UIGradient - A simple and powerful library for using gradient layer, image, color

public extension UIView {

    func addGradientWithDirection(_ direction: GradientDirection, colors: [UIColor], cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0, locations: [Double]? = nil)

    func addGradient(_ gradientLayer: GradientLayer, cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0)
	
}

let gradient = GradientLayer(direction: GradientDirection, colors: [UIColor])
view.addGradient(gradient)

public enum GradientDirection {
    case topToBottom // top to bottom
    case bottomToTop // bottom to top
    case leftToRight // left to right
    case rightToLeft // right to left
    case topLeftToBottomRight // top left to bottom right
    case topRightToBottomLeft // top right to bottom left
    case bottomLeftToTopRight // bottom left to top right
    case bottomRightToTopLeft // bottom right to top left
}

open class GradientLayer: CAGradientLayer {
    ...
    public final func clone() -> GradientLayer
    ...
}

public extension UIColor {

    static func fromGradient(_ gradient: GradientLayer, frame: CGRect, cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0) -> UIColor?
	
    static func fromGradientWithDirection(_ direction: GradientDirection, frame: CGRect, colors: [UIColor], cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0, locations: [Double]? = nil) -> UIColor?
	
}

let view1 = UIView(frame: frame)
view1.backgroundColor = UIColor.fromGradientWithDirection(.topToBottom, frame: frame, colors: [UIColor.blue, UIColor.green])
//view1.backgroundColor = UIColor.fromGradient(gradient, frame: frame)

let label = UILabel(frame: frame)
label.text = "some text"
label.textColor = UIColor.fromGradient(gradient, frame: frame)

public extension UIImage {

    static func fromGradient(_ gradient: GradientLayer, frame: CGRect, cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0) -> UIImage?
	
    static func fromGradientWithDirection(_ direction: GradientDirection, frame: CGRect, colors: [UIColor], cornerRadius: CGFloat = 0, locations: [Double]? = nil) -> UIImage?
	
}

let imageView = UIImageView(frame: frame)
imageView.image = UIImage.fromGradientWithDirection(.bottomLeftToTopRight, frame: frame, colors: [UIColor.blue, UIColor.green])

let oceanBlueGradient 		= GradientLayer.oceanBlue
let sanguineGradient  		= GradientLayer.sanguine
let lusciousLimeGradient 	= GradientLayer.lusciousLime
let purpleLakeGradient 		= GradientLayer.purpleLake
...