Why EasyList?

EasyList is a UITableView subclass, that will help you create type-safe lists, with less code, easier to read and maintain.

As you probably know, using UITableView forces you to implement delegate pattern, switch statements (In case of different cell types) force casting (UITableViewCell to your custom cell type), and redundant code as 'cellIdentifier'.

EasyList is a new way of dealing with simple to complex table views; it wrapped logic for you, so you have a less boilerplate redundant code.

Basic usage

ListTypeStaticCellHeight, Supports multiple cell types, static height

let cellConfiguration = CellConfiguration { (cell, indexPath) -> YourCustomCell in
    cell.setText(self.dataSource[indexPath.row])
    return cell
}
let listType = ListTypeStaticCellHeight.init(
        cellConfiguration: { indexPath -> CellConfigurationType in
            return cellConfiguration
        }, dataSourceCount: { () -> Int in
    return self.dataSource.count
}, rowHeight: { indexPath -> CGFloat in
    return 50
}) { (selectedCell, selectedIndexPath) in
        ///Did select cell
}
self.easyList = EasyList.init(listType)

Advanced usage

ListTypeAutoSizingCells, Supports multiple cell types, dynamic cell height

let cellConfiguration = CellConfiguration { (cell, indexPath) -> YourCustomCell in
    cell.setText(self.dataSource[indexPath.row])
    return cell
}
let cellConfiguration2 = CellConfiguration { (cell, indexPath) -> YourCustomCellWithDinamicSize in
    cell.setText(self.dataSource[indexPath.row])
    return cell
}
let listType = ListTypeAutoSizingCells.init(
        cellConfiguration: { indexPath -> CellConfigurationType in
         if (indexPath.row == 5) {
                return cellConfiguration2
         }
          return cellConfiguration 
        }, dataSourceCount: { () -> Int in
     return self.dataSource.count
}, estimatedRowsHeight: 100) { (selectedCell, selectedIndexPath) in
        ///Did select cell
}
self.easyList = EasyList.init(listType)

In detail

CellConfiguration block is used to define different cell types. Set Its return type to your custom cell, and set Its params. After creating the amount of cell configuration blocks you need, choose your ListType:

• ListTypeAutoSizingCells for auto sizing cells
• ListTypeStaticCellHeight static cell sizes

Create it, pass CellConfiguration for index path, and the rest of the params (Should be autocompleted)

Reloading data on change is the same as using UITableView (Because it is, in fact, a UITableView) call: reloadData()

You are ready to go! (:

Installation

Cocoapods

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

pod 'EasyList'

Manually

1. Download and drop /EasyList folder in your project.
2. Congratulations!

Author

Matan made this with ❤️.