Update LiquidGlassBackground to remove polling

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Hariharan Mudaliar 2026-02-22 13:34:03 +05:30
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8 changed files with 145 additions and 59 deletions

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@ -20,6 +20,98 @@ import SwiftUI
import AppKit
import Defaults
private final class LiquidGlassContainerView: NSView {
weak var glassView: NSView?
var hostingView: NSHostingView<AnyView>?
private var observedBackdropLayers: [CALayer] = []
private var hasScheduledBackdropSetup = false
deinit {
removeBackdropObservers()
}
override func removeFromSuperview() {
removeBackdropObservers()
super.removeFromSuperview()
}
override func viewDidMoveToWindow() {
super.viewDidMoveToWindow()
scheduleBackdropSetup()
}
override func layout() {
super.layout()
scheduleBackdropSetup()
}
func scheduleBackdropSetup() {
guard !hasScheduledBackdropSetup else { return }
hasScheduledBackdropSetup = true
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.05) { [weak self] in
guard let self else { return }
self.hasScheduledBackdropSetup = false
self.configureBackdropLayers()
}
}
private func configureBackdropLayers() {
guard let glassView else { return }
guard let rootLayer = glassView.layer else {
scheduleBackdropSetup()
return
}
setBackdropProperties(in: rootLayer)
let newBackdropLayers = collectBackdropLayers(in: rootLayer)
removeBackdropObservers()
observedBackdropLayers = newBackdropLayers
for backdrop in observedBackdropLayers {
backdrop.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "windowServerAware", options: [.old, .new], context: nil)
}
}
private func setBackdropProperties(in layer: CALayer) {
if NSStringFromClass(type(of: layer)).contains("CABackdropLayer") {
layer.setValue(true, forKey: "windowServerAware")
}
layer.sublayers?.forEach { setBackdropProperties(in: $0) }
}
private func collectBackdropLayers(in layer: CALayer) -> [CALayer] {
var results: [CALayer] = []
if NSStringFromClass(type(of: layer)).contains("CABackdropLayer") {
results.append(layer)
}
layer.sublayers?.forEach { results.append(contentsOf: collectBackdropLayers(in: $0)) }
return results
}
override func observeValue(
forKeyPath keyPath: String?,
of object: Any?,
change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey: Any]?,
context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?
) {
if keyPath == "windowServerAware" {
if change?[.newKey] as? Bool == false {
configureBackdropLayers()
}
} else {
super.observeValue(forKeyPath: keyPath, of: object, change: change, context: context)
}
}
private func removeBackdropObservers() {
for layer in observedBackdropLayers {
layer.removeObserver(self, forKeyPath: "windowServerAware")
}
observedBackdropLayers.removeAll()
}
}
/// All 20 available liquid‑glass variants.
/// Apple does not publicly describe how each value looks so experiment and pick the one you like!
public enum LiquidGlassVariant: Int, CaseIterable, Identifiable, Defaults.Serializable, Sendable {
@ -57,8 +149,6 @@ public struct LiquidGlassBackground<Content: View>: NSViewRepresentable {
private let content: Content
private let cornerRadius: CGFloat
private let variant: LiquidGlassVariant
private let trigger: Double
private let jitterEnabled: Bool
/// Creates a new liquid‑glass container.
/// - Parameters:
/// - variant: Any ``LiquidGlassVariant`` (0–19). Defaults to `.v11`, which is visually super pleasing
@ -67,14 +157,10 @@ public struct LiquidGlassBackground<Content: View>: NSViewRepresentable {
public init(
variant: LiquidGlassVariant = .defaultVariant,
cornerRadius: CGFloat = 10,
trigger: Double = 0,
jitterEnabled: Bool = true,
@ViewBuilder content: () -> Content
) {
self.variant = variant
self.cornerRadius = cornerRadius
self.trigger = trigger
self.jitterEnabled = jitterEnabled
self.content = content()
}
@ -116,14 +202,30 @@ public struct LiquidGlassBackground<Content: View>: NSViewRepresentable {
public func makeNSView(context: Context) -> NSView {
// `NSGlassEffectView` is private. Look it up dynamically to avoid compile‑time coupling.
if let glassType = NSClassFromString("NSGlassEffectView") as? NSView.Type {
let container = LiquidGlassContainerView(frame: .zero)
container.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
let glass = glassType.init(frame: .zero)
glass.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
glass.setValue(cornerRadius, forKey: "cornerRadius")
callPrivateVariantSetter(on: glass, value: variant.rawValue)
let hosting = NSHostingView(rootView: content)
let hosting = NSHostingView(rootView: AnyView(content))
hosting.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
glass.setValue(hosting, forKey: "contentView")
return glass
container.addSubview(glass)
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
glass.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: container.leadingAnchor),
glass.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: container.trailingAnchor),
glass.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: container.topAnchor),
glass.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: container.bottomAnchor)
])
container.glassView = glass
container.hostingView = hosting
container.scheduleBackdropSetup()
return container
}
// Fallback for earlier macOS – use an ordinary blur.
@ -143,20 +245,17 @@ public struct LiquidGlassBackground<Content: View>: NSViewRepresentable {
}
public func updateNSView(_ nsView: NSView, context: Context) {
if let hosting = nsView.value(forKey: "contentView") as? NSHostingView<Content> {
if let container = nsView as? LiquidGlassContainerView,
let glass = container.glassView {
container.hostingView?.rootView = AnyView(content)
glass.setValue(cornerRadius, forKey: "cornerRadius")
callPrivateVariantSetter(on: glass, value: variant.rawValue)
container.scheduleBackdropSetup()
return
}
if let hosting = nsView.subviews.first as? NSHostingView<Content> {
hosting.rootView = content
}
nsView.setValue(cornerRadius, forKey: "cornerRadius")
callPrivateVariantSetter(on: nsView, value: variant.rawValue)
if jitterEnabled {
// Micro-jitter: imperceptibly adjust opacity so WindowServer re-samples the wallpaper every frame.
let jitter = sin(trigger * 100) * 0.000001
nsView.alphaValue = 1.0 - CGFloat(abs(jitter))
} else if nsView.alphaValue != 1.0 {
nsView.alphaValue = 1.0
}
nsView.needsDisplay = true
}
}