# iOS Share Extension Implementation Status

**Date:** 2025-01-27  
**Status:** In Progress - Native Code Complete, Bridge Pending

## Completed

✅ **Share Extension Files Created:**
- `ios/App/TimeSafariShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift` - Handles image sharing
- `ios/App/TimeSafariShareExtension/Info.plist` - Extension configuration

✅ **Native Bridge Created:**
- `ios/App/App/ShareImageBridge.swift` - Native method to read from App Group

✅ **JavaScript Integration Started:**
- `src/services/nativeShareHandler.ts` - Service to handle native shared images
- `src/main.capacitor.ts` - Updated to check for native shared images on deep link

✅ **Documentation:**
- `doc/native-share-target-implementation.md` - Complete implementation guide
- `doc/ios-share-extension-setup.md` - Xcode setup instructions

## Pending

⚠️ **Xcode Configuration (Manual Steps Required):**
1. Create Share Extension target in Xcode
2. Configure App Groups for both main app and extension
3. Add ShareImageBridge.swift to App target
4. Build and test

⚠️ **JavaScript-Native Bridge:**
The current implementation has a placeholder for calling the native `ShareImageBridge.getSharedImageData()` method from JavaScript. This needs to be completed using one of:

**Option A: Minimal Capacitor Plugin** (Recommended for Option 1)
- Create a small plugin that exposes the method
- Clean and maintainable
- Follows Capacitor patterns

**Option B: Direct Bridge Call**
- Use Capacitor's executePlugin or similar mechanism
- Requires understanding Capacitor's internal bridge
- Less maintainable

**Option C: AppDelegate Integration**
- Have AppDelegate check on launch and expose via a different mechanism
- Workaround approach
- Less clean but functional

## Next Steps

1. **Complete Xcode Setup:**
   - Follow `doc/ios-share-extension-setup.md`
   - Create Share Extension target
   - Configure App Groups
   - Build and verify extension appears in share sheet

2. **Implement JavaScript-Native Bridge:**
   - Choose one of the options above
   - Complete the `checkAndStoreNativeSharedImage()` function in `main.capacitor.ts`
   - Test end-to-end flow

3. **Testing:**
   - Share image from Photos app
   - Verify Share Extension appears
   - Verify app opens and displays shared image
   - Test "Record Gift" and "Save as Profile" flows

## Current Flow

1. ✅ User shares image → Share Extension receives
2. ✅ Share Extension converts to base64
3. ✅ Share Extension stores in App Group UserDefaults
4. ✅ Share Extension opens app with `timesafari://shared-photo?fileName=...`
5. ⚠️ App receives deep link (handled)
6. ⚠️ App checks App Group UserDefaults (bridge needed)
7. ⚠️ App stores in temp database (pending bridge)
8. ✅ SharedPhotoView reads from temp database (already works)

## Code Locations

- **Share Extension:** `ios/App/TimeSafariShareExtension/`
- **Native Bridge:** `ios/App/App/ShareImageBridge.swift`
- **JavaScript Handler:** `src/services/nativeShareHandler.ts`
- **Deep Link Integration:** `src/main.capacitor.ts`
- **View Component:** `src/views/SharedPhotoView.vue` (already complete)

## Notes

- The Share Extension code is complete and ready to use
- The main missing piece is the JavaScript-to-native bridge
- Once the bridge is complete, the entire flow should work end-to-end
- The existing `SharedPhotoView.vue` doesn't need changes - it already handles images from temp storage

