https://github.com/AlexLittlejohn/ALTextInputBar

An auto growing text input bar for messaging apps.
https://github.com/AlexLittlejohn/ALTextInputBar

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An auto growing text input bar for messaging apps.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/AlexLittlejohn/ALTextInputBar
• Owner: AlexLittlejohn
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2015-04-25T12:46:37.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-01T08:12:04.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-24T18:58:18.261Z (8 months ago)
• Language: Swift
• Size: 217 KB
• Stars: 260
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 51
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# :warning: This project is unmaintained

# ALTextInputBar

An auto growing text input bar for messaging apps. Written in Swift.  

ALTextInputBar is designed to solve a few issues that folks usually encounter when building messaging apps.

![With some text](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/932822/7333301/a510aa22-eb6a-11e4-988b-ac12e4e6c363.png)

![With lots of text](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/932822/7333307/cf101c04-eb6a-11e4-9a80-799cf3353a70.png)

### Features

- Simple to use and configure

- Automatic resizing based on content

- Interactive dismiss gesture support

### Installation & Requirements

This project requires Xcode 8.0 to run and compiles with swift 3.0

ALTextInputBar is available on [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org).  Add the following to your Podfile:

```ruby

pod 'ALTextInputBar'

```

### Usage

This is the minimum configuration required to attach an input bar to the keyboard.

```swift

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    let textInputBar = ALTextInputBar()

    // The magic sauce

    // This is how we attach the input bar to the keyboard

    override var inputAccessoryView: UIView? {

        get {

            return textInputBar

        }

    }

    // Another ingredient in the magic sauce

    override var canBecomeFirstResponder: Bool {

        return true

    }

}

```

## License

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