How to implement two part emojis?

[izyumkin]

The question remains how best to implement two part emoji.

I was doing an issue in a repository where this logic has already been implemented. In short: Apple uses images of each skin tone for each half of the emoji.

I don't really want to store so many images in the library, so if you know an alternative solution, I will be happy to discuss it here.

For a better understanding of the context, you can read the article about the library.

[eemi2010]

How about storing the images somewhere in a zip file. Download and unzip the file on demand ? Then load the images from there ? This would give the ability ot decide if yes or no they want to support the feature

[izyumkin]

Just didn't want to add images to the library until last.

The idea was to draw a mask for each side of each two-part emoji via UIBezierPath. And I even made one for one. But it didn't cover the half perfectly and some pixels were showing through.

Then I read all the resources I could and realized that there is no way without images.

Already collected all the necessary materials. I'll start adding support for two-part emoji after adding search and macOS support.

[eemi2010]

Souds like a plan. Thanks for the great job.