From 0178cd35fdf690cc3f656a071fd1d41da1ebf26b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Walker <walkerrunpdx@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:38:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ios): iosGlassEffect property

---
 apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml            |  1 +
 apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.ts   | 16 ++++++
 apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.xml  | 27 ++++++++++
 packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts   | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts | 13 +++++
 packages/core/ui/index.ts                 |  2 +-
 packages/core/utils/constants.android.ts  |  3 ++
 packages/core/utils/constants.d.ts        |  1 +
 packages/core/utils/constants.ios.ts      |  3 ++
 9 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.ts
 create mode 100644 apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.xml

diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
index 2905162ec..22e4be777 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/main-page.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <Button text="datepicker" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="dialogs" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="forms" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
+        <Button text="glass-effects" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="image-async" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="image-handling" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
         <Button text="labels" tap="{{ viewDemo }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-view-demo" />
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.ts b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..991a73fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Observable, EventData, Page, CoreTypes, GlassEffectConfig } from '@nativescript/core';
+
+let page: Page;
+
+export function navigatingTo(args: EventData) {
+	page = <Page>args.object;
+	page.bindingContext = new GlassEffectModel();
+}
+
+export class GlassEffectModel extends Observable {
+	iosGlassEffectInteractive: GlassEffectConfig = {
+		interactive: true,
+		tint: '#faabab',
+		variant: 'clear',
+	};
+}
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.xml b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..817ad6616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/toolbox/src/pages/glass-effects.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" navigatingTo="navigatingTo" class="page">
+    <Page.actionBar>
+        <ActionBar title="Glass Effects" class="action-bar">
+        </ActionBar>
+    </Page.actionBar>
+
+    <GridLayout>
+
+        <Image src="https://cdn.wallpapersafari.com/89/64/c6MnRY.jpg" stretch="aspectFill" iosOverflowSafeArea="true" />
+
+        <GridLayout rows="*,auto,auto,auto,*">
+
+            <GridLayout row="1" width="300" height="150" iosGlassEffect="regular" horizontalAlignment="center" verticalAlignment="middle">
+                <Label class="text-center c-white" fontWeight="bold" fontSize="18" text="Glass Effects Regular" />
+            </GridLayout>
+
+            <GridLayout row="2" width="300" height="150" iosGlassEffect="clear" horizontalAlignment="center" verticalAlignment="middle" class="m-t-10">
+                <Label class="text-center c-white" fontWeight="bold" fontSize="18" text="Glass Effects Clear" />
+            </GridLayout>
+
+            <GridLayout row="3" width="300" height="150" iosGlassEffect="{{iosGlassEffectInteractive}}" horizontalAlignment="center" verticalAlignment="middle" class="m-t-10">
+                <Label class="text-center c-white" fontWeight="bold" fontSize="18" text="Glass Effects Interactive" />
+            </GridLayout>
+        </GridLayout>
+
+    </GridLayout>
+</Page>
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
index fe6658dd6..9861514b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 import { Point, Position, View as ViewDefinition } from '.';
 
 // Requires
-import { ViewCommon, isEnabledProperty, originXProperty, originYProperty, isUserInteractionEnabledProperty, testIDProperty } from './view-common';
+import { ViewCommon, isEnabledProperty, originXProperty, originYProperty, isUserInteractionEnabledProperty, testIDProperty, iosGlassEffectProperty, GlassEffectType, GlassEffectVariant } from './view-common';
 import { ShowModalOptions, hiddenProperty } from '../view-base';
 import { Trace } from '../../../trace';
-import { layout, ios as iosUtils, SDK_VERSION } from '../../../utils';
+import { layout, ios as iosUtils } from '../../../utils';
+import { SDK_VERSION, supportsGlass } from '../../../utils/constants';
 import { IOSHelper } from './view-helper';
 import { ios as iosBackground, Background } from '../../styling/background';
 import { perspectiveProperty, visibilityProperty, opacityProperty, rotateProperty, rotateXProperty, rotateYProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, zIndexProperty, backgroundInternalProperty } from '../../styling/style-properties';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { CoreTypes } from '../../../core-types';
 import type { ModalTransition } from '../../transition/modal-transition';
 import { SharedTransition } from '../../transition/shared-transition';
 import { NativeScriptUIView } from '../../utils';
+import { Color } from '../../../color';
 
 export * from './view-common';
 // helpers (these are okay re-exported here)
@@ -53,6 +55,12 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon implements ViewDefinition {
 	 */
 	_nativeBackgroundState: 'unset' | 'invalid' | 'drawn';
 
+	/**
+	 * Glass effect configuration
+	 */
+	private _glassEffectView: UIVisualEffectView;
+	private _glassEffectMeasure: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
 	get isLayoutRequired(): boolean {
 		return (this._privateFlags & PFLAG_LAYOUT_REQUIRED) === PFLAG_LAYOUT_REQUIRED;
 	}
@@ -889,6 +897,60 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon implements ViewDefinition {
 		}
 	}
 
+	[iosGlassEffectProperty.setNative](value: GlassEffectType) {
+		if (!this.nativeViewProtected || !supportsGlass()) {
+			return;
+		}
+		if (this._glassEffectView) {
+			this._glassEffectView.removeFromSuperview();
+			this._glassEffectView = null;
+		}
+		if (!value) {
+			return;
+		}
+		let effect: UIGlassEffect;
+		if (typeof value === 'string') {
+			effect = UIGlassEffect.effectWithStyle(this.toUIGlassStyle(value));
+		} else {
+			if (value.variant === 'identity') {
+				return;
+			}
+			effect = UIGlassEffect.effectWithStyle(this.toUIGlassStyle(value.variant));
+			if (value.interactive) {
+				effect.interactive = true;
+			}
+			if (value.tint) {
+				effect.tintColor = typeof value.tint === 'string' ? new Color(value.tint).ios : value.tint;
+			}
+		}
+		this._glassEffectView = UIVisualEffectView.alloc().initWithEffect(effect);
+		// let touches pass to content
+		this._glassEffectView.userInteractionEnabled = false;
+		this._glassEffectView.clipsToBounds = true;
+		// size & autoresize
+		if (this._glassEffectMeasure) {
+			clearTimeout(this._glassEffectMeasure);
+		}
+		this._glassEffectMeasure = setTimeout(() => {
+			const size = this.nativeViewProtected.bounds.size;
+			this._glassEffectView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height);
+			this._glassEffectView.autoresizingMask = 2;
+			this.nativeViewProtected.insertSubviewAtIndex(this._glassEffectView, 0);
+		});
+	}
+
+	public toUIGlassStyle(value?: GlassEffectVariant) {
+		if (supportsGlass()) {
+			switch (value) {
+				case 'regular':
+					return UIGlassEffectStyle?.Regular ?? 0;
+				case 'clear':
+					return UIGlassEffectStyle?.Clear ?? 1;
+			}
+		}
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	public sendAccessibilityEvent(options: Partial<AccessibilityEventOptions>): void {
 		if (!isAccessibilityServiceEnabled()) {
 			return;
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
index 1bb2b50fe..3e592c497 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ export const isUserInteractionEnabledProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean
 });
 isUserInteractionEnabledProperty.register(ViewCommon);
 
+// Apple only
 export const iosOverflowSafeAreaProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({
 	name: 'iosOverflowSafeArea',
 	defaultValue: false,
@@ -1313,6 +1314,17 @@ export const iosIgnoreSafeAreaProperty = new InheritedProperty({
 });
 iosIgnoreSafeAreaProperty.register(ViewCommon);
 
+/**
+ * Glass effects
+ */
+export type GlassEffectVariant = 'regular' | 'clear' | 'identity';
+export type GlassEffectConfig = { variant?: GlassEffectVariant; interactive?: boolean; tint: string | Color };
+export type GlassEffectType = GlassEffectVariant | GlassEffectConfig;
+export const iosGlassEffectProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, GlassEffectType>({
+	name: 'iosGlassEffect',
+});
+iosGlassEffectProperty.register(ViewCommon);
+
 export const visionHoverStyleProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, string | VisionHoverOptions>({
 	name: 'visionHoverStyle',
 	valueChanged(view, oldValue, newValue) {
@@ -1329,6 +1341,7 @@ const visionIgnoreHoverStyleProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean>({
 	valueConverter: booleanConverter,
 });
 visionIgnoreHoverStyleProperty.register(ViewCommon);
+// Apple only end
 
 const touchAnimationProperty = new Property<ViewCommon, boolean | TouchAnimationOptions>({
 	name: 'touchAnimation',
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/index.ts b/packages/core/ui/index.ts
index 5b6f611fb..58d7e9df4 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export { ControlStateChangeListener } from './core/control-state-change';
 export { ViewBase, eachDescendant, getAncestor, getViewById, booleanConverter, querySelectorAll } from './core/view-base';
 export type { ShowModalOptions } from './core/view-base';
 export { View, CSSType, ContainerView, ViewHelper, AndroidHelper, IOSHelper, isUserInteractionEnabledProperty, PseudoClassHandler, CustomLayoutView } from './core/view';
-export type { Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, AddArrayFromBuilder, AddChildFromBuilder, Size } from './core/view';
+export type { Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, AddArrayFromBuilder, AddChildFromBuilder, Size, GlassEffectConfig, GlassEffectType, GlassEffectVariant } from './core/view';
 export { Property, CoercibleProperty, InheritedProperty, CssProperty, InheritedCssProperty, ShorthandProperty, CssAnimationProperty, unsetValue, makeParser, makeValidator } from './core/properties';
 export { addWeakEventListener, removeWeakEventListener } from './core/weak-event-listener';
 export { DatePicker } from './date-picker';
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/constants.android.ts b/packages/core/utils/constants.android.ts
index 27e4c1a29..10d5c87f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/constants.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/constants.android.ts
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 export const SDK_VERSION = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
+export function supportsGlass(): boolean {
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/constants.d.ts b/packages/core/utils/constants.d.ts
index 663c7249e..34db46bc4 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/constants.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/constants.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export const SDK_VERSION: number;
+export function supportsGlass(): boolean;
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/constants.ios.ts b/packages/core/utils/constants.ios.ts
index 16a67a4b3..735e20436 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/constants.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/constants.ios.ts
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 export const SDK_VERSION = parseFloat(UIDevice.currentDevice.systemVersion);
+export function supportsGlass(): boolean {
+	return __APPLE__ && SDK_VERSION >= 26;
+}