# jogendra/LoadingShimmer

An easy way to add a shimmering effect to any view with just one line of code. It is useful as an unobtrusive loading indicator.

Repository: https://github.com/jogendra/LoadingShimmer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/loadingshimmer
Homepage: https://jogendra.dev/
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, swift4, ios11, cocoapods, animations, labels, xcode, library, framework, ios, ios-swift, ios-animation, animation, carthage, swift-4, swift-library, swift-package-manager, swift-framework, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2022-10-22T13:31:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3071, "days_push": 1411, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1601, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.631360+00:00)

## What it is
LoadingShimmer is a Swift library for iOS that adds a shimmering effect to any UIView with a single line of code. It serves as an unobtrusive loading indicator while network requests or other work completes.

## Use cases
- add shimmer loading effect to views in iOS
- show skeleton loading while fetching data
- indicate loading state on table views
- add unobtrusive loading animation with one line of code
- cover views with shimmer during network requests

## When to choose
- you need a simple shimmer/skeleton loading indicator in a UIKit iOS app
- you want minimal setup with CocoaPods, Carthage, or SPM
- you prefer a one-line API to start and stop the effect

## When to avoid
- you are building with SwiftUI rather than UIKit
- you need highly customizable skeleton layouts
- you need an actively developed library with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: shimmer-effect, loading-indicator, cocoapods, uikit, swift, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- jogendra/LoadingShimmer (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.631360+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:52:47.930858+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jogendra/LoadingShimmer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.631360+00:00, sha d770ec0a5538)
  - homepage: https://jogendra.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:18.635620+00:00, sha d629255cdedb)
  - site_page: https://jogendra.dev/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:18.644478+00:00, sha b4d94fbdf727)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.