HierarchicalConnector(
searcher: SingleIndexSearcher,
filterState: FilterState,
hierarchicalAttributes: [Attribute],
separator: String,
controller: HierarchicalController,
presenter: HierarchicalPresenter
)
Hierarchical Menu is a component that displays a hierarchical navigation menu, based on facet attributes.
Examples
Instantiate a HierarchicalConnector and launch an initial search on its Searcher.
let searcher = HitsSearcher(appID: "YourApplicationID",
apiKey: "YourSearchOnlyAPIKey",
indexName: "YourIndexName")
let filterState: FilterState = .init()
searcher.connectFilterState(filterState)
let hierarchicalAttributes: [Attribute] = [
"categories.lvl0",
"categories.lvl1",
"categories.lvl2",
]
let hierarchicalTableViewController: HierarchicalTableViewController = .init(tableView: UITableView())
let hierachicalConnector: HierarchicalConnector = .init(searcher: searcher,
filterState: filterState,
hierarchicalAttributes: hierarchicalAttributes,
separator: " > ",
controller: hierarchicalTableViewController,
presenter: DefaultPresenter.Hierarchical.present)
searcher.search()
Parameters
The Searcher that handles your searches. The names of the hierarchical attributes to target, in ascending order.
The delimiter used to separate hierarchical facets.
Usually something like ” > ”, including spaces as shown in this example.
controller
HierarchicalController
default: nil
The Controller interfacing with a concrete hierarchical view.
presenter
HierarchicalPresenter
default: nil
The Presenter defining how hierarchical facets appear in the controller.
Presenter
Hierarchical Presenter
(([HierarchicalFacet]) -> [HierarchicalFacet])?
default:"nil"
The presenter defining how to display the HierarchicalFacet list.Takes a list of HierarchicalFacet as input and returns a new HierarchicalFacet list.A HierarchicalFacet is a tuple of a Facet, its level, and whether it’s selected or not.public static let present: HierarchicalPresenter = { facets in
let levels = Set(facets.map { $0.level }).sorted()
guard !levels.isEmpty else { return facets }
var output: [HierarchicalFacet] = []
output.reserveCapacity(facets.count)
levels.forEach { level in
let facetsForLevel = facets
.filter { $0.level == level }
.sorted { $0.facet.value < $1.facet.value }
let indexToInsert = output
.lastIndex { $0.isSelected }
.flatMap { output.index(after: $0) } ?? output.endIndex
output.insert(contentsOf: facetsForLevel, at: indexToInsert)
}
return output
}
Low-level API
If you want to fully control the Hierarchical Menu components and connect them manually, you can use the following components:
Searcher. The Searcher that handles your searches.FilterState. The current state of the filters.HierarchicalInteractor. The logic applied to the hierarchical facets.HierarchicalController. The controller that interfaces with a concrete hierarchical facet list view.HierarchicalPresenter. Optional. The presenter that controls the sorting and other settings of the refinement facet list view.
let searcher = HitsSearcher(appID: "YourApplicationID",
apiKey: "YourSearchOnlyAPIKey",
indexName: "YourIndexName")
let filterState: FilterState = .init()
let hierarchicalAttributes: [Attribute] = [
"categories.lvl0",
"categories.lvl1",
"categories.lvl2",
]
let hierarchicalTableViewController: HierarchicalTableViewController = .init(tableView: UITableView())
let hierarchicalInteractor: HierarchicalInteractor = .init(hierarchicalAttributes: hierarchicalAttributes,
separator: " > ")
searcher.connectFilterState(filterState)
hierarchicalInteractor.connectSearcher(searcher: searcher)
hierarchicalInteractor.connectFilterState(filterState)
hierarchicalInteractor.connectController(hierarchicalTableViewController)
searcher.search()
Customizing your view
The default controllers, for example, HierarchicalTableViewController,
work well when you want to use native UIKit with their default behavior.
If you want to use another component such as a UICollectionView,
a third-party input view,
or you want to introduce some custom behavior to the already provided UIKit component,
you can create your own controller conforming to the HierarchicalController protocol.
Protocol
var onClick: ((String) -> Void)?:
Closure to call when a new hierarchical facet is clicked.
func setItem(_ item: [HierarchicalFacet])
Function called when a new array of hierarchical facets is updated. This is the UI State of the refinement list. Make sure to reload your view here when you get the new items.
Example
open class HierarchicalTableViewController: NSObject, HierarchicalController {
public var onClick: ((String) -> Void)?
var items: [HierarchicalFacet]
var tableView: UITableView
let cellID: String
public init(tableView: UITableView, cellID: String = "HierarchicalFacet") {
self.tableView = tableView
self.items = []
self.cellID = cellID
super.init()
tableView.register(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: cellID)
tableView.dataSource = self
tableView.delegate = self
}
public func setItem(_ item: [HierarchicalFacet]) {
self.items = item
tableView.reloadData()
}
}
extension HierarchicalTableViewController: UITableViewDataSource {
open func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return items.count
}
open func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: cellID, for: indexPath)
let maxSelectedLevel = Set(items.filter { $0.isSelected }.map { $0.level }).max() ?? 0
let item = items[indexPath.row]
cell.textLabel?.text = "\(item.facet.description)"
cell.indentationLevel = item.level
cell.accessoryType = item.level == maxSelectedLevel && item.isSelected ? .checkmark : .none
return cell
}
}
extension HierarchicalTableViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
open func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let item = items[indexPath.row]
onClick?(item.facet.value)
}
}
SwiftUI
InstantSearch provides the HierarchicalList SwiftUI view which you can embed in your views.
It uses HierarchicalObservableController as a data model,
which is an implementation of the HierarchicalController protocol adapted for usage with SwiftUI.
HierarchicalObservableController must be connected to the HierarchicalConnector or HierarchicalInteractor like any other HierarchicalController implementation.
You can define the appearance of the view representing a single hierarchical facet and its selection state or use the HierarchicalFacetRow view provided by InstantSearch.
struct ContentView: View {
@ObservedObject let hierarchicalController: HierarchicalObservableController
var body: some View {
HierarchicalList(hierarchicalController) { facet, nestingLevel, isSelected in
// Use the implementation provided by InstantSearch
// HierarchicalFacetRow(facet: facet,
nestingLevel: nestingLevel,
isSelected: isSelected)
// Or declare a custom single hierarchical facet view
HStack(spacing: 10) {
Image(systemName: isSelected ? "chevron.down" : "chevron.right")
.font(.callout)
Text("\(facet.value) (\(facet.count))")
.fontWeight(isSelected ? .semibold : .regular)
.contentShape(Rectangle())
Spacer()
}
.padding(.leading, CGFloat(nestingLevel * 20))
}
}
}
HierarchicalObservableController as a data model.
It provides the hierarchicalFacets property along with the toggle function to streamline the design process of your custom SwiftUI view.
