iOS Code Review Concerns and Recommendations | Generated by AI
From an iOS engineer’s perspective, here’s a detailed code review with technical concerns and recommendations:
🚨 Architecture & Design Issues
1. Massive View Controller Violation
// This controller handles too many responsibilities:
- Network operations (message sending/receiving)
- Database operations (caching, failed messages)
- Media processing (image/video/audio handling)
- UI configuration and management
- Notification handling
- Business logic for messaging
Recommendation: Split into specialized classes:
MessageService
- for network operationsMessageRepository
- for data persistenceMediaProcessor
- for media handlingMessageViewModel
- for business logic
2. Tight Coupling with Dependencies
// Direct dependency on LeanCloud framework throughout
@property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) AVIMConversation *conv;
// Mixed with third-party UI framework
[self.shareMenuView reloadData];
Issue: Hard to test, replace, or migrate services.
3. Poor Error Handling
- (BOOL)filterError:(NSError *)error {
return [self alertError:error] == NO; // Side effects in validation method
}
- (void)sendImage:(UIImage *)image {
// Error handling mixed with business logic
if (error) {
[self alert:@"write image to file error"];
}
}
🔧 Memory Management Concerns
1. Retain Cycles & Notification Issues
- (void)dealloc {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
// But observer was added in viewDidLoad, not viewWillAppear
// This can cause crashes if notifications arrive after dealloc
}
Fix:
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
[self addObservers];
}
- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewDidDisappear:animated];
[self removeObservers];
}
2. Thread Safety Issues
@property (atomic, assign) BOOL isLoadingMsg;
// atomic doesn't guarantee thread safety for complex operations
- (void)insertMessage:(AVIMTypedMessage *)message {
if (self.isLoadingMsg) {
[self performSelector:@selector(insertMessage:) withObject:message afterDelay:1];
return; // Race condition potential
}
}
📱 UI & Performance Issues
1. Main Thread Blocking
- (void)cacheMsgs:(NSArray *)msgs callback:(AVBooleanResultBlock)callback {
[self runInGlobalQueue:^{
for (AVIMTypedMessage *msg in msgs) {
// File operations on main thread?
NSData *data = [file getData:&error]; // Blocking call!
}
}];
}
2. Inefficient TableView Updates
- (void)insertMessage:(AVIMTypedMessage *)message {
[self.messages addObject:xhMessage];
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:self.msgs.count -1 inSection:0];
[self.messageTableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:@[indexPath] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationNone];
// No batching, individual inserts for each message
}
🗂 Code Organization Issues
1. Mixed Abstraction Levels
// Low-level file operations mixed with high-level business logic
NSData *imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(image, 0.6);
NSString *path = [[CDChatManager manager] tmpPath];
[imageData writeToFile:path options:NSDataWritingAtomic error:&error];
// Mixed with UI code
[self finishSendMessageWithBubbleMessageType:XHBubbleMessageMediaTypeText];
2. Long Methods
- (XHMessage *)getXHMessageByMsg:(AVIMTypedMessage *)msg {
// 80+ lines method with multiple responsibilities
// Message conversion, media handling, status mapping
}
🧪 Testing & Maintainability
1. Untestable Design
// Direct singleton usage prevents dependency injection
[[CDChatManager manager] sendMessage:msg...]
[[CDSoundManager manager] playSendSoundIfNeed]
// Hardcoded dependencies make unit testing impossible
2. Violation of SOLID Principles
- Single Responsibility: Controller does everything
- Open/Closed: Hard to extend without modifying
- Dependency Inversion: Concrete dependencies everywhere
🛠 Recommended Refactoring
1. Extract Service Layer
@interface MessageDataService : NSObject
- (void)sendMessage:(AVIMTypedMessage *)message
conversation:(AVIMConversation *)conversation
completion:(void(^)(BOOL success, NSError *error))completion;
@end
@interface MediaService : NSObject
- (void)processImage:(UIImage *)image completion:(void(^)(NSString *filePath, NSError *error))completion;
@end
2. Use MVVM Architecture
@interface ChatRoomViewModel : NSObject
@property (readonly) NSArray<MessageViewModel *> *messages;
@property (readonly) RACSignal *updateSignal;
- (void)sendTextMessage:(NSString *)text;
@end
3. Implement Proper Data Binding
// Instead of manual table view updates
self.viewModel.updateSignal = [RACObserve(self.viewModel, messages)
deliverOnMainThread];
[self.viewModel.updateSignal subscribeNext:^(id x) {
[self.tableView reloadData];
}];
📊 Immediate Improvements
- Extract all network calls to a service layer
- Use dependency injection for managers
- Implement proper error handling strategy
- Add performance monitoring for table view
- Create base class for common chat functionality
- Add comprehensive unit tests
- Use modern concurrency (async/await instead of GCD)
- Implement proper memory management with weak references
This code demonstrates common anti-patterns in iOS development and would benefit significantly from modern architectural patterns and better separation of concerns.