ZTChain

ZTChain is a lightweight library designed to facilitate chaining syntax in Swift, making your code more readable and expressive.

Features

1. Chainable Syntax

Allows for concise and readable code by chaining multiple method calls.
Example: view.zt.backgroundColor(.red).cornerRadius(10).borderWidth(2)

2. Dynamic Member Lookup

Utilizes Swift’s @dynamicMemberLookup to provide a flexible and clean API.
Example: view.zt.title("Welcome").subtitle("Hello World!")

3. Type-Safe Key Paths

Uses Swift’s key paths to ensure type safety when accessing properties.

4. Compatibility with UIKit

Extends commonly used UIKit components like UIView, UILabel, UIButton, etc.
Example: button.zt.title("Click Me").backgroundColor(.blue)

5. Custom Wrappers

Allows for easy creation of custom wrappers for any class or struct.
Example: MyCustomView().zt.customStyle

6. Fluent Interface Design

Provides a fluent interface design pattern for improved code readability and maintainability.
Example: textField.zt.placeholder("Enter name").textColor(.gray)

7. Extendable

Easily extendable to support additional custom styles and properties.
Example: extension ZTWrapper where Subject: UIButton { ... }

8. Supports iOS 11

Compatible with iOS 11 and later versions.

9. Supports Xcode Build Checks

Integrates seamlessly with Xcode, ensuring build checks and validation.

10. Supports Xcode Editor Code Suggestions and Autocompletion

Provides full support for code suggestions and autocompletion in Xcode editor.

11. Lightweight and Compact

The entire library is contained within a single file, making it easy to integrate and manage.

12. Seamless Integration with Third-Party Libraries

Easily integrates with third-party libraries for extending UIKit properties.

Installation

Swift Package Manager

To integrate using Apple's Swift Package Manager, add the following as a dependency to your Package.swift:

dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/willonboy/ZTChain.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "1.0.0"))
]

CocoaPods

To integrate using CocoaPods, add the following to your Podfile:

pod 'ZTChain', '~> 1.0.0'

Usage

Basic Example

import UIKit
import ZTChain


let tipsLbl = UILabel().zt
    .frame(CGRect(x: 20, y: 200, width: 350, height: 100))
    .textAlignment(.center)
    .font(.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 18))
    .textColor(.systemPink)
    .numberOfLines(10)
    .lineBreakMode(.byWordWrapping)
    .backgroundColor(.systemGray)
    .text("ZTChain is a lightweight library designed to facilitate chaining syntax in Swift, making your code more readable and expressive.")
    .subject

License

This project is licensed under the MPL-2.0.