Launching with UIApplicationShortcutItem

Question

I'm implementing some 3D touch quick actions for my iOS 9 app in swift, and I have a curious issue. When my app is in the background and I launch with the quick action, everything goes as planned. When my app is totally dead (i.e. I killed it from the multitasking menu), and I launch with the quick action, the app crashes. I'm having trouble debugging this as once I kill the app, the debug session in Xcode gets detached. Is there a way for me to connect to the app to debug like normal, or is there something in my code that would be causing it? Thanks in advance.

Code:

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool
{
    var launchedFromShortCut = false

    //Check for ShortCutItem
    if let shortcutItem = launchOptions?[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsShortcutItemKey] as? UIApplicationShortcutItem
    {
        launchedFromShortCut = true
        self.handleShortCutItem(shortcutItem)
    }

    return !launchedFromShortCut
}

func application(application: UIApplication, performActionForShortcutItem shortcutItem: UIApplicationShortcutItem, completionHandler: (Bool) -> Void)
{
    self.handleShortCutItem(shortcutItem)
}

func handleShortCutItem(shortcutItem: UIApplicationShortcutItem)
{
    //Get type string from shortcutItem
    if let shortcutType = ShortcutType.init(rawValue: shortcutItem.type)
    {
        //Get root navigation viewcontroller and its first controller
        let rootNavigationViewController = window!.rootViewController as? UINavigationController


        if let rootViewController = rootNavigationViewController?.viewControllers.first as! LaunchViewController?
        {
            //Pop to root view controller so that approperiete segue can be performed
            rootNavigationViewController?.popToRootViewControllerAnimated(false)

            switch shortcutType
            {
                case .Compose:
                    rootViewController.shouldCompose()
                    break
            }
        }
    }
}

Thanks!

Answer 1

1. In Xcode, open Product -> Schemes -> Edit Schemes
2. In your Run Scheme, change the Launch setting to 'Wait for executable to be launched'

Now, if you turn on debugging and run your app, Xcode will wait for you to launch your app from the home screen so you are able to test launching it using a 3D Touch Shortcut Item.