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![AsyncDisplayKit](https://github.com/facebook/AsyncDisplayKit/blob/master/docs/assets/logo.png)
AsyncDisplayKit is an iOS framework that keeps even the most complex user
interfaces smooth and responsive. It was originally built to make Facebook's
[Paper](https://facebook.com/paper) possible, and goes hand-in-hand with
[pop](https://github.com/facebook/pop)'s physics-based animations — but
it's just as powerful with UIKit Dynamics and conventional app designs.
### Quick start
ASDK is available on [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org). Add the following to your Podfile:
```ruby
pod 'AsyncDisplayKit'
```
Import the framework header, or create an [Objective-C bridging
header](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/swift/conceptual/buildingcocoaapps/MixandMatch.html)
if you're using Swift:
```objective-c
#import <AsyncDisplayKit/AsyncDisplayKit.h>
```
AsyncDisplayKit Nodes are a thread-safe abstraction layer over UIViews and
CALayers:
![node-view-layer diagram](https://github.com/facebook/AsyncDisplayKit/blob/master/docs/assets/node-view-layer.png)
You can construct entire node hierarchies in parallel, or instantiate and size
a single node on a background thread &mdash; for example, you could do
something like this in a UIViewController:
```objective-c
dispatch_async(_backgroundQueue, ^{
ASTextNode *node = [[ASTextNode alloc] init];
node.attributedString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"hello!"
attributes:nil];
[node measure:CGSizeMake(screenWidth, FLT_MAX)];
node.frame = (CGRect){ CGPointZero, node.calculatedSize };
// self.view isn't a node, so we can only use it on the main thread
dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self.view addSubview:node.view];
});
});
```
You can use `ASImageNode` and `ASTextNode` as drop-in replacements for
UIImageView and UITextView, or [create your own
nodes](https://github.com/facebook/AsyncDisplayKit/blob/master/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode%2BSubclasses.h)
to implement node hierarchies or custom drawing. `ASTableView` is a node-aware
UITableView subclass that can asynchronously preload cell nodes without
blocking the main thread.
### Learn more
* Read the [Getting Started guide](http://asyncdisplaykit.org/guide/)
* Get the [sample projects](https://github.com/facebook/AsyncDisplayKit/tree/master/examples)
* Browse the [API reference](http://asyncdisplaykit.org/appledoc/)
* Watch the [NSLondon talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4QDbgB7RLo)
## Testing
AsyncDisplayKit has extensive unit test coverage. You'll need to run `pod install` in the root AsyncDisplayKit directory to set up OCMock.
## Contributing
See the CONTRIBUTING file for how to help out.
## License
AsyncDisplayKit is BSD-licensed. We also provide an additional patent grant.
The files in the /examples directory are licensed under a separate license as specified in each file; documentation is licensed CC-BY-4.0.