iOS8:Framework:Sprite Kit Framework:Tasks

iOS8 Framework

Action

• Creating Actions That Move Nodes
• Creating Actions That Rotate Nodes
• Creating Actions That Change a Node’s Animation Speed
• Creating Actions That Change a Node’s Scale
• Creating Actions to Show or Hide a Node
• Creating Actions That Change a Node’s Transparency
• Creating Actions That Change a Sprite Node’s Content
• Creating Actions to Alter the Properties of Field Nodes
• Playing Sounds
• Removing Nodes from the Scene
• Creating Actions That Perform Actions on a Node’s Child
• Creating Actions That Combine or Repeat Other Actions
• Creating an Action to Introduce a Delay into a Sequence
• Creating Actions to Perform Inverse Kinematic Calculations
• Creating Custom Actions
• Reversing an Action
• Inspecting an Action’s Animation Properties

Constraint

• Creating Position Constraints
• Creating Orientation Constraints
• Creating Distance Constraints
• Determining the Coordinate System That a Constraint Is Applied In
• Enabling a Constraint

Keyframe Sequence

• Creating New Sequences
• Changing the Sequence
• Retrieving Interesting Info About the Sequence
• Changing How the Sequence Is Interpolated
• Sampling the Sequence

Physics Body

• Creating Volume-Based Physics Bodies
• Creating Edge-Based Physics Bodies
• Defining How Forces Affect a Physics Body
• Defining a Body’s Physical Properties
• Working with Collisions and Contacts
• Applying Forces and Impulses to a Physics Body
• Inspecting the Physics Body’s Position and Velocity
• Reading the Physics Body’s Node
• Determining Which Joints Are Connected to a Physics Body
• Interacting with Physics Fields
• Pinning a Physics Body to the Node’s Parent

Physics Contact

• Inspecting the Contact Properties

Physics Joint

• Inspecting Joint Properties
• Measuring Force Effects Against the Anchor Point

Physics Joint Fixed

• Creating a Fixed Joint

Physics Joint Limit

• Creating a Limit Joint
• Determining the Maximum Length of the Joint

Physics Joint Pin

• Creating a Pin Joint
• Determining the Characteristics of the Pin Joint

Physics Joint Sliding

• Creating a Sliding Joint
• Configuring the Limits of the Sliding Joint

Physics Joint Spring

• Creating a New Spring Joint
• Configuring the Spring Properties

Physics World

• Configuring the Physics World Simulation
• Joining Physics Bodies Together
• Detecting Collisions in the Physics World
• Searching for Bodies in the World
• Working with Physics Fields

Range

• Creating a Range Object
• Inspecting a Range Object’s Limits

Reach Constraints

• Working with Reach Constraints

Region

• Creating and Initializing Region Objects
• Interacting with a Region

Shader

• Creating and Initializing New Shader Objects
• Using Uniform Data in a Shader
• Working with Shader Source Code

Texture

• Creating New Textures from Images
• Creating Textures from Raw Pixel Data
• Creating Normal Map Textures
• Creating Noise Textures
• Inspecting a Texture’s Properties
• Preloading the Texture Data

Mutable Texture

• Creating an Empty Mutable Texture
• Modifying a Mutable Texture’s Contents

Texture Atlas

• Creating a Texture Atlas
• Creating a Texture from a Texture Atlas
• Preloading Texture Atlas Data
• Inspecting the Texture Atlas

Transition

• Creating Transition Objects
• Configuring Whether Scenes Are Paused During the Transition

Uniform

• Creating and Initializing Uniform Objects
• Reading Information About a Uniform
• Reading and Writing a Uniform’s Value

Node (Responder)

• Creating a New Node
• Inspecting the Node’s Position
• Setting a Node’s Scaling and Rotation
• Inspecting a Node’s Visibility
• Determining Whether a Node Supports User Interaction
• Working with Node Trees
• Naming Nodes
• Running Actions
• Adding Physics to a Node
• Converting to and from the Node’s Coordinate System
• Determining If a Point Lies in a Node
• Performing Node Intersections
• Storing Custom Node Data
• Constraining a Node’s Behavior Relative to Other Nodes

3D Node (Responder)

• Creating a 3D Node
• Configuring the 3D Node
• Animating the 3D Node’s Content in Scene Kit
• Projecting and Hit Testing

Crop Node (Responder)

• Setting the Mask Filter

Effect Node (Responder)

• Enabling Filter Effects
• Configuring the Filter
• Blending the Results to the Framebuffer
• Applying a Custom Shader
• Caching the Filter Results

Scene (Effect Node Responder)

• Initializing a Scene
• Determining What Portion of the Scene Is Visible in the View
• Setting the Background Color of a Scene
• Converting Between View and Scene Coordinates
• Presenting a Scene
• Executing the Animation Loop
• Working with Physics in the Scene

Emitter Node (Responder)

• Determining When Particles Are Created
• Defining Which Node Emits Particles
• Determining a Particle Lifetime
• Determining a Particle’s Initial Position
• Determining a Particle’s Velocity and Acceleration
• Determining a Particle’s Rotation
• Determining a Particle’s Scale Factor
• Setting a Particle’s Texture and Size
• Configuring Particle Color
• Determining How the Particle Texture Is Blended with the Particle Color
• Blending Particles with the Framebuffer
• Adding an Action to Particles
• Applying Physics Fields to the Particles
• Using a Custom Shader to Render the Particles

Field Node (Responder)

• Creating Field Nodes
• Determining Which Physics Bodies Are Affected by the Field
• Configuring the Strength of the Field
• Configuring Other Field Properties

Label Node (Responder)

• Creating a New Label Node
• Configuring the Label Message
• Configuring the Label Font
• Configuring the Label’s Position
• Performing Color Blending
• Blending the Label into the Framebuffer

Light Node (Responder)

• Determining Whether a Light Node Is Active
• Configuring the Lighting Properties

Shape Node (Responder)

• Creating a Shape Path
• Inspecting the Shape Node’s Path
• Setting the Fill Properties
• Setting the Stroke Properties
• Blending the Shape with the Framebuffer
• Reading the Shape Node’s Properties

Sprite Node (Responder)

• Initializing a New Sprite
• Inspecting Physical Properties
• Inspecting the Sprite’s Texture
• Inspecting Color Properties
• Blending the Sprite with the Framebuffer
• Adding Lighting to a Sprite
• Adding a Custom Shader

Video Node (Responder)

• Creating a Video Node
• Setting the Video Node’s Visual Properties
• Controlling Video Playback

View

• Presenting Scenes
• Configuring How a Scene Is Rendered
• Pausing the Scene’s Simulation
• Displaying Debugging Information
• Converting Between View and Scene Coordinates
• Obtaining Textures from Scene Content

Physics Contact Delegate (Protocol)

• Responding to Contact Events

Scene Delegate (Protocol)

• Handling Animation Events