A lightweight Swift framework for Apple's Auto-Layout that helps write readable and compact UI code.
EasySwiftLayout is a lightweight Swift framework that simplifies Apple's Auto-Layout system for iOS development. It provides a clean, chainable API to write readable and compact UI layout code, reducing the verbosity of traditional Auto-Layout constraints. The framework helps developers build responsive interfaces faster with less boilerplate.
iOS developers working with Swift who want to simplify Auto-Layout code and improve UI development productivity. It's ideal for those building custom UI components or complex layouts programmatically.
Developers choose EasySwiftLayout for its intuitive API that makes Auto-Layout code more maintainable and less error-prone. Its lightweight design and comprehensive feature set offer a streamlined alternative to verbose native Auto-Layout code.
Lightweight Swift framework for Apple's Auto-Layout
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Methods return self with @discardableResult, enabling readable, compact chains like in the quick start example where view addition, centering, and sizing are combined in one fluent sequence.
Automatically sets translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false for every method, eliminating a common boilerplate step and reducing errors in Auto-Layout code.
Each method includes detailed summaries and preconditions accessible via Xcode's quick help (press ⌥ key), as highlighted in the Documentation section, making it self-documenting for developers.
It provides specific extensions for common tasks like pinning, centering, and sizing without bloat, sticking to its goal of simplifying Auto-Layout without over-engineering.
As a single-maintainer project with infrequent updates (implied by its origin story), it lacks the community, extensive tutorials, and third-party integrations of larger libraries like SnapKit.
While it supports dependency managers, the manual setup requires cloning the repo and building the framework yourself, which is more complex than drop-in solutions and error-prone for beginners.
Focuses on basic Auto-Layout operations; it lacks built-in support for complex scenarios like constraint animations, dynamic priority adjustments, or integration with modern UI frameworks like SwiftUI.