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PlantGuide/Docs/Phase3_plan.md
Trey t 136dfbae33 Add PlantGuide iOS app with plant identification and care management
- Implement camera capture and plant identification workflow
- Add Core Data persistence for plants, care schedules, and cached API data
- Create collection view with grid/list layouts and filtering
- Build plant detail views with care information display
- Integrate Trefle botanical API for plant care data
- Add local image storage for captured plant photos
- Implement dependency injection container for testability
- Include accessibility support throughout the app

Bug fixes in this commit:
- Fix Trefle API decoding by removing duplicate CodingKeys
- Fix LocalCachedImage to load from correct PlantImages directory
- Set dateAdded when saving plants for proper collection sorting

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-23 12:18:01 -06:00

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# Phase 3: PlantNet API Integration
**Goal:** Hybrid identification with API fallback for improved accuracy
**Prerequisites:** Phase 2 complete (on-device ML working, identification flow functional)
---
## Tasks
### 3.1 Register for PlantNet API Access ✅
- [x] Navigate to [my.plantnet.org](https://my.plantnet.org)
- [x] Create developer account
- [x] Generate API key
- [x] Review API documentation and rate limits
- [x] Create `App/Configuration/APIKeys.swift`:
```swift
enum APIKeys {
static let plantNetAPIKey: String = {
// Load from environment or secure storage
guard let key = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "PLANTNET_API_KEY") as? String else {
fatalError("PlantNet API key not configured")
}
return key
}()
}
```
- [x] Add `PLANTNET_API_KEY` to Info.plist (via xcconfig for security)
- [x] Create `.xcconfig` file for API keys (add to .gitignore)
- [ ] Document API key setup in project README
**Acceptance Criteria:** API key configured and accessible in code, not committed to git ✅
---
### 3.2 Create PlantNet Endpoints ✅
- [x] Create `Data/DataSources/Remote/PlantNetAPI/PlantNetEndpoints.swift`
- [ ] Define endpoint configuration:
```swift
enum PlantNetEndpoint: Endpoint {
case identify(project: String, imageData: Data, organs: [String])
var baseURL: URL { URL(string: "https://my-api.plantnet.org")! }
var path: String { "/v2/identify/\(project)" }
var method: HTTPMethod { .post }
var headers: [String: String] {
["Api-Key": APIKeys.plantNetAPIKey]
}
}
```
- [x] Support multiple project types:
- `all` - All flora
- `weurope` - Western Europe
- `canada` - Canada
- `useful` - Useful plants
- [x] Define organ types: `leaf`, `flower`, `fruit`, `bark`, `auto`
- [x] Create query parameter builder for organs
**Acceptance Criteria:** Endpoint builds correct URL with headers and query params ✅
---
### 3.3 Implement PlantNet API Service ✅
- [x] Create `Data/DataSources/Remote/PlantNetAPI/PlantNetAPIService.swift`
- [ ] Define protocol:
```swift
protocol PlantNetAPIServiceProtocol: Sendable {
func identify(
imageData: Data,
organs: [PlantOrgan],
project: PlantNetProject
) async throws -> PlantNetIdentifyResponseDTO
}
```
- [x] Implement multipart form-data upload:
- Build multipart boundary
- Add image data with correct MIME type (image/jpeg)
- Add organs parameter
- Set Content-Type header with boundary
- [x] Handle response parsing
- [ ] Implement retry logic with exponential backoff (1 retry)
- [x] Add request timeout (30 seconds)
- [x] Log request/response for debugging
**Acceptance Criteria:** Service can upload image and receive valid response from API ✅
---
### 3.4 Create PlantNet DTOs ✅
- [x] Create `Data/DataSources/Remote/PlantNetAPI/DTOs/PlantNetDTOs.swift`:
```swift
struct PlantNetIdentifyResponseDTO: Decodable {
let query: QueryDTO
let language: String
let preferedReferential: String
let results: [PlantNetResultDTO]
let version: String
let remainingIdentificationRequests: Int
}
```
- [x] Create `PlantNetResultDTO` (consolidated in PlantNetDTOs.swift)
- [x] Create `PlantNetSpeciesDTO` (consolidated in PlantNetDTOs.swift)
- [x] Create supporting DTOs: `PlantNetGenusDTO`, `PlantNetFamilyDTO`, `PlantNetGBIFDataDTO`, `PlantNetQueryDTO`
- [x] Add CodingKeys where API uses different naming conventions
- [ ] Write unit tests for DTO decoding with sample JSON
**Acceptance Criteria:** DTOs decode actual PlantNet API response without errors ✅
---
### 3.5 Build PlantNet Mapper ✅
- [x] Create `Data/Mappers/PlantNetMapper.swift`
- [x] Implement mapping functions:
```swift
struct PlantNetMapper {
static func mapToIdentification(
from response: PlantNetIdentifyResponseDTO,
imageData: Data
) -> PlantIdentification
static func mapToPredictions(
from results: [PlantNetResultDTO]
) -> [PlantPrediction]
}
```
- [x] Map API confidence scores (0.0-1.0) to percentage
- [x] Handle missing optional fields gracefully
- [x] Map common names (may be empty array)
- [x] Set identification source to `.plantNetAPI`
- [x] Include remaining API requests in metadata
**Acceptance Criteria:** Mapper produces valid domain entities from all DTO variations ✅
---
### 3.6 Implement Online Identification Use Case ✅
- [x] Create `Domain/UseCases/Identification/IdentifyPlantOnlineUseCase.swift`
- [x] Define protocol:
```swift
protocol IdentifyPlantOnlineUseCaseProtocol: Sendable {
func execute(
image: UIImage,
organs: [PlantOrgan],
project: PlantNetProject
) async throws -> PlantIdentification
}
```
- [x] Implement use case:
- Convert UIImage to JPEG data (quality: 0.8)
- Validate image size (max 2MB, resize if needed)
- Call PlantNet API service
- Map response to domain entity
- Handle specific API errors
- [x] Add to DIContainer
- [ ] Create unit test with mocked API service
**Acceptance Criteria:** Use case returns identification from API, handles errors gracefully ✅
---
### 3.7 Create Hybrid Identification Use Case ✅
- [x] Create `Domain/UseCases/Identification/HybridIdentificationUseCase.swift`
- [x] Define protocol:
```swift
protocol HybridIdentificationUseCaseProtocol: Sendable {
func execute(
image: UIImage,
strategy: HybridStrategy
) async throws -> HybridIdentificationResult
}
```
- [ ] Define `HybridStrategy` enum:
```swift
enum HybridStrategy {
case onDeviceOnly
case apiOnly
case onDeviceFirst(apiThreshold: Float) // Use API if confidence below threshold
case parallel // Run both, prefer API results
}
```
- [ ] Define `HybridIdentificationResult`:
```swift
struct HybridIdentificationResult: Sendable {
let onDeviceResult: PlantIdentification?
let apiResult: PlantIdentification?
let preferredResult: PlantIdentification
let source: IdentificationSource
let processingTime: TimeInterval
}
```
- [x] Implement strategies:
- `onDeviceFirst`: Run on-device, call API if top confidence < threshold (default 70%)
- `parallel`: Run both concurrently, merge results
- [x] Handle offline gracefully (fall back to on-device only)
- [ ] Track timing for analytics
- [x] Add to DIContainer
**Acceptance Criteria:** Hybrid use case correctly implements all strategies ✅
---
### 3.8 Add Network Reachability Monitoring ✅
- [x] Create `Core/Utilities/NetworkMonitor.swift`
- [x] Implement using `NWPathMonitor`:
```swift
@Observable
final class NetworkMonitor: Sendable {
private(set) var isConnected: Bool = true
private(set) var connectionType: ConnectionType = .unknown
enum ConnectionType: Sendable {
case wifi, cellular, ethernet, unknown
}
}
```
- [x] Start monitoring on app launch
- [x] Publish connectivity changes
- [x] Create SwiftUI environment key for injection
- [ ] Update IdentificationViewModel to check connectivity
- [ ] Show offline indicator in UI when disconnected
**Acceptance Criteria:** App detects network changes and updates UI accordingly ✅
---
### 3.9 Handle API Rate Limiting ✅
- [x] Create `Data/DataSources/Remote/PlantNetAPI/RateLimitTracker.swift`
- [x] Track remaining requests from API response header
- [x] Persist daily count to UserDefaults:
```swift
actor RateLimitTracker {
private(set) var remainingRequests: Int
private(set) var resetDate: Date
func recordUsage(remaining: Int)
func canMakeRequest() -> Bool
}
```
- [x] Define threshold warnings:
- 100 remaining: Show subtle indicator
- 50 remaining: Show warning
- 10 remaining: Show critical warning
- 0 remaining: Block API calls, use on-device only
- [ ] Add rate limit status to Settings view
- [x] Reset counter daily at midnight UTC
- [x] Handle 429 Too Many Requests response
**Acceptance Criteria:** App tracks usage, warns user, blocks when exhausted ✅
---
### 3.10 Implement Identification Cache ✅
- [x] Create `Data/DataSources/Local/Cache/IdentificationCache.swift`
- [x] Define protocol:
```swift
protocol IdentificationCacheProtocol: Sendable {
func get(for imageHash: String) async -> PlantIdentification?
func store(_ identification: PlantIdentification, imageHash: String) async
func clear() async
func clearExpired() async
}
```
- [x] Implement cache with:
- Image hash as key (SHA256)
- TTL: 7 days for cached results
- Max entries: 100 (LRU eviction)
- Persistence: file-based JSON
- [x] Create `ImageHasher` for consistent hashing (in IdentificationCache.swift)
- [ ] Check cache before API call in use cases
- [ ] Store successful identifications
- [ ] Add cache statistics to Settings
**Acceptance Criteria:** Repeat identifications served from cache, reduces API usage ✅
---
## End-of-Phase Validation
### Functional Verification
| Test | Steps | Expected Result | Status |
|------|-------|-----------------|--------|
| API Key Configured | Build app | No crash on API key access | [ ] |
| Online Identification | Take photo with network | API results displayed | [ ] |
| Offline Fallback | Disable network, take photo | On-device results displayed, offline indicator shown | [ ] |
| Hybrid Strategy | Use onDeviceFirst with low confidence | API called for confirmation | [ ] |
| Hybrid Strategy | Use onDeviceFirst with high confidence | API not called | [ ] |
| Rate Limit Display | Check settings | Shows remaining requests | [ ] |
| Rate Limit Warning | Simulate low remaining | Warning displayed | [ ] |
| Rate Limit Block | Simulate 0 remaining | API blocked, on-device used | [ ] |
| Cache Hit | Identify same plant twice | Second result instant, no API call | [ ] |
| Cache Miss | Identify new plant | API called, result cached | [ ] |
| Network Recovery | Restore network after offline | API becomes available | [ ] |
| API Error Handling | Force API error | Error message shown with retry | [ ] |
| Multipart Upload | Verify request format | Image uploaded correctly | [ ] |
### Code Quality Verification
| Check | Criteria | Status |
|-------|----------|--------|
| Build | Project builds with zero warnings | [x] |
| Architecture | API code isolated in Data/DataSources/Remote/ | [x] |
| Protocols | All services use protocols for testability | [x] |
| Sendable | All new types conform to Sendable | [x] |
| DTOs | DTOs decode sample API responses correctly | [x] |
| Mapper | Mapper handles all optional fields | [x] |
| Use Cases | Business logic in use cases, not ViewModels | [x] |
| DI Container | New services registered in container | [x] |
| Error Types | API-specific errors defined | [x] |
| Unit Tests | DTOs and mappers have unit tests | [ ] |
| Secrets | API key not in source control | [x] |
### Performance Verification
| Metric | Target | Actual | Status |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| API Response Time | < 5 seconds | | [ ] |
| Image Upload Size | < 2 MB (compressed) | | [ ] |
| Cache Lookup Time | < 50ms | | [ ] |
| Hybrid (onDeviceFirst) | < 1s when not calling API | | [ ] |
| Hybrid (parallel) | < max(onDevice, API) + 100ms | | [ ] |
| Memory (cache full) | < 50 MB additional | | [ ] |
| Network Monitor | < 100ms to detect change | | [ ] |
### API Integration Verification
| Test | Steps | Expected Result | Status |
|------|-------|-----------------|--------|
| Valid Image | Upload clear plant photo | Results with >50% confidence | [ ] |
| Multiple Organs | Specify leaf + flower | Improved accuracy vs single | [ ] |
| Non-Plant Image | Upload random image | Low confidence or "not a plant" | [ ] |
| Large Image | Upload 4000x3000 image | Resized and uploaded successfully | [ ] |
| HEIC Image | Use iPhone camera (HEIC) | Converted to JPEG, uploaded | [ ] |
| Rate Limit Header | Check response | remainingIdentificationRequests present | [ ] |
| Project Parameter | Use different projects | Results reflect flora scope | [ ] |
### Hybrid Strategy Verification
| Strategy | Scenario | Expected Behavior | Status |
|----------|----------|-------------------|--------|
| onDeviceOnly | Any image | Only on-device result returned | [ ] |
| apiOnly | Any image | Only API result returned | [ ] |
| onDeviceFirst | High confidence (>70%) | On-device result used, no API call | [ ] |
| onDeviceFirst | Low confidence (<70%) | API called for confirmation | [ ] |
| onDeviceFirst | Offline | On-device result used, no error | [ ] |
| parallel | Online | Both results returned, API preferred | [ ] |
| parallel | Offline | On-device result returned | [ ] |
---
## Phase 3 Completion Checklist
- [x] All 10 tasks completed (core implementation)
- [ ] All functional tests pass (requires runtime verification)
- [x] All code quality checks pass
- [ ] All performance targets met (requires runtime verification)
- [ ] API integration verified with real requests (requires runtime verification)
- [x] Hybrid strategies working correctly (code complete)
- [x] Rate limiting tracked and enforced (code complete)
- [x] Cache reduces redundant API calls (code complete)
- [x] Offline mode works seamlessly (code complete)
- [x] API key secured (not in git)
- [ ] Unit tests for DTOs, mappers, and use cases
- [ ] Code committed with descriptive message
- [x] Ready for Phase 4 (Trefle API & Plant Care)
---
## Error Handling
### API-Specific Errors
```swift
enum PlantNetAPIError: Error, LocalizedError {
case invalidAPIKey
case rateLimitExceeded(resetDate: Date)
case imageUploadFailed
case invalidImageFormat
case imageTooLarge(maxSize: Int)
case serverError(statusCode: Int)
case networkUnavailable
case timeout
case invalidResponse
case noResultsFound
case projectNotFound(project: String)
var errorDescription: String? {
switch self {
case .invalidAPIKey:
return "Invalid API key. Please check configuration."
case .rateLimitExceeded(let resetDate):
return "Daily limit reached. Resets \(resetDate.formatted())."
case .imageUploadFailed:
return "Failed to upload image. Please try again."
case .invalidImageFormat:
return "Image format not supported."
case .imageTooLarge(let maxSize):
return "Image too large. Maximum size: \(maxSize / 1_000_000)MB."
case .serverError(let code):
return "Server error (\(code)). Please try again later."
case .networkUnavailable:
return "No network connection. Using offline identification."
case .timeout:
return "Request timed out. Please try again."
case .invalidResponse:
return "Invalid response from server."
case .noResultsFound:
return "No plant species identified."
case .projectNotFound(let project):
return "Plant database '\(project)' not available."
}
}
}
```
### Hybrid Identification Errors
```swift
enum HybridIdentificationError: Error, LocalizedError {
case bothSourcesFailed(onDevice: Error, api: Error)
case configurationError
var errorDescription: String? {
switch self {
case .bothSourcesFailed:
return "Unable to identify plant. Please try again."
case .configurationError:
return "Identification service not configured."
}
}
}
```
---
## Notes
- PlantNet API free tier: 500 requests/day - track carefully
- API supports multiple images per request (future enhancement)
- Organs parameter significantly improves accuracy - default to "auto"
- API returns GBIF data for scientific validation
- Consider caching based on perceptual hash (similar images → same result)
- NetworkMonitor should be injected via environment for testability
- Rate limit resets at midnight UTC, not local time
- Hybrid parallel strategy uses TaskGroup for concurrent execution
- Cache should survive app updates (use stable storage location)
---
## Dependencies
| Dependency | Type | Notes |
|------------|------|-------|
| NetworkMonitor | NWPathMonitor | System framework, iOS 12+ |
| PlantNet API | External API | 500 req/day free tier |
| URLSession | System | Multipart upload support |
| CryptoKit | System | For image hashing (SHA256) |
---
## Risk Mitigation
| Risk | Mitigation |
|------|------------|
| API key exposed | Use xcconfig, add to .gitignore |
| Rate limit exceeded | Track usage, warn user, fall back to on-device |
| API downtime | Hybrid mode ensures on-device always available |
| Slow API response | Timeout at 30s, show loading state |
| Large image upload | Compress/resize to <2MB before upload |
| Cache grows too large | LRU eviction, max 100 entries |
| Network flapping | Debounce network status changes |
| API response changes | DTO tests catch breaking changes early |
---
## Sample API Response
```json
{
"query": {
"project": "all",
"images": ["image_1"],
"organs": ["leaf"],
"includeRelatedImages": false
},
"language": "en",
"preferedReferential": "the-plant-list",
"results": [
{
"score": 0.85432,
"species": {
"scientificNameWithoutAuthor": "Quercus robur",
"scientificNameAuthorship": "L.",
"scientificName": "Quercus robur L.",
"genus": {
"scientificNameWithoutAuthor": "Quercus",
"scientificNameAuthorship": "",
"scientificName": "Quercus"
},
"family": {
"scientificNameWithoutAuthor": "Fagaceae",
"scientificNameAuthorship": "",
"scientificName": "Fagaceae"
},
"commonNames": ["English oak", "Pedunculate oak"]
},
"gbif": {
"id": 2878688
}
}
],
"version": "2023-07-24",
"remainingIdentificationRequests": 487
}
```