired work for this.

a: Go to Appdelegate.swift class & write this.

extension AppDelegate{
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, willContinueUserActivityWithType userActivityType: String) -> Bool {
        if userActivityType == kNewArticleActivityType {
            return true
        }
         return false
    }
    
    
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, continue userActivity: NSUserActivity, restorationHandler: @escaping ([UIUserActivityRestoring]?) -> Void) -> Bool {
        if userActivity.activityType == kNewArticleActivityType {
            handleUserActivity()
            return true
        }
        
        return false
    }
    
    private func handleUserActivity() {
         NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "sirishortcutforcart"), object: nil, userInfo: nil)
    }
    
    
    
    
}

extension AppDelegate{

func application(_ application: UIApplication, willContinueUserActivityWithType userActivityType: String) -> Bool {

if userActivityType == kNewArticleActivityType {

return true

}

return false

}

func application(_ application: UIApplication, continue userActivity: NSUserActivity, restorationHandler: @escaping ([UIUserActivityRestoring]?) -> Void) -> Bool {

if userActivity.activityType == kNewArticleActivityType {

handleUserActivity()

return true

}

return false

}

private func handleUserActivity() {

NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "sirishortcutforcart"), object: nil, userInfo: nil)

}

it will match with siri shortcut ID that you have given on creation .

here We have managed through Notification Center so it will inform when it will be execute.

If you need any kind of help regarding Siri shortcut lets comment to Us .

kunal prasad 25 October 2021

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2 comments

Vishnu. KV Oct 20, 2021 at 11:45 am

Can I add Siri shortcut directly without showing Add to Siri button in INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController ? My requirement is to add Siri shortcut automatically via code (backend) and just inform user that Siri shortcut is already added for this feature. Please help here.

siddhant kumar (Moderator) Dec 6, 2021 at 11:51 am
Hello,
You can open INUIAddVoiceShortcutViewController without adding Add To Siri button but adding the shortcut need to be done via addVoiceShortcutViewController(:didFinish:) method manually. You can open the Siri Shortcut controller automatically but its delegate needs to be called manually via the user.

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Add Siri Shortcut in iOS App using Swift 4

Siri Shortcut in iOS App

1: Create a Unique ID for Siri Shortcut :

2: Create a class for Siri :

3: Now Go to Class where you have to give this feature , I have given this facility in my Setting class of App.

4: Now its time to Add the siri shortcut functionality.

5: Lets go to handle this action.

If you need any kind of help regarding Siri shortcut lets comment to Us .

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