iOS
iOS runtime for Rive
This guide documents how to get started using the iOS runtime library. Rive runtime libraries are open-source. The source is available in its GitHub repository.
This library contains an API for iOS apps to easily integrate their Rive assets for both UIKit and SwiftUI. The runtime can also be installed via Cocoapods or Swift Package Manager.
The minimum iOS target is 14.0
Follow the steps below for a quick start on integrating Rive into your iOS app.
Add the following to your Podspec file:
Podfile
pod 'RiveRuntime'
To install via Swift Package Manager, in the package finder in xcode, search with the Github repository name:
https://github.com/rive-app/rive-iosAdd the following to the top of your file where you utilize the Rive runtime:
import RiveRuntime
Rive iOS runtimes of versions 2.x.x or later should use the newer patterns for integrating Rive into your iOS applications. This involves some API changes from the pattern in versions 1.x.x (see migration guide for guidance on moving to 2.x.x). The primary object you'll use is a
RiveViewModel. It is responsible for creating and interacting with Rive assets. Set up RiveViewModel w/ View
struct AnimationView: View {
var body: some View {
RiveViewModel(fileName: "cool_rive_animation").view()
}
}
In the above example, you reference the name of a
.riv asset bundled into your application, but you can also load in a .riv file hosted on a remote URL like so:struct AnimationView: View {
var body: some View {
RiveViewModel(
webURL: "https://cdn.rive.app/animations/off_road_car_v7.riv"
).view()
}
}
The simplest way of adding Rive to a controller using Storyboards is to make a
RiveViewModel, and set its view to be the RiveView you made in the Storyboard.class AnimationViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var riveView: RiveView!
var simpleVM = RiveViewModel(fileName: "cool_rive_animation")
override public func viewDidLoad() {
simpleVM.setView(riveView)
}
}
You can also add Rive to a controller purely with code by making the
RiveViewModel, telling it to create a fresh RiveView and then adding it to the view hierarchy.class AnimationViewController: UIViewController {
var simpleVM = RiveViewModel(fileName: "cool_rive_animation")
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
let riveView = simpleVM.createRiveView()
view.addSubview(riveView)
riveView.frame = view.frame
}
}
See subsequent runtime pages to learn how to control animation playback, state machines, and more.
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