myLauncher - adding a myLauncherItem via a View

myLauncherAddItem.m

// This is an example coding gist for use on myLauncher Google Groups to explain how to add an item to myLauncherView from another view

/*
RootViewController - represents the RootViewController that extends MyLauncherViewController
*/
@implementation RootViewController

-(void)addLauncherItem {
	// We'll load our new view to allow a user to choose the item to add
	MyNewViewController *nvc = [[MyNewViewController alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil]; // Change as needed
	[nvc setLauncherView:self.launcherView];
	[self presentModalViewController:nvc animated:YES];
}

@end

/*
MyNewViewController - represents the View Controller that shows a list of available items to add
*/
@interface MyNewViewController

@property (nonatomic, strong) MyLauncherView *launcherView;

@end

@implementation MyNewViewController
@synthesize launcherView = _launcherView;

/*
Add's an item to myLauncherView (first to the end of the last page, then to another page, then to any space available)
*/
- (void)addItem:(MyLauncherItem *)item {
    NSMutableArray *pages = [[self.launcherView pages] copy];
    
    // Get the last page, check it's size and add to it if possible
    if ([[pages objectAtIndex:[pages count] - 1] count] < [self.launcherView maxItemsPerPage]) {
        NSMutableArray *page = [pages objectAtIndex:[pages count] - 1];
        [page addObject:item];
        [self.launcherView setPages:pages animated:NO];
        return;
    }
    
    // Next, check if we can add it to the end
    if ([pages count] < [self.launcherView maxPages]) {
        NSMutableArray *page = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
        [page addObject:item];
        [pages addObject:page];
        [self.launcherView setPages:pages animated:NO];
        return;
    }
    
    // Finally, go back and see if we can add it anywhere there is room
    for (int x = [pages count] - 2; x >= 0; x--) {
        if ([[pages objectAtIndex:x] count] < [self.launcherView maxItemsPerPage]) {
            [[pages objectAtIndex:x] addObject:item];
            [self.launcherView setPages:pages animated:NO];
            break;
        }
    }

    // And dismiss this view!
    [self.presentingViewController dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}

@end