Rainbows

Rainbows is a Metal-backed alternative to CAGradientLayer that is incredibly fast. It provides drawing of axial (aka "linear"), radial (aka "circular"), sweep (aka "angular" aka "conical") and even trippy spiral gradients at no less than 60fps.

Usage

Let's say you want to add a trippy noir spiral gradient to your view:

import Rainbows

let gradientLayer = GradientLayer()
gradientLayer.gradient = Gradient(colors: [
    UIColor.black.cgColor, UIColor.white.cgColor
])
gradientLayer.configuration = .spiral(
    center: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5),
    angle: 0.0 * CGFloat.pi * 2.0,
    scale: 1.0
)
gradientLayer.frame = view.layer.bounds
view.layer.addSublayer(gradientLayer)

Or just skip the detour via self.layer and use a convenient GradientView:

import Rainbows

let gradientView = GradientView()
gradientView.gradient = Gradient(colors: [
    UIColor.black.cgColor, UIColor.white.cgColor
])
gradientView.configuration = .spiral(
    center: CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5),
    angle: 0.0 * CGFloat.pi * 2.0,
    scale: 1.0
)

Installation

The recommended way to add Rainbows to your project is via Carthage:

github 'regexident/Rainbows'

License

Rainbows is available under the MPL-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for more info.