Globals Class Reference

Initialization and Setup

init()
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

public init()

Comparison

isCGSizesEqual(first:second:)
Compares two CGSizes with 0.0001 tolerance
Declaration
Swift

open func isCGSizesEqual(first: CGSize, second: CGSize) -> Bool

Global Vars


                    
                    
                    sharedApplication

Shared application

Declaration

Swift

open var sharedApplication: UIApplication { get }


                    
                    
                    sharedFileManager

Default file manager

Declaration

Swift

open var sharedFileManager: FileManager { get }


                    
                    
                    sharedNotificationCenter

Default notification center

Declaration

Swift

open var sharedNotificationCenter: NotificationCenter { get }


                    
                    
                    sharedUserDefaults

Shared user defaults

Declaration

Swift

open var sharedUserDefaults: UserDefaults { get }

keyWindow
Application’s key window
Declaration
Swift

open var keyWindow: UIWindow? { get }
appWindow
Application’s window. Crashes if nil.
Declaration
Swift

open var appWindow: UIWindow { get }
isAppActive
Is application in active state?
Declaration
Swift

open var isAppActive: Bool { get }

Swift Exception Handling


                    
                    
                    perform(_:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func perform(_ closure: SimpleClosure) -> NSException?

Unwrap

unwrap(_:)
Removes nested optionals until only one left
Declaration
Swift

open func unwrap(_ _any: Any?) -> Any?

Top Controller

topViewController
Current top most view controller
Declaration
Swift

public var topViewController: UIViewController? { get }


                    
                    
                    topViewController(base:shouldCheckPresented:)

Returns top view controller from base controller.

Note

In case you are using custom container controllers in your application this method won’t be able to process them.

Declaration

Swift

open func topViewController(base: UIViewController? = nil, shouldCheckPresented: Bool = true) -> UIViewController?

Parameters

`base`	Base controller from which to start. If not specified or nil then application delegate window’s rootViewController will be used.
`shouldCheckPresented`	Should it check for presented controllers?

statusBarStyleTopViewController
Returns top most view controller that handles status bar style. This property might be more accurate than topViewController if custom container view controllers configured properly to return their top most controllers for status bar appearance.
Declaration
Swift

public var statusBarStyleTopViewController: UIViewController? { get }

Animations


                    
                    
                    animate(animations:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func animate(animations: @escaping SimpleClosure)


                    
                    
                    animate(_:animations:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func animate(_ duration: TimeInterval, animations: @escaping SimpleClosure)


                    
                    
                    animate(_:options:animations:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func animate(_ duration: TimeInterval, options: UIView.AnimationOptions, animations: @escaping SimpleClosure)


                    
                    
                    animate(_:delay:options:animations:completion:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func animate(_ duration: TimeInterval = 0.3,
                  delay: TimeInterval = 0,
                  options: UIView.AnimationOptions = .beginFromCurrentState,
                  animations: @escaping SimpleClosure,
                  completion: ((Bool) -> ())? = nil)

Dispatch


                    
                    
                    asyncBg(_:closure:)

Executes a closure in a default queue after requested seconds. Uses GCD.

Declaration

Swift

open func asyncBg(_ delay: TimeInterval = 0, closure: @escaping SimpleClosure)

Parameters

`delay`	number of seconds to delay
`closure`	the closure to be executed


                    
                    
                    performInBackground(_:)

Executes a closure if already in background or dispatch asyn in background. Uses GCD.

Declaration

Swift

open func performInBackground(_ closure: @escaping SimpleClosure)

Parameters


                                closure

the closure to be executed


                    
                    
                    asyncMain(_:closure:)

Executes a closure in the main queue after requested seconds asynchronously. Uses GCD.

Declaration

Swift

open func asyncMain(_ delay: TimeInterval = 0, closure: @escaping SimpleClosure)

Parameters

`delay`	number of seconds to delay
`closure`	the closure to be executed


                    
                    
                    performInMain(_:)

Executes a closure if already in main or dispatch asyn in main. Uses GCD.

Declaration

Swift

open func performInMain(_ closure: @escaping SimpleClosure)

Parameters


                                closure

the closure to be executed

Thread Safety

synchronized(_:closure:)
Helper function that mimics objc @synchronized(self) {…} behaviour and syntax
Declaration
Swift

open func synchronized(_ lock: Any, closure: () throws -> Void) rethrows

Alerts


                    
                    
                    showErrorAlert(title:message:actionTitle:style:cancelTitle:onCancel:handler:)

Shows error alert with title, message, action title, cancel title and handler

Declaration

Swift

open func showErrorAlert(title: String? = nil,
                         message: String? = nil,
                         actionTitle: String = "Dismiss",
                         style: UIAlertAction.Style = .cancel,
                         cancelTitle: String? = nil,
                         onCancel: (() -> Void)? = nil,
                         handler: (() -> Void)? = nil)

Parameters

`title`	Alert title. Default is `nil` - no title.
`message`	Alert message. Default is `nil` - no message.
`actionTitle`	Action button title. Default is `Dismiss`.
`style`	Action button style. Default is `.cancel`.
`cancelTitle`	Cancel button title. Default is `nil` - no cancel button.
`onCancel`	Cancel button click closure. Default is `nil` - no action.
`handler`	Action button click closure. Default is `nil` - no action.


                    
                    
                    showEnterTextAlert(title:message:text:placeholder:onCancel:completion:)

Shows enter text alert with title and message

Declaration

Swift

open func showEnterTextAlert(title: String? = nil,
                             message: String? = nil,
                             text: String? = nil,
                             placeholder: String? = nil,
                             onCancel: (() -> Void)? = nil,
                             completion: @escaping (_ text: String) -> ())

Parameters

`title`	Alert title
`message`	Alert message
`placeholder`	Text field placeholder
`onCancel`	Cancel button click closure. Default is `nil` - no action.
`completion`	Closure that takes user entered text as parameter


                    
                    
                    showPickerAlert(title:message:buttons:buttonsStyles:enabledButtons:onCancel:completion:)

Shows picker alert with title and message.

Declaration

Swift

open func showPickerAlert(title: String? = nil,
                          message: String? = nil,
                          buttons: [String],
                          buttonsStyles: [UIAlertAction.Style]? = nil,
                          enabledButtons: [Bool]? = nil,
                          onCancel: (() -> Void)? = nil,
                          completion: @escaping ((String, Int) -> ()))

Parameters

`title`	Alert title
`buttons`	Button titles
`buttonsStyles`	Button styles
`enabledButtons`	Enabled buttons
`onCancel`	Cancel button click closure. Default is `nil` - no action.
`completion`	Closure that takes button title and button index as its parameters

Email


                    
                    
                    EmailAttachment

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

public typealias EmailAttachment = (data: Data, mimeType: String, fileName: String)


                    
                    
                    sendEmail(to:title:body:)

Tries to send email with MFMailComposeViewController first. If can’t uses mailto: url scheme.

Declaration

Swift

open func sendEmail(to: String, title: String? = nil, body: String? = nil)

Parameters

`to`	Addressee’s email
`title`	Optional email title
`body`	Optional email body


                    
                    
                    sendEmailUsingMailComposer(to:title:body:attachments:)

Sends email with MFMailComposeViewController. Won’t do anything if MFMailComposeViewController.canSendMail() returns false.

Declaration

Swift

open func sendEmailUsingMailComposer(to: String, title: String? = nil, body: String? = nil, attachments: [EmailAttachment] = []) -> Bool

Parameters

`to`	Addressee’s email
`title`	Optional email title
`body`	Optional email body
`attachments`	Typles with data, mime type and file name.

Return Value

false if can not send email


                    
                    
                    sendEmailUsingMailto(to:title:body:)

Sends email using mailto: url scheme. Won’t do anything if URL can not be composed.

Declaration

Swift

open func sendEmailUsingMailto(to: String, title: String? = nil, body: String? = nil)

Parameters

`to`	Addressee’s email
`title`	Optional email title
`body`	Optional email body

Network Activity

showNetworkActivity()
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

open func showNetworkActivity()
hideNetworkActivity()
Undocumented
Declaration
Swift

open func hideNetworkActivity()

Swizzle


                    
                    
                    swizzleClassMethods(class:originalSelector:swizzledSelector:)

Swizzles meta class methods

Declaration

Swift

open func swizzleClassMethods(class: AnyClass, originalSelector: Selector, swizzledSelector: Selector)


                    
                    
                    swizzleMethods(class:originalSelector:swizzledSelector:)

Swizzles class methods

Declaration

Swift

open func swizzleMethods(class: AnyClass, originalSelector: Selector, swizzledSelector: Selector)

Other Global Functions


                    
                    
                    getClassesConformToProtocol(_:)

Returns all classes that conforms to specified protocol. Protocol must be declared with @objc annotation. Takes 0.003s - 0.02s on 5s device. Example usage:

let setupOnes: [SetupOnce.Type] = getClassesConformToProtocol(SetupOnce.self)
// or
let setupOnes = getClassesConformToProtocol(SetupOnce.self) as [SetupOnce.Type]

Declaration

Swift

open func getClassesConformToProtocol<T>(_ protocol: Protocol) -> [T]


                    
                    
                    getChildrenClasses(of:)

Returns all child classes for specified class. Not recursively. Takes 0.015s on 5s device. Example usage:

let childClasses = getChildrenClasses(UIViewController.self)

Declaration

Swift

open func getChildrenClasses<T>(of class: T.Type) -> [T.Type] where T : AnyObject


                    
                    
                    getMethodsList(object:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func getMethodsList(object: AnyObject) -> [String]?

getPointer(_:)
Returns string prepresentation of object’s pointer
Declaration
Swift

open func getPointer(_ any: AnyObject) -> String


                    
                    
                    Translate(_:)

Undocumented

Declaration

Swift

open func Translate(_ string: String) -> String

openAppSettings()
Opens iOS Settings page for current application
Declaration
Swift

open func openAppSettings()