IOS/Objective-C:EventKit EKReminders compared with EKEvents - ios

Question

I a experimenting with EventKit and am confused by how events compare with reminders.
Do you need to obtain separate permission to access reminders and events?
I know there is such a thing as self.eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeReminder and also requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent
Here are methods for both. But it seems excessive to have to ask for permission for things that are so closely related twice.
-(void)requestAccessToEvents{
[self.eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) {
if (error == nil) {
// Store the returned granted value.
self.grantedEvents = granted;
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:granted] forKey:#"eventsAccessGranted"];
}
else{
// In case of error, just log its description to the debugger.
NSLog(#"%#", [error localizedDescription]);
}
}];
}
-(void) requestAccessToReminders
{
[self.eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeReminder completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error)
{
if (error == nil) {
// Store the returned granted value.
self.grantedReminders = granted;
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:granted] forKey:#"remindersAccessGranted"];
}
else{
// In case of error, just log its description to the debugger.
NSLog(#"%#", [error localizedDescription]);
}
if (granted)
{
importEvents * __weak weakSelf = self;
//ensure code will be executed from the main queue
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
// [weakSelf aMethodToUpdateUIFetchEvents];//method located in viewController
});
}
}];
}
Thanks for any suggestions.

Answer 1

EKEntityTypeEvent is for events that go to the user's calendar.
EKEntityTypeReminder is for reminders that go to the user's reminders.
Each requires its own request for permission. A user might allow access to one but not the other. Ignore that the APIs are similar and related. To the user, they are two completely different things.