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Media Preview

Overview​

The LMFeedMediaPreviewScreen displays media content such as images and videos in a scrollable collection view. It allows users to view media items with paging functionality.

LMFeedMediaPreviewScreen

File Location:
LMFeedMediaPreviewScreen.swift

Functionality​

Protocols​

LMMediaViewModelDelegate​

This protocol defines methods for updating the media preview and navigation data:

  • showImages(with media: [LMFeedMediaPreviewContentModel], userName: String, date: String): Displays the media items along with user details.
  • scrollToIndex(index: Int): Scrolls to a specific media item.
  • setNavigationData(index: Int): Updates the navigation title and subtitle based on the current media index.

UI Components​

  • mediaCollectionView: A collection view displaying the media items.
  • layout: The layout configuration for the collection view, defining item and group sizes.

Data Variables​

  • viewModel: The view model managing the media preview data and interactions.
  • mediaData: An array of LMFeedMediaPreviewContentModel containing media items.
  • userName: The name of the user associated with the media.
  • date: The date when the media was created.

Methods​

  • setupViews(): Adds the collection view to the main view.
  • setupLayouts(): Sets the constraints for the collection view.
  • viewDidLoad(): Calls the view model to show media preview.
  • viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool): Calls the view model to scroll to the media preview.

Action Handlers​

  • collectionView(_:numberOfItemsInSection:): Returns the number of media items in the collection view.
  • collectionView(_:cellForItemAt:): Configures and returns the appropriate cell for the media item.

Customization​

LMFeedMediaPreviewScreen.swift
class CustomMediaPreviewScreen: LMFeedMediaPreviewScreen {
   override func setupAppearance() {
       super.setupAppearance()
       view.backgroundColor = .lightGray
   }
}
AppDelegate.swift
func application(_ application: UIApplication, willFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
   Components.shared.mediaPreviewScreen = CustomMediaPreviewScreen.self
   // ...
   return true
}