Physics-based animations for iOS, tvOS, and macOS.
An animation library for iOS, tvOS, and macOS that uses physics-based animations (including springs) to power interactions that move and respond realistically.
let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100))// Springs animate changes to a value let spring = Spring(initialValue: view.center)
// The
onChange
closure will be called every time the spring updates spring.onChange = { [view] newCenter in view.center = newCenter }/// The view's center will realistically animate to the new target value. spring.target = CGPoint(x: 300, y: 200)
There are several ways to integrate Advance into your project.
Manually: add
Advance.xcodeprojto your project, then add
Advance-{iOS|macOS|tvOS}.frameworkas an "Embedded Binary" to your application target (under General in target settings). From there, add
import Advanceto your code and you're good to go.
Carthage: add
github "timdonnelly/Advance"to your
Cartfile.
CocoaPods: add
pod 'Advance'to your
Podfile.
Swift Package Manager: add a dependency to your
Project.swift:
.package(url: "http://github.com/timdonnelly/Advance", from: "3.0.0")
API documentation is available here.
Advance animations are applied on every frame (using
CADisplayLinkon iOS/tvOS, and
CVDisplayLinkon macOS), allowing for fine-grained control at any time.
Spring
Springinstances animate changes to a value over time, using spring physics.
let spring = Spring(initialValue: 0.0) spring.onChange = { [view] newAlpha in view.alpha = newAlpha }// Off it goes! spring.target = 0.5
/// Spring values can be adjusted at any time. spring.tension = 30.0 /// The strength of the spring spring.damping = 2.0 /// The resistance (drag) that the spring encounters spring.threshold = 0.1 /// The maximum delta between the current value and the spring's target (for each component) for which the simulation can enter a converged state./// Update the simulation state at any time. spring.velocity = 6.5 spring.value = 0.2
/// Sets the spring's target and the current simulation value, and removes all velocity. This causes the spring to converge at the given value. spring.reset(to: 0.5)
Animator
Animatorallows for more flexibility in the types of animation that can be performed, but gives up some convenience in order to do so. Specifically, animators allow for any type of animation or simulation to be performed for a single value.
let view = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100))/// Animators coordinate animations to drive changes to a value. let sizeAnimator = Animator(initialValue: view.bounds.size)
sizeAnimator.onChange = { [view] newSize in view.bounds.size = newSize }
/// A simple timed animation sizeAnimator.animate(to: CGSize(width: 123, height: 456), duration: 0.25, timingFunction: .easeInOut)
/// Some time in the future (before the previous timed animation was complete)...
/// Spring physics will move the view's size to the new value, maintaining the velocity from the timed animation. sizeAnimator.simulate(using: SpringFunction(target: CGSize(width: 300, height: 300)))
/// Some time in the future (before the previous spring animation was complete)...
/// The value will keep the same velocity that it had from the preceeding spring /// animation, and a decay function will slowly bring movement to a stop. sizeAnimator.simulate(using: DecayFunction(drag: 2.0))
Animators support two fundamentally different types of animations: timed and simulated.
Timed animations are, well, timed: they have a fixed duration, and they animate to a final value in a predictable manner.
animator.animate(to: CGSize(width: 123, height: 456), duration: 0.25, timingFunction: .easeInOut)
TimingFunctiondescribed the pacing of a timed animation.
TimingFunctioncomes with a standard set of functions:
TimingFunction.linear // No easing TimingFunction.easeIn TimingFunction.easeOut TimingFunction.easeInOut TimingFunction.swiftOut // Similar to Material Design's default curve
Custom timing functions can be expressed as unit beziers (described here).
let customTimingFunction = TimingFunction(x1: 0.1, y1: 0.2, x2: 0.6, y2: 0.0)
Simulated animations use a simulation function to power a physics-based transition. Simulation functions are types conforming to the
SimulationFunctionprotocol.
Simulated animations may be started using two different methods:
// Begins animating with the custom simulation function, maintaining the previous velocity of the animator. animator.simulate(using: MyCustomFunction())// or...
// Begins animating with the custom simulation function, imparting the specified velocity into the simulation. animator.simulate(using: DecayFunction(), initialVelocity: dragGestureRecognizer.velocity(in: view))
Values conforming to the
VectorConvertibleprotocol can be animated by Advance. Conforming types can be converted to and from a
Vectorimplementation.
swift public protocol VectorConvertible: Equatable, Interpolatable { associatedtype VectorType: SIMD where VectorType.Scalar == Double init(vector: VectorType) var vector: VectorType { get } }
The library adds conformance for many common types through extensions.
If you encounter any issues or surprises, please open an issue.
For suggestions or new features, please consider opening a PR with a functional implementation. Issues may be used if you aren't sure how to implement the change, but working code is typically easier to evaluate.
This project is released under the BSD 2-clause license.