I am trying to create a feed layout in this fashion
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
[---1/3---][-------2/3-------] /* 2 items - 1 third and 2 thirds */
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
[---1/3---][-------2/3-------] /* 2 items - 1 third and 2 thirds */
I was able to kind of achieve this by doing something like
class FeedSectionController: ListSectionController {
var entry: FeedEntry!
override init() {
super.init()
inset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 15, right: 0)
}
override func numberOfItems() -> Int {
return 2
}
override func sizeForItem(at index: Int) -> CGSize {
guard let ctx = collectionContext else { return .zero }
if index == 0 {
return CGSize(width: ((ctx.containerSize.width / 3) * 2), height: 30)
} else {
return CGSize(width: (ctx.containerSize.width / 3), height: 30)
}
}
override func cellForItem(at index: Int) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = UICollectionViewCell()
cell.backgroundColor = index % 2 == 0 ? .lightGray : .darkGray
return cell
}
override func didUpdate(to object: Any) {
entry = object as? FeedEntry
}
}
However the result is really more like
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
[-------2/3-------][---1/3---] /* 2 items - 2 thirds and 1 third */
Which is not quite right, also it means I have 2 entire feed items per cell, per section.
What I'd like is each section to contain X amount of cells that essentially construct a feed item.
To do this however I need to to layout FeedSectionController
in the fashion outlined earlier, not the items within FeedSectionController
(I think).
I'm not 100% familiar with IGListKit
but you could create that effect with just a standard UICollectionView
class FeedViewController: UIViewController {
private enum FeedItemWidth {
case oneThird, twoThirds
}
private lazy var collectionView: UICollectionView = {
let layout = UICollectionViewFlowLayout()
let cv = UICollectionView(frame: .zero, collectionViewLayout: layout)
cv.register(UICollectionViewCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "UICollectionViewCell")
cv.backgroundColor = .gray
cv.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
return cv
}()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
collectionView.delegate = self
collectionView.dataSource = self
if let collectionViewLayout = collectionView.collectionViewLayout as? UICollectionViewFlowLayout {
collectionViewLayout.minimumInteritemSpacing = 0
collectionViewLayout.sectionInset = .init(top: 8, left: 8, bottom: 8, right: 8)
}
view.backgroundColor = .lightGray
view.addSubview(collectionView)
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
collectionView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor),
collectionView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.leadingAnchor),
collectionView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor),
collectionView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.trailingAnchor)
])
}
override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewWillLayoutSubviews()
collectionView.collectionViewLayout.invalidateLayout()
}
private func feedItemWidth(_ type: FeedItemWidth) -> CGFloat {
switch type {
case .oneThird:
return (collectionView.bounds.width / 3) - 12
case .twoThirds:
return ((collectionView.bounds.width / 3) * 2) - 12
}
}
}
extension FeedViewController: UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout {
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
let layoutOptions = [
CGSize(width: feedItemWidth(.oneThird), height: 100),
CGSize(width: feedItemWidth(.twoThirds), height: 100),
CGSize(width: feedItemWidth(.twoThirds), height: 100),
CGSize(width: feedItemWidth(.oneThird), height: 100)
]
return layoutOptions[indexPath.item % layoutOptions.count]
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, minimumLineSpacingForSectionAt section: Int) -> CGFloat {
return 8
}
}
extension FeedViewController: UICollectionViewDataSource {
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return 35
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "UICollectionViewCell", for: indexPath)
cell.backgroundColor = (indexPath.item % 2 == 0) ? .white : .black
return cell
}
}