Question 1

How to install SwiftyAvatar without using Cocoapods?

Accepted Answer

You can manually install by dragging and dropping the SwiftyAvatar.swift file into your Xcode project, as mentioned in the README under the Manual installation section. This avoids dependency on package managers.

Question 2

SwiftyAvatar vs Kingfisher for displaying avatars?

Accepted Answer

SwiftyAvatar focuses on styling circular images with borders and backgrounds for local UIImages, while Kingfisher is a comprehensive image downloading and caching library. Use SwiftyAvatar for simple styling, and Kingfisher for networked images with performance features.

Question 3

Can SwiftyAvatar load images from a URL?

Accepted Answer

No, SwiftyAvatar only handles the display of UIImage objects; you need to separately load images from URLs using other libraries or Apple's APIs and then set the image property, which adds extra steps.

Question 4

How to change the border color of SwiftyAvatar in code?

Accepted Answer

You can set the borderColor property directly, e.g., avatar.borderColor = .blue, or use the initializer with parameters like borderColor: .orange, as shown in the code examples in the README.

Question 5

Does SwiftyAvatar work with SwiftUI?

Accepted Answer

Not natively; since it's a UIKit class, you would need to wrap it in a UIViewRepresentable for use in SwiftUI, which complicates the setup and may reduce the simplicity benefit.

Question 6

How to add a shadow to a SwiftyAvatar?

Accepted Answer

SwiftyAvatar doesn't have built-in shadow support; you would need to add a shadow layer manually using CALayer or additional UIView properties, which requires extra code and undermines its plug-and-play appeal.

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