KVKCalendar alternatives and similar libraries

KVKCalendar

KVKCalendar is a most fully customization calendar library. Library consists of four modules for displaying various types of calendar (day, week, month, year). You can choose any module or use all. It is designed based on a standard iOS calendar, but with additional features. Timeline displays the schedule for the day and week.

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Please, use Issues only for reporting bugs or requesting a new features in the library.

Requirements

• iOS 10.0+
• MacOS 10.15+ (Supports Mac Catalyst)
• Swift 5.0+

Installation

KVKCalendar is available through CocoaPods and Carthage.

CocoaPods

pod 'KVKCalendar'

Carthage

github "kvyatkovskys/KVKCalendar"

Usage for UIKit

Import KVKCalendar. Create a subclass view CalendarView and implement CalendarDataSource protocol. Create an array of class [Event] and return this array in the function.

import KVKCalendar

class ViewController: UIViewController {
    var events = [Event]()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        let calendar = CalendarView(frame: frame)
        calendar.dataSource = self
        view.addSubview(calendar)

        createEvents { (events) in
            self.events = events
            self.calendarView.reloadData()
        }
    }
}

extension ViewController {
    func createEvents(completion: ([Event]) -> Void) {
        let models = // Get events from storage / API

        let events = models.compactMap({ (item) in
            var event = Event()
            event.ID = item.id
            event.start = item.startDate // start date event
            event.end = item.endDate // end date event
            event.color = item.color
            event.isAllDay = item.allDay
            event.isContainsFile = !item.files.isEmpty
            event.recurringType = // recurring event type - .everyDay, .everyWeek

            // Add text event (title, info, location, time)
            if item.allDay {
                event.text = "\(item.title)"
            } else {
                event.text = "\(startTime) - \(endTime)\n\(item.title)"
            }
            return event
        })
        completion(events)
    }
}

extension ViewController: CalendarDataSource {
    func eventsForCalendar(systemEvents: [EKEvent]) -> [Event] {
        // if you want to get events from iOS calendars
        // set calendars name to style.systemCalendars = ["Test"]
        let mappedEvents = systemEvents.compactMap({ $0.transform() })
        return events + mappedEvents
    }
}

Implement CalendarDelegate to handle user action and control calenadr behavior.

calendar.delegate = self

To use a custom view for specific event or date you need to create a new view of class EventViewGeneral and return the view in function.

class CustomViewEvent: EventViewGeneral {
    override init(style: Style, event: Event, frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(style: style, event: event, frame: frame)
    }
}

// optional function from CalendarDataSource
func willDisplayEventView(_ event: Event, frame: CGRect, date: Date?) -> EventViewGeneral? {
    guard event.ID == id else { return nil }

    return customEventView
}

To use a custom date cell, just subscribe on this optional method from CalendarDataSourcse (works for Day/Week/Month/Year views).

func dequeueDateCell(date: Date?, type: CalendarType, collectionView: UICollectionView, indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell? {    
    return collectionView.dequeueCell(indexPath: indexPath) { (cell: CustomDayCell) in
        configurate a cell
    }
}

Usage for SwiftUI

Add a new SwiftUI file and import KVKCalendar. Create a struct CalendarDisplayView and declare the protocol UIViewRepresentable for connection UIKit with SwiftUI.

import SwiftUI
import KVKCalendar

struct CalendarDisplayView: UIViewRepresentable {

    private var calendar: CalendarView = {
        return CalendarView(frame: frame, style: style)
    }()

    func makeUIView(context: UIViewRepresentableContext<CalendarDisplayView>) -> CalendarView {
        calendar.dataSource = context.coordinator
        calendar.delegate = context.coordinator
        calendar.reloadData()
        return calendar
    }

    func updateUIView(_ uiView: CalendarView, context: UIViewRepresentableContext<CalendarDisplayView>) {

    }

    func makeCoordinator() -> CalendarDisplayView.Coordinator {
        Coordinator(self)
    }

    // MARK: Calendar DataSource and Delegate
    class Coordinator: NSObject, CalendarDataSource, CalendarDelegate {
        private let view: CalendarDisplayView

        init(_ view: CalendarDisplayView) {
            self.view = view
            super.init()
        }

        func eventsForCalendar(systemEvents: [EKEvent]) -> [Event] {
            return events
        }
    }
}

struct CalendarDisplayView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        CalendarDisplayView()
    }
}

Create a new SwiftUI file and add CalendarDisplayView to body.

import SwiftUI

struct CalendarContentView: View {    
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            CalendarDisplayView()
        }
    }
}

struct CalendarContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        CalendarContentView()
    }
}

Styles

To customize calendar create an object Style and add to init class CalendarView.

public struct Style {
    public var event = EventStyle()
    public var timeline = TimelineStyle()
    public var week = WeekStyle()
    public var allDay = AllDayStyle()
    public var headerScroll = HeaderScrollStyle()
    public var month = MonthStyle()
    public var year = YearStyle()
    public var locale = Locale.current
    public var calendar = Calendar.current
    public var timezone = TimeZone.current
    public var defaultType: CalendarType?
    public var timeHourSystem: TimeHourSystem = .twentyFourHour
    public var startWeekDay: StartDayType = .monday
    public var followInSystemTheme: Bool = false 
    public var systemCalendars: Set<String> = []
}

Author

Sergei Kviatkovskii

License

KVKCalendar is available under the MIT license