I am currently working on an watchOS app, for which I am trying to program a dynamic complication.
What I want to achieve is to display a changing value stored inside core data. So the complication value should update in respect to the value.
I have tried watching WWDC videos and so on, but everything seemed too advanced for this.
Here is a simplified form of my implementation:
func getCurrentTimelineEntry(for complication: CLKComplication, withHandler handler: #escaping (CLKComplicationTimelineEntry?) -> Void) {
let dataString = DataManager.shared.fetchData()
let textProvider = CLKTextProvider(format: dataString)
let template = CLKComplicationTemplateUtilitarianLargeFlat(textProvider: textProvider)
handler(CLKComplicationTimelineEntry(date: Date(), complicationTemplate: template))
}
Core Data Part:
func fetch() -> String {
let request = Item.fetchRequest()
do {
let items = try persistenceController.moc.fetch(request)
return ...
} catch { ... }
}
func update() { //<--- Here I want to call getCurrentTimelineEntry and so update the complication
...
persistenceController.saveContext()
#if os(watchOS) //<--- What I have tried, not working...
let server = CLKComplicationServer.sharedInstance()
server.activeComplications?.forEach(server.reloadTimeline)
#endif
}
Thank you!
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I'm calling a Firestore query that does come back, but I need to ensure completion before moving on with the rest of the code. So I need a completion handler...but for the life of me I can't seem to code it.
// get user info from db
func getUser() async {
self.db.collection("userSetting").getDocuments() { (querySnapshot, err) in
if let err = err {
print("Error getting documents: \(err)")
} else {
for document in querySnapshot!.documents {
let userTrust = document.data()["userTrust"] as! String
let userGrade = document.data()["userGrade"] as! String
let userDisclaimer = document.data()["userDisclaimer"] as! String
var row = [String]()
row.append(userTrust)
row.append(userGrade)
row.append(userDisclaimer)
self.userArray.append(row)
// set google firebase analytics user info
self.userTrustInfo = userTrust
self.userGradeInfo = userGrade
}
}
}
}
Called by:
internal func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
FirebaseApp.configure()
db = Firestore.firestore()
Database.database().isPersistenceEnabled = true
Task {
do {
let userInfo = await getUser()
}
} return true }
I used a Task as didFinishLauncingWithOptions is synchronous and not asynchronous
However, the getUser() still isn't completed before didFinishLauncingWithOptions moves on.
I need the data from getUser as the very next step uses the data in the array, and without it I get an 'out of bounds exception' as the array is still empty.
Also tried using dispatch group within the func getUser(). Again with no joy.
Finally tried a completion handler:
func getUser(completion: #escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
self.db.collection("userSetting").getDocuments() { (querySnapshot, err) in
if let err = err {
print("Error getting documents: \(err)")
} else {
for document in querySnapshot!.documents {
let userTrust = document.data()["userTrust"] as! String
let userGrade = document.data()["userGrade"] as! String
let userDisclaimer = document.data()["userDisclaimer"] as! String
var row = [String]()
row.append(userTrust)
row.append(userGrade)
row.append(userDisclaimer)
self.userArray.append(row)
// set google firebase analytics user info
self.userTrustInfo = userTrust
self.userGradeInfo = userGrade
completion(true)
}
}
}
}
Nothing works. The getUser call isn't completed before the code moves on. Can someone please help. I've searched multiple times, looked at all linked answers but I can not make this work.I'm clearly missing something easy, please help
read this post: Waiting for data to be loaded on app startup.
It explains why you should never wait for data before returning from
function application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions).
To achieve what you need, you could use your first ViewController as a sort of splashscreen (that only shows an image or an activity indicator) and call the function getUser(completion:) in the viewDidLoad() method the ViewController.
Example:
class FirstViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
MyFirestoreDatabaseManager.shared.getUser() { success in
if success {
//TODO: Navigate to another ViewController
} else {
//TODO: Show an error
}
}
}
}
Where obviously MyFirestoreDatabaseManager.shared is the object on which you defined the getUser(completion:) method.
(In your example, I think that you defined that function in the AppDelegate. In that case, you should mark your getUser(completion:) method and all related variables as static. Then replace MyFirestoreDatabaseManager.shared with AppDelegate).
Not 100% sure what you would like to accomplish as I can't see all your code, but try something similar to this, replacing Objects for what you are trying to return from the documents.
You don't want your user's data spread across multiple documents. With Firebase you pay for every document you have to get. Ideally you want all your user's settings within one firebase document. Then create a UserInfo struct that you can decode to using the library CodeableFirebase or the decoder of your choice.
// Create user struct
struct UserInfo: Codable {
var userId: String
var userTrust: String
var userGrade: String
var userDisclaimer: String
}
// get user info from db and decode using CodableFirebase
func getUser() async throws -> UserInfo {
let doc = try await self.db.collection("users").document("userIdHere")
let userInfo = try FirestoreDecoder().decode(UserInfo.self, from: doc.data())
return UserInfo
}
Then you can do this...
Task {
do {
let userInfo = try await getUser()
let userTrust = userInfo.userTrust
let userGrade = userInfo.userGrade
let userDisclaimer = userInfo.userDisclaimer
}
}
i have a list of music at my firebase real time database and i am retriving them but i have 1000 musics data and i want to show loader when i reading data and stop loader when if there is a error(internet connection, or something else) or reading completed.
when i turn off the internet i couldn't get the data and can't stop loader to show error alert like there is no internet connection.
please help me how to handle that problem.
here is my code
didload function called from viewdidload()
private var musicArray = [ItemModal]() {
didSet {
view?.updateTableView()
}
}
func didLoad() {
view?.showLoader()
getAllMusics { ItemModal in
self.musicArray = ItemModal
self.view?.hideLoader()
}
}
func getAllMusics(completion: #escaping ([ItemModal]) -> Void) {
var musicArray = [ItemModal]()
ref.child("music").observeSingleEvent(of: .value) { snapshot in
let enumerator = snapshot.children
while let rest = enumerator.nextObject() as? DataSnapshot {
guard let data = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: rest.value as Any, options: []) else { return }
if let itemModal = try? JSONDecoder().decode(ItemModal.self, from: data) {
musicArray.append(itemModal)
}
}
completion(musicArray)
}
}
You can use reachability function by using https://github.com/ashleymills/Reachability.swift. To get to notify when the internet is turned off, you can implement reachabilityChanged Notification. In the selector method of reachabilityChanged, you can hide the loader.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reachabilityChanged), name: .reachabilityChanged)
}
#objc func changed() {
if reachability?.isReachable {
//Continue success implementation
} else {
view?.hideLoder
//Implement Error handling
}
}
I'm trying to share a record with other users in CloudKit but I keep getting an error. When I tap one of the items/records on the table I'm presented with the UICloudSharingController and I can see the iMessage app icon, but when I tap on it I get an error and the UICloudSharingController disappears, the funny thing is that even after the error I can still continue using the app.
Here is what I have.
Code
var items = [CKRecord]()
var itemName: String?
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let item = items[indexPath.row]
let share = CKShare(rootRecord: item)
if let itemName = item.object(forKey: "name") as? String {
self.itemName = item.object(forKey: "name") as? String
share[CKShareTitleKey] = "Sharing \(itemName)" as CKRecordValue?
} else {
share[CKShareTitleKey] = "" as CKRecordValue?
self.itemName = "item"
}
share[CKShareTypeKey] = "bundle.Identifier.Here" as CKRecordValue
prepareToShare(share: share, record: item)
}
private func prepareToShare(share: CKShare, record: CKRecord){
let sharingViewController = UICloudSharingController(preparationHandler: {(UICloudSharingController, handler: #escaping (CKShare?, CKContainer?, Error?) -> Void) in
let modRecordsList = CKModifyRecordsOperation(recordsToSave: [record, share], recordIDsToDelete: nil)
modRecordsList.modifyRecordsCompletionBlock = {
(record, recordID, error) in
handler(share, CKContainer.default(), error)
}
CKContainer.default().privateCloudDatabase.add(modRecordsList)
})
sharingViewController.delegate = self
sharingViewController.availablePermissions = [.allowPrivate]
self.navigationController?.present(sharingViewController, animated:true, completion:nil)
}
// Delegate Methods:
func cloudSharingControllerDidSaveShare(_ csc: UICloudSharingController) {
print("saved successfully")
}
func cloudSharingController(_ csc: UICloudSharingController, failedToSaveShareWithError error: Error) {
print("failed to save: \(error.localizedDescription)")// the error is generated in this method
}
func itemThumbnailData(for csc: UICloudSharingController) -> Data? {
return nil //You can set a hero image in your share sheet. Nil uses the default.
}
func itemTitle(for csc: UICloudSharingController) -> String? {
return self.itemName
}
ERROR
Failed to modify some records
Here is what I see...
Any idea what could be wrong?
EDIT:
By the way, the error is generated in the cloudSharingController failedToSaveShareWithError method.
Looks like you're trying to share in the default zone which isn't allowed. From the docs here
Sharing is only supported in zones with the
CKRecordZoneCapabilitySharing capability. The default zone does not
support sharing.
So you should set up a custom zone in your private database, and save your share and records there.
Possibly it is from the way you're trying to instantiate the UICloudSharingController? I cribbed my directly from the docs and it works:
let cloudSharingController = UICloudSharingController { [weak self] (controller, completion: #escaping (CKShare?, CKContainer?, Error?) -> Void) in
guard let `self` = self else {
return
}
self.share(rootRecord: rootRecord, completion: completion)
}
If that's not the problem it's something with either one or both of the records themselves. If you upload the record without trying to share it, does it work?
EDIT TO ADD:
What is the CKShareTypeKey? I don't use that in my app. Also I set my system fields differently:
share?[CKShare.SystemFieldKey.title] = "Something"
Try to add this to your info.plist
<key>CKSharingSupported</key>
<true/>
I'm getting info from an API using the following function where I pass in a string of a word. Sometimes the word doesn't available in the API if it doesn't available I generate a new word and try that one.
The problem is because this is an asynchronous function when I launch the page where the value from the API appears it is sometimes empty because the function is still running in the background trying to generate a word that exists in the API.
How can I make sure the page launches only when the data been received from the api ?
static func wordDefin (word : String, completion: #escaping (_ def: String )->(String)) {
let wordEncoded = word.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)
let uri = URL(string:"https://dictapi.lexicala.com/search?source=global&language=he&morph=false&text=" + wordEncoded! )
if let unwrappedURL = uri {
var request = URLRequest(url: unwrappedURL);request.addValue("Basic bmV0YXlhbWluOk5ldGF5YW1pbjg5Kg==", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
let dataTask = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
do {
if let data = data {
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
let empty = try decoder.decode(Empty.self, from: data)
if (empty.results?.isEmpty)!{
print("oops looks like the word :" + word)
game.wordsList.removeAll(where: { ($0) == game.word })
game.floffWords.removeAll(where: { ($0) == game.word })
helper.newGame()
} else {
let definition = empty.results?[0].senses?[0].definition
_ = completion(definition ?? "test")
return
}
}
}
catch {
print("connection")
print(error)
}
}
dataTask.resume()
}
}
You can't stop a view controller from "launching" itself (except not to push/present/show it at all). Once you push/present/show it, its lifecycle cannot—and should not—be stopped. Therefore, it's your responsibility to load the appropriate UI for the "loading state", which may be a blank view controller with a loading spinner. You can do this however you want, including loading the full UI with .isHidden = true set for all view objects. The idea is to do as much pre-loading of the UI as possible while the database is working in the background so that when the data is ready, you can display the full UI with as little work as possible.
What I'd suggest is after you've loaded the UI in its "loading" configuration, download the data as the final step in your flow and use a completion handler to finish the task:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
loadData { (result) in
// load full UI
}
}
Your data method may look something like this:
private func loadData(completion: #escaping (_ result: Result) -> Void) {
...
}
EDIT
Consider creating a data manager that operates along the following lines. Because the data manager is a class (a reference type), when you pass it forward to other view controllers, they all point to the same instance of the manager. Therefore, changes that any of the view controllers make to it are seen by the other view controllers. That means when you push a new view controller and it's time to update a label, access it from the data property. And if it's not ready, wait for the data manager to notify the view controller when it is ready.
class GameDataManager {
// stores game properties
// updates game properties
// does all thing game data
var score = 0
var word: String?
}
class MainViewController: UIViewController {
let data = GameDataManager()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// when you push to another view controller, point it to the data manager
let someVC = SomeOtherViewController()
someVC.data = data
}
}
class SomeOtherViewController: UIViewController {
var data: GameDataManager?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
if let word = data?.word {
print(word)
}
}
}
class AnyViewController: UIViewController {
var data: GameDataManager?
}
Here is what I am trying to do. I have a simple journaling app with two views: a tableView that lists the titles of the entries and a viewController that has a text field for a title, and a textView for the text body (and a save button to save to cloudKit). On the viewController, I hit save and the record is saved to cloudKit and also added to the tableView successfully. This is all good.
I want to be able to edit/update the journal entry. But when I go back into the journal entry, change it in any way, then hit save again, the app returns to the tableView controller with an updated entry, but cloudKit creates a NEW entry separate from the one I wanted to edit. Then when I reload the app, my fetchRecords function fetches any extra records cloudKit has created.
Question: How do I edit/update an existing journal entry without creating a new entry in cloudKit?
Let me know if you need something else to further clarify my question.
Thanks!
Here are my cloudKit functions:
import Foundation
import CloudKit
class CloudKitManager {
let privateDB = CKContainer.default().publicCloudDatabase //Since this is a journaling app, we'll make it private.
func fetchRecordsWith(type: String, completion: #escaping ((_ records: [CKRecord]?, _ error: Error?) -> Void)) {
let predicate = NSPredicate(value: true) // Like saying I want everything returned to me with the recordType: type. This isn't a good idea if you have a massive app like instagram because you don't want all posts ever made to be loaded, just some from that day and from your friends or something.
let query = CKQuery(recordType: type, predicate: predicate)
privateDB.perform(query, inZoneWith: nil, completionHandler: completion) //Allows us to handle the completion in the EntryController to maintain proper MVC.
}
func save(records: [CKRecord], perRecordCompletion: ((_ record: CKRecord?, _ error: Error?) -> Void)?, completion: ((_ records: [CKRecord]?, _ error: Error?) -> Void)?) {
modify(records: records, perRecordCompletion: perRecordCompletion, completion: completion )
}
func modify(records: [CKRecord], perRecordCompletion: ((_ record: CKRecord?, _ error: Error?) -> Void)?, completion: ((_ records: [CKRecord]?, _ error: Error?) -> Void)?) {
let operation = CKModifyRecordsOperation(recordsToSave: records, recordIDsToDelete: nil)
operation.savePolicy = .ifServerRecordUnchanged //This is what updates certain changes within a record.
operation.queuePriority = .high
operation.qualityOfService = .userInteractive
operation.perRecordCompletionBlock = perRecordCompletion
operation.modifyRecordsCompletionBlock = { (records, _, error) in
completion?(records, error)
}
privateDB.add(operation) //This is what actually saves your data to the database on cloudkit. When there is an operation, you need to add it.
}
}
This is my model controller where my cloudKit functions are being used:
import Foundation
import CloudKit
let entriesWereSetNotification = Notification.Name("entriesWereSet")
class EntryController {
private static let EntriesKey = "entries"
static let shared = EntryController()
let cloudKitManager = CloudKitManager()
init() {
loadFromPersistentStorage()
}
func addEntryWith(title: String, text: String) {
let entry = Entry(title: title, text: text)
entries.append(entry)
saveToPersistentStorage()
}
func remove(entry: Entry) {
if let entryIndex = entries.index(of: entry) {
entries.remove(at: entryIndex)
}
saveToPersistentStorage()
}
func update(entry: Entry, with title: String, text: String) {
entry.title = title
entry.text = text
saveToPersistentStorage()
}
// MARK: Private
private func loadFromPersistentStorage() {
cloudKitManager.fetchRecordsWith(type: Entry.TypeKey) { (records, error) in
if let error = error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
guard let records = records else { return } //Make sure there are records.
let entries = records.flatMap({Entry(cloudKitRecord: $0)})
self.entries = entries //This is connected to the private(set) property "entries"
}
}
private func saveToPersistentStorage() {
let entryRecords = self.entries.map({$0.cloudKitRecord})
cloudKitManager.save(records: entryRecords, perRecordCompletion: nil) { (records, error) in
if error != nil {
print(error?.localizedDescription as Any)
return
} else {
print("Successfully saved records to cloudKit")
}
}
}
// MARK: Properties
private(set) var entries = [Entry]() {
didSet {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: entriesWereSetNotification, object: nil)
}
}
}
}
Here's a couple threads that might be helpful.
If you were caching the data locally you would use the encodesystemfields method to create a new CKRecord that will update an existing one on the server.
How (and when) do I use iCloud's encodeSystemFields method on CKRecord?
It doesn't appear you are caching locally. I don't have experience doing it without using encodesystemfields, but it looks like you have to pull the record down and save it back in the completion handler of the convenience method:
Trying to modify ckrecord in swift