A lightweight Swift library that simplifies Auto Layout with concise, readable syntax.
TinyConstraints is a Swift library that simplifies Auto Layout by providing a cleaner, more concise syntax for defining constraints in iOS and macOS apps. It wraps the verbose NSLayoutAnchor API into intuitive methods that reduce boilerplate code while remaining fully compatible with existing Auto Layout code. The library makes it easier to create, manage, and animate constraints with minimal effort.
iOS and macOS developers who use Auto Layout for UI construction and want to write more readable, maintainable layout code without sacrificing power or compatibility.
Developers choose TinyConstraints because it dramatically reduces the verbosity of Auto Layout while keeping all its capabilities. Its intuitive API, automatic constraint activation, and superview helpers allow for faster development with fewer errors, making it a lightweight yet powerful alternative to writing raw NSLayoutConstraint code.
Nothing but sugar.
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Drastically reduces code for common tasks, such as using view.edgesToSuperview() instead of multiple NSLayoutConstraint lines, as shown in the edges and center examples.
Constraints are activated by default, eliminating the need for manual NSLayoutConstraint.activate() calls and reducing boilerplate errors.
Provides dedicated methods like edgesToSuperview(with insets:) and excluding options, making it easy to attach views to their superview with custom insets.
Allows storing constraints for later activation, deactivation, or animation, facilitating dynamic layout changes as demonstrated in the animation examples.
Limited to Auto Layout in UIKit and AppKit, making it irrelevant for SwiftUI-based projects, which are increasingly popular in modern iOS development.
Adds an external library for functionality that can be implemented natively with more code, which may conflict with projects aiming for minimal dependencies.
The simplified syntax can obscure the underlying NSLayoutConstraints, making it harder to debug layout issues compared to raw Auto Layout code.