iOS App Dev Libraries, Controls, Tutorials, Examples and Tools

Files is an open source Swift library from John Sundell for working with files ion iOS, macOS and tvOS.

Files provides a straightforward object-oriented API for moving, deleting, reading, and writing files and folders.

This snippet from the readme shows an example of file and folder deletion and creation:

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let folder = try Folder(path: “/users/john/folder”)
let file = try folder.createFile(named: “file.json”)
try file.write(data: wrap(object))
try file.delete()
try folder.delete()
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You can find files on Github here.

A great Swift library for working with files.

SwiftRichString is an open source library submitted by Daniele Margutti that simplifies working with attributed strings.

With SwiftRichString you can style attributed strings using a clear type-safe syntax, combine attributed and non-attributed strings, and more.

This snippet from the readme shows how one could create styles, and apply them to an attributed string with SwiftRichString:

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// Define your own used styles
let bold = Style(“bold”, {
$0.font = FontAttribute(.CourierNewPS_BoldItalicMT, size: 30) // font + size
$0.color = UIColor.red // text color
$0.align = .center // align on center
})

let italic = Style(“italic”, {
$0.font = FontAttribute(.CourierNewPS_ItalicMT, size: 25)
$0.color = UIColor.green
})

let attributedString = (“Hello ” + userName).set(style: bold) + “\nwelcome here”.set(style: italic)
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You can find SwiftRichString on Github here.

A great library for working with attributed strings.

SwiftyCam is an open source Swift library from Andrew Walz providing an inspired iOS camera framework with an extensive feature set inspired by Snapchat.

SwiftyCam dramatically simplifies setting up an app for photo and video caprure.

Some of the features of SwiftyCam include:

– Video and image capturing
– Front and rear flash
– Retina flash
– Manual zoom using gestures
– Manual focus on a tapped point
– A low light booster
– Manual image quality settings

You can find SwiftyCam on Github here.

A great library for camera apps.

RhythmBox is an open source Swift library submitted by Manuel Escrig that simplifies the creation of rhythm patterns.

To use RhythmBox you simply need to assign a beat, and an optional sub beat and time signature and RhythmBox will execute your code at the correct time intervals. There are also further subdivisions for different note durations.

This example from the readme shows how one could create a RhythmBox at 90 bpm with a 3/4 time signature further subdividing into eigth notes:

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let rhythmBox = RhythmBox(bpm: 90, timeSignature: (3,4), subdivision: “011”)
rhythmBox.perform {CurrentBeat, CurrentSubBeat, CurrentNote in

print("CurrentBeat", CurrentBeat)
return .resume

}
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You can find RhythmBox on Github here.

A useful library for music apps.