ContactsPicker

Quick and easy way to access contacts from address book on >=iOS8.

Setup

Easiest way to install library is via cocoapods:
pod 'ContactsPicker'

API

Basic usage

1. Import ContactsPicker module
2. Request access to address book by using requestAccessToAddressBook method
3. Add, delete, update and find contacts
4. Commit changes by using commitChangesToAddressBook method

Example:

        do {
            let ab = try AddressBook()
            ab.requestAccessToAddressBook({ (access, error) -> Void in
                print("got accesss to address book!")
                let contact = AddressBookRecord()
                contact.firstName = "Me"
                contact.lastName = "Is here"
                contact.phoneNumbers = [AddressBookRecordLabel(label: nil, value: "111"), AddressBookRecordLabel(label: nil, value: "111")]
                do {
                    try ab.addContactToAddressBook(contact)
                    try ab.commitChangesToAddressBook()
                } catch {
                  // handle error 
                }
            })
        } catch {
            // handle error
        }

Using query builder

For more detailed queries you can build your own queryBuilder and add predicate to it so only specific contacts will be fetched. As an example, to get contacts with long full name you can create custom predicate:

let predicateForLongName: ContactPredicate = { contact in
            return contact.fullName?.characters.count > 10
}

and then pass it to query builder, as here:

let queryBuilder = self.addressBook.queryBuilder().matchingPredicate(predicateForLongName)
let contactsWithLongName = try queryBuilder.query()

Supported contact properties

Currently, library supports access to those properties:

• identifier
• first name
• middle name
• last name
• phone numbers
• email addresses
• organization name

AddressBook API

• requestAccessToAddressBook( completion: (Bool, NSError?) -> Void )
  Usually that will be your first call to library. That method will ask user for letting use his contacts from phone's address book. In completion block you can handle his choice by checking Bool parameter.
• retrieveAddressBookRecordsCount() throws -> Int
  Returns number of all contacts inside address book.
• addContactToAddressBook(contact: ContactProtocol) throws -> ContactProtocol
  Adds new contact to address book. Use AddressBookRecord to create object with contact's properties.
• func updateContact(contact: ContactProtocol)
  Updates values for existing contact.
• func deleteAllContacts() throws
  Deletes all contacts from address book.
• func deleteContactWithIdentifier(identifier: String?) throws
  Delete contact with specified identifier.
• func queryBuilder() -> AddressBookQueryBuilder
  Creates AddressBookQueryBuilder used for specific contact queries. You can specify predicate and properties you want to fetch by using matchingPredicate and keysToFetch methods.
• func findContactWithIdentifier(identifier: String?) -> ContactProtocol?
  Returns (optional) contact with specified identifier.
• func findContactsMatchingName(name: String) throws -> [ContactProtocol]
  Returns all contacts matching name parameter.
• func findAllContacts() throws -> [ContactProtocol]
  Returns all contacts from user's address book.
• func commitChangesToAddressBook() throws
  You should call this method after using methods for adding, deleting or updating contacts to save those changes.