I'm facing difficulty to fetch the Json File.In my project there is one folder,in that folder multiple sub folders are there.And in every sub folder there is two json file.Json file name is common in every sub folder.Then how I fetch json file with subfolder name? Which means i want to differentiate json file through sub folder name.I'm new in Swift.Thank you.
(NS)Bundle provides a very convenient way to address subfolders, the optional parameter subdirectory of url(forResource: withExtension:)
if let jsonFileURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "jsonFile",
withExtension: "json",
subdirectory: "Subfolder1/SubFolder2") {
let json = try! String(contentsOf: jsonFileURL, encoding: .utf8)
print(json)
} else { fatalError("Check the file paths") }
You can get the file from different folders by providing the actual folder name in the document path.
Make sure that your files are added to resources.
if let docsPath = Bundle.main.resourcePath! + "/Resources/subfolder" {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
do {
let docsArray = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: docsPath)
//get the required json file from the documents array
} catch {
print(error)
}
}
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I need to create a simple zip file with files included without parent directory in swift.
I found a good solution from Robin Kunde https://recoursive.com/2021/02/25/create_zip_archive_using_only_foundation/ but the files have a parent directory in the zip file.
So when you unzip the files, there is a directory with the name e.g. "Documents".
I don't need real compression or other zip features. Our backend server checks the content and the folder must be removed.
I don't think, that this is even possible without a C-library :(
I tried to decode the ZIP-file to UTF-8, delete the folder names and save the data to a file. The file was corrupt.
let fm = FileManager.default
let baseDirectoryUrl = fm.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
let data = try! Data(contentsOf: baseDirectoryUrl.appendingPathComponent("archive.zip"))
let str = String(decoding: data, as: UTF8.self)
let newstr = str.replacingOccurrences(of: "Documents/", with: "")
do {
try newstr.write(to: baseDirectoryUrl.appendingPathComponent("archive_without_parent_name.zip"), atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
} catch {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
I’m trying to get the names of all files and folders in an iCloud Drive directory:
import Foundation
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let directoryURL = URL(string: "folderPathHere")!
do {
let directoryContents = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(at: directoryURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil, options: [.skipsSubdirectoryDescendants, .skipsHiddenFiles])
for url in directoryContents {
let fileName = fileManager.displayName(atPath: url.absoluteString)
print(fileName)
}
} catch let error {
let directoryName = fileManager.displayName(atPath: directoryURL.absoluteString)
print("Couldnt get contents of \(directoryName): \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
It appears that any iCloud files that haven’t been downloaded to the device don’t return URLs.
I know I can check if a path contains a ubiquitous item when I already know the path with the code below (even if it isn’t downloaded):
fileManager.isUbiquitousItem(at: writePath)
Is there a way to get the URLs & names of those iCloud files without downloading them first?
The directory URL is a security-scoped URL constructed from bookmark data in case that makes any difference (omitted that code here for clarity).
Thanks
Found the answer. I was skipping hidden files with ".skipsHiddenFiles", but the non-downloaded files are actually hidden files, named: ".fileName.ext.iCloud".
Remove the skips hidden files option now works as expected.
You need to use a NSFileCoordinator to access the directory in iCloud Storage, and then normalize placeholder file names for items that haven't been downloaded yet:
let iCloudDirectoryURL = URL(...)
let fileCoordinator = NSFileCoordinator(filePresenter: nil)
fileCoordinator.coordinate(
readingItemAt: iCloudDirectoryURL,
options: NSFileCoordinator.ReadingOptions(),
error: nil
) { readingURL in
do {
let contents = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(
at: readingURL, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil
)
for url in contents {
print("\(canonicalURL(url))")
}
} catch {
print("Error listing iCloud directory: '\(error)'")
}
}
func canonicalURL(_ url: URL) -> URL {
let prefix = "."
let suffix = ".icloud"
var fileName = url.lastPathComponent
if fileName.hasPrefix(prefix), fileName.hasSuffix(suffix) {
fileName.removeFirst(prefix.count)
fileName.removeLast(suffix.count)
var result = url.deletingLastPathComponent()
result.append(path: fileName)
return result
} else {
return url
}
}
I'm using this code to save a string to an xml file in my project
let saveTo = statisticsI.toXMLString()
let filepath = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "statistics", withExtension: "xml")
let filepathAlt = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "statistics", ofType: "xml")
print(filepathAlt!)
do {
try saveTo.write(to: filepath!, atomically: false, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
let contents = try String(contentsOfFile: filepathAlt!)
print("FILE CONTENTS \(contents)")
}
catch let error as NSError {
print("Error writing values \(error)")
}
Printing the file contents returns the xml correctly, but when I stop running the application, the file hasn't been updated
When the above code is run, the file has already been read by a seperate function. Is the fact that the file has already been accessed (and its path still stored in a variable) the issue?
when I stop running the application, the file hasn't been updated
You can't write into the application bundle in iOS. Try using a path into the Documents folder or some other place within the app's sandbox.
I have a lot of JSON files that all of them are in a new folder called assets. How can I access some of the JSON files that are in a folder within the assets folder. Here is a screenshot of the file I want to work with. http://prntscr.com/eiv7p4
UPDATE:
here is the code with which I access the file "mc-summer-0.json"
if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "mc-summer-0", ofType: "json") {
do {
let jsonData = try NSData(contentsOfFile: path, options: NSData.ReadingOptions.mappedIfSafe)
do {
let jsonResult: NSDictionary = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonData as Data, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers) as! NSDictionary
if let times_to : [String] = jsonResult["times_to"] as? [String] {
for (value) in times_to {
print("\(value)")
}
}
} catch {}
} catch {}
}
but if I want to access a file that is in the "assets" folder I change the line into if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "assets/mc-summer-1", ofType: "json") {
but unfortunately it doesnt work.
Those files are in groups in your project, not in separate folders. Very likely they will be in the root level of your app bundle, but we can't be sure based on what you've shown. I suggest building your app for the simulator and then opening the resulting bundle in the Finder and examining it.
alright, in case somebody get stuck just like me the real solution is to remove the assets "folder" and re add it and select to add them as reference instead as a group
In my project Navigator I have this structure
-MyApp
--ViewController.swift
--AppDelegate.Swift
--Main.StoryBoard
--info.plist
--JSONFiles
---test.json
-MyAppUITests
As you can see, this is the very basic structure that happens when you create a new single view application.
I created a new group called JSONFiles and added in a JSON files called test.
When I try to get the file using:
if let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "JSONFiles/test", ofType: "json") {
do {
let data = try NSData(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path), options: NSData.ReadingOptions.mappedIfSafe)
let jsonData : NSData = NSData(contentsOfFile: path)!
allEntries = (try! JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: jsonData as Data, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers)) as! NSArray
print(allEntries)
} catch let error as NSError {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
} else {
print("Invalid filename/path.")
}
I get the error:
Invalid filename/path.
If I move the JSON file our of the group folder and change the forResource to just "test" it works fine and prints in the console.
Can anyway tell me how to make it read from the folder? I could have all my JSON files in the root but I am wanting to tidy it up slightly.
Thanks
You must include your json file into "Copy Bundle Ressources". Go to your project target -> Build phases -> Copy Bundle ressources and there, add your json file.
Then, you should be able to retrieve the path using the function: Bundle.main.path(forResource: "test", ofType: "json") .