FloatingPanel

FloatingPanel is a simple and easy-to-use UI component for a new interface introduced in Apple Maps, Shortcuts and Stocks app. The new interface displays the related contents and utilities in parallel as a user wants.

Features
Requirements
Installation
- CocoaPods
- Carthage
Getting Started
- Add a floating panel as a child view controller
- Present a floating panel as a modality
View hierarchy
Usage
Notes
- 'Show' or 'Show Detail' Segues from FloatingPanelController's content view controller
- FloatingPanelSurfaceView's issue on iOS 10
Author
License

Features

Simple container view controller
Fluid animation and gesture handling
Scroll view tracking
Common UI elements: Grabber handle, Backdrop and Surface rounding corners
1~3 anchor positions(full, half, tip)
Layout customization for all trait environments(i.e. Landscape orientation support)
Behavior customization
Free from common issues of Auto Layout and gesture handling
Modal presentation

Examples are here.

Examples/Maps like Apple Maps.app.
Examples/Stocks like Apple Stocks.app.

Requirements

FloatingPanel is written in Swift 4.0+. It can be built by Xcode 9.4.1 or later. Compatible with iOS 10.0+.

✏️ The default Swift version is 4.0 because it avoids build errors with Carthage on each Xcode version from the source compatibility between Swift 4.0, 4.2 and 5.0.

Installation

CocoaPods

FloatingPanel is available through CocoaPods. To install it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:

pod 'FloatingPanel'

✏️ To suppress "Swift Conversion" warnings in Xcode, please set a Swift version to SWIFT_VERSION for the project in your Podfile. It will be resolved in CocoaPods v1.7.0.

Carthage

For Carthage, add the following to your Cartfile:

github "scenee/FloatingPanel"

Getting Started

Add a floating panel as a child view controller

import UIKit
import FloatingPanel

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    var fpc: FloatingPanelController!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        // Initialize a `FloatingPanelController` object.
        fpc = FloatingPanelController()

        // Assign self as the delegate of the controller.
        fpc.delegate = self // Optional

        // Set a content view controller.
        let contentVC = ContentViewController()
        fpc.set(contentViewController: contentVC)

        // Track a scroll view(or the siblings) in the content view controller.
        fpc.track(scrollView: contentVC.tableView)

        // Add and show the views managed by the `FloatingPanelController` object to self.view.
        fpc.addPanel(toParent: self)
    }

    override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
        super.viewWillDisappear(animated)

        // Remove the views managed by the `FloatingPanelController` object from self.view.
        fpc.removePanelFromParent()
    }
}

Present a floating panel as a modality

let fpc = FloatingPanelController()
let contentVC = ...
fpc.set(contentViewController: contentVC)

fpc.isRemovalInteractionEnabled = true // Optional: Let it removable by a swipe-down

self.present(fpc, animated: true, completion: nil)

You can show a floating panel over UINavigationController from the container view controllers as a modality of .overCurrentContext style.

✏️ FloatingPanelController has the custom presentation controller. If you would like to customize the presentation/dismissal, please see FloatingPanelTransitioning.

View hierarchy

FloatingPanelController manages the views as the following view hierarchy.

FloatingPanelController.view (FloatingPanelPassThroughView)
 ├─ .backdropView (FloatingPanelBackdropView)
 └─ .surfaceView (FloatingPanelSurfaceView)
    ├─ .containerView (UIView)
    │  └─ .contentView (FloatingPanelController.contentViewController.view)
    └─ .grabberHandle (GrabberHandleView)

Usage

Show/Hide a floating panel in a view with your view hierarchy

// Add the controller and the managed views to a view controller.
// From the second time, just call `show(animated:completion)`.
view.addSubview(fpc.view)

fpc.view.frame = view.bounds // MUST
// In addition, Auto Layout constraints are highly recommended.
// Because it makes the layout more robust on trait collection change.
//
//     fpc.view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
//     NSLayoutConstraint.activate([...])
// 

parent.addChild(fpc)

// Show a floating panel to the initial position defined in your `FloatingPanelLayout` object.
fpc.show(animated: true) {

    // Only for the first time
    self.didMove(toParent: self)
}

...

// Hide it
fpc.hide(animated: true) {

    // Remove it if needed
    self.willMove(toParent: nil)
    self.view.removeFromSuperview()
    self.removeFromParent()
}

NOTE: FloatingPanelController wraps show/hide with addPanel/removePanelFromParent for easy-to-use. But show/hide are more convenience for your app.

Customize the layout with `FloatingPanelLayout` protocol

Change the initial position and height

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    ...
    func floatingPanel(_ vc: FloatingPanelController, layoutFor newCollection: UITraitCollection) -> FloatingPanelLayout? {
        return MyFloatingPanelLayout()
    }
}

class MyFloatingPanelLayout: FloatingPanelLayout {
    public var initialPosition: FloatingPanelPosition {
        return .tip
    }

    public func insetFor(position: FloatingPanelPosition) -> CGFloat? {
        switch position {
            case .full: return 16.0 // A top inset from safe area
            case .half: return 216.0 // A bottom inset from the safe area
            case .tip: return 44.0 // A bottom inset from the safe area
            default: return nil // Or `case .hidden: return nil`
        }
    }
}

Support your landscape layout

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    ...
    func floatingPanel(_ vc: FloatingPanelController, layoutFor newCollection: UITraitCollection) -> FloatingPanelLayout? {
        return (newCollection.verticalSizeClass == .compact) ? FloatingPanelLandscapeLayout() : nil // Returning nil indicates to use the default layout
    }
}

class FloatingPanelLandscapeLayout: FloatingPanelLayout {
    public var initialPosition: FloatingPanelPosition {
        return .tip
    }
    public var supportedPositions: Set<FloatingPanelPosition> {
        return [.full, .tip]
    }

    public func insetFor(position: FloatingPanelPosition) -> CGFloat? {
        switch position {
            case .full: return 16.0
            case .tip: return 69.0
            default: return nil
        }
    }

    public func prepareLayout(surfaceView: UIView, in view: UIView) -> [NSLayoutConstraint] {
        return [
            surfaceView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leftAnchor, constant: 8.0),
            surfaceView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 291),
        ]
    }
}

Use Intrinsic height layout

Lay out your content View with the intrinsic height size. For example, see "Detail View Controller scene"/"Intrinsic View Controller scene" of Main.storyboard. The 'Stack View.bottom' constraint determines the intrinsic height.
Create a layout that adopts and conforms to FloatingPanelIntrinsicLayout and use it.

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    ...
    func floatingPanel(_ vc: FloatingPanelController, layoutFor newCollection: UITraitCollection) -> FloatingPanelLayout? {
        return RemovablePanelLayout()
    }
}

class RemovablePanelLayout: FloatingPanelIntrinsicLayout {
    var supportedPositions: Set<FloatingPanelPosition> {
        return [.full, .half]
    }
    func insetFor(position: FloatingPanelPosition) -> CGFloat? {
        switch position {
        case .half: return 130.0
        default: return nil  // Must return nil for .full
        }
    }
    ...
}

Customize the behavior with `FloatingPanelBehavior` protocol

Modify your floating panel's interaction

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    ...
    func floatingPanel(_ vc: FloatingPanelController, behaviorFor newCollection: UITraitCollection) -> FloatingPanelBehavior? {
        return FloatingPanelStocksBehavior()
    }
}

class FloatingPanelStocksBehavior: FloatingPanelBehavior {
    ...
    func interactionAnimator(_ fpc: FloatingPanelController, to targetPosition: FloatingPanelPosition, with velocity: CGVector) -> UIViewPropertyAnimator {
        let damping = self.damping(with: velocity)
        let springTiming = UISpringTimingParameters(dampingRatio: damping, initialVelocity: velocity)
        return UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: 0.5, timingParameters: springTiming)
    }
}

Use a custom grabber handle

let myGrabberHandleView = MyGrabberHandleView()
fpc.surfaceView.grabberHandle.isHidden = true
fpc.surfaceView.addSubview(myGrabberHandleView)

Add tap gestures to the surface or backdrop views

override func viewDidLoad() {
    ...
    surfaceTapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleSurface(tapGesture:)))
    fpc.surfaceView.addGestureRecognizer(surfaceTapGesture)

    backdropTapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleBackdrop(tapGesture:)))
    fpc.backdropView.addGestureRecognizer(backdropTapGesture)

    surfaceTapGesture.isEnabled = (fpc.position == .tip)
}

// Enable `surfaceTapGesture` only at `tip` position
func floatingPanelDidChangePosition(_ vc: FloatingPanelController) {
    surfaceTapGesture.isEnabled = (vc.position == .tip)
}

Create an additional floating panel for a detail

override func viewDidLoad() {
    // Setup Search panel
    self.searchPanelVC = FloatingPanelController()

    let searchVC = SearchViewController()
    self.searchPanelVC.set(contentViewController: searchVC)
    self.searchPanelVC.track(scrollView: contentVC.tableView)

    self.searchPanelVC.addPanel(toParent: self)

    // Setup Detail panel
    self.detailPanelVC = FloatingPanelController()

    let contentVC = ContentViewController()
    self.detailPanelVC.set(contentViewController: contentVC)
    self.detailPanelVC.track(scrollView: contentVC.scrollView)

    self.detailPanelVC.addPanel(toParent: self)
}

Move a position with an animation

In the following example, I move a floating panel to full or half position while opening or closing a search bar like Apple Maps.

func searchBarCancelButtonClicked(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
    ...
    fpc.move(to: .half, animated: true)
}

func searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
    ...
    fpc.move(to: .full, animated: true)
}

Work your contents together with a floating panel behavior

class ViewController: UIViewController, FloatingPanelControllerDelegate {
    ...
    func floatingPanelWillBeginDragging(_ vc: FloatingPanelController) {
        if vc.position == .full {
            searchVC.searchBar.showsCancelButton = false
            searchVC.searchBar.resignFirstResponder()
        }
    }

    func floatingPanelDidEndDragging(_ vc: FloatingPanelController, withVelocity velocity: CGPoint, targetPosition: FloatingPanelPosition) {
        if targetPosition != .full {
            searchVC.hideHeader()
        }
    }
}

Notes

'Show' or 'Show Detail' Segues from `FloatingPanelController`'s content view controller

'Show' or 'Show Detail' segues from a content view controller will be managed by a view controller(hereinafter called 'master VC') adding a floating panel. Because a floating panel is just a subview of the master VC(except for modality).

FloatingPanelController has no way to manage a stack of view controllers like UINavigationController. If so, it would be so complicated and the interface will become UINavigationController. This component should not have the responsibility to manage the stack.

By the way, a content view controller can present a view controller modally with present(_:animated:completion:) or 'Present Modally' segue.

However, sometimes you want to show a destination view controller of 'Show' or 'Show Detail' segue with another floating panel. It's possible to override show(_:sender) of the master VC!

Here is an example.

class ViewController: UIViewController {
    var fpc: FloatingPanelController!
    var secondFpc: FloatingPanelController!

    ...
    override func show(_ vc: UIViewController, sender: Any?) {
        secondFpc = FloatingPanelController()

        secondFpc.set(contentViewController: vc)

        secondFpc.addPanel(toParent: self)
    }
}

A FloatingPanelController object proxies an action for show(_:sender) to the master VC. That's why the master VC can handle a destination view controller of a 'Show' or 'Show Detail' segue and you can hook show(_:sender) to show a secondary floating panel set the destination view controller to the content.

It's a great way to decouple between a floating panel and the content VC.

FloatingPanelSurfaceView's issue on iOS 10

On iOS 10, FloatingPanelSurfaceView.cornerRadius isn't not automatically masked with the top rounded corners because of UIVisualEffectView issue. See https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/50854. So you need to draw top rounding corners of your content. Here is an example in Examples/Maps.

override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
    super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
    if #available(iOS 10, *) {
        visualEffectView.layer.cornerRadius = 9.0
        visualEffectView.clipsToBounds = true
    }
}

If you sets clear color to FloatingPanelSurfaceView.backgroundColor, please note the bottom overflow of your content on bouncing at full position. To prevent it, you need to expand your content. For example, See Example/Maps App's Auto Layout settings of UIVisualEffectView in Main.storyboard.

Author

Shin Yamamoto shin@scenee.com | @scenee

License

FloatingPanel is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

juliengdt/FloatingPanel