LunaMac/readme.md

# LunaMac

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A MacOS menu bar app for the phases of the moon. LunaMac calculates the current moon phase using your computer's system time. If the menu bar icon is a Ⓧ, something went wrong and LunaMac couldn't calculate the moon phase. You can try reloading from the icon's menu.
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This project covers a number of basic use cases:

* Programmatically creating a status icon in the system menu bar
* Working with datetime objects, including datetime math
* Loading contents of a file packaged with the application
* Using a timer to run periodic background updates
* Setting and using user preferences to build the UI

There are some useful implementations for those new to Apple's programming paradigms. Swift adopts a lot of Objective-C concepts, which themselves are likely foreign if you don't already have a working knowledge of Objective-C.

* Using interface builder **actions** and **outlets** to work with window elements
* Working with **object delegation**
* Implementing a **view controller** to interact with windows

For a comprehensive breakdown of this project's code, check out the [wiki](/ABG/LunaMac/wiki).