allow declaring SwiftUI view modifiers at the begining of the view instance

swiftUI_modifiers_at_begining.swift

// Example of a convient method to allow declaring
// the view modifiers at the begining of the view instance
// instead at the end.
extension VStack {
    static func with<T: View>(modifiers: (Self) -> T, alignment: HorizontalAlignment = .center, spacing: CGFloat? = nil, @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) -> some View {
        modifiers(VStack(alignment: alignment,
                         spacing: spacing,
                         content: content))
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {

        VStack.with(modifiers: {
            $0.padding()
        }) {
            Text("Hello, world!")
                .padding()
            Text("Hello, world!")
                .padding()
            Text("Hello, world!")
                .padding()
        }
    }
}