ios - SwiftUI - is it possible to get didSet to fire when changing a @Published struct?

Question

I have just updated to XCode 11.4 and some of my code has stopped working. I have some @Published struct variables in an ObservableObject. Previously, when I updated properties on the struct, the didSet method would fire on the published property, but that's not the case anymore. Is it possible that this behaviour has changed by design in the latest update to Swift?

Here's a trivial example:

import SwiftUI

struct PaddingRect {
  var left: CGFloat = 20
  var right: CGFloat = 20
}

final class SomeStore : ObservableObject {
  @Published var someOtherValue: String = "Waiting for didSet"

  @Published var paddingRect:PaddingRect = PaddingRect() {
    didSet {
      someOtherValue = "didSet fired"
    }
  }
}

struct ObserverIssue: View {
  @ObservedObject var store = SomeStore()

  var body: some View {
    VStack {
      Spacer()

      Rectangle()
        .fill(Color.yellow)
        .padding(.leading, store.paddingRect.left)
        .padding(.trailing, store.paddingRect.right)
        .frame(height: 100)

      Text(store.someOtherValue)

      HStack {
        Button(action: {
          // This doesn't call didSet
          self.store.paddingRect.left += 20

          // This does call didSet, ie. setting the whole thing
//          self.store.paddingRect = PaddingRect(
//            left: self.store.paddingRect.left + 20,
//            right: self.store.paddingRect.right
//          )

        }) {
          Text("Padding left +20")
        }

        Button(action: {
          self.store.paddingRect.right += 20
        }) {
          Text("Padding right +20")
        }
      }

      Spacer()
    }
  }
}

struct ObserverIssue_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        ObserverIssue()
    }
}

The property updates, but didSet does not fire.

Is it possible to get nested properties of a struct to trigger the didSet method of the publisher?

Answer 1

You can subscribe to the @Published value stream in the class itself.

final class SomeStore: ObservableObject {
    @Published var someOtherValue: String = "Waiting for didSet"
    @Published var paddingRect: PaddingRect = PaddingRect()
    private var subscribers: Set<AnyCancellable> = []
    
    init() {
        $paddingRect.sink { paddingRect in
            print(paddingRect) // ??
        }.store(in: &subscribers)
    }
}