Image Download Extension

imageDownloadExtension.swift

extension UIImageView {
    public func imageFromUrl(urlString: String) {
        if let url = NSURL(string: urlString) {
            let request = NSURLRequest(URL: url)
            let config = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration()
            let session = NSURLSession(configuration: config)
            
            let task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: {(data, response, error) in
                
                if let imageData = data as NSData? {
                    self.image = UIImage(data: imageData)
                }
                
            });
            
            // do whatever you need with the task e.g. run
            task.resume()
        }
    }
}

extension UIImageView {
    func downloadImageFrom(link link:String, contentMode: UIViewContentMode) {
        NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithURL( NSURL(string:link)!, completionHandler: {
            (data, response, error) -> Void in
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                self.contentMode =  contentMode
                if let data = data { self.image = UIImage(data: data) }
            }
        }).resume()
    }
}