App/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings

@@ -45,6 +45,27 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "view.content.content-unavailable.description" : {
+      "extractionState" : "manual",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Choose a task group from the sidebar"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "view.content.content-unavailable.title" : {
+      "extractionState" : "manual",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Select a Group"
+          }
+        }
+      }
     },
     "view.new-task.navigation.title" : {
       "extractionState" : "manual",
@@ -122,6 +143,7 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
     "view.task-list-content.content-unavailable.title" : {
       "extractionState" : "manual",
       "localizations" : {

App/Sources/View Models/ContentViewModel.swift

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extension ContentView {
     ///
     /// The view model manages:
     /// - Presentation state for the new task view within a sheet.
+    /// - Selected task group for the navigation split view.
     @Observable
     final class ViewModel {
 
@@ -18,22 +19,60 @@ extension ContentView {
         /// Whether the new task view should be shown.
         var newTaskShown: Bool
 
+        /// The currently selected todo task group in the navigation split view.
+        ///
+        /// When a user selects a group from the sidebar, this property is updated
+        /// to reflect the selection. The detail view displays content based on this value.
+        var group: TodoGroup?
+
         // MARK: Initialization
 
         /// Initializes a new view model instance with default values.
         ///
         /// The view model is initialized with:
         /// - New task view hidden
+        /// - No task group selected
         init() {
             newTaskShown = false
+            group = nil
+        }
+
+        // MARK: Computed
+
+        /// Determines whether the new task button should be shown in the detail view.
+        ///
+        /// This prevents showing the add button when viewing completed tasks,
+        /// as users should not create new tasks in the completed state.
+        var showNewTaskButtonInDetails: Bool {
+            group != nil
+            && group != .completed
         }
 
         // MARK: Functions
 
         /// Shows the new task view by setting the presentation state to true.
+        ///
+        /// This method triggers the presentation of a sheet where users can create a new task.
+        /// Called when the floating action button is tapped.
         func showNewTask() {
             newTaskShown = true
         }
 
+        /// Determines whether the new task button should be shown in the sidebar.
+        ///
+        /// The button appears in the sidebar only on compact horizontal size class devices
+        /// (typically iPhones in portrait mode). This provides a way to create tasks when
+        /// the sidebar is displayed as a full screen view.
+        ///
+        /// - Parameter horizontalSizeClass: The current horizontal size class of the environment.
+        /// - Returns: `true` if the button should be shown in the sidebar, `false` otherwise.
+        func showNewTaskButtonInSidebar(when horizontalSizeClass: UserInterfaceSizeClass?) -> Bool {
+            guard let horizontalSizeClass else {
+                return false
+            }
+
+            return horizontalSizeClass == .compact
+        }
+
     }
 }

App/Sources/View Modifiers/NewTaskButtonModifier.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// A view modifier that adds a floating action button for creating new tasks.
+///
+/// This modifier overlays a glass-effect button in the bottom-trailing corner of the view.
+/// The button can be conditionally shown or hidden with smooth animations.
+struct NewTaskButtonModifier: ViewModifier {
+
+    // MARK: Properties
+
+    /// Whether the floating button should be displayed.
+    let showButton: Bool
+
+    /// The action to perform when the button is tapped.
+    let action: () -> Void
+
+    // MARK: Functions
+
+    /// Applies the floating action button to the content view.
+    ///
+    /// When `showButton` is true, overlays a blue glass-effect button with a plus icon
+    /// in the bottom-trailing corner. The button animates in/out with opacity and scale transitions,
+    /// and includes a spring animation when pressed.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter content: The view to which the button will be added.
+    /// - Returns: The modified view with the floating button overlay.
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        ZStack(alignment: .bottomTrailing) {
+            content
+
+            if showButton {
+                Button(action: action) {
+                    Image(systemName: "plus")
+                        .frame(width: 48, height: 48)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
+                }
+                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue.opacity(0.8)).interactive())
+                .padding(.trailing, 20)
+            }
+        }
+        .animation(
+            .spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.8),
+            value: showButton
+        )
+    }
+
+}
+
+// MARK: - View Extension
+
+extension View {
+
+    /// Adds a floating action button for creating new tasks.
+    ///
+    /// This convenience method applies the ``NewTaskButtonModifier`` to show a glass-effect
+    /// button in the bottom-trailing corner of the view.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - show: Whether the floating button should be displayed.
+    ///   - action: The action to perform when the button is tapped.
+    /// - Returns: The modified view with the floating button overlay.
+    func newTaskButton(
+        show: Bool,
+        action: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) -> some View {
+        modifier(
+            NewTaskButtonModifier(
+                showButton: show,
+                action: action
+            )
+        )
+    }
+
+}
+// MARK: - Previews
+
+#Preview("New Task Button") {
+    @Previewable
+    @State
+    var showButton = true
+
+    VStack {
+        Spacer()
+        Toggle(
+            "Show Button",
+            isOn: $showButton
+        )
+        Spacer()
+    }
+    .padding(.horizontal)
+    .frame(
+        maxWidth: .infinity,
+        maxHeight: .infinity
+    )
+    .newTaskButton(show: showButton) {
+        // On action closure.
+    }
+}

App/Sources/Views/ContentView.swift

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import SwiftUI
 /// The main content view of the app.
 ///
 /// This view serves as the primary interface for managing todo tasks.
-///
-/// The view uses a dedicated view model (`ViewModel`) to manage state and business logic, following the MVVM pattern.
-/// User interactions are handled through the view model, maintaining separation of concerns.
 struct ContentView: View {
 
     // MARK: Properties
 
+    /// The horizontal size class of the environment.
+    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass)
+    private var horizontalSizeClass
+
     /// The view model managing the state and logic for this view.
     @State
     private var viewModel = ViewModel()
@@ -19,30 +20,39 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 
     /// The content and behavior of the view.
     ///
-    /// Displays a navigation view containing:
+    /// Displays a navigation split view with:
+    /// - Sidebar: List of todo task groups
+    /// - Detail: List of todo task related to a selected todo task group
     /// - A floating action button for adding new tasks
     ///
-    /// The view presents a sheet when `viewModel.newTaskShown` is true,
+    /// The view presents a sheet to allow users to create new todo tasks.
-    /// allowing users to create new todo tasks.
     var body: some View {
-        NavigationView {
+        NavigationSplitView {
-            ZStack(alignment: .bottomTrailing) {
+            TaskGroupListView($viewModel.group)
-                TaskGroupListView()
+                .newTaskButton(show: viewModel.showNewTaskButtonInSidebar(when: horizontalSizeClass)) {
-
+                    viewModel.showNewTask()
-                Button(action: viewModel.showNewTask) {
-                    Image(systemName: "plus")
-                        .frame(width: 48, height: 48)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
                 }
-                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue.opacity(0.8)).interactive())
+        } detail: {
-                .padding(.trailing, 20)
+            if let group = viewModel.group {
-            }
+                TaskListView(group: group)
-            .navigationTitle("Todos")
+                    .id(group)
+                    .newTaskButton(show: viewModel.showNewTaskButtonInDetails) {
+                        viewModel.showNewTask()
                     }
                     .sheet(isPresented: $viewModel.newTaskShown) {
                         NewTaskView()
                     }
             }
+            else {
+                ContentUnavailableView(
+                    "view.content.content-unavailable.title",
+                    systemImage: "sidebar.left",
+                    description: Text("view.content.content-unavailable.description")
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 // MARK: - Previews

App/Sources/Views/NewTaskView.swift

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import SwiftUI
 /// - *Title* (required)
 /// - *Note* (optional)
 /// - *Due date* (required)
-///
-/// The view uses a dedicated view model (`ViewModel`) to manage state and business logic, following the MVVM pattern.
-/// When the user saves, the todo is inserted into the SwiftData model context and the view is dismissed afterwards.
 struct NewTaskView: View {
 
     // MARK: Properties

App/Sources/Views/TaskGroupList/TaskGroupListCard.swift

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extension TaskGroupListView {
                 
                 Spacer()
 
-                Text("\(count)")
+                Text(String(count))
                     .font(.title)
                     .fontWeight(.bold)
                     .foregroundStyle(group.color)

App/Sources/Views/TaskGroupListView.swift

@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ struct TaskGroupListView: View {
 
     // MARK: Properties
 
+    /// Binding to the currently selected todo task group.
+    ///
+    /// When provided, the view will use this binding for navigation split view selection.
+    @Binding
+    private var group: TodoGroup?
+
     /// Query to monitor all todo tasks for changes.
     ///
     /// This query triggers view updates whenever todo tasks are inserted, updated, or deleted,
     /// ensuring the task counts displayed in the view remain accurate.
     @Query
-    private var tasks: [Todo]
+    private var todos: [Todo]
 
     /// The view model managing the state and logic for this view.
     ///
@@ -26,6 +32,18 @@ struct TaskGroupListView: View {
     @State
     private var viewModel = ViewModel()
 
+    // MARK: Initializers
+
+    /// Creates a task group list view with a binding to the selected group.
+    ///
+    /// This initializer configures the view for use in a navigation split view,
+    /// where the binding tracks which task group is currently selected in the sidebar.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter group: A binding to the currently selected task group.
+    init(_ group: Binding<TodoGroup?>) {
+        self._group = group
+    }
+
     // MARK: Body
 
     /// The content and behavior of the view.
@@ -35,24 +53,30 @@ struct TaskGroupListView: View {
     /// - The group's title
     /// - The current count of tasks in that group
     ///
-    /// Cards are tappable and navigate to a detailed task list for the selected group.
+    /// Cards are tappable and update the selected group binding for navigation split view.
     /// Task counts are fetched on-demand from the model context for each render.
     var body: some View {
-        ScrollView {
+        List(
-            VStack(spacing: 16) {
+            viewModel.groups,
-                ForEach(viewModel.groups) { group in
+            selection: $group
-                    NavigationLink(destination: TaskListView(group: group)) {
+        ) { group in
             Card(
                 group: group,
-                            count: viewModel.count(tasks, for: group)
+                count: viewModel.count(
+                    todos,
+                    for: group
                 )
+            )
+            .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+            .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+            .tag(group)
         }
-                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .listStyle(.plain)
-                }
-            }
-            .padding(.horizontal)
-        }
         .navigationTitle("view.task-group-list.navigation.title")
+        .sensoryFeedback(
+            .selection,
+            trigger: group
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,8 +86,12 @@ struct TaskGroupListView: View {
     "Task group list with empty tasks",
     traits: .emptyContainer
 ) {
+    @Previewable
+    @State
+    var group: TodoGroup?
+
     NavigationStack {
-        TaskGroupListView()
+        TaskGroupListView($group)
     }
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +99,11 @@ struct TaskGroupListView: View {
     "Task group list with sample tasks",
     traits: .sampleTasks
 ) {
+    @Previewable
+    @State
+    var group: TodoGroup?
+
     NavigationStack {
-        TaskGroupListView()
+        TaskGroupListView($group)
     }
 }

App/Sources/Views/TaskListView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import SwiftUI
 /// A view that displays filtered todo tasks for a specific task group.
 ///
 /// This view provides the presentation layer for displaying and managing tasks within a specific group category.
-/// It follows the MVVM pattern, delegating business logic to a view model and data fetching to a separate content view.
 struct TaskListView: View {
 
     // MARK: Properties

UnitTests/Tests/View Models/ContentViewModelTests.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import SwiftUI
 import Testing
 
 @testable import Todos
@@ -16,11 +17,37 @@ struct ContentViewModelTests {
 
         // THEN
         #expect(viewModel.newTaskShown == false)
+        #expect(viewModel.group == nil)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Computed Property Tests
+
+    @Test(
+        "showNewTaskButtonInDetails returns expected value for every group",
+        arguments: zip(
+            [TodoGroup.today, .upcoming, .overdue, .completed, nil],
+            [true, true, true, false, false]
+        )
+    )
+    func showNewTaskButtonInDetails(
+        for group: TodoGroup?,
+        expects expectation: Bool
+    ) {
+        // GIVEN
+        let viewModel = ContentView.ViewModel()
+
+        viewModel.group = group
+
+        // WHEN
+        let shouldNewTaskButton = viewModel.showNewTaskButtonInDetails
+
+        // THEN
+        #expect(shouldNewTaskButton == expectation)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Functions Tests
 
-    @Test("showNewTask sets showNewTaskView to true")
+    @Test("showNewTask sets newTaskShown to true")
     func newTaskShown() {
         // GIVEN
         let viewModel = ContentView.ViewModel()
@@ -32,4 +59,25 @@ struct ContentViewModelTests {
         #expect(viewModel.newTaskShown == true)
     }
 
+    @Test(
+        "showNewTaskButtonInSidebar returns expected value for every horizontal size class",
+        arguments: zip(
+            [UserInterfaceSizeClass.compact, .regular, nil],
+            [true, false, false]
+        )
+    )
+    func showNewTaskButtonInSidebar(
+        for horizontalSizeClass: UserInterfaceSizeClass?,
+        expects expectation: Bool
+    ) {
+        // GIVEN
+        let viewModel = ContentView.ViewModel()
+
+        // WHEN
+        let shouldNewTaskButton = viewModel.showNewTaskButtonInSidebar(when: horizontalSizeClass)
+
+        // THEN
+        #expect(shouldNewTaskButton == expectation)
+    }
+
 }