Trouble retrieving images with Alamofire, some images load, some don't (SWIFT) - iphone

Question

So I'm kind of stuck here. I have a mobile app that has a "feed" using a TableView and it's populated with pictures, descriptions, and likes from firebase. I use ImageShack for the image upload API, and having the imgLinks grabbed from there (with alamofire). the images are uploading find, and on my ImageShack panel, the pictures look great. So I know it's not firebase, and not imageshack's fault, but most pictures won't even load, they are just white boxes, and I can confirm that imageUrl != nil, so it's definitely a request problem with Alamofire.
Here is my Alamofire GET request code
if post.imageUrl != nil {
if img != nil {
self.deckImg.image = img
} else {
request = Alamofire.request(.GET, post.imageUrl!).validate(contentType: ["image/*"]).response(completionHandler: { request, response, data, err in
if err == nil {
let img = UIImage(data: data!)!
self.deckImg.image = img
FeedController.imageCache.setObject(img, forKey: self.post.imageUrl!)
} else {
print(err.debugDescription)
}
})
}
} else {
self.deckImg.hidden = true
}
Also, I can confirm that it's not hiding the image, because when self.deckImg.hidden = true, I have the rows adjust height, and I can also see that that's never called, because it never even hit that breakpoint. So it's simply something to do with Alamofire's get request .. what is it :(

Answer 1

I think I know what is the problem, as I was stuck myself for days on end.
I take it you are using a custom tableViewCell VC and that within the function that binds the data you put something like:
self.deckImg.image = nil
and then check if there is a cached image, if not download it with alamofire
after you check that the post.imageUrl != nil {}, you have to unhide the self.deckImg:
if post.imageURL != nil
{
self.deckImg.hidden = false
if img != nil
{
self.deckImg.image = img
}
else
{
request = Alamofire.request(.GET, post.imageUrl!).validate(contentType: ["image/*"]).response(completionHandler: { request, response, data, err in
if err == nil {
let img = UIImage(data: data!)!
self.deckImg.image = img
FeedController.imageCache.setObject(img, forKey: self.post.imageUrl!)
} else {
print(err.debugDescription)
}
})
}
}
else
{
self.deckImg.hidden = true
}