Skeleton for Xamarin and MAUI apps

The Skeleton control is a popular approach to loading content in mobile apps that provides one or more visual placeholders while content is being loaded. This technique is particularly useful for improving user experience, as it reduces perceived load times and provides a more engaging experience.

Setup

Available on NuGet: HorusStudio.Maui.Skeleton
Available on NuGet: Xamarin.Forms.Skeleton
Install into your Core and Client projects.

Platform Support

Platform	Version
Xamarin.iOS	iOS 8+
Xamarin.Android	API 16+
Xamarin.Forms	>= 4.0.0.425677
.net6 MAUI	ALL

Usage

You must add this namespace to your xaml files:

xmlns:sk="clr-namespace:Xamarin.Forms.Skeleton;assembly=Xamarin.Forms.Skeleton"

Add the following properties to generate a loading animation:

<ListView RowHeight="90"
    SeparatorVisibility="None"
    SelectionMode="None"
    VerticalOptions="FillAndExpand"
    BackgroundColor="Transparent"
    ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ItemTemplate}"
    ItemsSource="{Binding Items}"
    sk:Skeleton.IsParent="True"
    sk:Skeleton.IsBusy="{Binding IsBusy}"
    sk:Skeleton.Animation="{sk:DefaultAnimation Fade}" />

Add the following properties to set a loading animation with a specific background color:

<Frame BackgroundColor="Transparent"
       HasShadow="False"
       CornerRadius="5"
       Padding="0"
       HorizontalOptions="Start"
       sk:Skeleton.IsBusy="{Binding IsBusy}"
       sk:Skeleton.BackgroundColor="#c6c6c5">
            <Label Text="{Binding Title}"
                    TextColor="#000000"
                    FontSize="20"
                    FontAttributes="Bold"
                    HorizontalOptions="Start"/>
</Frame>

Properties

IsParent (Boolean)

Indicates if it is a parent control which has skeleton children controls.
The default value is false.

IsBusy (Boolean)

Indicates if the control is busy in a loading state.
The default value is false.

BackgroundColor (Color)

Control background color when is busy.
The default value is the xamarin forms default color.

Hide (Boolean)

Indicates if the control is hide when is busy.
The default value is false.

Animation (BaseAnimation)

Control animation when is busy.
Possible values: None, Fade, Beat, HorizontalShake, VerticalShake and custom animation inheriting from BaseAnimation.
The default value is None.