ericdke

let plainString = "foo"

// Encoding

guard let plainData = (plainString as NSString).dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding) else {
    fatalError()
}

let base64String = plainData.base64EncodedStringWithOptions(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions(rawValue: 0))
print(base64String) // Zm9v

aorcsik

extension String {
    /// Truncates the string to length number of characters and 
    /// appends optional trailing string if longer
    func truncate(length: Int, trailing: String? = nil) -> String {
        if countElements(self) > length {
            return self.substringToIndex(advance(self.startIndex, length)) + (trailing ?? "")
        } else {
            return self
        }
    }

kristopherjohnson

import Foundation
import XCPlayground

// Let asynchronous code run
XCPSetExecutionShouldContinueIndefinitely()

if let url = NSURL(string: "http://www.google.com/") {

    let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
    

ericdke

let arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

extension Array {
    func splitBy(subSize: Int) -> [[Element]] {
        return 0.stride(to: self.count, by: subSize).map { startIndex in
            let endIndex = startIndex.advancedBy(subSize, limit: self.count)
            return Array(self[startIndex ..< endIndex])
        }
    }
}

Nirma

func reduce<T,R>(list: [T], block: (([R],T) -> R?)) -> [R]? {
    var acc = [R]()
    for x in list {
        if let val = block(acc, x) {
           acc += [val]
        }
    }
    
    return acc
}

adeekshith

# <type>: (If applied, this commit will...) <subject> (Max 50 char)
# |<----  Using a Maximum Of 50 Characters  ---->|


# Explain why this change is being made
# |<----   Try To Limit Each Line to a Maximum Of 72 Characters   ---->|

# Provide links or keys to any relevant tickets, articles or other resources
# Example: Github issue #23

nathanborror

Using Swift Package Manager with iOS

Step 1:

File > New > Project...

Step 2:

Create a Package.swift file in your root project directory, add dependencies, then run swift package fetch on the command line in the same directory. We’re not going to run swift build because it will just complain.