Swift developers can use several libraries for Ethereum development, with web3.swift being the most popular choice for iOS and macOS applications.
Native Swift implementation for Ethereum.
import Web3
import BigInt
class EthereumClient {
private let web3 = Web3(rpcURL: "YOUR_ETHEREUM_NODE_URL")
func getBalance(address: String) async throws -> Double {
let address = try EthereumAddress(hex: address, eip55: true)
let balance = try await web3.eth.getBalance(address: address)
return balance.converted(to: .ether).value
}
func sendTransaction(
from: EthereumPrivateKey,
to: String,
amount: Double
) async throws -> String {
let toAddress = try EthereumAddress(hex: to, eip55: true)
let amount = EthereumAmount(value: amount, unit: .ether)
let transaction = try await web3.eth.prepareTransaction(
to: toAddress,
value: amount,
from: from.address
)
let signed = try transaction.sign(with: from)
return try await web3.eth.send(transaction: signed)
}
}
Modern SwiftUI example for Ethereum interactions:
import SwiftUI
import Web3
struct WalletView: View {
@StateObject private var viewModel = WalletViewModel()
var body: some View {
VStack {
Text("Balance: \(viewModel.balance) ETH")
Button("Refresh") {
Task {
await viewModel.updateBalance()
}
}
}
}
}
class WalletViewModel: ObservableObject {
private let client = EthereumClient()
@Published var balance: Double = 0
func updateBalance() async {
do {
balance = try await client.getBalance(address: "YOUR_ADDRESS")
} catch {
print("Error: \(error)")
}
}
}
Interact with smart contracts using Swift:
struct Contract {
let web3 = Web3(rpcURL: "YOUR_ETHEREUM_NODE_URL")
let contractAddress: EthereumAddress
func callMethod() async throws -> String {
let contract = try await web3.eth.Contract(
json: contractABI,
address: contractAddress
)
return try await contract.method(
"methodName",
parameters: [param1, param2],
extraData: Data()
).call()
}
}
Proper Swift error handling for Ethereum operations:
enum EthereumError: Error {
case invalidAddress
case insufficientFunds
case networkError(String)
}
extension EthereumClient {
func safeGetBalance(address: String) async throws -> Double {
guard address.hasPrefix("0x") else {
throw EthereumError.invalidAddress
}
do {
return try await getBalance(address: address)
} catch {
throw EthereumError.networkError(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
}