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When using Texture, you have three options for layout. Note that UIKit Autolayout is not supported by Texture. #Manual Sizing & Layout

This original layout method shipped with Texture 1.0 and is analogous to UIKit's layout methods. Use this method for ASViewControllers (unless you subclass the node).

[ASDisplayNode calculateSizeThatFits:] vs. [UIView sizeThatFits:]

[ASDisplayNode layout] vs. [UIView layoutSubviews]

###Advantages (over UIKit)

• Eliminates all main thread layout cost
• Results are cached

###Shortcomings (same as UIKit):

• Code duplication between methods
• Logic is not reusable

#Unified Sizing & Layout

This layout method does not have a UIKit analog. It is implemented by calling

- (ASLayout *)calculateLayoutThatFits: (ASSizeRange)constraint

###Advantages

• zero duplication
• still async, still cached

###Shortcomings

• logic is not reusable, and is still manual

Automatic, Extensible Layout

This is the reccomended layout method. It does not have a UIKit analog and is implemented by calling

- (ASLayoutSpec *)layoutSpecThatFits:(ASSizeRange)constraint ###Advantages

• can reuse even complex, custom layouts
• built-in specs provide automatic layout
• combine to compose new layouts easily
• still async, cached, and zero duplication

The diagram below shows how options #2 and #3 above both result in an ASLayout, except that in option #3, the ASLayout is produced automatically by the ASLayoutSpec.