Adding Animations with Lottie in iOS 18

Day 28: Lottie Animations – Integrating Lottie Animations into Your UI 🎨

Lottie is a powerful library that allows you to use amazing animations that are lightweight and easy to implement.

Let’s get started!

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Step 1: Setting Up Lottie

First, you need to add the Lottie framework to your project. You can do this using Swift Package Manager or by manually adding the Lottie files.

1. Using Swift Package Manager:

   • Go to File > Add Packages.

   • Search for Lottie or use the URL: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-ios.

   • Add the package to your project.

Step 2: Create a SwiftUI Wrapper for Lottie

Next, you’ll create a SwiftUI wrapper for the Lottie animation view. This allows you to easily use Lottie animations within your SwiftUI views.

import SwiftUI
import Lottie

struct LottieView: UIViewRepresentable {
    var filename: String

    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UIView {
        let view = UIView(frame: .zero)

        let animationView = LottieAnimationView(name: filename)
        animationView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
        animationView.loopMode = .loop
        animationView.play()

        animationView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        view.addSubview(animationView)

        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
            animationView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.widthAnchor),
            animationView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.heightAnchor)
        ])

        return view
    }

    func updateUIView(_ uiView: UIView, context: Context) {
        // Update the view if needed
    }
}

Step 3: Using Lottie Animations in Your View

Now that you have your LottieView set up, you can use it in your SwiftUI views.

import SwiftUI

struct AnimationExampleView: View {
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Loading...")
                .font(.largeTitle)
                .padding()

            LottieView(filename: "loading_animation", loop: true)
                .frame(width: 200, height: 200)
        }
        .padding()
        .navigationTitle("Lottie Animation Example")
    }
}

Comments for Customization:

• LottieView(filename: "loading_animation", loop: true): This instantiates the LottieView with a specific animation file. Replace "loading_animation" with the name of your Lottie animation file (without the .json extension).

• frame(width: 200, height: 200): Sets the size of the animation view. Adjust these values to fit your design.

Step 4: Adding Your Animation Files

Make sure to add your Lottie animation files (in JSON format) to your Xcode project!

Simply drag and drop the .json files into your project navigator.

That's it. Happy Coding!