ToDoList

An iOS exercise on TableViewController, UserDefault, CoreData, MVC, Segue, etc. with Swift 4 and Xcode 9.

Topics Explored

• UITableViewConroller
• UIAlertController for data entry
• UserDefault to persist data
• Navigation Controller
• MVC design pattern
• Data Model
• Codable protocol and plist
• UISearchBar
• Keyboard dismissal using async with resignFirstResponder
• CoreData query
• Realm Database https://realm.io/products/realm-database

Installing Realm CocoaPods:

• Realm Database is an alternative to SQLite and Core Data
• Reference: https://realm.io/docs/swift/latest#installation

1. If Cocoapods not yet installed, run $ gem install cocoapods
2. Run $ pod repo update before proceeding, in case there are updates.
3. Open a Terminal session and change directory to your project folder
4. Run $ pod init to initial your project with CocoaPods
5. Run $ open Podfile -a Xcode (to open and edit Podfile in Xcode)
6. In Xcode, remove the first line and # on the second line to target iOS 9.0 and above.
7. Add pod 'RealmSwift' before the end keyword in Podfile (see Content of Podfile after edit below)
8. Save the file and then go back to the Terminal session.
9. Run $ pod install to install Realm pods into the project.
10. From this point on, open the project with the .xcworkspace file.

Installing SwipeCellKit CocoaPods:

• SwipeCellKit is a Swipeable UITableViewCell based on the stock Mail.app, implemented in Swift.
• References:
  • https://cocoapods.org/pods/SwipeCellKit
  • https://github.com/SwipeCellKit/SwipeCellKit

1. Assuming steps 1 to 6 above for Realm were completed
2. Run $ open Podfile -a Xcode (to open and edit Podfile in Xcode)
3. Add pod 'SwipeCellKit' before the end keyword in Podfile (see Content of Podfile after edit below)
4. Run $ pod install to install Realm pods into the project.
5. Open the project with the .xcworkspace file.

Content of Podfile after edit:

  platform :ios, '9.0'

  target 'ToDoList' do
    # Comment the next line if you're not using Swift and don't want to use dynamic frameworks
    use_frameworks!

    # Pods for ToDoList

  pod 'RealmSwift'
  pod 'SwipeCellKit'

  end

Use Chameleon to enhance UI:

Chameleon is a lightweight, yet powerful, color framework for iOS (Objective-C & Swift). It is built on the idea that software applications should function effortlessly while simultaneously maintaining their beautiful interfaces. https://github.com/ViccAlexander/Chameleon