Floating Action Button Library for Android

Description

This Library contains implementation of the Floating Action Button for Android.

Floating action buttons are used for a special type of promoted action. They are distinguished by a circled icon floating above the UI and have special motion behaviors related to morphing, launching, and the transferring anchor point.

Requirements

The Library requires Android SDK version 9 (Gingerbread) and higher.

Gradle Dependency

dependencies {
	compile 'com.github.shell-software:fab:1.0.4'
}

Activity Stream

Full ChangeLog

1.0.4 - current

1. Fixed issue #8: Both buttons show up when I only want one at a time:

   A small fix was applied to show(), hide() and dismiss() methods. Previously these methods might not work properly if the call was done within onCreate() method. This happened because of using android.view.View#isShown() method, which returned false even if the button was shown. Now these methods relay on VISIBILITY and work as expected wherever they called.

1.0.3 - previous

1. Attention! Deprecated XML attributes:

   • normal XML attribute renamed to DEFAULT. You can still use normal XML attribute, however it will be removed in version 2.0.0.
   • mini XML attribute renamed to MINI. You can still use mini XML attribute, however it will be removed in version 2.0.0.

Features in the next versions:

• 1.1.0:

  New features - confirmed:

  • issue #2: ripple effect
  • issue #9: Move button up and down

• 2.0.0: Action Menu - TBD - please send me your propositions.

Demo

Watch the Full Demo Video on YouTube

Button types

Floating action buttons come in two sizes: the DEFAULT, which should be used in most cases, and the MINI, which should only be used to create visual continuity with other elements on the screen.

DEFAULT	MINI

Color palette

The Library contains all of the colors 500 and 900 of the Material Color Palette.

Colors 500 are used for the NORMAL button state while 900 ones for the PRESSED state:

Green 500	Amber 500	Blue Grey 500

Shadow

Shadow is enabled by default and has standard settings. These settings are suitable in most cases. However, shadow can be modified in three ways: radius, X- or Y-axis offset and color.

Default	Radius	X- and Y- axis offset

Stroke

Stroke is disabled by default. Stroke can be modified in two ways: width and color.

Thin	Medium	Thick

Animations

The Library has several predefined animations:

Fade In - Fade Out	Roll From Down - Roll To Down	Jump From Down - Jump To Down

Scale In - Scale Out	Roll From Right - Roll To Right	Jump From Right - Jump To Right

Usage

Creation

Declaration inside XML resource

ActionButton button can be declared in the XML resource. For instance, using RelativeLayout:

<RelativeLayout 
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:fab="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        >
        <com.software.shell.fab.ActionButton 
            android:id="@+id/action_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" 
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/fab_margin"
            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/fab_margin"
            />
</RelativeLayout>

// And then find it within the content view:
ActionButton actionButton = (ActionButton) findViewById(R.id.action_button);

There are no required configuration parameters for it. All of the configuration parameters are optional.

Programmatically

Context context = getContext();
ActionButton actionButton = new ActionButton(context);
// And then add it to the content view

Button actions

Action Button can be shown, hidden or completely dismissed:

actionButton.show();    // shows the button if it is hidden and plays the show animation if set
actionButton.hide();    // hides the button if it is shown and plays the hide animation if set
actionButton.dismiss(); // completely dismisses the button and plays the hide animation if set

After dismissal the button is completely removed from its parent view, so any calls to show() etc. won't be processed.

The current status of the button can be checked with the help of:

// To check whether button is shown (inherited from android.view.View class):
boolean shown = actionButton.isShown();

// To check whether button is hidden:
boolean hidden = actionButton.isHidden();

// To check whether button is dismissed:
boolean dismissed = actionButton.isDismissed();

There are some cases when you need to force playing the animation without calling the show(), hide() or dismiss() methods. For instance, when your button appears within layout in the Activity for the first time. In such cases animations can be played apart from showing, hiding, or dismissing the button:

actionButton.playShowAnimation();   // plays the show animation
actionButton.playHideAnimation();   // plays the hide animation

Animations are played only if set. By default animations are not set.

Customization

Button types

There are two types of Action Button, which you can work with:

• DEFAULT
• MINI

By default the button type is set to DEFAULT.

To work with button types use:

// To set the button type:
actionButton.setType(ActionButton.Type.MINI);

// To get the button type:
ActionButton.Type type = actionButton.getType();

Button states

There are two button states, which Action Button may reside in:

• NORMAL
• PRESSED

To work with button states use:

// To set the button state:
actionButton.setState(ActionButton.State.PRESSED);

// To get the button state:
ActionButton.State state = actionButton.getState();

Button colors

Button colors can be set as for the NORMAL state, so for the PRESSED one. By default the following colors are set:

• Color.LTGRAY for the NORMAL state
• Color.DKGRAY for the PRESSED state

To work with button colors use:

// To set button color for normal state:
actionButton.setButtonColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.fab_material_lime_500));

// To get button color for normal state:
int buttonColor = actionButton.getButtonColor();

// To set button color for pressed state:
actionButton.setButtonColorPressed(getResources().getColor(R.color.fab_material_lime_900));

// To get button color for pressed state:
int buttonColorPressed = actionButton.getButtonColorPressed();

Shadow

Shadow can be customized in three ways: color, radius and offset. By default shadow is enabled and has the following default values:

• shadowColor = #757575 (~ middle-grey)
• shadowRadius = 2.0f (in density-independent pixels)
• shadowXOffset = 1.0f (in density-independent pixels)
• shadowYOffset = 1.5f (in density-independent pixels)

To work with shadow use:

// To check whether shadow is present:
boolean hasShadow = actionButton.hasShadow();

// To set the shadow color:
actionButton.setShadowColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.fab_material_grey_500));

// To get the shadow color:
int shadowColor = actionButton.getShadowColor();

// To set the shadow radius:
actionButton.setShadowRadius(5.0f);

// To get the shadow radius:
float shadowRadius = actionButton.getShadowRadius();

// To set the shadow X-axis offset:
actionButton.setShadowXOffset(3.5f);

// To get the shadow X-axis offset:
float shadowXOffset = actionButton.getShadowXOffset();

// To set the shadow Y-axis offset:
actionButton.setShadowYOffset(3.0f);

// To get the shadow Y-axis offset:
float shadowYOffset = actionButton.getShadowYOffset();

// To remove shadow:
actionButton.removeShadow();

Shadow radius and offset must be specified in density-independent pixels.

Image

Action Button can have an image centered inside. By default the image is absent. Any image can be used for adding. The Library has fab_plus_icon drawable, which can also be used. When an image is set its width and height are changed to the default values, which both are set to 24.0dp (according to material design guidelines). However this size is also adjustable.

To work with image use:

// To check whether image is present:
boolean hasImage = actionButton.hasImage();

// To set an image (either bitmap, drawable or resource id):
actionButton.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
actionButton.setImageDrawable(getResource.getDrawable(R.drawable.fab_plus_icon));
actionButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.fab_plus_icon);

// To get an image:
Drawable image = actionButton.getImage();

// To set the image size (which is by default 24.0dp):
actionButton.setImageSize(30.0dp);

// To get the image size:
float imageSize = actionButton.getImageSize();

// To remove the image:
actionButton.removeImage();

Image size must be specified in density-independent pixels. Changing the image size breaks the rules of Material Design Guidelines

Stroke

Stroke can be customized in two ways: width and the color. Stroke is disabled by default, however it has the default values:

• strokeColor = Color.BLACK
• strokeWidth = 0.0f (no stroke)

To work with stroke use:

// To check whether stroke is enabled:
boolean hasStroke = actionButton.hasStroke();

// To set stroke color:
actionButton.setStrokeColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.fab_material_blue_grey_500));

// To get stroke color:
int strokeColor = actionButton.getStrokeColor();

// To set stroke width:
actionButton.setStrokeWidth(1.5f);

// To get stroke width:
float strokeWidth = actionButton.getStrokeWidth();

// To remove the stroke:
actionButton.removeStroke();

Stroke width must be specified in density-independent pixels

Animations

Action Button supports 2 animation types: animation, which is played while showing the button and animation, which is played while hiding the button. By default neither show animation, nor hide animation are set.

To work with animations use:

// To set show animation:
actionButton.setShowAnimation(getResources().getAnimation(R.anim.fab_fade_in));
actionButton.setShowAnimation(ActionButton.Animations.FADE_IN);

// To get show animation:
Animation animation = actionButton.getShowAnimation();

// To remove show animation:
actionButton.removeShowAnimation();

// To set hide animation:
actionButton.setHideAnimation(getResources().getAnimation(R.anim.fab_fade_out));
actionButton.setHideAnimation(ActionButton.Animations.FADE_OUT);

// To get hide animation:
Animation animation = actionButton.getHideAnimation();

// To remove hide animation:
actionButton.removeHideAnimation();

XML full configuration example

Firstly add the namespace:

xmlns:fab="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

Then refer the added namespace to configure Action Button parameters

<com.software.shell.fab.ActionButton 
            android:id="@+id/action_button"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/fab_margin"
            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/fab_margin"
            fab:type="DEFAULT"
            fab:button_color="@color/fab_material_lime_500"
            fab:button_colorPressed="@color/fab_material_lime_900"
            fab:image="@drawable/fab_plus_icon"
            fab:image_size="24dp"
            fab:shadow_color="#757575"
            fab:shadow_radius="1.0dp"
            fab:shadow_xOffset="0.5dp"
            fab:shadow_yOffset="1.0dp"
            fab:stroke_color="@color/fab_material_blue_grey_500"
            fab:stroke_width="1.0dp"
            fab:show_animation="@anim/fab_roll_from_down"
            fab:hide_animation="@anim/fab_roll_to_down"
            />

The above example contains all of the configuration parameters for Action Button, so there is no need to configure all of them, because they all have default values

License

  Copyright 2015 Shell Software Inc.

  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at

      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.

Shell Software Inc. links

• Google+
• Twitter Page