UIAccessorizedTextField is an iOS friendly alternative to the drop down list

UIAccessorizedTextField.swift

//
//  UIAccessorizedTextField.swift
//  AccessorizedTextField
//
//  Created by Damien Laughton on 28/03/2018.
//  2018 Mobilology Limited. No rights reserved.
//

import Foundation
import UIKit

/*
 This enumeration describes the internal layout of the cell's frame to
 the cell instance.
 
 Magic numbers are encapsulated here
 
 If there is something different in the behaviour between types of cell
 it should be encapsulated here.
 */

@objc enum UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle : Int {
    case normalOneLine
    case wideTwoLine
    
    internal func cellType() -> UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell.Type {
        switch self {
        case .normalOneLine: return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellNormalOneLine.self
        case .wideTwoLine: return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellWideTwoLine.self
        }
    }
    
    internal func cellSize() -> CGSize {
        switch self {
        case .normalOneLine:
            let width = self.accessoryViewSize().width * 0.35
            let height = self.accessoryViewSize().height
            return CGSize(width: width, height: height)
        case .wideTwoLine:
            let width = self.accessoryViewSize().width * 0.7
            let height = self.accessoryViewSize().height
            return CGSize(width: width, height: height)
        }
    }
    
    internal func cellHorizontalInset() -> CGFloat {
        switch self {
        case .normalOneLine:
            return 5.0
        case .wideTwoLine:
            return 5.0
        }
    }
    
    internal func cellVerticalInset() -> CGFloat {
        switch self {
        case .normalOneLine:
            return 0.2 * self.cellSize().height
        case .wideTwoLine:
            return 0.125 * self.cellSize().height
        }
    }
    
    internal func accessoryViewSize() -> CGSize {
        
        let viewHeight = UIScreen.main.bounds.size.height * 0.1
        let viewWidth = UIScreen.main.bounds.size.width
        
        return CGSize(width: viewWidth, height: viewHeight)
    }
    
    internal func numberOfLinesOfText() -> Int {
        switch self {
        case .normalOneLine:
            return 1
        case .wideTwoLine:
            return 2
        }
    }
    
    internal func normalFont() -> UIFont {
        return UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14.0)
    }
    
    internal func boldFont() -> UIFont {
        return UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 14.0)
    }
    
    internal func foregroundColor() -> UIColor {
        return UIColor.black
    }
    
    internal func backgroundColor() -> UIColor {
        return UIColor.white
    }
    
    internal func selectedBackgroundColor() -> UIColor {
        return UIColor.lightGray
    }
}

/*
 
 Exposes public variables for controlling behaviour.
 
 usage:
 
 myAutoCompletetextField.accessoryStrings = ["MK10 0AB", "W1T 3NQ"]
 the text field will add a non standard input accessory view with only those strings
 
 myAutoCompletetextField.shouldHighlightFilter = true; default is false
 strings which are filtering true have the highlight in bold
 
 myAutoCompletetextField.testPrefixOnly = true; default is false
 filtering is done on the prefix of the string
 
 myAutoCompletetextField.cellStyle = .wideTwoLine; default is .normalOneLine
 two styles of cell for you to get started with
 
 */

@IBDesignable class UIAccessorizedTextField : UITextField {
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        
        self.didLoad()
    }
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
        
        self.didLoad()
    }
    
    func didLoad() {
        self.inputAccessoryView = .none
        self.autocorrectionType = .no
        
        self.addTarget(self, action: #selector(UIAccessorizedTextField.didChange as (UIAccessorizedTextField) -> () -> ()), for: .editingChanged)
    }
    
    @objc internal func didChange() {
        self.stringsCollectionView.reloadData()
    }
    
    @objc public var accessoryStrings : [String]? = .none {
        didSet {
            if accessoryStrings?.count != 0 {
                self.inputAccessoryView = self.accessoryView
                self.autocorrectionType = .no
            }
        }
    }
    
    @objc public var cellStyle : UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle = .normalOneLine
    
    @objc public var shouldHighlightFilter : Bool = false
    
    @objc public var testPrefixOnly : Bool = false
    
    lazy internal var accessoryView : UIAccessorizedTextFieldAccessoryView? = {
        
        var frame : CGRect = .zero
        frame.size = self.cellStyle.accessoryViewSize()
        
        let temp = UIAccessorizedTextFieldAccessoryView(frame: frame)
        
        temp.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
        temp.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        // This is required to make the view grow vertically
        temp.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.flexibleHeight
        temp.addSubview(self.blurEffectView)
        temp.addSubview(self.stringsCollectionView)
        
        return temp
    }()
    
    lazy internal var stringsCollectionView : UICollectionView = {
        
        let flowLayout = UICollectionViewFlowLayout()
        flowLayout.scrollDirection = .horizontal
        
        flowLayout.sectionInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 10.0)
        
        var frame : CGRect = .zero
        frame.size = self.cellStyle.accessoryViewSize()
        
        let temp = UICollectionView(frame: frame, collectionViewLayout: flowLayout)
        
        temp.register(UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellNormalOneLine.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellNormalOneLine.identifier())
        
        temp.register(UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellWideTwoLine.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellWideTwoLine.identifier())
        
        temp.backgroundColor = .clear // UIColor.black.withAlphaComponent(0.6)
        temp.delegate = self
        temp.dataSource = self
        
        return temp
    }()
    
    lazy internal var blurEffectView : UIVisualEffectView = {
        let blurEffect = UIBlurEffect(style: UIBlurEffectStyle.dark)
        let temp = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blurEffect)
        
        var frame : CGRect = .zero
        frame.size = self.cellStyle.accessoryViewSize()
        
        temp.frame = frame
        temp.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
        
        return temp
    }()
}

class UIAccessorizedTextFieldAccessoryView : UIView {
    internal var viewSize : CGSize = .zero
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        self.viewSize = frame.size
        super.init(frame: frame)
        
        // This is required to make the view grow vertically
        self.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.flexibleHeight
    }
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }
    
    override var intrinsicContentSize: CGSize {
        return self.viewSize
    }
}

extension UIAccessorizedTextField {
    func isFiltered() -> Bool {
        let isFiltered = self.filter() != "" ? true : false
        
        return isFiltered
    }
    
    func filter() -> String {
        let filter = self.text ?? ""
        
        return filter
    }
    
    func unfilteredAccessoryStrings() -> [String] {
        let unfilteredAccessoryStrings = self.accessoryStrings ?? [String]()
        
        return unfilteredAccessoryStrings
    }
    
    func testPrefix(string : String) -> Bool {
        return string.lowercased().hasPrefix(self.filter().lowercased())
    }
    
    func testInfix(string : String) -> Bool {
        return string.lowercased().range(of: self.filter().lowercased()) != .none
    }
    
    func filteredAccessoryStrings() -> [String] {
        
        let filteredAccessoryStrings = self.unfilteredAccessoryStrings().filter { string in
            if self.testPrefixOnly {
                return self.testPrefix(string: string)
            } else {
                return self.testInfix(string: string)
            }
        }
        
        return filteredAccessoryStrings
    }
    
    func accessoryString(_ indexpath : IndexPath) -> String {
        let accessoryString = self.isFiltered() ? self.filteredAccessoryStrings()[indexpath.row] : self.unfilteredAccessoryStrings()[indexpath.row]
        
        return accessoryString
    }
    
    func accessoryAttributedString(_ indexpath : IndexPath, cellStyle: UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle) -> NSAttributedString {
        let accessoryString = self.accessoryString(indexpath)
        
        let normalAttributes : [NSAttributedStringKey: Any] = [.font: cellStyle.normalFont()]
        
        let accessoryAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: accessoryString, attributes: normalAttributes)
        
        if !self.shouldHighlightFilter || !self.isFiltered() {
            return accessoryAttributedString
        }
        
        if let range = accessoryString.lowercased().range(of: self.filter().lowercased()) {
            
            let nsrange = NSRange(range, in: accessoryString)
            
            let boldAttributes : [NSAttributedStringKey: Any] = [.font: cellStyle.boldFont()]
            
            let highlightedAccessoryAttributedString = accessoryAttributedString
            
            highlightedAccessoryAttributedString.addAttributes(boldAttributes, range: nsrange)
            
            return highlightedAccessoryAttributedString
            
        } else {
            return accessoryAttributedString
        }
    }
}

extension UIAccessorizedTextField : UICollectionViewDelegate, UICollectionViewDataSource, UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout, UIScrollViewDelegate {
    
    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        let numberOfItemsInSection = self.isFiltered() ? self.filteredAccessoryStrings().count : self.unfilteredAccessoryStrings().count
        
        return numberOfItemsInSection
    }
    
    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
        
        let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: self.cellStyle.cellType().identifier(), for: indexPath) as! UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell
        
        cell.textLabel?.attributedText = self.accessoryAttributedString(indexPath, cellStyle: self.cellStyle)
        
        return cell
    }
    
    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
        self.text = self.accessoryString(indexPath)
        
        self.didChange()
    }
    
    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView,
                        layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout,
                        sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
        return self.cellStyle.cellSize()
    }
}

internal class UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell : UICollectionViewCell {
    public class func identifier() -> String {
        return "UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell"
    }
    
    var textLabel: UILabel? = .none
    internal var lozengeView: UIView? = .none
    
    internal var lozengeViewColor: UIColor {
        return .red
    }
    
    internal var textColor: UIColor {
        return .green
    }
    
    internal var selectedLozengeColor: UIColor {
        return .lightGray
    }
    
    internal var hPadding: CGFloat {
        return 5.0
    }
    
    internal var vPadding: CGFloat {
        return 5.0
    }
    
    internal var normalFont: UIFont {
        return UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14.0)
    }
    
    internal var numberOfLinesOfText: Int {
        return 1
    }
    
    override var isHighlighted: Bool {
        didSet {
            let color: UIColor = isHighlighted ? self.selectedLozengeColor : self.lozengeViewColor
            self.lozengeView?.backgroundColor = color
            self.lozengeView?.layer.borderColor = color.cgColor
        }
    }
    
    override var isSelected: Bool {
        didSet {
            let color: UIColor = isSelected ? self.selectedLozengeColor : self.lozengeViewColor
            self.lozengeView?.backgroundColor = color
            self.lozengeView?.layer.borderColor = color.cgColor
        }
    }
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        
        let lozengeViewFrame = CGRect(x: self.hPadding, y: self.vPadding, width: frame.size.width, height: frame.size.height - (2.0 * self.vPadding))
        self.lozengeView = UIView(frame: lozengeViewFrame)
        
        guard let lozengeView = self.lozengeView else { return }
        
        let color: UIColor = isSelected ? self.selectedLozengeColor : self.lozengeViewColor
        
        lozengeView.backgroundColor = color
        lozengeView.layer.cornerRadius = 5.0
        lozengeView.layer.borderWidth = 2.0
        lozengeView.layer.borderColor = color.cgColor
        
        let textLabelFrame = CGRect(x: 2.0, y: 2.0, width: lozengeViewFrame.size.width - 4.0, height: lozengeViewFrame.size.height - 4.0)
        self.textLabel = UILabel(frame: textLabelFrame)
        
        guard let textLabel = self.textLabel else { return }
        
        textLabel.font = self.normalFont
        textLabel.textColor = self.textColor
        textLabel.textAlignment = .center
        textLabel.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = true
        textLabel.backgroundColor = .clear
        textLabel.numberOfLines = self.numberOfLinesOfText
        
        contentView.addSubview(lozengeView)
        lozengeView.addSubview(textLabel)
    }
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }
}

internal class UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellNormalOneLine : UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell {
    public override class func identifier() -> String {
        return "UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellNormalOneLine"
    }
    
    override var hPadding: CGFloat {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.normalOneLine.cellHorizontalInset()
    }
    
    override var vPadding: CGFloat {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.normalOneLine.cellVerticalInset()
    }
    
    override var lozengeViewColor: UIColor {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.normalOneLine.backgroundColor()
    }
    
    override var textColor: UIColor {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.normalOneLine.foregroundColor()
    }
    
    override var numberOfLinesOfText: Int {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.normalOneLine.numberOfLinesOfText()
    }
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
    }
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }
}

internal class UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellWideTwoLine : UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCell {
    public override class func identifier() -> String {
        return "UIAccessorizedTextFieldCollectionViewCellWideTwoLine"
    }
    
    override var hPadding: CGFloat {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.wideTwoLine.cellHorizontalInset()
    }
    
    override var vPadding: CGFloat {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.wideTwoLine.cellVerticalInset()
    }
    
    override var lozengeViewColor: UIColor {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.wideTwoLine.backgroundColor()
    }
    
    override var textColor: UIColor {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.wideTwoLine.foregroundColor()
    }
    
    override var numberOfLinesOfText: Int {
        return UIAccessorizedTextFieldCellStyle.wideTwoLine.numberOfLinesOfText()
    }
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
    }
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
    }
    
}

Have now confirmed that my fix above works in the field. There's another bug that I've not managed to fix yet, line 301 crashes quite frequently although I cannot reproduce the problem:

highlightedAccessoryAttributedString.addAttributes(boldAttributes, range: nsrange)

Stack trace:

0  My App                   0x1004a0a08 specialized UIAccessorizedTextField.accessoryAttributedString(_:cellStyle:) (UIAccessorizedTextField.swift:xxx)
1  My App                   0x1004a0cd0 specialized UIAccessorizedTextField.collectionView(_:cellForItemAt:) (UIAccessorizedTextField.swift:xxx)
2  My App                   0x10049e268 @objc UIAccessorizedTextField.collectionView(_:cellForItemAt:) (UIAccessorizedTextField.swift)
3  UIKit                          0x18c1ad854 -[UICollectionView _createPreparedCellForItemAtIndexPath:withLayoutAttributes:applyAttributes:isFocused:notify:] + 312
4  UIKit                          0x18c1aedc4 -[UICollectionView _prefetchItemsForVelocity:maxItemsToPrefetch:invalidateCandidatesOnDirectionChanges:] + 488
5  UIKit                          0x18b77ef80 -[UICollectionView layoutSubviews] + 772

I've tried enclosing it within the following test, but it still crashes:

if (nsrange.location >= 0 && nsrange.length > 0) { }