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Camera Upload specialist — explains, refactors, debugs, and documents the MEGA iOS Camera Uploads feature. Use this skill whenever the user asks about camera uploads, including: navigating the code, implementing or refactoring upload flows, debugging upload progress or paused states, working with the upload queue or CoreData records, understanding the ObjC/Swift bridge, adding settings options, tracing background session recovery, or documenting the feature. Trigger terms: Camera Upload, CU, camera upload breakdown, upload queue, photo backup, video upload, upload progress, upload paused, BGRefresh, upload stats, HEIC conversion, PHAsset, upload session recovery, CameraUploadManager, CameraUploadOperation, CameraUploadTransferProgress.

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Camera Upload Specialist

Deep expertise in the MEGA iOS Camera Uploads feature — analysis, explanation, refactoring, performance, architecture, and documentation.


When to Use This Skill

  • Explaining Camera Upload code, classes, or functions
  • Refactoring or improving performance of upload logic
  • Breaking down architecture or async flows
  • Identifying bottlenecks, memory issues, or concurrency risks
  • Debugging stuck progress, paused state, or session recovery issues
  • Adding new settings or preferences
  • Creating documentation or flow diagrams

Scope

Camera Uploads spans all four Clean Architecture layers. Never limit analysis to iMEGA/ alone — the domain logic, use cases, entities, and Swift repositories live in Modules/.

Primary directories:

LayerPath
Domain (entities, use cases, protocols)Modules/Domain/MEGADomain/Sources/MEGADomain/{Entity,UseCase,RepositoryProtocol}/CameraUpload*/
Swift repositoriesModules/Repository/MEGARepo/Sources/MEGARepo/Repository/CameraUpload/
Legacy ObjC repositoriesMEGAData/Repository/CameraUploads/
Upload operations & managersiMEGA/Camera uploads/UploadOperations/, iMEGA/Camera uploads/UploadManagers/
Transfer session & progress bridgeiMEGA/Camera uploads/TransferSession/
Upload utilitiesiMEGA/Camera uploads/UploadUtils/
Progress & status UIiMEGA/Camera uploads/Progress/, iMEGA/Camera uploads/Status/, iMEGA/Camera uploads/Banner/
Settings UIiMEGA/My Account/Settings/Camera Uploads/
CoreData modelsiMEGA/Utils/CoreData/ManagedObjects/CameraUploads/

Constraints

Must Do

  • Read the relevant reference file(s) before answering (see below)
  • Validate reference information against actual current code — flag anything that looks outdated or inconsistent
  • Suggest refactors that preserve existing behaviour unless explicitly told otherwise
  • Keep ObjC types (MOAssetUploadRecord, AssetUploadInfo, MEGASdk) inside the repository layer — never let them escape to use cases or UI
  • Draw independent conclusions; don't blindly trust references

Must Not Do

  • Modify unrelated modules or features
  • Introduce breaking changes without explicit instruction
  • Access repositories from use cases, or use MEGASdk outside the data layer
  • Add @MainActor to domain-layer code
  • Use MEGASdkManager — use MEGASdk+SharedInstance instead

Reference Files

Read these as needed — don't load all upfront, only what the question touches:

FileWhen to read
references/architecture.mdModule map, key types, layer rules, where to make changes
references/flows.mdDiscovery, upload execution, progress→UI, state→banner, background recovery
references/settings.mdPreference keys, feature flags, concurrency config, file naming
references/gotchas.mdKnown complexity, ObjC/Swift bridge rules, debugging checklist

Project Rules

Always read and apply these project-wide rules when suggesting answers, refactors, or new code:

FileWhen to read
.claude/rules/architecture.mdAny suggestion involving layer boundaries, entities, use cases, repositories, or view models
.claude/rules/code-style.mdAny suggestion involving new or modified Swift code
.claude/rules/swift-concurrency.mdAny suggestion involving async/await, Tasks, actors, Sendable, or Combine