iOS custom view component for displaying books on a virtual shelf with support for plain and sectioned layouts.
ShelfView is an iOS custom view component that displays books on a virtual shelf within applications. It solves the problem of presenting book collections in an organized, visually appealing manner by providing both plain and sectioned shelf layouts with interactive book elements.
iOS developers building applications that need to display book collections, such as e-reader apps, digital libraries, educational platforms, or any app with media catalog interfaces.
Developers choose ShelfView for its ready-to-use, customizable shelf interface that saves development time compared to building from scratch, while offering flexible layout options and multiple image source support.
iOS custom view to display books on shelf
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Supports loading book covers from URLs, device directories (documents, library, cache), and raw assets, as detailed with BOOK_SOURCE constants in the README, reducing integration effort.
Provides detailed delegate methods for book clicks, including book ID, title, and index parameters, enabling precise interaction handling as shown in the PlainShelfViewDelegate and SectionShelfViewDelegate examples.
Offers both plain and sectioned shelf views out of the box, allowing developers to choose between simple lists or categorized displays without additional layout coding.
Allows adding or reloading books programmatically after initialization using addBooks() and reloadBooks() methods, facilitating real-time updates to the shelf.
The README provides no guidance on customizing shelf appearance like colors, spacing, or animations, forcing developers to modify source code for aesthetic changes.
Requires Swift 4.2, which is several versions behind current standards, potentially causing compatibility issues with newer Swift projects and missing modern language features.
For HTTP URLs, developers must manually update info.plist to allow arbitrary loads, adding an extra setup step and introducing security concerns for production apps.