Observable alternatives and similar libraries
Based on the "Events" category.
Alternatively, view Observable alternatives based on common mentions on social networks and blogs.
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ReactiveCocoa
Cocoa framework and Obj-C dynamism bindings for ReactiveSwift. -
OpenCombine
Open source implementation of Apple's Combine framework for processing values over time. -
ReactorKit
A library for reactive and unidirectional Swift applications -
BrightFutures
Write great asynchronous code in Swift using futures and promises -
Katana
Swift Apps in a Swoosh! A modern framework for creating iOS apps, inspired by Redux. -
FutureKit
A Swift based Future/Promises Library for IOS and OS X. -
PMKVObserver
Modern thread-safe and type-safe key-value observing for Swift and Objective-C -
Tempura
A holistic approach to iOS development, inspired by Redux and MVVM -
VueFlux
:recycle: Unidirectional State Management Architecture for Swift - Inspired by Vuex and Flux -
SignalKit
SignalKit is a reactive Swift framework with focus on clean and readable API. -
NoticeObserveKit
NoticeObserveKit is type-safe NotificationCenter wrapper. -
RxReduce
Reactive implementation of the state container pattern (like Redux). It is based on the simple concepts of state immutability and unidirectionnal data flow. -
LightweightObservable
📬 A lightweight implementation of an observable sequence that you can subscribe to. -
Aftermath
:crystal_ball: Stateless message-driven micro-framework in Swift. -
TopicEventBus
Publish–subscribe design pattern implementation framework, with an ability to publish events by topic. -
OneWay
A Swift library for state management with unidirectional data flow. -
SSEventFlow
SSEventFlow is a type safe alternative to NotificationCenter, inspired by Flux -
Causality
A simple thread-safe, in-memory bus for Swift that supports fully-typed Events and States.
Appwrite - The open-source backend cloud platform
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README
Observable is the easiest way to observe values in Swift.
How to
Create an Observable and MutableObservable
Using MutableObservable
you can create and observe event.
Using Observable
you can observe event, in order to avoid side-effects on our internal API.
class SomeViewModel {
/// Public property, that can be read / observed by external classes (e.g. view controller), but not changed.
var position: Observable<CGPoint> = {
return positionSubject
}
// Or use the helper method Observable.asObservable()
// lazy var position = positionSubject.asObservable()
/// Private property, that can be changed / observed inside this view model.
private let positionSubject = MutableObservable(CGPoint.zero)
}
Create Observer with custom onDispose functionality
In some cases Observables require resources while they're active that must be cleaned up when they're disposed of. To handle such cases you can pass an optional block to the Observable initializer to be executed when the Observable is disposed of.
url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
let observable = Observable([URL]()) {
url.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
}
Model Properties as @MutableObservable
Now mark your binded/mapped properties as observable and export public observable
//Private Observer
@MutableObservable var text: String = "Test"
//add observer
_text.observe { (newValue, oldValue) in
print(newValue)
}.add(to: &disposable)
//Public Observer
var textObserve: ImmutableObservable<String> {
return _text
}
Add an observer
position.observe { p in
// handle new position
}
Add an observer and specify the DispatchQueue
position.observe(DispatchQueue.main) { p in
// handle new position
}
Change the value
position.wrappedValue = p
Stop observing new values
position.observe {
// This will stop all observers added to `disposal`
self.disposal.dispose()
}.add(to: &disposal)
Memory management
For a single observer you can store the returned Disposable
to a variable
disposable = position.observe { p in
For multiple observers you can add the disposable to a Disposal
variable
position.observe { }.add(to: &disposal)
And always weakify self
when referencing self
inside your observer
position.observe { [weak self] position in
Installation
CocoaPods
Observable is available through CocoaPods. To install it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:
pod 'Observable'
Swift Package Manager
Observable is available through Swift Package Manager
.
Swift Package Manager (SwiftPM) is a tool for automating the distribution of Swift code.
It is integrated into the swift compiler and from Xcode 11, SwiftPM got natively integrated with Xcode.
dependencies: [
.package(url: "https://github.com/roberthein/Observable", from: "VERSION")
]
Migrations
1.x.y to 2.0.0
Observable
is nowMutableObservable
ImmutableObservable
is nowObservable
Observable.asImmutableObservable()
is nowObservable.asObservable()
Observable.value
is nowObservable.wrappedValue
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