How can I store a Swift enum value in NSUserDefaults

Question

I have an enum like this:

enum Environment {
    case Production
    case Staging
    case Dev
}

And I\'d like to save an instance in NSUserDef

Answer 1

Swift 5.1 You can create a generic property wrapper, using Codable to transform values in and out the UserDefaults

extension UserDefaults {
    // let value: Value already set somewhere
    // UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: "foo")
    //
    func set(_ value: T, forKey: String) where T: Encodable {
        if let encoded = try? JSONEncoder().encode(value) {
            setValue(encoded, forKey: forKey)
        }
    }

    // let value: Value? = UserDefaults.standard.get(forKey: "foo")
    //
    func get(forKey: String) -> T? where T: Decodable {
        guard let data = value(forKey: forKey) as? Data,
            let decodedData = try? JSONDecoder().decode(T.self, from: data)
            else { return nil }
        return decodedData
    }
}

@propertyWrapper
public struct UserDefaultsBacked: Equatable where Value: Equatable, Value: Codable {
    let key: String
    let defaultValue: Value
    var storage: UserDefaults = .standard

    public init(key: String, defaultValue: Value) {
        self.key = key
        self.defaultValue = defaultValue
    }

    // if the value is nil return defaultValue
    // if the value empty return defaultValue
    // otherwise return the value
    //
    public var wrappedValue: Value {
        get {
            let value: Value? = storage.get(forKey: key)
            if let stringValue = value as? String, stringValue.isEmpty {
                // for string values we want to equate nil with empty string as well
                return defaultValue
            }
            return value ?? defaultValue
        }
        set {
            storage.set(newValue, forKey: key)
            storage.synchronize()
        }
    }
}

// use it
struct AppState: Equatable {
    enum TabItem: String, Codable {
        case home
        case book
        case trips
        case account
    }
    var isAppReady = false

    @UserDefaultsBacked(key: "selectedTab", defaultValue: TabItem.home)
    var selectedTab
    // default value will be TabItem.home

    @UserDefaultsBacked(key: "selectedIndex", defaultValue: 33)
    var selectedIndex
    // default value will be 33

}