An elegant Swift alternative to UIStepper with a thumb slider for flexible value control.
SnappingStepper is an open-source iOS UI component written in Swift that provides an elegant alternative to Apple's UIStepper. It enhances the traditional stepper control with a thumb slider addition, allowing users to adjust values with more flexibility and precision. The component solves the limitation of standard UISteppers by offering better visual design and more intuitive interaction patterns.
iOS developers building applications that require numeric input controls, particularly those who need more customization options and better user experience than Apple's native UIStepper provides.
Developers choose SnappingStepper because it offers superior visual design, enhanced interaction through the thumb slider, and extensive customization options while maintaining compatibility with UIStepper's familiar API. It's specifically designed for Swift projects and supports modern dependency managers.
An elegant alternative to the UIStepper written in Swift
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Adds a draggable thumb slider between buttons for precise value adjustments, going beyond the standard tap-to-increment approach of UIStepper.
Allows full customization of fonts, colors, thumb width ratio, and background colors, as shown in the example code with properties like symbolFontColor and thumbBackgroundColor.
Compatible with UIStepper's configuration properties such as continuous, autorepeat, wraps, and value ranges, making it easy for developers to transition from the native component.
Supports both traditional target-action pattern and closure-based value change blocks, providing multiple ways to handle value updates for different coding preferences.
Written entirely in Swift, which may not be suitable for Objective-C-only projects without bridging headers or Swift compatibility layers.
The README notes that Swift Package Manager support was in early development at the time, which could lead to outdated integration steps or compatibility issues with modern SPM versions.
Limited to iOS platform with a minimum version of 8.0, offering no support for macOS, tvOS, or other Apple ecosystems, which restricts its use in broader projects.