Passing data down the view tree in SwiftUI

EnvironmentValues is a set of values that may be used during interface and app functionality building.

This is a simple and yet powerful addition from SwiftUI, that can improve any state and dataFlow in the app.

Schedulers in Combine: Part 4: OperationQueue Scheduler

In this article we review last, but not least (in the list of available schedulers for Combine framework), scheduler - OperationQueue.

As u remember from previous articles, Scheduler it’s just a protocol that requires from type define WHEN and HOW execute a selected task.

SwiftUI property wrappers

Within SwiftUI we may have a lot of options on how to handle data. To help us out with this, Apple has introduced a few propertyWrappers for us.

But to make everything clear may be a bit complicated at first. So I decided to check every … read more »

2D transformation in iOS

Rich animations and some cool effects - it’s always something that I try to add when dealing with UI.

In my opinion, a nicely animated transition is much better than just “blink” and simple state change. Off-cause, this requires a bit more time and sometimes no-one didn’t expect to get … read more »

Schedulers in Combine: Part 3: DispatchQueue Scheduler

This is the 3rd article in my mini-series dedicated to Schedulers in Combine. And this one is about the most powerful one - DispatchQueue Scheduler.

Yet to his power, the usage is still pretty simple. At the same moment, it allows us … read more »

Schedulers in Combine: Part 2: RunLoop Scheduler

Let’s continue to review available Schedulers in Combine. This is the second article in the series and here we will review RunLoop as a Scheduler.

RunLoop in details

Often we can hear such terms as RunLoop, MainLoop, or EventLoop. But do we know how it works? And what responsibilities it has?

Custom Alert in SwiftUI

Recently I have faced with design-related requirements for Alert on my project - Image should be shown with rich description and additional actions.

Schedulers in Combine. Part 1: ImmediateScheduler

When we start dealing with Combine, soon we realize that threads and task managing between them are essential. Luckily for us, Combine has a build-in realization of this routine called Scheduler - ” a protocol that defines when and how to execute a closure” (Apple).

So … read more »

Present View overFullScreen in SwiftUI

If u want to present some View in SwiftUI over whole content like Alert or UIViewController does (with overCurrentContext style) with transparent background - u will be surprized.

Navigation Bar background color in SwiftUI

How many times do we need to change something in standard components supplied by Apple? Well, quite often, so I guess everything should be done keeping this simple thing in mind. But let’s check NavigationBar in SwiftUI.

“Oh crap!” - u can say after the first 10 min … read more »

Custom Slider with SwiftUI

Custom components are independent pieces of functionality that can be reused in your code. In this tutorial we will make custom Slider.

BLE pitfalls

originally this post was written on Apr 28, 2018 and available here

Abbreviations (in order of appearance):

• BLE- Bluetooth Low
• PCB — Printed circuit board
• API — Application Programming Interface

Every developer who worked with iOS BLE knows that not everything is so good as … read more »

Fastlane for beginners

Before we start…

originally this post was written on Jan 23, 2017 and available here

Sooner or later every developer will have to open Safari and type https://itunesconnect.apple.com to setup application for distribution via AppStore. But exactly after you login in to iTunes, you will understand, … read more »