Issue with downloading file in background and URLSessionDownloadTask - ios

I just added background downloading to my DownloadManager class but I have an issue right now !. For example I just add a file to download , in a table view I have some values like : progress , total bytes written and etc. When I press the home button the downloading will be continue in the background and will be finished but the processing stop there ! and not continue to make process 100% , or change downloaded file size.
The download task method :
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession,
downloadTask: URLSessionDownloadTask,
didWriteData bytesWritten: Int64,
totalBytesWritten: Int64,
totalBytesExpectedToWrite: Int64){
DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: {() -> Void in
let db:Double = round(Double(totalBytesExpectedToWrite) / 10000)/100
//Added by me
let dbWritten:Double = round(Double(totalBytesWritten) / 10000)/100
self.fileSize = (NSString(format:"%.2f MB of %.2f MB", dbWritten,db)) as String
self.downloadProgress = Double(totalBytesWritten) / Double(totalBytesExpectedToWrite)
self.downloadProgressTxt = "\(String(Int(Double(self.downloadProgress*100)))) %";
self.delegate.updateProgress()
})
}
Start download function :
func startDownload(){
let defConfigObject = URLSessionConfiguration.background(withIdentifier: "com.App.backgoundSession")
let defaultSession = URLSession(configuration: defConfigObject, delegate: self, delegateQueue: OperationQueue())
downloadTask = defaultSession.downloadTask(with: fileUrl)
downloadTask.resume()
downloadStatus = "Downloading"
isDownloading = true
delegate.updateProgress()
}
In app delegate :
func application(_ application: UIApplication, handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession identifier: String, completionHandler: #escaping () -> Void) {
debugPrint("handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession: \(identifier)")
completionHandler()
}
How can I update func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, downloadTask: URLSessionDownloadTask method when is in the background ?
And I enabled the background mode in capabilities :

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I debugged the code, I found didWriteData is not called.
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I want to download a file from a certain url .
what I need is the data delegate ( the delegate which gives me the downloaded data) .
I implemented the :
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delegate but it doesn't get called .
my code is :
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I start a download in an action extension (ActionRequestHandler) like this:
private lazy var urlSession: URLSession = {
let config = URLSessionConfiguration.background(withIdentifier: "de.stefantrauth.Downloader")
config.sharedContainerIdentifier = "group.de.stefantrauth.Downloader"
return URLSession(configuration: config, delegate: self, delegateQueue: OperationQueue.main)
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Then the download is processed by iOS in the background.
I now want to handle the finished download in my main application AppDelegate, because that is what iOS calls when the download has finished.
func application(_ application: UIApplication, handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession identifier: String, completionHandler: #escaping () -> Void) {
print("handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession")
urlSessionBackgroundCompletionHandler = completionHandler
}
This method gets called in background after some time as expected.
My AppDelegate also implements URLSessionDelegate and URLSessionDownloadDelegate to process updates for the download.
Especially interesting are
func urlSessionDidFinishEvents(forBackgroundURLSession session: URLSession) {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
print("urlSessionDidFinishEvents")
self.urlSessionBackgroundCompletionHandler?()
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}
and
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let savedURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(location.lastPathComponent)
try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: location, to: savedURL)
print("moved file to: \(savedURL.absoluteString)")
} catch {
print ("file error: \(error)")
}
}
Both urlSessionDidFinishEvents and didFinishDownloadingTo are not being called after handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession got called in background. Only after relaunching the app into foreground the delegate methods get called.
Why are they not getting called and what can I do to fix that?
I tried creating the URLSession in handleEventsForBackgroundURLSessionlike this:
private func initUrlSessionWith(identifier: String) {
let config = URLSessionConfiguration.background(withIdentifier: identifier)
config.sharedContainerIdentifier = "group.de.stefantrauth.Downloader"
urlSession = URLSession(configuration: config, delegate: self, delegateQueue: OperationQueue.main)
}
func application(_ application: UIApplication, handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession identifier: String, completionHandler: #escaping () -> Void) {
print("handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession")
initUrlSessionWith(identifier: identifier)
urlSessionBackgroundCompletionHandler = completionHandler
}
However this did not fix the problem.
Before you ask: Yes I am testing this on a real device because the simulator has problems with background task handling.
My code is actually correct. Just my way of debugging was the problem. After using console logging instead of debugging via Xcode it was working fine.
See https://forums.developer.apple.com/message/263807#263807 for more details on how to work with background url session debugging.

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