## Table of Contents
* [**Goal**](#goals)📈
* [**Contributing**](#contributing)
* [**Requirements**](#requirements)
* [**Code of Conduct**](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/blob/master/Code_of_Conduct.md)
* [**What's Next**](#whats-next)
* [**Join the Slack Group**](#join-the-slack-group)
* [**Apps using this library**](#apps-using-this-library)
* [**License**](#license)
## Goals
- Provide a :rotating_light:safe:rotating_light: environment for others to learn and grow through Open Source.
- Make adding Chat:speech_balloon: to a project easy.
- Enable beautiful and customizable Chat UI's.
- Provide an awesome Open Source project for the iOS open source community.
- Help others learn.
## Vision
See [VISION.md](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/blob/master/VISION.md) for Goals, Scope, & Technical Considerations.
## Installation
### [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org/) **Recommended**
````ruby
pod 'MessageKit'
````
If your project is still using Swift 3. Add the following code in your Podfile.
````
target 'TARGET_NAME' do
pod 'MessageKit'
...
post_install do |installer|
installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
if target.name == 'MessageKit'
target.build_configurations.each do |config|
config.build_settings['SWIFT_VERSION'] = '4.0'
end
end
end
end
end
````
### [Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage)
To integrate MessageKit using Carthage, add the following to your `Cartfile`:
````ruby
github "MessageKit/MessageKit"
````
## Requirements
- **iOS9** or later
## Contributing
Great! Look over these things first.
- Please read our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/blob/master/Code_of_Conduct.md)
- Check the [Contributing Guide Lines](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
- Come join us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/messagekit/shared_invite/MjI4NzIzNzMyMzU0LTE1MDMwODIzMDUtYzllYzIyNTU4MA) and 🗣 don't be a stranger.
- Check out the [current issues](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/issues) and see if you can tackle any of those.
- Download the project and check out the current code base. Suggest any improvements by opening a new issue.
- Check out the [What's Next](#whats-next) section :point_down: to see where we are headed.
- Check [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/messagekit)
- Install [SwiftLint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint) too keep yourself in :neckbeard: style.
- Be kind and helpful.
## What's Next?
Check out the [Releases](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/releases) to see what we are working on next.
## Join the Slack Group
Click here to join [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/messagekit/shared_invite/MjI4NzIzNzMyMzU0LTE1MDMwODIzMDUtYzllYzIyNTU4MA)
### Apps using this library
Add your app to the list of apps using this library and make a pull request.
*Please provide attribution, it is greatly appreciated.*
## Thanks
Many thanks to [**the contributors**](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/graphs/contributors) of this project.
## License
MessageKit is released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/blob/master/LICENSE.md).
## Inspiration
Inspired by [JSQMessagesViewController](https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController) :point_left: :100: