Attributed
µframework for Attributed strings.
What is Attributed?
Attributed aims to be a drop in replacement to the current version of the NSAttributedString
API.
The NSAttributedString
interface has a few shortcomings. If you donʼt know the key and type of value needed to set a certain attribute, you have to spend time checking documentation. Another concern is safety: passing a dictionary of type [String: Any]
to the constructor of NSAttributedString
is a potential crash at runtime waiting to happen.
Attributed provides developers a nicer alternative by extending the current NSAttributedString
interface with a fluent, strongly typed, and easy to use API.
Features
- Create
NSAttributedString
instances with a strongly typed, simple, and fluid interface - Combine
NSAttributedString
s with+
- Partially apply Attributes to parts of an
NSAttributedString
by providing aRange
Donʼt see a feature you need?
Feel free to open an issue requesting the feature you want or send over a pull request!
Usage
NSAttributedString
by closure composition
Creating a new "This is not a string".at.attributed {
return $0.foreground(color: .red)
.font(UIFont(name: "Chalkduster", size: 24.0)!)
.underlineStyle(.styleSingle)
}
NSAttributedString
by passing an attributes object
Creating a new First create an Attributes
object:
let attributes = Attributes {
return $0.foreground(color: .red)
.font(UIFont(name: "Chalkduster", size: 24.0)!)
.underlineStyle(.styleSingle)
}
then simply apply the Attributes
to a String
:
"Hello".at.attributed(with: attributes)
NSAttributedString
with +
Combining This library defines an concatenation operator +
for concatentating instances of NSAttributedString
. +
works with NSAttributedString
no different than it does for String
. This can be useful for combining NSAttributedStrings
with different attributes to produce the desired effect without having to specify ranges to apply different attributes to.
let bodyAttributes = Attributes {
return $0.foreground(color: .purple)
.font(UIFont(name: "Noteworthy-Light", size: 20.0)!)
}
let authorAttributes = bodyAttributes.foreground(color: .black)
"I think theres something strangely musical about noise.".at.attributed(with: bodyAttributes)
+ "\n - Trent Reznor".at.attributed(with: authorAttributes)
Installation
Carthage
If you use Carthage to manage your dependencies, simply add Attributed to your Cartfile
:
github "Nirma/Attributed"
If you use Carthage to build your dependencies, make sure you have added Attributed.framework
to the "Linked Frameworks and Libraries" section of your target, and have included Attributed.framework
in your Carthage framework copying build phase.
CocoaPods
If you use CocoaPods to manage your dependencies, simply add Attributed to your Podfile
:
pod 'AttributedLib'
Requirements
- Xcode 9.0
- Swift 4.0+
Contribution
Contributions are more than welcome!
License
Attributed is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.