ZIKViewRouter supports storyboard.
When using instantiateInitialViewController and performing segue, if the UIViewController conforms to ZIKRoutableView, ZIKRouter will search and create router for this UIViewController, and call router's -destinationFromExternalPrepared:.
If -destinationFromExternalPrepared: returns NO, means the source view controller has to config the destination. Segue's sourceViewController's -prepareDestinationFromExternal:configuration: will be called. If source doesn't implement this method, there will be an error.
After that, router will call its -prepareDestination:configuration: and -didFinishPrepareDestination:configuration: to prepare the destination.
When you show destination without router, such as use [source presentViewController:destination animated:NO completion:nil], the routers can get AOP callback, but can't search source view controller to prepare the destination. So the router won't be auto created. If you use a router as a dependency injector for preparing the UIViewController, you should always display the UIViewController instance with router.
When-addSubview: is called, and the UIView conforms to ZIKRoutableView, ZIKRouter will search and create router for the UIView, and call router's -destinationFromExternalPrepared:.
If -destinationFromExternalPrepared: returns NO, means the source view controller has to config the destination. We need to search soruce view controller of the UIView withnextResponder. We get this UIView's view controller and parent view controller, choose this closest custom view controller. It's a custom UIViewController created by your own, and not container type like UINavigationController,UITabBarController,UISplitViewController.
But when the UIView is not in window hierarchy, we can't get its view controller with nextResponder. Then the preparation will be delayed to -willMoveToSuperview:,-didMoveToSuperview,willMoveToWindow:,didMoveToWindow.
If the UIView didn't find the source view controller until it's removed from superview, that means it's never properly prepared, then there will be assert failure. Such as:
- UIView was added to a superview, but superview was never be added to any superview
- UIView is added to a UIWindow
It's recommanded to always getting your view with its router.