NSURLDownload Not Being Detected in SDK 4.2 - ios

Ey guys, here is my code:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#interface Updater : NSObject {
NSURLConnection *updateConnection;
NSURLDownload *downloadConnection; //error at this line
}
#end
This is the error I am getting at the marked line:
Updater.h:15: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'NSURLDownload'
Any idea why I am getting this error message? I have included the Foundation Framework and am stumped as to why the compiler is complaining, especially considering it doesn't complain at all about NSURLConnection. Thanks!

NSURLDownload class is available on MacOS only, on iOS you should use NSURLConnection. From docs:
iOS Note: The NSURLDownload class is
not available in iOS, because
downloading directly to the file
system is discouraged. Use the
NSURLConnection class instead
If you have large chunk of data to download and want to avoid memory issues you can use NSFileHandle class in connection delegate to write received data directly to disk instead of keeping it in memory.

As you read in iOS Note: it's not possible to use NSURLDownload on ios yet, but the link provided below shows you a simple way to download whatever you want from the net to the application sand box. Hope you like it.
Cheers
http://www.ifans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169611
------------ Below is the link ------------
//
// UIDownloadBar.h
// UIDownloadBar
//
// Created by John on 3/20/09.
// Copyright 2009 Gojohnnyboi. All rights reserved.
//
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#class UIProgressView;
#protocol UIDownloadBarDelegate;
#interface UIDownloadBar : UIProgressView {
NSURLRequest* DownloadRequest;
NSURLConnection* DownloadConnection;
NSMutableData* receivedData;
NSString* localFilename;
id<UIDownloadBarDelegate> delegate;
long long bytesReceived;
long long expectedBytes;
float percentComplete;
}
- (UIDownloadBar *)initWithURL:(NSURL *)fileURL progressBarFrame:(CGRect)frame timeout:(NSInteger)timeout delegate:(id<UIDownloadBarDelegate>)theDelegate;
#property (nonatomic, readonly) NSMutableData* receivedData;
#property (nonatomic, readonly, retain) NSURLRequest* DownloadRequest;
#property (nonatomic, readonly, retain) NSURLConnection* DownloadConnection;
#property (nonatomic, assign) id<UIDownloadBarDelegate> delegate;
#property (nonatomic, readonly) float percentComplete;
#end
#protocol UIDownloadBarDelegate<NSObject>
#optional
- (void)downloadBar:(UIDownloadBar *)downloadBar didFinishWithData:(NSData *)fileData suggestedFilename:(NSString *)filename;
- (void)downloadBar:(UIDownloadBar *)downloadBar didFailWithError:(NSError *)error;
- (void)downloadBarUpdated:(UIDownloadBar *)downloadBar;
#end
//
// UIDownloadBar.m
// UIDownloadBar
//
// Created by John on 3/20/09.
// Copyright 2009 Gojohnnyboi. All rights reserved.
//
#import "UIDownloadBar.h"
#implementation UIDownloadBar
#synthesize DownloadRequest,
DownloadConnection,
receivedData,
delegate,
percentComplete;
- (UIDownloadBar *)initWithURL:(NSURL *)fileURL progressBarFrame:(CGRect)frame timeout:(NSInteger)timeout delegate:(id<UIDownloadBarDelegate>)theDelegate {
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
if(self) {
self.delegate = theDelegate;
bytesReceived = percentComplete = 0;
localFilename = [[[fileURL absoluteString] lastPathComponent] copy];
receivedData = [[NSMutableData alloc] initWithLength:0];
self.progress = 0.0;
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
DownloadRequest = [[NSURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:fileURL cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData timeoutInterval:timeout];
DownloadConnection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:DownloadRequest delegate:self startImmediately:YES];
if(DownloadConnection == nil) {
[self.delegate downloadBar:self didFailWithError:[NSError errorWithDomain:#"UIDownloadBar Error" code:1 userInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:#"NSURLConnection Failed", NSLocalizedDescriptionKey, nil]]];
}
}
return self;
}
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data {
[self.receivedData appendData:data];
NSInteger receivedLen = [data length];
bytesReceived = (bytesReceived + receivedLen);
if(expectedBytes != NSURLResponseUnknownLength) {
self.progress = ((bytesReceived/(float)expectedBytes)*100)/100;
percentComplete = self.progress*100;
}
[delegate downloadBarUpdated:self];
}
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
[self.delegate downloadBar:self didFailWithError:error];
[connection release];
}
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response {
expectedBytes = [response expectedContentLength];
}
- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
[self.delegate downloadBar:self didFinishWithData:self.receivedData suggestedFilename:localFilename];
[connection release];
}
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
[super drawRect:rect];
}
- (void)dealloc {
[localFilename release];
[receivedData release];
[DownloadRequest release];
[DownloadConnection release];
[super dealloc];
}
#end

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#end
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Well, there are a few options. You could add a block property onto your ApiManager class:
#property (copy, nonatomic) void (^doneHandler)();
And then invoke that block like so:
self.doneHandler();
You would invoke the block when you deem it appropriate (say, in your connectionDidFinishLoading: method).
With this approach, the definition of the block (callback) would happen in your view controller and look something like:
ApiManager *apiManager = [[ApiManager alloc] init];
apiManager.doneHandler = ^{
// Do whatever you need to do here.
};
Alternatively, you could add a method to your ApiManager with a signature like this:
- (void)sendRequestWithURL:(NSURL*)url completion:(void(^)())completion;
And use NSURLConnection's (or, better, NSURLSession's) block-based APIs. Those APIs have callbacks built in and you would simply invoke completion(); inside of the completion block of -[NSURLSession sendAsynchronousRequest:completion:].
Finally, you could define an ApiManagerDelegate protocol.
- (void)apiManagerDidFinishReceivingData:(ApiManager*)sender;
And add a delegate property to your ApiManager class.
#property (weak, nonatomic) id<ApiManagerDelegate>delegate;
Assign the delegate of your ApiManager in your ViewController:
ApiManager *apiManager = [[ApiManager alloc] init];
apiManager.delegate = self;
Call the delegate method inside of your implementation of NSURLConnectionDelegate's callbacks in ApiManager like so:
- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
[_results addObject:[connection description]];
[self.delegate apiManagerDidFinishReceivingData:self];
}
And implement the delegate method in ViewController:
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As an addendum, there are networking libraries available that do a lot of the heavy lifting and busy-work for you, most notably AFNetworking, if you're just trying to get stuff done. And, even if this is more of an academic exercise where you're trying to understand the patterns, looking at AFNetworking's APIs and implementation (it's open source) would be highly instructive.
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iOS WebService doesn't seem to be starting. Anyway I can find out if its doing anything?

I have built a WebService to retrieve user specific reports using a PHP API. I am fairly new to this so I followed some tutorials and help pages to build the web service. It doesn't seem to run at all so I am thinking I stuffed up or just incorrectly put code in that didn't belong as I was following multiple tutorials etc to get the desired result.
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I'm sure it's something really ignorant that i've done but after going back through help pages and tuts, i can't find what I did wrong.
It looks like you are establishing your connection ok, but you are never handling any data that gets sent back. Once you create a connection you need to add the delegate methods to handle the data sent back by the connection.
As mentioned in some of the comments you also need to verify that your php page on the server is indeed giving you the information you expect. By logging out the data string as below in the -connectionDidFinishLoading you will be able to see any data sent back from the server for debugging.
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}
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[self.myDataIvar setLength:0];
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This way at least you will be able to see what data you are receiving back from the server.
EDIT:
Also your test page does not seem to be putting out any json data. When I navigate to it all I get is "how".
I put up a quick php page that you can use to test your obj-c code. It will echo back an array with 10 test results to fill your tableview if your code is correct.
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If you want to put the php on your own page for testing this is what I used.
<?php
$jsonArray = array('result1','result2','result3','result4','result5','result6','result7','result8','result9','result10');
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?>
Here's a link to Apples documentation for the URL loading system as well
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/cocoa/Conceptual/URLLoadingSystem/URLLoadingSystem.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000165i
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returns immediately because it starts an async operation. You need to parse the data when connectionDidFinishLoading: is called.
Or consider using:
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The completion block will be called when the http operations is complete. Process the data in the completion block and notify any object that needs the data. This is probably a good bet if you do not need the other delegate methods.

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Please review my code:
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cell.textLabel.text=[[tableData objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]objectForKey:#"name"];
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cell.detailTextLabel.textColor = RGB (35,179,0);
}
return cell;
}
#end
Basically my table doesn't populate. Please could someone help?
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
_modelDroplets = [[Droplets alloc]init];
self.tableData = [_modelDroplets dropletsArray];
[_modelDroplets getDropletsList];
[self.tableView reloadData]; // reload the droplets table controller
}
In this method you are fetching droplets from a webservice. It is asynchronous, by the time tableView reloads the data it might not have completed fetching the data. You need to have a callback which will reload the tableView on completion of webservice.
EDIT :
Create a class method in Droplets to fetch all data
//Droplets.h
typedef void (^NSArrayBlock)(NSArray * array);
typedef void (^NSErrorBlock)(NSError * error);
//Droplets.m
+ (void)getDropletsWithCompletion:(NSArrayBlock)arrayBlock onError:(NSErrorBlock)errorBlock
{
NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:kDigialOceanApiURL];
[urlRequest setHTTPMethod:#"GET"];
[urlRequest setCachePolicy:NSURLCacheStorageNotAllowed];
[urlRequest setTimeoutInterval:30.0f];
[urlRequest addValue:#"application/json" forHTTPHeaderField:#"Content-Type"];
[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:urlRequest
queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *responseData, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
errorBlock(error);
}else{
NSError *serializationError = nil;
NSDictionary *json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:responseData
options:NSJSONReadingAllowFragments
error:&serializationError];
arrayBlock(json[#"droplets"]);
}
}];
}
//DropletsList.h
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
[Droplets getDropletsWithCompletion:^(NSArray *array) {
self.modelDroplets = droplets;
[self.tableView reloadData];
} onError:^(NSError *error) {
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:#"Error" message:error.localizedDescription delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];
[alert show];
}];
}
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How to create my own delegate (user defined delegate in Objective-C) [duplicate]

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On iOS, how do I create a delegate (user defined)?
First define a declare a delegate like this -
#protocol IconDownloaderDelegate;
Then create a delegate object like this -
#interface IconDownloader : NSObject
{
NSIndexPath *indexPathInTableView;
id <IconDownloaderDelegate> delegate;
NSMutableData *activeDownload;
NSURLConnection *imageConnection;
}
Declare a property for it -
#property (nonatomic, assign) id <IconDownloaderDelegate> delegate;
Define it -
#protocol IconDownloaderDelegate
- (void)appImageDidLoad:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
#end
Then you can call methods on this delegate -
[delegate appImageDidLoad:self.indexPathInTableView];
Here is the complete source code of the image downloader class -
.h file -
#class AppRecord;
#class RootViewController;
#protocol IconDownloaderDelegate;
#interface IconDownloader : NSObject
{
AppRecord *appRecord;
NSIndexPath *indexPathInTableView;
id <IconDownloaderDelegate> delegate;
NSMutableData *activeDownload;
NSURLConnection *imageConnection;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) AppRecord *appRecord;
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSIndexPath *indexPathInTableView;
#property (nonatomic, assign) id <IconDownloaderDelegate> delegate;
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableData *activeDownload;
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSURLConnection *imageConnection;
- (void)startDownload;
- (void)cancelDownload;
#end
#protocol IconDownloaderDelegate
- (void)appImageDidLoad:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
#end
.m file -
#import "IconDownloader.h"
#import "MixtapeInfo.h"
#define kAppIconHeight 48
#define TMP NSTemporaryDirectory()
#implementation IconDownloader
#synthesize appRecord;
#synthesize indexPathInTableView;
#synthesize delegate;
#synthesize activeDownload;
#synthesize imageConnection;
#pragma mark
- (void)dealloc
{
[appRecord release];
[indexPathInTableView release];
[activeDownload release];
[imageConnection cancel];
[imageConnection release];
[super dealloc];
}
- (void)startDownload
{
self.activeDownload = [NSMutableData data];
// alloc+init and start an NSURLConnection; release on completion/failure
NSURLConnection *conn = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:
[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:
[NSURL URLWithString:appRecord.mixtape_image]] delegate:self];
self.imageConnection = conn;
[conn release];
}
- (void)cancelDownload
{
[self.imageConnection cancel];
self.imageConnection = nil;
self.activeDownload = nil;
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Download support (NSURLConnectionDelegate)
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data
{
[self.activeDownload appendData:data];
}
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
// Clear the activeDownload property to allow later attempts
self.activeDownload = nil;
// Release the connection now that it's finished
self.imageConnection = nil;
}
- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection
{
// Set appIcon and clear temporary data/image
UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:self.activeDownload];
self.appRecord.mixtape_image_obj = image;
self.activeDownload = nil;
[image release];
// Release the connection now that it's finished
self.imageConnection = nil;
// call our delegate and tell it that our icon is ready for display
[delegate appImageDidLoad:self.indexPathInTableView];
}
#end
and here is how we use it -
#import "IconDownloader.h"
#interface RootViewController : UITableViewController <UIScrollViewDelegate, IconDownloaderDelegate>
{
NSArray *entries; // the main data model for our UITableView
NSMutableDictionary *imageDownloadsInProgress; // the set of IconDownloader objects for each app
}
in .m file -
- (void)startIconDownload:(AppRecord *)appRecord forIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
IconDownloader *iconDownloader = [imageDownloadsInProgress objectForKey:indexPath];
if (iconDownloader == nil)
{
iconDownloader = [[IconDownloader alloc] init];
iconDownloader.appRecord = appRecord;
iconDownloader.indexPathInTableView = indexPath;
iconDownloader.delegate = self;
[imageDownloadsInProgress setObject:iconDownloader forKey:indexPath];
[iconDownloader startDownload];
[iconDownloader release];
}
}
here is delegate gets called automatically -
// called by our ImageDownloader when an icon is ready to be displayed
- (void)appImageDidLoad:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
IconDownloader *iconDownloader = [imageDownloadsInProgress objectForKey:indexPath];
if (iconDownloader != nil)
{
UITableViewCell *cell = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:iconDownloader.indexPathInTableView];
// Display the newly loaded image
cell.imageView.image = iconDownloader.appRecord.appIcon;
}
}
This is basic concepts to create a own delegate
Delegates are very useful to control transfer within the array of view controllers in app manually. Using delegates you can manage the control flow very well.
here is small example of own delegates....
Create a protocol class.... (.h only)
SampleDelegate.h
#import
#protocol SampleDelegate
#optional
#pragma Home Delegate
-(NSString *)getViewName;
#end
Import above protocol class in the class whom you want to make delegate of another class. Here in my ex. I m using AppDelegate to make delegate of The HomeViewController's Object.
also add above DelegateName in Delegate Reference < >
ownDelegateAppDelegate.h
#import "SampleDelegate.h"
#interface ownDelegateAppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate, SampleDelegate> {
}
ownDelegateAppDelegate.m
//setDelegate of the HomeViewController's object as
[homeViewControllerObject setDelegate:self];
//add this delegate method definition
-(NSString *)getViewName
{
return #"Delegate Called";
}
HomeViewController.h
#import
#import "SampleDelegate.h"
#interface HomeViewController : UIViewController {
id<SampleDelegate>delegate;
}
#property(readwrite , assign) id<SampleDelegate>delegate;
#end
HomeViewController.h
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewDidAppear:animated];
UILabel *lblTitle = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
lblTitle.text = [delegate getViewName];
lblTitle.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
[self.view addSubview:lblTitle];
}

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