Memory leak with CIColor spritekit - memory-leaks

Question

I created a class that would generate a hud item, this hud item can animate the resulting texture which is a gradient created using cicolor that is then saved into a uiimage which is in turn used for an sktexture. I've noticed now that i am getting a lot of memory growth in my app and running it through instruments has shown me this, but i can't for the life figure out whats going on:
Here's the error i get
You can't really see the issue so it's giving me 91.4% on this line of code:
animatedGraphic = [[SKSpriteNode alloc]initWithTexture:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnGradientofSize:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:kGMHUDFlowerTarget] topColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:171.0/255.0 blue:121.0/255.0] bottomColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:225.0/255.0 green:57.0/255.0 blue:86.0/255.0]] color:[UIColor orangeColor] size:CGSizeMake(0, self.frame.size.height)];
animatedGraphic.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(0, 0.5);
animatedGraphic.zPosition = self.zPosition+1;
[self addChild:animatedGraphic];
Heres the code for the sktexture with a gradient:
-(SKTexture*)returnHorizontalGradientofSize:(CGSize)size
leftColor:(CIColor*)leftColor
rightColor:(CIColor*)rightColor{
CIContext *coreImageContext = [CIContext contextWithOptions:nil];
CIFilter *gradientFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:#"CILinearGradient"];
[gradientFilter setDefaults];
CIVector *startVector = [CIVector vectorWithX:0 Y:size.height/2];
CIVector *endVector = [CIVector vectorWithX:size.width Y:size.height/2];
[gradientFilter setValue:startVector forKey:#"inputPoint0"];
[gradientFilter setValue:endVector forKey:#"inputPoint1"];
[gradientFilter setValue:leftColor forKey:#"inputColor0"];
[gradientFilter setValue:rightColor forKey:#"inputColor1"];
CGImageRef cgimg = [coreImageContext createCGImage:[gradientFilter outputImage]
fromRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height)];
UIImage *theImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:cgimg];
CFRelease(cgimg);
return [SKTexture textureWithImage:theImage];
}
Heres the code for the hud item:
#import "ItemHud.h"
#import "TextureList.h"
#import "UnlockController.h"
#interface ItemHud ()
#property (nonatomic) double scoreIncrement;
#property (nonatomic) double increment;
#property (nonatomic) double barIncrement;
#property (nonatomic) double updateIncrement;
#property (nonatomic) BOOL barAnimating;
#end
#implementation ItemHud
#synthesize theLabel;
#synthesize theLabelTwo;
#synthesize animatedGraphic;
#synthesize iconGraphic;
-(id)initWithImageNamed:(NSString *)ImageName
withLabel:(NSString *)LabelName
withLabelTwo:(NSString *)LabelNameTwo
withIconGraphic:(NSString *)iconGraphicName
withAnimatedGraphic:(BOOL)AnimatedGraphicName{
if (self = [super init]) {
if (ImageName)
{
self.size = [[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:ImageName];
self.texture = nil;
self.color = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.0/255.0 green:0.0/255.0 blue:0.0/255.0 alpha:0.65];
self.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
_barAnimating = NO;
}
if (AnimatedGraphicName) {
animatedGraphic = [[SKSpriteNode alloc]initWithTexture:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnGradientofSize:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:kGMHUDFlowerTarget] topColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:171.0/255.0 blue:121.0/255.0] bottomColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:225.0/255.0 green:57.0/255.0 blue:86.0/255.0]] color:[UIColor orangeColor] size:CGSizeMake(0, self.frame.size.height)];
animatedGraphic.anchorPoint = CGPointMake(0, 0.5);
animatedGraphic.zPosition = self.zPosition+1;
[self addChild:animatedGraphic];
}
if (iconGraphicName) {
if ([iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon1] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon2] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon3] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon4]|| [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon5] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon6] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon7] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon8] || [iconGraphicName isEqualToString:kGMHUDLevelIcon9]) {
iconGraphic = [[SKSpriteNode alloc]initWithTexture:[SKTexture textureWithImageNamed:iconGraphicName] color:nil size:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:kGMHUDLevelIcon1]];
}
else{
iconGraphic = [[SKSpriteNode alloc]initWithTexture:[SKTexture textureWithImageNamed:iconGraphicName] color:nil size:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:iconGraphicName]];
}
iconGraphic.zPosition = self.zPosition+1;
[self addChild:iconGraphic];
[self setGraphicRight:NO];
}
if (LabelName) {
theLabel = [SKLabelNode labelNodeWithFontNamed:kFontName];
[theLabel setFontColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
[theLabel setFontName:kFontName];
[theLabel setFontSize:kFontSizeMDMedium];
[theLabel setHorizontalAlignmentMode:SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentModeLeft];
[theLabel setVerticalAlignmentMode:SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeCenter];
theLabel.text = LabelName;
[self addChild:theLabel];
[self setHudDefaults:YES];
}
if (LabelNameTwo) {
theLabelTwo = [SKLabelNode labelNodeWithFontNamed:kFontName];
[theLabelTwo setFontColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
[theLabelTwo setFontName:kFontName];
[theLabelTwo setFontSize:kFontSizeMDMedium];
[theLabelTwo setHorizontalAlignmentMode:SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentModeRight];
[theLabelTwo setVerticalAlignmentMode:SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeCenter];
theLabelTwo.text = LabelNameTwo;
[self addChild:theLabelTwo];
[self setHudDefaults:NO];
}
}
return self;
}
-(void)setBackgroundImage:(SKTexture*)theTexture{
self.texture = theTexture;
}
-(void)setHudDefaults:(BOOL)singleLabel{
theLabelTwo.position = CGPointMake(self.position.x+self.frame.size.width/2,self.position.y);
animatedGraphic.position = CGPointMake(-self.frame.size.width/2,self.position.y);
if (singleLabel) {
[theLabel setHorizontalAlignmentMode:SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentModeCenter];
theLabel.position = CGPointMake(self.position.x,self.position.y);
}
else{
theLabel.position = CGPointMake(theLabelTwo.position.x-theLabelTwo.frame.size.width/2-20,self.position.y);
[theLabel setHorizontalAlignmentMode:SKLabelHorizontalAlignmentModeRight];
}
theLabel.zPosition = self.zPosition+1;
theLabelTwo.zPosition = self.zPosition+1;
}
-(void)setGraphicRight:(BOOL)placeRight{
if (placeRight) {
iconGraphic.position = CGPointMake(self.frame.size.width/2,-self.frame.size.height/4);
iconGraphic.zPosition = animatedGraphic.zPosition+1;
}
else{
iconGraphic.position = CGPointMake(-self.frame.size.width/2,-self.frame.size.height/4);
iconGraphic.zPosition = animatedGraphic.zPosition+1;
}
}
-(void)setBarProgress:(int)flowerTarget currentFlowers:(int)currentFlowers{
double increment = (double)flowerTarget/100;
//NSLog(#"increment is %f",increment);
double barIncrement = (double)self.frame.size.width/100;
//NSLog(#"BAR increment is %f",barIncrement);
double barState = (barIncrement/increment)*currentFlowers;
//NSLog(#"BAR state is %f",barState);
/*if (animatedGraphic.frame.size.width >= self.frame.size.width && !_barAnimating) {
_barAnimating = YES;
[self animateBar:YES];
}
else if (animatedGraphic.frame.size.width < self.frame.size.width && _barAnimating){
_barAnimating = NO;
[self animateBar:NO];
}*/
animatedGraphic.size = CGSizeMake(barState, self.frame.size.height);
}
-(void)setBarValues:(int)startValue increment:(int)increment nextObject:(int)nextObject{
//NSLog(#"0:Totalscore is %i",[[UserDetails sharedManager]userTotalScore]);
//NSLog(#"1:StartValue %i",startValue);
//NSLog(#"2:Increment %i",increment);
//NSLog(#"3:Nextobject %i",nextObject);
_scoreIncrement = (double)startValue/(double)nextObject;
//NSLog(#"increment is %f",increment);
_barIncrement = (double)self.frame.size.width/100;
//NSLog(#"bar increment is %f",barIncrement);
_updateIncrement = ((double)startValue/_scoreIncrement)/100;
//NSLog(#"update increment is %f",updateIncrement);
//NSLog(#"4:Animate %f",_barIncrement/_updateIncrement*increment);
animatedGraphic.size = CGSizeMake(_barIncrement/_updateIncrement*increment, self.frame.size.height);
}
-(void)updateBarProgress:(int)update{
animatedGraphic.size = CGSizeMake(_barIncrement/_updateIncrement*update, self.frame.size.height);
//hudFx.position = CGPointMake(animatedGraphic.frame.size.width-2, animatedGraphic.position.y);
}
-(void)setBarValues:(int)startValue nextObject:(int)nextObject animated:(BOOL)animated{
// start value is difference between unlock score and current value
// next object is score to unlock item
// all unlocks done
if ([[UnlockController sharedManager]allunlocksOpen]) {
theLabel.text = #"ALL ITEMS UNLOCKED";
return;
}
__block int count = 0;
double increment = (double)startValue/(double)nextObject;
//NSLog(#"increment is %f",increment);
double countUp = nextObject-startValue;
//NSLog(#"countup is %f",countUp);
double barIncrement = (double)self.frame.size.width/100;
//NSLog(#"bar increment is %f",barIncrement);
double updateIncrement = ((double)startValue/increment)/100;
//NSLog(#"update increment is %f",updateIncrement);
if (!animated) {
animatedGraphic.size = CGSizeMake(barIncrement/updateIncrement*startValue, self.frame.size.height);
//hudFx.position = CGPointMake(animatedGraphic.frame.size.width-2, animatedGraphic.position.y);
}
else{
SKAction *delay = [SKAction waitForDuration:0.0];
SKAction *animateCount = [SKAction runBlock:^{
count++;
animatedGraphic.size = CGSizeMake(barIncrement*count, self.frame.size.height);
//hudFx.position = CGPointMake(animatedGraphic.frame.size.width-2, animatedGraphic.position.y);
}];
SKAction *animateSequence = [SKAction sequence:#[animateCount,delay]];
SKAction *repeatSequence = [SKAction repeatAction:animateSequence count:(double)countUp/updateIncrement];
[animatedGraphic runAction:repeatSequence completion:^{
}];
}
}
-(void)animateBar:(BOOL)animate{
SKAction *delay = [SKAction waitForDuration:0.15];
SKAction *changeToAnimateBar = [SKAction runBlock:^{
animatedGraphic.texture = [[TextureList sharedManager]returnGradientofSize:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:kGMHUDFlowerTarget] topColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:244.0/255.0 blue:155.0/255.0] bottomColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:225.0/255.0 green:57.0/255.0 blue:86.0/255.0]];
}];
SKAction *changeToDefaultBar = [SKAction runBlock:^{
animatedGraphic.texture = [[TextureList sharedManager]returnGradientofSize:[[TextureList sharedManager]returnTextureSize:kGMHUDFlowerTarget] topColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:255.0/255.0 green:171.0/255.0 blue:121.0/255.0] bottomColor:[CIColor colorWithRed:225.0/255.0 green:57.0/255.0 blue:86.0/255.0]];
}];
SKAction *animateSequence = [SKAction sequence:#[changeToAnimateBar,delay,changeToDefaultBar,delay]];
SKAction *animatingBarLoop = [SKAction repeatActionForever:animateSequence];
if (animate) {
[self runAction:animatingBarLoop withKey:#"animatingBar"];
}
else{
[self removeActionForKey:#"animatingBar"];
[self runAction:changeToDefaultBar withKey:#"defaultBar"];
}
}

Answer 1

This turned out to be an issue with the AGSpriteButton class which was hogging memory and therefore eventually causing a crash when an advert loaded, you can find a fix here:
SKScene Fails to deallocate memory resulting in bounded memory growth