Create a Transaction in Amatino Swift - A double-entry accounting library / framework for iOS & MacOS

createTransaction.swift

// Amatino Swift: https://github.com/amatino-code/amatino-swift
// Double entry accounting API

import Foundation
import Amatino

try Transaction.create(
    session: session,
    entity: entity,
    transactionTime: Date(),
    description: "Borrowing some cash to build a new suit",
    globalUnit: usd,
    entries: [
        Entry(side: .debit, account: suitCash, amount: Decimal(12)),
        Entry(side: .credit, account: creditCard, amount: Decimal(12))
    ],
    callback: { (error: Error?, transaction: Transaction?) in
        guard error == nil else {
            // Handle error
            return
        }
        guard let borrowedCashTxId: Int64 = transaction?.id else {
            // Should never happen, but unwrapping nil ruins everyone's
            // day so let's be careful!
        }
        // Do clever things with newly created Transaction
        print("Created Transaction with ID: \(borrowedCashTxId))"
        return
})

The parameters passed to Transaction.create() may be found in the following gists:

• session - Create Session
• starkIndustries - Retrieve Entity
• suitCash - Create Account
• creditCard - Equivalent to suitCash but using a .liability type
• usd - Retrieve a GlobalUnit