Overview

A Swift Package with a collection of SwiftUI framing views and tools to help with layout.

• Size readers like WidthReader, HeightReader, and onSizeChange(perform:)
• SmartScrollView with optional scrolling, a content-fitable frame, and live edge inset values.
• FULayout for building custom layouts (similar to SwiftUI Layout but works in iOS 14).
• HFlow or VFlow for presenting tags or any view in a flow style.
• VMasonry or HMasonry for presenting view in a masonry (Pinterest) style.
• Make your own CustomFULayout.
• OverlappingImage that overlaps neighbouring content by a percent of the image size.
• .relativePadding adds padding relative to the content view size.
• TabMenuView, a customizable tab menu with onReselect and onDoubleTap functions.
• ScaledView to scale views and their frames to specific sizes.
• AutoRotatingView to give some views a different set of allowable orientations.
• WidgetSize - Similar to WidgetFamily but returns widget frame sizes by device and doesn't require WidgetKit
• WidgetDemoFrame creates widget frames sized for the current device (and scaled for iPad)
• WidgetRelativeShape fixes a bug with the corner radius of ContainerRelativeShape on iPad.
• Proportionable protocol with aspectFormat, aspectRatio, minDimension, and maxDimension
• View extension frame(size:,alignment:)

FrameUpExample

Check out the example app to see how you can use this package in your iOS app.

Installation

1. In Xcode 13 File -> Add Packages or in Xcode 12 go to File -> Swift Packages -> Add Package Dependency
2. Paste in the repo's url: https://github.com/ryanlintott/FrameUp and select by version.

Usage

Import the package using import FrameUp

Platforms

This package is compatible with iOS 14 or later.

Is this Production-Ready?

Really it's up to you. I currently use this package in my own Old English Wordhord app.

Support

If you like this package, buy me a coffee to say thanks!

Details

Size Readers

Unlike 'GeometryReader' these views will provide measurement of only one axis and will only take up as much space on the other axis as is needed for their child views.

WidthReader

Provides the available width while fitting to the height of the content.

Useful inside vertical scroll views where you want to get the width without specifying a frame height.

Example:

ScrollView {
    WidthReader { width in
        HStack(spacing: 0) {
            Text("This text frame is set to 70% of the width.")
                .frame(width: width * 0.7)
                .background(Color.green)

            Circle()
        }
    }
    .foregroundColor(.white)
    .background(Color.blue)

    Text("The WidthReader above does not have a fixed height and will grow to fit the content.")
        .padding()
}

HeightReader

Provides the available height while fitting to the width of the content.

Useful inside horizontal scroll views where you want to get the height without specifying a frame width. Example:

ScrollView(.horizontal) {
    HeightReader { height in
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
            Text("This\ntext\nframe\nis\nset\nto\n70%\nof\nthe\nheight.")
                .frame(height: height * 0.7)
                .background(Color.green)

            Circle()
        }
        .foregroundColor(.white)
        .background(Color.blue)

        Text("\nThe\nHeightReader\nto\nthe\nleft\ndoes\nnot\nhave\na\nfixed\nwidth\nand\nwill\ngrow\nto\nfit\nthe\ncontent.")
            .padding()
    }
}

.onSizeChange(perform:)

Adds an action to perform when parent view size value changes.

struct OnSizeChangeExample: View {
    @State private var size: CGSize = .zero
    
    var body: some View {
        Text("Hello, World!")
            .padding(100)
            .background(Color.blue)
            .onSizeChange { size in
                self.size = size
            }
            .overlay(Text("size: \(size.width) x \(size.height)"), alignment: .bottom)
    }
}

SmartScrollView

A ScrollView with extra features.

• Optional Scrolling - When active, the view will only be scrollable if the content is too large to fit in the parent frame. Enabled by default.
• Shrink to Fit - When active, the view will only take as much vertical and horizontal space as is required to fit the content. Enabled by default.
• Edge Insets - An onScroll function runs when the view is scrolled and reports the edge insets. Insets are negative when content edges are beyond the scroll view edges.

Example:

SmartScrollView(.vertical, showsIndicators: true, optionalScrolling: true, shrinkToFit: true) {
    // Content here
} onScroll: { edgeInsets in
    // Runs when view is scrolled
}

Limitations:

• If placed directly inside a NavigationView with a resizing header, this view may behave strangely when scrolling. To avoid this add 1 point of padding to the top of this view.
• If the available space for this view grows for any reason other than screen rotation, this view will not grow to fill the space. If you know the value that causes this change, add an .id(value) modifier below this view to trigger the view to recalculate. This will cause it to scroll to the top.

FULayout

Similar to the SwiftUI Layout protocol, the FrameUp layout FULayout protocol is used to define view layouts.

You can call them as functions.

This method is the most straightforward as it works the same as SwiftUI layouts.

MyFULayout() {
    Text("Hello")
    Text("World")
}

Caution: _VariadicView is used under the hood. If this underscore protocol concerns you, use method 2 below.

You can use the .forEach() function.

This method uses a method that works in a very similar way to ForEach().

MyFULayout().forEach(["Hello", "World"], id: \.self) { item in
        Text(item.value)
    }
}

AnyFULayout

A type-erased FrameUp layout can be used to wrap multiple layouts and switch between them with animation.

Included FULayouts

HFlow

A FrameUp layout that arranges views in a row, adding rows when needed.

Each row height will be determined by the tallest element. The overall frame size will fit to the size of the laid out content.

A maximum height must be provided but HeightReader can be used to get the value (especially helpful when inside a ScrollView).

A FrameUp layout is not a view but it works like a view by using callAsFunction. There is also an alternative view function .forEach() that works like ForEach

Example:

HeightReader { height in
   HFlow(maxHeight: height) {
       ForEach(["Hello", "World", "More Text"], id: \.self) { item in
           Text(item.value)
               .padding(12)
               .foregroundColor(.white)
               .background(Color.blue)
               .cornerRadius(12)
               .clipped()
       }
   }
}

VFlow

A FrameUp layout that arranges views in a column, adding columns when needed.

Each column width will be determined by the widest element. The overall frame size will fit to the size of the laid out content.

A maximum width must be provided but WidthReader can be used to get the value (especially helpful when inside a ScrollView).

A FrameUp layout is not a view but it works like a view by using callAsFunction. There is also an alternative view function .forEach() that works like ForEach

Example:

WidthReader { width in
    VFlow(maxWidth: width) {
        ForEach(["Hello", "World", "More Text"], id: \.self) { item in
            Text(item.value)
                .padding(12)
                .foregroundColor(.white)
                .background(Color.blue)
                .cornerRadius(12)
                .clipped()
        }
    }
}

HMasonry

A FrameUp layout that arranges views into rows, adding views to the shortest row.

A maximum height must be provided but HeightReader can be used to get the value (especially helpful when inside a ScrollView).

A FrameUp layout is not a view but it works like a view by using callAsFunction. There is also an alternative view function .forEach() that works like ForEach

Example:

HeightReader { height in
   HMasonry(columns: 3, maxHeight: height) {
       ForEach(["Hello", "World", "More Text"], id: \.self) { item in
           Text(item.value)
               .frame(maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .center)
               .padding(12)
               .foregroundColor(.white)
               .background(Color.blue)
               .cornerRadius(12)
               .clipped()
       }
   }
}

VMasonry

A FrameUp layout that arranges views into columns, adding views to the shortest column.

A maximum width must be provided but WidthReader can be used to get the value (especially helpful when inside a ScrollView).

A FrameUp layout is not a view but it works like a view by using callAsFunction. There is also an alternative view function .forEach() that works like ForEach

Example:

   WidthReader { width in
       VMasonry(columns: 3, maxWidth: width) {
           ForEach(["Hello", "World", "More Text"], id: \.self) { item in
               Text(item.value)
                   .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .center)
                   .padding(12)
                   .foregroundColor(.white)
                   .background(Color.blue)
                   .cornerRadius(12)
                   .clipped()
           }
       }
   }

FULAyout Stacks

HStackFULayout, VStackFULayout, and ZStackFULayout are also available and helpful when you want to toggle between layout options.

Make your own FULayout

The FrameUp layout protocol requires you to define which axes are fixed, the maximum item size, and a function that takes view sizes and ouputs view offsets.

Below is an example layout that arranges views on left and right sides of a central line.

struct CustomFULayout: FULayout {
    let maxWidth: CGFloat
    
    var fixedSize: Axis.Set = .horizontal
    var maxItemWidth: CGFloat? { maxWidth / 2 }
    var maxItemHeight: CGFloat? = nil
    
    func contentOffsets(sizes: [Int : CGSize]) -> [Int : CGPoint] {
        var heightOffset = 0.0
        var rowHeight = 0.0
        var offsets = [Int : CGPoint]()
        for size in sizes.sortedByKey() {
            let widthOffset = (size.key % 2 == 0) ? -size.value.width : 0
            
            offsets.updateValue(
                CGPoint(x: widthOffset, y: heightOffset),
                forKey: size.key
            )
            rowHeight = (size.key % 2 == 0) ? size.value.height : max(size.value.height, rowHeight)
            heightOffset += (size.key % 2 == 0) ? 0 : rowHeight
        }
        return offsets
    }
}

OverlappingImage

An image view that can overlap content on the edges of its frame.

Image can overlap either on the vertical or horizontal axis but not both.

Be sure to consider spacing and use zIndex to place the image in front or behind content.

VStack(spacing: 0) {
    Text("Overlapping Image")
        .font(.system(size: 50))

    OverlappingImage(Image(systemName: "star.square"), aspectRatio: 1.0, top: 0.1, bottom: 0.25)
        .padding(.horizontal, 50)
        .zIndex(1)

    Text("The image above will overlap content above and below.")
        .padding(20)
}

.relativePadding(edges:, lengthFactor:)

A view modifier that pads its content by the specified edge insets with a percentage of the content view size. Width is used for .leading/.trailing and height is used for .top/.bottom

Negative values can be used to overlap content.

Text("This text will have padding based on the width and height of its frame.")
    .relativePadding([.leading, .top], 0.2)

TabMenuView

Customizable tab menu bar view designed to mimic the style of the default tab menu bar on iPhone. Images or views and name provied are used to mask another provided view which is often a color.

Features:

• Use any image or AnyView as a mask for the menu item.
• Use any view as the 'color' including gradients.
• onReselect closure that returns a NamedAction that triggers when the active tab is selected.
• onDoubleTap closure that returns a NamedAction that triggers when the active tab is double-tapped.
• accessibility actions are automatically added for onReselect and onDoubleTap if they are added.

Example:

let items = [
    TabMenuItem(icon: AnyView(Circle().stroke().overlay(Text("i"))), name: "Info", tab: 0),
    TabMenuItem(image: Image(systemName: "star"), name: "Favourites", tab: 1),
    TabMenuItem(image: Image(systemName: "bookmark"), name: "Categories", tab: 2),
    TabMenuItem(image: Image(systemName: "books.vertical"), name: "About", tab: 3)
]

TabMenuView(selection: $selection, items: items) { isSelected in
    Group {
        if isSelected {
            Color.accentColor
        } else {
            Color(.secondaryLabel)
        }
    }
} onReselect: {
    NamedAction("Reselect") {
        print("TabMenu item \(selection) reselected")
    }
} onDoubleTap: {
    NamedAction("Double Tap") {
        print("TabMenu item \(selection) doubletapped")
    }
}

ScaledView

A view modifier that scales a view using scaleEffect to match a frame size.

View must have an intrinsic content size or be provided a specific frame size. Final frame size may be different depending on modes chosen.

Uses ScaleMode to limit the view so it can only grow/shrink or both.

Used in these view Extensions

• scaledToFrame(size:,contentMode:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFrame(width:,height:,contentMode:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFit(size:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFit(width:,height:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFit(width:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFit(height:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFill(size:,scaleMode:)
• scaledToFill(width:,height:,scaleMode:)

AutoRotatingView

A view that rotates any view to match the current device orientation if it's in an array of allowed orientations. This is most useful for allowing fullscreen image views to use landscape orientations while inside a portrait-only app. It can also be used to limit orientations such as landscape-only in an app that allows portrait. Rotations can be animated.

AutoRotatingView([.portrait, .landscapeLeft, .landscapeRight], animation: .default) {
    Image("MyFullscreenImage")
        .resizable()
        .scaledToFit()
}

WidgetSize

An enum similar to WidgetFamily but returns widget frame sizes by device and doesn't require WidgetKit

Cases

• small
• medium
• large
• extraLarge

Key Functions and Properties

supportedSizesForCurrentDevice

Returns an array of supported widget sizes based on device type and iOS version.

sizeForCurrentDevice

The size of this WidgetSize on the current device.

All size information from: Apple - Human Interface Guidelines

scaleFactorForCurrentDevice

How much the widget is scaled down to fit on the Home Screen.

Home Screen width divided by design canvas width. iPhone value will always be 1.

WidgetDemoFrame

Creates widget frames sized for the current device (and scaled for iPad). Used for showing example widgets from inside the app.

Corner radius size defaults to 20 and may not be the same as the actual widget corner radius.

For iPad, widget views use a design size and are scaled to a smaller Home Screen size using ScaledView. This demo frame uses the same scaling to properly preview the widget. All sizes will work on all devices and all versions of iOS (even extraLarge on iPhone with iOS 14.0).

Example:

WidgetDemoFrame(.medium, cornerRadius: 20) { size, cornerRadius in
    Text("Demo Widget")
}

WidgetRelativeShape

A re-scaled version of ContainerRelativeShape used to fix a bug with the corner radius on iPads running iOS 15 and earlier.

Example: This widget view has a blue background with a 1 point inset. On an iPad running iOS 15 or earlier, the red background will show on the corners as the corner radius does not match.

Text("Example widget")
    .background(.blue)
    .clipShape(WidgetRelativeShape(.systemSmall))
    .background(
        ContainerRelativeShape()
            .fill(.red)
    )
    .padding(1)

Proportionable

A protocol that adds helpful parameters like aspectFormat, aspectRatio, minDimension, and maxDimension.

Used on types that have width and height properties like CGSize.

How to add conformance in your app:

extension CGSize: Proportionable { }

View Extensions

frame(size:,alignment:)

Alternative to frame(width:,height:,alignment:) that takes a CGSize parameter instead.