PulsingHalo has been discontinued, and is no longer being maintained. Please check out Pulsator which is the new version of this written with Swift.
iOS component for creating a pulsing animation. It allows you to create halos.
Great For:
- Pulses of beacons (iBeacon)
- Map Annotations
##Installation
###CocoaPods
Add into your Podfile.
pod "PulsingHalo"
Then $ pod install
###Carthage
Add into your Cartfile.
github "shu223/PulsingHalo"
Then $ carthage update
###Manual
Add PulsingHaloLayer.h,m into your project.
##How to use
Just initiate and add to your view layer.
###Swift
let halo = PulsingHaloLayer()
halo.position = view.center
view.layer.addSublayer(halo)
halo.start()###Objective-C
PulsingHaloLayer *halo = [PulsingHaloLayer layer];
halo.position = self.view.center;
[self.view.layer addSublayer:halo];
[halo start];
##Customizations
###Number of Halos
Use haloLayerNumber property.
halo.haloLayerNumber = 3;
###radius
Use radius property.
self.halo.radius = 240.0;
###color
Use backgroundColor property.
UIColor *color = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.7
green:0.9
blue:0.3
alpha:1.0];
self.halo.backgroundColor = color.CGColor;
###animation duration
Use animationDuration or pulseInterval property.
###animation repeat count
Initialize using initWithRepeatCount: method, or set repeatCount property. The default value is INFINITY.
###animation key values and times
Use properties fromValueForRadius, fromValueForAlpha and keyTimeForHalfOpacity.
###enable/disable timing function for animation
Use property useTimingFunction
##Demo
You can try to change the radius and color properties with demo app.
##Special Thanks
Inspired by SVPulsingAnnotationView.
##Author
Shuichi Tsutsumi
iOS freelancer in Japan. Welcome works from abroad!