How do I manage feature flags and remote config in Swift?

Managing feature flags and remote configuration in Swift can significantly enhance your mobile app's flexibility and responsiveness to user needs. This process allows developers to roll out features to select users, test different behaviors, and adjust application settings on the fly without needing to submit a new app version. Here is a simple example using a popular remote configuration service.

// Swift example of managing feature flags with Remote Config import Firebase class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() FirebaseApp.configure() let remoteConfig = RemoteConfig.remoteConfig() remoteConfig.fetch { [weak self] status, error in if status == .success { remoteConfig.activateFetched() self?.applyFeatureFlags() } else { print("Error fetching remote config: \(error?.localizedDescription ?? "No error available.")") } } } func applyFeatureFlags() { let featureFlag = RemoteConfig.remoteConfig().configValue(forKey: "new_feature_enabled").boolValue if featureFlag { // Enable the new feature self.enableNewFeature() } else { // Disable the new feature self.disableNewFeature() } } func enableNewFeature() { // Code to enable the new feature } func disableNewFeature() { // Code to disable the new feature } }

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