D3 Workshop

Workshop Summary:

1. Create a new Xcode project.
2. Adding basic storyboard elements and constraints.
3. Adding and editing view controllers on the storyboard.
4. Adding files (such as images) to a project.
5. Assigning Swift classes to view controllers.
6. Adding outlets between storyboard elements and Swift classes.
7. Basic Swift code to change a label's text.
8. Adding CocoaPods to your project (Using other developers' code).

How To's:

How to install CocoaPods:

sudo gem install cocoapods

How to init CocoaPods in your project:

cd [PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT]
pod init

How should your Podfile look like for the HelloWorld project:

platform :ios, "8.0"
use_frameworks!

target 'HelloWorld' do

    pod 'SwiftyJSON', '~> 2.2.1'

    pod 'Alamofire', '~> 1.3'
    
    pod 'BrightFutures'

end

target 'HelloWorldTests' do

end

How to install your Pods after adding them to your Podfile

pod install

Code to show trending topics:

let url = "[TRENDS_URL (see below)]"
        
request(.GET, url).responseJSON { (_, _, object, _) -> Void in
            
    Queue.main.async {
                
        if let obj:AnyObject = object {
                    
            let json = JSON(obj)
                    
            self.contentLabel.text = "\n".join(json["trends"].arrayValue.map{$0["name"].stringValue})
                    
        }else {
            self.contentLabel.text = "ERROR"
        }
                
    }
            
}

Links and Images:

Download Xcode

Refresh Icon

Montréal Logo

World Logo

Montréal Trends:

http://api.whatthetrend.com/api/v2/trends.json?woeid=3534

World Trends:

http://api.whatthetrend.com/api/v2/trends.json