Apple News API PHP Client

Mosaic extends Component
in package

FinalYes

Mosaic component for multi-image tile layouts.

The mosaic component displays multiple images in an attractive tile layout. Images are automatically arranged based on their dimensions and quantity.

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see
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_news/mosaic

Table of Contents

Properties

$anchor  : string|null
$animation  : array<string, mixed>|null
$behavior  : array<string, mixed>|null
$conditional  : array<string, mixed>|null
$hidden  : bool
$identifier  : string|null
$layout  : string|null
$style  : string|null
$items  : array<int, array{URL: string, caption?: string, accessibilityCaption?: string, explicitContent?: bool}>
The mosaic items (images).

Methods

addBundleItem()  : $this
Add an image from a bundle file.
addItem()  : $this
Add an image to the mosaic.
getRole()  : string
Get the role name for the component (e.g., 'body', 'photo', 'heading1').
jsonSerialize()  : array<string, mixed>
Implementation of JsonSerializable.
setAnchor()  : static
Set the anchor configuration.
setAnimation()  : static
Set component animation using an array.
setAnimationObject()  : static
Set the component animation using a typed Animation object.
setBehavior()  : static
Set the component behavior using an array.
setBehaviorObject()  : static
Set the component behavior using a typed Behavior object.
setConditional()  : static
Set conditional properties for the component.
setHidden()  : static
Set whether the component is hidden.
setIdentifier()  : static
Set a unique identifier for this component.
setLayout()  : static
Set the layout name or inline layout.
setStyle()  : static
Set the style name.
getBaseProperties()  : array<string, mixed>
Get the base properties common to all components for JSON serialization.

Properties

$anchor

protected string|null $anchor = null

Anchor configuration for pinning components.

$animation

protected array<string, mixed>|null $animation = null

Animation settings for the component.

$behavior

protected array<string, mixed>|null $behavior = null

Behavior settings (e.g., Parallax).

$conditional

protected array<string, mixed>|null $conditional = null

Conditional properties based on orientation/device.

$hidden

protected bool $hidden = false

Whether the component is hidden by default.

$identifier

protected string|null $identifier = null

A unique identifier for this component instance.

$layout

protected string|null $layout = null

Reference to a named layout defined in Article.

$style

protected string|null $style = null

Reference to a named style defined in Article.

$items

The mosaic items (images).

private array<int, array{URL: string, caption?: string, accessibilityCaption?: string, explicitContent?: bool}> $items = []

Methods

addBundleItem()

Add an image from a bundle file.

public addBundleItem(string $filename[, string|null $caption = null ][, string|null $accessibilityCaption = null ]) : $this
Parameters
$filename : string

The filename in the article bundle.

$caption : string|null = null

Optional caption for the image.

$accessibilityCaption : string|null = null

Optional accessibility caption.

Return values
$this

addItem()

Add an image to the mosaic.

public addItem(string $url[, string|null $caption = null ][, string|null $accessibilityCaption = null ][, bool|null $explicitContent = null ]) : $this
Parameters
$url : string

The image URL.

$caption : string|null = null

Optional caption for the image.

$accessibilityCaption : string|null = null

Optional accessibility caption.

$explicitContent : bool|null = null

Whether the image contains explicit content.

Return values
$this

getRole()

Get the role name for the component (e.g., 'body', 'photo', 'heading1').

public getRole() : string
Return values
string

jsonSerialize()

Implementation of JsonSerializable.

public jsonSerialize() : array<string, mixed>
Return values
array<string, mixed>

setAnchor()

Set the anchor configuration.

public setAnchor(string $anchor) : static
Parameters
$anchor : string

The anchor configuration.

Return values
static

setAnimationObject()

Set the component animation using a typed Animation object.

public setAnimationObject(AnimationInterface $animation) : static

This method provides type-safe animation configuration:

$photo->setAnimationObject(FadeInAnimation::fromTransparent());
$body->setAnimationObject(MoveInAnimation::fromLeft());
Parameters
$animation : AnimationInterface

The animation object.

Return values
static

setBehaviorObject()

Set the component behavior using a typed Behavior object.

public setBehaviorObject(BehaviorInterface $behavior) : static

This method provides type-safe behavior configuration:

$photo->setBehaviorObject(Parallax::withFactor(0.8));
$photo->setBehaviorObject(new Springy());
Parameters
$behavior : BehaviorInterface

The behavior object.

Return values
static

setHidden()

Set whether the component is hidden.

public setHidden(bool $hidden) : static
Parameters
$hidden : bool

Whether to hide the component.

Return values
static

setIdentifier()

Set a unique identifier for this component.

public setIdentifier(string $identifier) : static
Parameters
$identifier : string

The unique identifier.

Return values
static

setLayout()

Set the layout name or inline layout.

public setLayout(string $layout) : static
Parameters
$layout : string

Reference to a name in componentLayouts.

Return values
static

setStyle()

Set the style name.

public setStyle(string $style) : static
Parameters
$style : string

Reference to a name in componentStyles.

Return values
static

getBaseProperties()

Get the base properties common to all components for JSON serialization.

protected getBaseProperties() : array<string, mixed>
Return values
array<string, mixed> 

        

        
    




    

    

                                

                

                                
    

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