Using and Writing Micro-Libraries In Swift

Gustavo Barcena

What is a Micro-Library?

Why?

• It helps us to make code that is reusable
• Apps become a collection of little pieces which can be easily switched out
• Micro libraries can make Apple APIs more specific
• We can use it to create fast prototyping tools

Where?

• Any code that interacts with a part of the system that has a complex interaction

Another Awesome Example

• http://chris.eidhof.nl/posts/tiny-networking-in-swift.html
• http://realm.io/news/chris-eidhof-micro-libraries-swift/
• https://gist.github.com/chriseidhof/26bda788f13b3e8a279c

Links to the code

• https://github.com/gbarcena/ImageCaptureSession
• https://github.com/gbarcena/GifResizer
• https://github.com/gbarcena/GifWriter
• https://github.com/gbarcena/LoopingVideoView

Resources

• http://www.swifttoolbox.io/
• https://cocoapods.org/