AFHTTPSessionManager with multiple requests in rapid succession (AFNetworking 2.0) - ios

i am new to iOS programming, still learning.
EDIT: !!!!!! Everything in my code works. My question is about the delegation pattern i use,
if i am generating problems in the background that i have no idea of, or if there is a better way to handle my situation in AFNetworking...
I have created an API for my app by subclassing AFHTTPSessionManager.
My API creates a singleton and returns it and supplies public functions for various requests. And those functions create parameter lists, and make GET requests on the server like this:
- (void)getCharacterListForKeyID:(NSString *)keyID vCode:(NSString *)vCode sender:(id)delegate
{
NSMutableDictionary *parameters = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
parameters[#"keyID"] = keyID;
parameters[#"vCode"] = vCode;
[self GET:#"account/Characters.xml.aspx" parameters:parameters success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
self.xmlWholeData = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
self.errorDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
NSXMLParser *XMLParser = (NSXMLParser *)responseObject;
[XMLParser setShouldProcessNamespaces:YES];
XMLParser.delegate = self;
[XMLParser parse];
if ([delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(EVEAPIHTTPClient:didHTTPRequestWithResult:)]) {
[delegate EVEAPIHTTPClient:self didHTTPRequestWithResult:self.xmlWholeData];
}
} failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
if ([delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(EVEAPIHTTPClient:didFailWithError:)]) {
[delegate EVEAPIHTTPClient:self didFailWithError:error];
}
}];
}
I was using a normal protocol/delegate method earlier. But once i make calls this API more than once like this: (IT WAS LIKE THIS:)
EVEAPIHTTPClient *client = [EVEAPIHTTPClient sharedEVEAPIHTTPClient];
client.delegate = self;
[client getCharacterListForKeyID:self.keyID vCode:self.vCode];
Previous call's delegate was being overwritten by next. So i changed to above style. Passing sender as an argument in the function:
EVEAPIHTTPClient *client = [EVEAPIHTTPClient sharedEVEAPIHTTPClient];
[client getCharacterListForKeyID:self.keyID vCode:self.vCode sender:self];
And i pass this sender to GET request's success and failure blocks.
What i wonder is : "Is this a good programming practice ?". Passing objects to blocks like this should be avoided if possible ? Is there any other more elegant way in AFHTTPSessionManager to handle this type of work (making same GET request over and over with different parameters and returning results to the respective request owners) more elegantly ?

Delegation pattern falters when it comes to simplicity and asynchronous request processing. You should be using blocks, here's an example
Your server class:
static NSString *const kNews = #"user_news/"; // somewhere above the #implementation
- (NSURLSessionDataTask *)newsWithPage:(NSNumber *)page
lastNewsID:(NSNumber *)lastNewsID
completion:(void (^)(NSString *errMsg, NSArray *news, NSNumber *nextPage))completionBlock {
return [self GET:kNews
parameters:#{#"page" : page,
#"news_id" : lastNewsID
}
success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
NSArray *news = nil;
NSNumber *nextPage = nil;
NSString *errors = [self errors:responseObject[#"errors"]]; // process errors
if ([responseObject[#"status"] boolValue]) {
news = responseObject[#"news"];
nextPage = responseObject[#"next_page"];
[self assignToken];
}
completionBlock(errors, news, nextPage);
}
failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
NSString *errors = [self errors:error];
completionBlock(errors, nil, nil);
}];
}
The caller
- (void)dealloc {
[_task cancel]; // you don't want this task to execute if user suddenly removes your controller from the navigation controller's stack
}
- (void)requestNews {
typeof(self) __weak wself = self; // to avoid the retain cycle
self.task = [[GSGServer sharedInstance] newsWithPage:self.page
lastNewsID:self.lastNewsID
completion:^(NSString *errMsg, NSArray *news, NSNumber *nextPage) {
if (errMsg) {
[GSGAppDelegate alertQuick:errMsg]; // shortcut for posting UIAlertView, uses errMsg for message and "Error" as a title
return;
}
[wself.news addObjectsFromArray:news];
wself.lastNewsID = [wself.news firstObject][#"id"];
wself.page = nextPage;
[wself.tableView reloadData];
}];
}

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Block doesn't capture self

I want try to understand block capture logic and now I have question about it. I have MeRequest and NSNumber properties.
#property (nonatomic) MeRequest *request;
#property (nonatomic) NSNumber *number;
Then, in viewDidLoad i call request method
self.request = [[MeRequest alloc] init];
[self.request meInfoSuccessBlock:^(NSDictionary *response) {
} failureBlock:^(Error *error) {
self.number = #5;
}];
- (void)meInfoSuccessBlock:(RequestSuccessBlock)success failureBlock:(RequestFailureBlock)failure {
self.method = #"GET";
self.parameters = #{};
[self performWithCompletion:^(id responseObject) {
NSDictionary *response = (NSDictionary *)responseObject;
if (success) {
success(response);
}
} onFailure:^(Error *error) {
if (failure) {
failure(error);
}
}];
}
- (AFHTTPRequestOperation *)performWithCompletion:(void(^)(id responseObject))completion
onFailure:(void(^)(Error *error))failure {
NSURLRequest *request = [[NetworkManager sharedManager] requestWithMethod:self.method path:self.path parameters:self.parameters];
if (_operation) {
[_operation cancel];
}
_operation = [[NetworkManager sharedManager] HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:request success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
_operation = nil;
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_semaphore);
if (completion) {
completion(responseObject);
}
} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
_operation = nil;
dispatch_semaphore_signal(_semaphore);
if (failure) {
failure(_error);
}
}];
[_operation start];
return _operation;
}
And in failureBlock I set number to property. When I leave this controller I see dealloc message in console, that controller has been dealloced.
- (void)dealloc {
NSLog(#"%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
}
Why controller deallocs? I don't use weak reference to self
To know definitively, you'd have to post the implementation of the MeRequest class.
Without knowing that, this is an educated guess.
The blocks passed into self.request via meInfoSuccessBlock:failureBlock: may be nil'd out when the transaction is complete. That is, it may be something like:
- (void)meInfoSuccessBlock:... sB failureBlock:... fB {
_sB = sB; // put ref in ivar
_fB = fB; // because this is probably broken up across methods
dispatch_async(_queue, ^{
.... think hard ...
if (success) _sB(...);
else _fB(...);
_sB = nil;
_fB = nil;
};
}
So, first, you aren't creating a direct cyclic reference, but -- maybe -- a cyclic reference of self -> request -> _sB -> self. And, secondly, by assigning _sB = nil after computation is done and the callback is made, the cycle is broken.
Or, in your case, you have strong references to the blocks that only survive the scope. I.e. kinda like this:
- (void)meInfoSuccessBlock:... sB failureBlock:... fB {
dispatch_async(_queue, ^{
.... think hard ...
if (success) sB(...);
else fB(...);
// when the block finishes execution, fB and sB will be released
};
// when execution gets to here, the block above is the only strong references to sB and fB
}
That is, while you have a retain cycle, one reference in that cycle is explicitly tied to the lifespan of the callback blocks and since those only survive until the callback is complete, they get destroyed and that destroys the cycle.

Centralized error handling for AFNetworking

I'm looking for a way to handle "generic" errors such as request timeouts or for when the connection goes offline.
Basically, I have multiple (singleton) subclasses of AFHTTPSessionManager where each one represents a client that handles requests to different servers. Each client is setup by overriding initWithBaseURL as recommended by the author of AFNetworking; this is where the request/response serializers as well as generic headers are set. Here's a sample client:
#implementation APIClient
+ (APIClient *)sharedClient {
static APIClient *sharedClient = nil;
static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
sharedClient = [[self alloc] initWithBaseURL:[NSURL URLWithString:#"baseurl.goes.here"]];
});
return sharedClient;
}
- (instancetype)initWithBaseURL:(NSURL *)url
{
self = [super initWithBaseURL:url];
if(self) {
// Setup goes here
self.requestSerializer = [AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer];
self.requestSerializer.timeoutInterval = 20.0f;
self.responseSerializer.acceptableContentTypes = [NSSet setWithObjects:#"text/plain", #"text/html", nil];
[AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager sharedManager].enabled = YES;
[AFNetworkActivityLogger sharedLogger].level = AFLoggerLevelDebug;
[[AFNetworkActivityLogger sharedLogger] startLogging];
}
return self;
}
- (void)startPostRequestWithPath:(NSString *)path parameters:(NSDictionary *)parameters successBlock:(APISuccessBlock)success failureBlock:(APIFailureBlock)failure
{
[self POST:path parameters:parameters
success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask * _Nonnull task, id _Nonnull responseObject) {
success(responseObject);
} failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask * _Nullable task, NSError * _Nonnull error) {
if(isGenericError) {
// Do something generic here
}
else {
failure(error);
}
}];
}
Inside my model (e.g, Post), I have a static method that can be used by the view controller to fetch the data by passing its own success/failure blocks to the client. So it goes like this:
View Controller --> Model --> Client --> Model --> View Controller.
And here's the implementation of the model
#implementation Post
+ (void)fetchLatestPost:(void (^)(Post *parsedData, NSError *error))completion
{
[[APIClient sharedClient] startRequestWithPath:kIndexPath
parameters:nil
requestType:RequestTypePost
successBlock:^(id data) {
NSError *parsingError = nil;
Post *post = [[Index alloc] initWithDictionary:data error:&err];
completion(index, nil);
}
failureBlock:^(NSError *error) {
completion(nil, error);
}
];
}
When a view controller tries to fetch that Post and the request times out, I'd like to hide the contents of the screen and show a refresh button; this logic is implemented in my BaseViewController so that all view controllers can reuse it. The question is, how do I restart the SAME request when that button is clicked? Do note that a view controller can make multiple requests from different models with different method signatures. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I can't seem to figure this out at all.
I used to handle this using delegates, where the BaseViewController would implement the "generic" delegate methods. However, I've been trying to switch to blocks and while it does have its advantages, it doesn't allow me to make use of my BaseViewController since it's can't "override" the view controller's failure blocks.

difficulty understanding objective c code

i have been trying to implement the follow code , but I am having a hard time understanding the following code:
- (void)getRoutesWithStopName:(NSString *) stopName
success:(void (^)(NSArray *routes))success
error:(void (^)(NSString *errorMsg)) error
{
[[self AFManagerObject] POST:GET_ROUTES
parameters:#{#"params" : #{ #"stopName": [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%%%#%%",[stopName lowercaseString]]} }
success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSArray *routesRows = responseObject[#"rows"];
NSMutableArray *routes = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:routesRows.count];
for(NSDictionary *dicRoute in routesRows)
{
FLBRoute *route = [[FLBRoute alloc] initWithAttrs:dicRoute];
[routes addObject:route];
}
success(routes);
}
failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *err) {
error(err.description);
}
];
}
I tried learning about blocks but I still can not understand what is going on here. Can you provide me a step by step explanation of the code ?
actually here used for webserviceCall
step-1
- (void)getRoutesWithStopName:(NSString *) stopName
success:(void (^)(NSArray *routes))success
error:(void (^)(NSString *errorMsg)) error
// here pass the one NSString and get the response using NSArray and failure using NSString
step-2
// here used AFNEtworking for call web service
//request block
[self AFManagerObject] -- NSObject class for AFNetworking method place.
POST:GET_ROUTES --> post is default function of request Type, GET_ROUTES --> your Macro class for Request URL
parameters --> send the parameter to server
[[self AFManagerObject] POST:GET_ROUTES
parameters:#{#"params" : #{ #"stopName": [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%%%#%%",[stopName lowercaseString]]} }
success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject)
{
/*********** success response serlize and store into Array**********/
NSArray *routesRows = responseObject[#"rows"];
NSMutableArray *routes = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:routesRows.count];
for(NSDictionary *dicRoute in routesRows)
{
FLBRoute *route = [[FLBRoute alloc] initWithAttrs:dicRoute];
[routes addObject:route];
// this is your NSObject class for save the details ,
}
success(routes);
/************** success stop **********/
}
/*********** error if request is fail ************/
failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *err) {
error(err.description);
}
];
/*********** error if request is stop ************/
I think you need to read a little more about callbacks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callback_(computer_programming) and blocks https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/WorkingwithBlocks/WorkingwithBlocks.html and https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Blocks/Articles/00_Introduction.html
Basically the method send a POST request and as you know it needs some time for the request to be sent to the server and for the server to respond. You don't want in this time your application to be freezed, so 2 callbacks are used, 1 for success case and 1 for failure case. A block callback is just a block of code that you want to be executed later, when the server will respond back, being a success or failure.

How to Fetch data out from block in AFNetworking ios?

Creating first app with webservices, I am using AFNetworking for webservices. Everything is working fine but i have no idea , that how to fetch data out from block which i am getting in response. This is what i have done so far
+(WebServices *)sharedManager{
static WebServices *managerServices = nil;
static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
managerServices = [[self alloc] init];
});
return managerServices;
}
-(NSArray *)firstPostService{
//1
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:BaseURLString];
//2
AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [[AFHTTPSessionManager alloc] initWithBaseURL:url];
manager.responseSerializer = [AFHTTPResponseSerializer serializer];
NSDictionary *param = #{#"request" : #"get_pull_down_menu" , #"data" : #"0,0,3,1"};
[manager POST:#"person.php" parameters:param success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
[self methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock:responseObject];
} failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
UIAlertView *av = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Error retrieving data" message:[error localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil, nil];
[av show];
}];
if (list.count == 0) {
NSLog(#"Nothing in array yet!!");
}
else{
NSLog(#"Object 1 is : %#", [list objectAtIndex:1]);
}
return list;
}
- (void)methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock:(id)json {
// use the json
NSString *string = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:[json bytes]];
NSLog(#"This is data : %#", string);
list = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"\n"];
NSLog(#"After sepration first object: %#", [list objectAtIndex:1]);
//NSLog(#"json from the block : %#", json);
}
What i understand reading from different blogs and tuts, that block is a separate thread and what every i do finishes with it. I read some where that this is normally use for it
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
data = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"\n"];
//WHERE DATA IS __block NSArray * data = [[NSArray alloc] init];
});
and i was returning it in the of the function(firstPostService) but nothing happen. i still get an empty array outside the block. Kindly help me , suggest me some good reading stuff. Thanking you all in advance.
You say:
I need this data to my view controller i am trying to return in dispatch part but it is not allowing. Is it possible to get data into my viewcontroller class ?
Yes, it's possible. But, no, firstPostService should not return the results. It can't because it returns immediately, but the POST completion blocks won't be called until much later. There's nothing to return by the time firstPostService returns.
At the end of your original question, you said:
What i understand reading from different blogs and tuts, that block is a separate thread and what every i do finishes with it. I read some where that this is normally use for it
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
data = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"\n"];
//WHERE DATA IS __block NSArray * data = [[NSArray alloc] init];
});
This is not the appropriate pattern of __block local variable. You generally use that __block pattern when dealing with some block that runs synchronously (for example the block of an enumeration method). But while you can use __block variable with asynchronous block, you almost never do (and it doesn't quite make sense to even try to do it). When you use appropriate completion block patterns, there's no need for any __block variable.
So, let's go back to your original code sample: So, you should take a page from AFNetworking and employ completion blocks yourself. When the AFNetworking POST method wanted to return data to your code asynchonously, it used a completion block pattern, instead. Thus, if your own firstPostService wants to pass back data asynchronously, it should do the same.
For example:
#interface WebServices ()
#property (nonatomic, strong) AFHTTPSessionManager *manager;
#end
#implementation WebServices
// note, use `instancetype` rather than actually referring to WebServices
// in the `sharedManager` method
+ (instancetype)sharedManager
{
static id sharedMyManager = nil;
static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
sharedMyManager = [[self alloc] init];
});
return sharedMyManager;
}
// I'd also suggest that you init the `AFHTTPSessionManager` only once when this
// object is first instantiated, rather than doing it when `firstPostService` is
// called
- (instancetype)init
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:BaseURLString];
self.manager = [[AFHTTPSessionManager alloc] initWithBaseURL:url];
self.manager.responseSerializer = [AFHTTPResponseSerializer serializer];
}
return self;
}
// Notice:
//
// 1. This now has a return type of `void`, because when it instantly returns,
// there is no data to return.
//
// 2. In order to pass the data back, we use the "completion handler" pattern.
- (void)firstPostServiceWithCompletionHandler:(void (^)(NSArray *list, NSError *error))completionHandler {
NSDictionary *param = #{#"request" : #"get_pull_down_menu" , #"data" : #"0,0,3,1"};
[self.manager POST:#"person.php" parameters:param success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
NSArray *list = [self methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock:responseObject];
if (completionHandler) {
completionHandler(list, nil);
}
} failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Error retrieving data" message:[error localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil, nil] show];
if (completionHandler) {
completionHandler(nil, error);
}
}];
// // none of this code belongs here!!! You are dealing with asynchronous methods.
// // the `list` has not been returned by the time you get here!!! You shouldn't even
// // be using instance variable anyway!
//
// if (list.count == 0) {
//
// NSLog(#"Nothing in array yet!!");
// }
// else{
// NSLog(#"Object 1 is : %#", [list objectAtIndex:1]);
//
// }
// return list;
}
- (NSArray *)methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock:(NSData *)data {
// note, do not use `stringWithUTF8String` with the `bytes` of the `NSData`
// this is the right way to convert `NSData` to `NSString`:
NSString *string = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(#"This is string representation of the data : %#", string);
// Note, retire the `list` instance variable, and instead use a local variable
NSArray *list = [string componentsSeparatedByString:#"\n"];
NSLog(#"After sepration first object: %#", [list objectAtIndex:1]);
return list;
}
#end
Then, you could invoke that like so:
[[WebServices sharedManager] firstPostServiceWithCompletionHandler:^(NSArray *list, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
// handle the error here
} else {
// use the `list` results here
}
}];
// NOTE, DO NOT USE `list` HERE. By the time you get here, `list` has not been
// returned. Only use it in the above block.
//
// In fact, you can see that if you put a `NSLog` or breakpoint here, and again, above
// where it says "use the `list` results` here", you'll see that it's running the code
// inside that block _after_ this code down here!
I'd suggest you tackle the above first, to first make sure you completely understand the proper asynchronous technique of the completion block pattern. We don't want to complicate things quite yet. Make sure you're getting the sort of data you wanted before you proceed to what I will describe below.
But, once you've grokked the above, it's time to look at your JSON parsing. You make several reference to JSON, but if that's what it really is, then using componentsSeparatedByString is not the right way to parse it. You should use NSJSONSerialization. Or even better, you can let AFNetworking do that for you (right now, you're making it more complicated than it needs to be and your results will not be formatted correctly).
Above, I kept your methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock in the process, but if you're really dealing with JSON, you should eliminate that method entirely. Let AFNetworking do this for you.
You should eliminate the line that says:
responseSerializer = [AFHTTPResponseSerializer serializer];
The default serializer is AFJSONResponseSerializer which is what you want to use if handling JSON requests.
The methodUsingJsonFromSuccessBlock is then no longer needed because AFNetworking will do the JSON conversion for you. So firstPostServiceWithCompletionHandler should look like:
- (void)firstPostServiceWithCompletionHandler:(void (^)(NSArray *list, NSError *error))completionHandler {
NSDictionary *param = #{#"request" : #"get_pull_down_menu" , #"data" : #"0,0,3,1"};
[self.manager POST:#"person.php" parameters:param success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
if (completionHandler) {
completionHandler(responseObject, nil);
}
} failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
[[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Error retrieving data" message:[error localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil, nil] show];
if (completionHandler) {
completionHandler(nil, error);
}
}];
}

AFNetworking AFHTTPClient AFJSONRequestOperation not using JSON Operation

I followed this Screencast... http://nsscreencast.com/episodes/6-afnetworking
My singleton AFHTTPClient code is...
+ (MyClient *)sharedInstance
{
static dispatch_once_t once;
static MyClient *myClient;
dispatch_once(&once, ^ { myClient = [[MyClient alloc] initWithBaseURL:[NSURL URLWithString:MyBaseURL]];});
return myClient;
}
- (id)initWithBaseURL:(NSURL *)url
{
self = [super initWithBaseURL:url];
if (self) {
// these are not actual values but I am setting default headers.
[self setDefaultHeader:#"sdfg" value:#"4"];
[self setDefaultHeader:#"std" value:#"3"];
[self setDefaultHeader:#"reg" value:#"5"];
[self setDefaultHeader:#"yu" value:#"1"];
[self setDefaultHeader:#"xv" value:#"3"];
[self setDefaultHeader:#"hmm" value:#"5"];
[self registerHTTPOperationClass:[AFJSONRequestOperation class]];
}
return self;
}
Then I'm executing it like...
[[MyClient sharedInstance] getPath:#"blah.php" parameters:parameters success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSMutableArray *stats = [NSMutableArray array];
// it crashes on the next line because responseObject is NSData
for (NSDictionary *dictionary in responseObject) {
CCStatistic *stat = [[CCStatistic alloc] initWithDictionary:dictionary];
[stats addObject:stat];
}
self.stats = stats;
[self.tableView reloadData];
} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"Error retrieving!");
NSLog(#"%#", error);
}];
It all works fine. I've intercepted it with Charles and it is sending the correct request and receiving the correct JSON except the operation is not a JSON operation.
So the responseObject is NSData not the JSON object that I was expecting.
An I missing any config to use the JSON operation?
The line of code that in your case is deciding whether the request is processable by a JSON operation is the following:
return [[self acceptableContentTypes] intersectsSet:AFContentTypesFromHTTPHeader([request valueForHTTPHeaderField:#"Accept"])];
As explained here by Mattt Thompson (the author of AFNetworking) you have to set the Accept header for the request to application/json.
This is not intuitive and it's highly implementation-dependent, but it works.
Add
[self setDefaultHeader:#"Accept" value:#"application/json"];
to your client initialization and it should be ok, regardless of the path extension.
OK, so there is a check in the AFNetworking code that throes out the JSON operation if the request url extension is not json.
Because mine is php it's throwing it out.
Changing the code worked.
My Change
In the AFJSONRequestOperation method...
+ (BOOL)canProcessRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request {
return [[[request URL] pathExtension] isEqualToString:#"json"] || [super canProcessRequest:request];
}
I changed it to...
+ (BOOL)canProcessRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request {
// added php to the request valid path extensions.
return [[[request URL] pathExtension] isEqualToString:#"json"] || [super canProcessRequest:request] || [[[request URL] pathExtension] isEqualToString:#"php"];
}
It's not really a bug per se more like a random syntax style of the requests that are open to me.
Is it normal to have .php requests returning JSON?

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