APLCollectionViewDataSource is a simple array based datasource for collection views.

It implements all required UICollectionViewDataSource methods so that the view controller only needs to implement a single delegate-method which configure the cells with an item.

• Supports multiple cell identifiers.
• Currently a single supplementary view is supported.

Installation

Usage

Import header file:

#import "APLCollectionViewDataSource.h"

Declare a dataSource property:

@property (nonatomic) APLCollectionViewDataSource *dataSource;

Create a APLCollectionViewDataSource instance and configure it:

APLCollectionViewDataSource *dataSource= [APLCollectionViewDataSource new];
dataSource.collectionView = self.collectionView; // sets itself as collection view data source   
dataSource.cellIdentifier = @"cell";
dataSource.delegate = self; // needs to conform to APLCollectionViewDataSourceDelegate
dataSource.objects = @[]; // your data arry
self.dataSource = dataSource;

Declare the protocol method required to configure your cell

- (void)configureCollectionViewCell:(UICollectionViewCell *)cell forItem:(id)item atIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
   // configure cell
}

When you retrieve new data, update your dataSource like this:

self.dataSource.objects = newObjects;

TODO

• Multiple sections.
• Multiple supplementary views.

Author

apploft GmbH, Tobias Conradi [email protected]

License

APLCollectionViewDataSource is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.