TinyConsole

A tiny log console to display information while using your iOS app. Written in Swift 3.

Usage

Create a TinyConsoleController-Instance and pass your App-ViewController as a rootViewController parameter.

TinyConsoleController(rootViewController: MyMainViewController())

Actions

// TinyConsole prints NSFormattedStrings and Strings
TinyConsole.print("hello")

// print messages any color you want 
TinyConsole.print("green text", color: UIColor.green)

// prints a red error message 
TinyConsole.error("something went wrong")

TinyConsole.addMarker()
TinyConsole.clear()

Gestures

Swipe from Left to Right: Add marker
2 Finger Tap: Add custom log entry
3 Finger Tap: Show Action Sheet to Clear Console and Send Mail
Shake to toggle the console view. If you’re using the Simulator, press ⌃ ctrl-⌘ cmd-z.

Implementation Example

Instead of

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
    self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
    self.window?.rootViewController = MainViewController()
    self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
    return true
}

write

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
    self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
    self.window?.rootViewController = TinyConsoleController(rootViewController: MainViewController())
    self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
    return true
}