How can I add a view above the top bar?

[DongDian455]

I want to add a view on top of the top bar, as shown below:

Are there any ways to achieve it?

[xevifar]

Hello @DongDian455 ,

You can do this by using this example: ExampleFrameWithTextfield. In this example we showcase a topbar with a textfield, but you can choose to have a textfield or not.
You can check the simple readme for this example here: readme

Let me know if this works for you.

[DongDian455]

This is not the functionality I'm looking for. I want to directly add views on the home page. like FKKeyboardViewController , not KeyboardApp.

[xevifar]

@DongDian455 yes, this is possible.

Yes, it is possible. You need to use a KeyboardApp in .frame mode. And then, in viewWillAppear(_:) you just open it programmatically, like this:

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
  super.viewWillAppear(animated)
  openApp(appId: "my.app.identifier")
}

Remember that you need to include your Keyboard app instance in the AppsConfiguration object of KeyboardConfiguration when overriding createConfiguration() and that this Keyboard app’s identifier must match the appId you pass when calling openApp(appId: ) (e.g. "my.app.identifier")
In addition, if you want to disable the keyboard app’s carousel, you can have AppsConfiguration’s showAppsInCarousel be set to false.
Finally, if you have no use for the leading magnifying glass button, you can remove it by overriding appIcon to return nil in your FKKeyboardViewController subclass, like this

override var appIcon: UIImage? {
  return nil
}

Anyway, we’re going to prepare an example to showcase how to do this

[DongDian455]

It seems like it can achieve the functionality I want, but if I also need to switch Keyboard Apps simultaneously, it might be a bit cumbersome. Is it possible to provide a contentView similar to appIcon that allows me to insert it at the top?

[xevifar]

Hey @DongDian455 ,
I was talking to the team to come up with an option for you.
The option that we have on our mind is that you can have a shared common view on all the different KeyboardApps.
Apart from this, maybe there is the option to add all these buttons on the AppIcon view, which might hide/show depending on the predictions.
Let me know if you need further help.

[DongDian455]

In addition to associating with "predictions," you can also consider incorporating the presence of clipboard content or allowing developers to have control over showing and hiding the functionality.

[xevifar]

Thanks for the suggestions. Clipboard is on the roadmap.
Showing/Hiding might be easy to give developers control over.

[DongDian455]

like this:

or