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LayerKit
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README
:warning: Deprecated :warning:
This library is deprecated. Please read my blog post for details.
More screenshots available at CocoaControls
Features
See the website for the list of features.
Design Goals
- Closely mimic the iOS Messages style and behavior
- SOLID design
- Easy customization and extension for clients
Dependencies
Requirements
- iOS 7.0+
- ARC
Installation
CocoaPods (recommended)
# For latest release in cocoapods
pod 'JSQMessagesViewController'
# Latest on develop
pod 'JSQMessagesViewController', :git => 'https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController.git', :branch => 'develop'
# For version 5.3.2
pod 'JSQMessagesViewController', :git => 'https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController', :branch => 'version_5.3.2_patch'
Getting Started
See the Getting Started guide!
Questions & Help
- Review the FAQ.
- Search issues for previous and current questions. Do not open duplicates.
- StackOverflow is often the most appropriate place for questions and help. We have our own tag,
jsqmessagesviewcontroller. - See the Migration Guide for migrating between major versions of the library.
- Only ask questions that are specific to this library.
- Please avoid emailing questions. I prefer to keep questions and their answers open-source.
Documentation
Read the docs, available here via @CocoaDocs.
Core team
- Jesse Squires (@jesse_squires)
- Harlan Haskans (@harlanhaskins)
- Eli Burke (@eliburke)
Contributing
Please follow these sweet contribution guidelines.
Interested in becoming a core contributor with push access? See our onboarding guide for details.
Donate
Support the development of this free library! Donate via Square Cash.
Credits
- Created and maintained by @jesse_squires.
- Many thanks to the contributors of this project.
- iOS assets extracted using @0xced / iOS-Artwork-Extractor.
Apps using this library
According to CocoaPods stats, over 36,000 apps are using JSQMessagesViewController. Here are the ones that we know about. Please submit a pull request to add your app! :smile:
License
JSQMessagesViewController is released under an MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
Copyright © 2013-present Jesse Squires.
Please provide attribution, it is greatly appreciated.
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the JSQMessagesViewController README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.