All messages can be preseted via showMessageWithTitle:description:type:. Additional arguments include duration and callback blocks to catch a user tap.

Basic message:

[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Title" 	description:@"Description" type:MessageBarMessageTypeError];

The default display duration is 3 seconds. You can override this value by supplying it as an additional argument:

[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Title" description:@"Description" type:MessageBarMessageTypeError forDuration:10];

Callbacks

By default, if a user taps a on a message while it is presented, it will automatically dismiss. To be notified of the touch, simply supply a callback block:

[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Title" description:@"Description" type:MessageBarMessageTypeError callback:^{
	NSLog@"Message Tapped!";
}];

Queue

The managed is backed by a queue that manages suquential requests to present a message. You can stack as many messages you want on the stack and they will be presetented one after another:

[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Message 1" 	description:@"Description 1" type:MessageBarMessageTypeError];

	[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Message 2" 	description:@"Description 2" type:MessageBarMessageTypeSuccess];
	
		[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Message 2" 	description:@"Description 3" type:MessageBarMessageTypeInfo];

Customization

The MessageBarStyleSheet has functions pertaining to background and stroke color as well as icon images. All of these functions may be subclassed and/or directly modified to customize the look and feel of the message bar.

+ (UIColor*)backgroundColorForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type;
+ (UIColor*)strokeColorForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type;
+ (UIImage*)iconImageForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type;

New Types

Adding another message type, for instance, MessageBarMessageTypeWarning, is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Step 1

Add the new type to the typedef found in MessageBarManager.h

typedef enum {
	MessageBarMessageTypeError,
    MessageBarMessageTypeSuccess,
	MessageBarMessageTypeInfo,
    MessageBarMessageTypeWarning
} MessageBarMessageType;

Step 2

Add new colors and icons to the stylesheet:

+ (UIColor*)backgroundColorForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type
{
	UIColor *backgroundColor = nil;
    switch (type) {
    
	    …
	
		case MessageBarMessageTypeWarning:
        	backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
            break;
	    default:
    	    break;
    }
    return backgroundColor;
}

+ (UIColor*)strokeColorForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type
{
	UIColor *strokeColor = nil;
    switch (type) {
    
	    …
	
		case MessageBarMessageTypeWarning:
        	backgroundColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor];
            break;
	    default:
    	    break;
    }
    return backgroundColor;
}

+ (UIImage*)iconImageForMessageType:(MessageBarMessageType)type
{
    UIImage *iconImage = nil;
	switch (type) {
	
		…
	
        case MessageBarMessageTypeInfo:
	        iconImage = [UIImage imageNamed:kImageIconWarning];
    	    break;
        default:
	        break;
	}
	return iconImage;
}

Step 3

Displaying a new message with the message type.

	[[GAMessageBarManager sharedInstance] showMessageWithTitle:@"Title" 	description:@"Description" type:MessageBarMessageTypeWarning];

License

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