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These examples connect to signet so you can test for free. To go live, point the same configuration at Second’s mainnet endpoints from Test on mainnet and select the mainnet network.

Prerequisites

iOS 14+ or macOS 12+
Swift 5.9+, Xcode 15+

Getting started

Install the SDK

Xcode
Package.swift

In Xcode, go to File > Add Package Dependencies and enter:

https://gitlab.com/ark-bitcoin/bark-ffi-bindings

Add the dependency to your Package.swift:

dependencies: [
    .package(
        url: "https://gitlab.com/ark-bitcoin/bark-ffi-bindings",
        exact: "0.9.0+bark.0.2.4"
    )
]

Then add "Bark" to your target’s dependencies:

.target(
    name: "YourApp",
    dependencies: [
      .product(name: "Bark", package: "bark-ffi-bindings")
    ]
)

Create a wallet

Generate a BIP39 mnemonic, configure the wallet for signet, and initialize it.

import Bark
import Foundation

// Generate a new mnemonic
let mnemonic = try generateMnemonic()
print("Mnemonic: \(mnemonic)")

// Create a data directory
let dataDir = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
    .appendingPathComponent("bark_wallet")
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
    at: dataDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true
)

// Configure for signet
let config = Config(
    serverAddress: "https://ark.signet.2nd.dev",
    serverAccessToken: nil,
    esploraAddress: "https://esplora.signet.2nd.dev",
    bitcoindAddress: nil,
    bitcoindCookiefile: nil,
    bitcoindUser: nil,
    bitcoindPass: nil,
    network: .signet,
    vtxoRefreshExpiryThreshold: nil,
    vtxoExitMargin: nil,
    htlcRecvClaimDelta: nil,
    fallbackFeeRate: nil,
    roundTxRequiredConfirmations: nil,
    daemonSyncIntervalSecs: nil,
    offboardRequiredConfirmations: nil,
    daemonManualSync: nil,
    lightningReceiveClaimRetries: nil
)

// Create the wallet
let wallet = try await Wallet.create(
    mnemonic: mnemonic,
    config: config,
    datadir: dataDir.path,
    forceRescan: false
)

Back up the mnemonic securely, and back up wallet data continuously. Both are required to restore a wallet.

open is a reserved keyword in Swift. If you need to load an existing wallet, use backticks: try await Wallet.`open`(mnemonic:config:datadir:).

Get a receiving address

Generate an Ark address to receive bitcoin.

let address = try await wallet.newAddress()
print("Ark address: \(address)")

Send some signet sats to this address using the faucet.

Check your balance

Sync the wallet with the Ark server and read your balance.

try await wallet.sync()

let balance = try await wallet.balance()
print("Spendable: \(balance.spendableSats) sats")

Next steps

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Full Swift source and example projects on GitLab.

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