CodeSnippets

These are my Xcode 4 CodeSnippets.
To use them, clone this repository into the following path:

cd ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/CodeSnippets
git clone [email protected]:jaydee3/CodeSnippets.git .

(The folder must be empty, to clone the repository directly in it.)
And you're ready to go.

Installing the pre-commit hook

This README is generated automatically using .generateDescription.py.
To run this script automatically before each commit, install the pre-commit hook like this:

sh .install-precommit-hook.sh

Snippet Descriptions

addAChildViewcontroller.codesnippet (Add a child ViewController)
Shortcut: childController
Adds a child ViewController to self

UIViewController *newController = <#newController#>;
    [newController willMoveToParentViewController:self];
    [self addChildViewController:newController];
    [self.contentView addSubview:newController.view];
    [newController didMoveToParentViewController:self];

blockSafeSelfPointer.codesnippet (Block safe self pointer)
Shortcut: bs
A weak pointer to self (for usage in blocks).

__weak typeof(self) blockSelf = self;

createAndShowAUialertview.codesnippet (Create & show a UIAlertView)
Shortcut: alertview
Shows a newly created alertview

[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:<#title#>
                            message:<#message#>
                           delegate:<#self#>
                  cancelButtonTitle:<#nil#>
                  otherButtonTitles:<#nil#>] show];

createAnImageview.codesnippet (Create an imageView)
Shortcut: iv
Inits a new imageView with an image via imageNamed.

[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"<#imageName#>"]]

createAReusableTablecell.codesnippet (Create a reusable TableCell)
Shortcut: tablecell
Initialises / deques a new cell from the tableview using an identifier

// create / dequeue cell
static NSString* identifier = @"<#identifier#>";
    UITableViewCell* cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:identifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[<#UITableViewCell#> alloc] initWithStyle:<#UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle#> reuseIdentifier:identifier];
    }
    
    return cell;

decrementingForLoop.codesnippet (Decrementing For Loop)
Shortcut: fori
A For Loop decrementing a local variable

for (NSInteger i=<#startValue#>; i><#count#>; i--) {
    <#statements#>
}

formattedString.codesnippet (Formatted String)
Shortcut: format
Shortcut for a formatted string

[NSString stringWithFormat: @"<#string#>", <#param1#>]

getDocumentsDirectory.codesnippet (Get Documents directory)
Shortcut: documents
Create path to documents directory

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"<#fileName#>"];

importFramework.codesnippet (Import Framework)
Shortcut: imp2
import a framework

#import <<#header#>>

importHeader.codesnippet (Import header)
Shortcut: imp1
Import a header

#import "<#header#>"

incrementingForLoop.codesnippet (Incrementing For Loop)
Shortcut: fori
A For loop incrementing a local variable

for (NSInteger i=0; i<<#count#>; i++) {
    <#statements#>
}

initalizeAnObject.codesnippet (Initalize an object)
Shortcut: alloc
creates a new object from a given class

<#ClassName#> *<#variableName#> = [[<#ClassName#> alloc] init];

keyValuePairForLocalization.codesnippet (Key-Value Pair for Localization)
Shortcut: key
A localization key and its value

"<#keyName#>" = "<#value#>";

localizeAString.codesnippet (Localize a string)
Shortcut: loca
Localizes a string from a given key

NSLocalizedString(@"<#keyName#>", nil)

pragmaMark.codesnippet (Pragma mark)
Shortcut: pragma
Add a new pragma mark

#pragma mark <#comment#>

pushAViewcontroller.codesnippet (Push a ViewController)
Shortcut: push
Pushes a newly created ViewController on the current NavigationController

<#UIViewController#>* viewController = [[<#UIViewController#> alloc] init];
    [self.navigationController pushViewController:viewController animated:YES];

setupAutoresizingOfAView.codesnippet (Setup autoresizing of a view)
Shortcut: autoresizing
Set the autoresizing flags of a view

<#view#>.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;

singleton.codesnippet (singleton)
Shortcut: singleton
A singleton implementation using dispatch_once

+ (instancetype)<#sharedInstance#> {
    static id <#_sharedInstance#> = nil;
    static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
    dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
        <#_sharedInstance#> = [[self alloc] init];
    });

    return <#_sharedInstance#>;
}