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id: wiki-2026-0508-vip
title: VIP (Clean Swift)
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
status: verified
canonical_id: self
aliases: [Clean Swift, VIP Cycle, VIP Architecture]
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confidence_score: 0.9
verification_status: applied
tags: [architecture, ios, swift, clean-architecture, mvc-alternative]
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last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
github_commit: pending
tech_stack:
  language: Swift
  framework: UIKit/SwiftUI
---

# VIP (Clean Swift)

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 unidirectional View → Interactor → Presenter cycle, 매 use-case-per-scene granularity"**. 매 Raymond Law 의 Clean Swift (2016) — 매 Robert Martin 의 Clean Architecture 의 iOS-specific adaptation. 매 MVC 의 Massive ViewController 문제 해결 + MVVM 의 testability 강화 + 매 scene-based isolation.

## 매 핵심

### 매 VIP Cycle
- **View** (ViewController): user input 수신 → Request DTO 생성 → Interactor 호출. Response DTO 수신 → display.
- **Interactor**: business logic. Worker (network/DB) 호출 → Response DTO → Presenter.
- **Presenter**: Response DTO → ViewModel 변환 (formatting, localization) → View update.
- **Router**: scene transition (push/present/dismiss) + data passing 사이 scenes.

### 매 Models (boundary types)
- `Request`: View → Interactor input (raw user data).
- `Response`: Interactor → Presenter output (raw business data).
- `ViewModel`: Presenter → View output (formatted display strings).

### 매 Scene 단위
- 매 1 screen = 1 scene = 5-7 files (VC, Interactor, Presenter, Router, Models, Worker, Configurator). 매 Xcode template 으로 자동 생성.

### 매 응용
1. iOS 대규모 앱 — Uber, Kickstarter, Trivago 의 production 사용.
2. Legacy MVC 의 점진적 migration — scene-by-scene 교체.
3. Snapshot testing + unit testing — 매 deterministic ViewModel.

## 💻 패턴

### Protocols (boundary contracts)
```swift
protocol ListBusinessLogic: AnyObject {
    func fetchItems(request: List.FetchItems.Request)
}

protocol ListPresentationLogic: AnyObject {
    func presentItems(response: List.FetchItems.Response)
}

protocol ListDisplayLogic: AnyObject {
    func displayItems(viewModel: List.FetchItems.ViewModel)
}
```

### Models (namespaced DTOs)
```swift
enum List {
    enum FetchItems {
        struct Request {
            let query: String
            let page: Int
        }
        struct Response {
            let items: [Item]      // domain model
            let totalCount: Int
        }
        struct ViewModel {
            struct DisplayedItem {
                let title: String
                let subtitle: String
            }
            let items: [DisplayedItem]
            let totalLabel: String  // "Showing 20 of 100"
        }
    }
}
```

### ViewController (View)
```swift
final class ListViewController: UIViewController, ListDisplayLogic {
    var interactor: ListBusinessLogic?
    var router: ListRoutingLogic?
    private var displayedItems: [List.FetchItems.ViewModel.DisplayedItem] = []

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let request = List.FetchItems.Request(query: "", page: 1)
        interactor?.fetchItems(request: request)
    }

    func displayItems(viewModel: List.FetchItems.ViewModel) {
        displayedItems = viewModel.items
        title = viewModel.totalLabel
        tableView.reloadData()
    }
}
```

### Interactor (business logic)
```swift
final class ListInteractor: ListBusinessLogic {
    var presenter: ListPresentationLogic?
    var worker: ListWorker = ListWorker()

    func fetchItems(request: List.FetchItems.Request) {
        worker.fetch(query: request.query, page: request.page) { [weak self] result in
            switch result {
            case .success(let items):
                let response = List.FetchItems.Response(items: items, totalCount: items.count)
                self?.presenter?.presentItems(response: response)
            case .failure(let error):
                self?.presenter?.presentError(error)
            }
        }
    }
}
```

### Presenter (formatting)
```swift
final class ListPresenter: ListPresentationLogic {
    weak var viewController: ListDisplayLogic?

    func presentItems(response: List.FetchItems.Response) {
        let displayed = response.items.map {
            List.FetchItems.ViewModel.DisplayedItem(
                title: $0.name.uppercased(),
                subtitle: DateFormatter.localizedString(from: $0.createdAt, dateStyle: .medium, timeStyle: .none)
            )
        }
        let viewModel = List.FetchItems.ViewModel(
            items: displayed,
            totalLabel: "Showing \(displayed.count) of \(response.totalCount)"
        )
        viewController?.displayItems(viewModel: viewModel)
    }
}
```

### Router (navigation)
```swift
protocol ListRoutingLogic { func routeToDetail(id: String) }

final class ListRouter: ListRoutingLogic {
    weak var viewController: ListViewController?

    func routeToDetail(id: String) {
        let detail = DetailViewController()
        DetailConfigurator.configure(detail, with: id)
        viewController?.navigationController?.pushViewController(detail, animated: true)
    }
}
```

### Configurator (DI wiring)
```swift
extension ListViewController {
    func configureVIP() {
        let interactor = ListInteractor()
        let presenter = ListPresenter()
        let router = ListRouter()
        self.interactor = interactor
        self.router = router
        interactor.presenter = presenter
        presenter.viewController = self
        router.viewController = self
    }
}
```

### Unit test (Presenter)
```swift
func test_presentItems_formatsCorrectly() {
    let spy = ListDisplayLogicSpy()
    let sut = ListPresenter()
    sut.viewController = spy

    let response = List.FetchItems.Response(items: [Item(name: "foo", createdAt: Date())], totalCount: 1)
    sut.presentItems(response: response)

    XCTAssertEqual(spy.displayedViewModel?.items.first?.title, "FOO")
    XCTAssertEqual(spy.displayedViewModel?.totalLabel, "Showing 1 of 1")
}
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| 대규모 iOS 팀, 신규 프로젝트 | VIP — 매 scene isolation 큰 가치 |
| 작은 앱, prototype | MVC/MVVM — VIP boilerplate 의 X |
| SwiftUI primary | TCA / MVVM — VIP 의 ViewController-centric design 의 어색 |
| Cross-team consistency 필요 | VIP — Xcode template 으로 enforced 매 same structure |
| Legacy MVC 의 점진적 cleanup | VIP scene-by-scene migration — 매 새로운 screen 부터 |

**기본값**: 매 SwiftUI 우선이면 [[The_Composable_Architecture]] (TCA), UIKit 의 대규모 codebase 면 VIP.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Clean Architecture]] · [[SOLID]]
- 응용: [[UIKit]]
- Adjacent: [[Unit Tests (단위 테스트)]] · [[Dependency Injection]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: 매 새 iOS scene 의 boilerplate 생성 (5-7 파일), Request/Response/ViewModel DTO 의 design, Presenter formatting logic test 작성.
**언제 X**: 매 SwiftUI-only 앱 (TCA 우선), 매 1-2 screen 의 prototype (MVC 의 충분).

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Massive Interactor**: 매 worker 분리 의 X — Interactor 의 network/DB 직접 호출 하지 않음.
- **ViewModel 의 domain logic**: 매 Presenter 의 단순 formatting 만 — 매 business decision 의 X.
- **Router 의 data-only passing 의 X**: 매 다음 scene 의 Configurator 호출 — DI wiring 의 Router 의 책임.
- **Cycle skip**: 매 View → Interactor → Presenter → View 의 strict 의 — 매 shortcut View → Presenter 직접 호출 의 anti-pattern.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Clean-Swift.com Raymond Law 공식 docs, Uber engineering blog).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — full VIP/Clean Swift architecture with 7 patterns and decision matrix |