How to pass data from ViewModel to another ViewModel - ios

Question

I have two viewmodels, one contains the necessary data for the user, a classic api fetch, and the second viewmodel is also an api fetch, but I want to insert the data from the first into the second, whenever I try, it always outputs nil, although before that I ensure that it cannot output it because I know it exists because the fetch function was called first.
class UserPostViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Published var user: UserResponse?
#Published var phoneNumber:String = ""
#Published var firstName:String = ""
#Published var lastName:String = ""
#Published var selectedImage: UIImage?
#Published var normalizedMobileNumberField:String = ""
func createUser() {
guard let url = URL(string: "privateapi") else {
return
}
request.httpBody = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: body, options: .fragmentsAllowed)
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) {data, response, error in
guard let data = data, error == nil else{
return
}
do {
let response = try? JSONDecoder().decode(UserResponse.self, from: data)
if self.normalizedMobileNumberField != "The number you enter is invalid." {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.user = response
if let userData = self.user {
print(userData.data.id)
}
}
} else {
print("You can't register application")
}
}
catch {
print(error)
}
}
task.resume()
}
}
This is the second one:
class GetTokenViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Published var tokenData: DataToken?
var userVM = UserPostViewModel()
func fetchData() {
let urlString = "privateapi/\(userVM.user.token)"
guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else { return }
var request = URLRequest(url:url)
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
guard let data = data else {
return
}
do {
let decodedData = try JSONDecoder().decode(ResponseToken.self, from: data)
DispatchQueue.main.async{
self.tokenData = decodedData.data
print("TOKEN: \(self.tokenData?.token)")
}
} catch {
print("Error decoding JSON in gettoken: \(error)")
}
}.resume()
}
}
How to pass data from First ViewModel to the second?
I know that these codes have some error but I deleted every private information, but I believe that there is minimal code for understanding my question.

Answer 1

In SwiftUI, the View struct is equivalent to a view model but it is an immutable value type instead of an object that helps prevent consistency bugs. The property wrappers help it behave like an object. You pass data down the View struct hierarchy either with let if you want read access or #Binding var if you want write access. SwiftUI will track that these lets/vars are read in body and then body will be called whenever changes are detected. Transform the data as you pass it along from complex model types to simple value types.
#State declares a source of truth and #StateObject is when you need a reference type in an #State because you are doing something asynchronous or need to work around the limitations of closures in structs. Because these states are sources of truth you can't pass anything in because they won't be able to detect changes the same way the View struct can with let or #Binding var.
The best way to call web API in SwiftUI now is .task and .task(id:). The task will start when the view appears, cancelled if it disappears, or restarted if the id changes. This can completely remove the need for an object.