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Akshara
Akshara

Reputation: 141

Continue webservice call after transition from foreground to background in iOS objective C

Suppose I call a webservice when the app is in foreground. Now if the user sends the app to background then how do I make sure that this webservice call keeps executing in the background.

This is the piece of code that I am using in my app.

Login* login = [[Login alloc]init];
[login initiateSignInProcess];

initiateSignInProcess has 4 web service calls. they are normal functions. I am using AFNetworking.

If any of the services fail, I call it again with a delay in the failure block of afnetworking code like below:-

failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error)
         {
[self performSelector:@selector(getUserId)  withObject:nil afterDelay:5];
}

Now I want to know that if the user sends the app to background, then how will the code execute? Will it call this function in bakcground till it succeeds?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 386

Answers (4)

Hitesh Boricha
Hitesh Boricha

Reputation: 114

    **For(large FIle Downloade use Asynchronous Method)** 

       NSURL *myUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:@"Enter URL HERE"];
       NSURLRequest *myRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:myUrl cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData timeoutInterval:60];
       NSMutableData *myData = [[NSMutableData alloc] initWithLength:0];
       NSURLConnection *myConnection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:myRequest delegate:self startImmediately:YES];

    **For(Small FIle Downloade use Synchronous Method)**
       NSURL *myUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:@"Enter URl HERE"];
       NSData *myData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:myUrl];
       UIImage *img = [UIImage imageWithData:myData];

       add NSURLConnection Delegate in .h File

        - (void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response {
        [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = YES;
        [myData setLength:0];
        }

        - (void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data {
        [myData appendData:data];
        }

        - (void) connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
        [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
        [connection release];
        }

        - (void) connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
        [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
        [connection release];

        //download finished - data is available in myData.
        }

Upvotes: 1

PuNeet Pal
PuNeet Pal

Reputation: 59

Best to use Background Process for fetch. Here is great tutorial for solution [ http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/ios-7-sdk-working-with-background-fetch--mobile-20520

Upvotes: 5

Hitesh Boricha
Hitesh Boricha

Reputation: 114

Not possible in iOS6.x or lesser unless your application is has specific requirement to run in background like locations, Voip, music etc...

However this is possible with iOS7, please consider having a look at this

http://redth.codes/ios7-recipe-background-fetching/

Upvotes: 1

Waseem Ahmad
Waseem Ahmad

Reputation: 43

This is depends on OS scheduling whether it allows continue to run the services in background or kill it.

Best to use Background Fetch. Here is nice tutorial http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/ios-7-sdk-working-with-background-fetch--mobile-20520

Hope this solve your issue.

Upvotes: 0

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