UITableView load more when scrolling to bottom like Facebook application

Question

I am developing an application that uses SQLite. I want to show a list of users (UITableView) using a paginating mechanism. Could any one please tell me how to load more dat

Answer 1

Details

• Swift 5.1, Xcode 11.2.1

Solution

Worked with UIScrollView / UICollectionView / UITableView

import UIKit

class LoadMoreActivityIndicator {

    private let spacingFromLastCell: CGFloat
    private let spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart: CGFloat
    private weak var activityIndicatorView: UIActivityIndicatorView?
    private weak var scrollView: UIScrollView?

    private var defaultY: CGFloat {
        guard let height = scrollView?.contentSize.height else { return 0.0 }
        return height + spacingFromLastCell
    }

    deinit { activityIndicatorView?.removeFromSuperview() }

    init (scrollView: UIScrollView, spacingFromLastCell: CGFloat, spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart: CGFloat) {
        self.scrollView = scrollView
        self.spacingFromLastCell = spacingFromLastCell
        self.spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart = spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart
        let size:CGFloat = 40
        let frame = CGRect(x: (scrollView.frame.width-size)/2, y: scrollView.contentSize.height + spacingFromLastCell, width: size, height: size)
        let activityIndicatorView = UIActivityIndicatorView(frame: frame)
        if #available(iOS 13.0, *)
        {
            activityIndicatorView.color = .label
        }
        else
        {
            activityIndicatorView.color = .black
        }
        activityIndicatorView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleLeftMargin, .flexibleRightMargin]
        activityIndicatorView.hidesWhenStopped = true
        scrollView.addSubview(activityIndicatorView)
        self.activityIndicatorView = activityIndicatorView
    }

    private var isHidden: Bool {
        guard let scrollView = scrollView else { return true }
        return scrollView.contentSize.height < scrollView.frame.size.height
    }

    func start(closure: (() -> Void)?) {
        guard let scrollView = scrollView, let activityIndicatorView = activityIndicatorView else { return }
        let offsetY = scrollView.contentOffset.y
        activityIndicatorView.isHidden = isHidden
        if !isHidden && offsetY >= 0 {
            let contentDelta = scrollView.contentSize.height - scrollView.frame.size.height
            let offsetDelta = offsetY - contentDelta
            
            let newY = defaultY-offsetDelta
            if newY < scrollView.frame.height {
                activityIndicatorView.frame.origin.y = newY
            } else {
                if activityIndicatorView.frame.origin.y != defaultY {
                    activityIndicatorView.frame.origin.y = defaultY
                }
            }

            if !activityIndicatorView.isAnimating {
                if offsetY > contentDelta && offsetDelta >= spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart && !activityIndicatorView.isAnimating {
                    activityIndicatorView.startAnimating()
                    closure?()
                }
            }

            if scrollView.isDecelerating {
                if activityIndicatorView.isAnimating && scrollView.contentInset.bottom == 0 {
                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3) { [weak self] in
                        if let bottom = self?.spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart {
                            scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: bottom, right: 0)
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    func stop(completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
        guard let scrollView = scrollView , let activityIndicatorView = activityIndicatorView else { return }
        let contentDelta = scrollView.contentSize.height - scrollView.frame.size.height
        let offsetDelta = scrollView.contentOffset.y - contentDelta
        if offsetDelta >= 0 {
            UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3, animations: {
                scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
            }) { _ in completion?() }
        } else {
            scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
            completion?()
        }
        activityIndicatorView.stopAnimating()
    }
}

Usage

init

activityIndicator = LoadMoreActivityIndicator(scrollView: tableView, spacingFromLastCell: 10, spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart: 60)

handling

extension ViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
        activityIndicator.start {
            DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async {
                sleep(3)
                DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
                    self?.activityIndicator.stop()
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Full Sample

Do not forget to paste the solution code.

import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {
    
    fileprivate var activityIndicator: LoadMoreActivityIndicator!
    
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let tableView = UITableView(frame: view.frame)
        view.addSubview(tableView)
        tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        tableView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor).isActive = true
        tableView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.rightAnchor).isActive = true
        
        tableView.dataSource = self
        tableView.delegate = self
        tableView.tableFooterView = UIView()
        activityIndicator = LoadMoreActivityIndicator(scrollView: tableView, spacingFromLastCell: 10, spacingFromLastCellWhenLoadMoreActionStart: 60)
    }
}

extension ViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
    
    func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        return 1
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return 30
    }
    
    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = UITableViewCell()
        cell.textLabel?.text = "\(indexPath)"
        return cell
    }
}

extension ViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
        activityIndicator.start {
            DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async {
                for i in 0..<3 {
                    print("!!!!!!!!! \(i)")
                    sleep(1)
                }
                DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
                    self?.activityIndicator.stop()
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Result