I have a strange behavior on my iPhone. I’m creating an application that uses calendar events (EventKit). The class that use is as follows:
the .h one
#import "GenericManager.h"
#import <EventKit/EventKit.h>
#define oneDay 60*60*24
#define oneHour 60*60
@protocol CalendarManagerDelegate;
@interface CalendarManager : GenericManager
/*
* metodo che aggiunge un evento ad un calendario di nome Name nel giorno onDate.
* L'evento da aggiungere viene recuperato tramite il dataSource che è quindi
* OBBLIGATORIO (!= nil).
*
* Restituisce YES solo se il delegate è conforme al protocollo CalendarManagerDataSource.
* NO altrimenti
*/
+ (BOOL) addEventForCalendarWithName:(NSString *) name fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate withDelegate:(id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate;
/*
* metodo che aggiunge un evento per giorno compreso tra fromDate e toDate ad un
* calendario di nome Name. L'evento da aggiungere viene recuperato tramite il dataSource
* che è quindi OBBLIGATORIO (!= nil).
*
* Restituisce YES solo se il delegate è conforme al protocollo CalendarManagerDataSource.
* NO altrimenti
*/
+ (BOOL) addEventsForCalendarWithName:(NSString *) name fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate withDelegate:(id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate;
@end
@protocol CalendarManagerDelegate <NSObject>
// viene inviato quando il calendario necessita informazioni sull' evento da aggiungere
- (void) calendarManagerDidCreateEvent:(EKEvent *) event;
@end
the .m one
//
// CalendarManager.m
// AppCampeggioSingolo
//
// Created by CreatiWeb Srl on 12/17/12.
// Copyright (c) 2012 CreatiWeb Srl. All rights reserved.
//
#import "CalendarManager.h"
#import "Commons.h"
#import <objc/message.h>
@interface CalendarManager ()
@end
@implementation CalendarManager
+ (void)requestToEventStore:(EKEventStore *)eventStore delegate:(id)delegate fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate name:(NSString *)name
{
if([eventStore respondsToSelector:@selector(requestAccessToEntityType:completion:)])
{
// ios >= 6.0
[eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) {
if (granted)
{
[self addEventForCalendarWithName:name fromDate: fromDate toDate: toDate inEventStore:eventStore withDelegate:delegate];
}
else
{
}
}];
}
else if (class_getClassMethod([EKCalendar class], @selector(calendarIdentifier)) != nil)
{
// ios >= 5.0 && ios < 6.0
[self addEventForCalendarWithName:name fromDate:fromDate toDate:toDate inEventStore:eventStore withDelegate:delegate];
}
else
{
// ios < 5.0
EKCalendar *myCalendar = [eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents];
EKEvent *event = [self generateEventForCalendar:myCalendar fromDate: fromDate toDate: toDate inEventStore:eventStore withDelegate:delegate];
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:nil];
}
}
/*
* metodo che recupera l'identificativo del calendario associato all'app o nil se non è mai stato creato.
*/
+ (NSString *) identifierForCalendarName: (NSString *) name
{
NSString * confFileName = [self pathForFile:kCurrentCalendarFileName];
NSDictionary *confCalendar = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:confFileName];
NSString *currentIdentifier = [confCalendar objectForKey:name];
return currentIdentifier;
}
/*
* memorizza l'identifier del calendario
*/
+ (void) saveCalendarIdentifier:(NSString *) identifier andName: (NSString *) name
{
if (identifier != nil)
{
NSString * confFileName = [self pathForFile:kCurrentCalendarFileName];
NSMutableDictionary *confCalendar = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:confFileName];
if (confCalendar == nil)
{
confCalendar = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:1];
}
[confCalendar setObject:identifier forKey:name];
[confCalendar writeToFile:confFileName atomically:YES];
}
}
+ (EKCalendar *)getCalendarWithName:(NSString *)name inEventStore:(EKEventStore *)eventStore withLocalSource: (EKSource *)localSource forceCreation:(BOOL) force
{
EKCalendar *myCalendar;
NSString *identifier = [self identifierForCalendarName:name];
if (force || identifier == nil)
{
NSLog(@"create new calendar");
if (class_getClassMethod([EKCalendar class], @selector(calendarForEntityType:eventStore:)) != nil) {
// da ios 6.0 in avanti
myCalendar = [EKCalendar calendarForEntityType:EKEntityTypeEvent eventStore:eventStore];
} else {
myCalendar = [EKCalendar calendarWithEventStore:eventStore];
}
myCalendar.title = name;
myCalendar.source = localSource;
NSError *error = nil;
BOOL result = [eventStore saveCalendar:myCalendar commit:YES error:&error];
if (result) {
NSLog(@"Saved calendar %@ to event store. %@",myCalendar,eventStore);
} else {
NSLog(@"Error saving calendar: %@.", error);
}
[self saveCalendarIdentifier:myCalendar.calendarIdentifier andName:name];
}
// You can also configure properties like the calendar color etc. The important part is to store the identifier for later use. On the other hand if you already have the identifier, you can just fetch the calendar:
else
{
myCalendar = [eventStore calendarWithIdentifier:identifier];
NSLog(@"fetch an old-one = %@",myCalendar);
}
return myCalendar;
}
+ (EKCalendar *)addEventForCalendarWithName: (NSString *) name fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate inEventStore:(EKEventStore *)eventStore withDelegate: (id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate
{
// da ios 5.0 in avanti
EKCalendar *myCalendar;
EKSource *localSource = nil;
for (EKSource *source in eventStore.sources)
{
if (source.sourceType == EKSourceTypeLocal)
{
localSource = source;
break;
}
}
@synchronized(self)
{
myCalendar = [self getCalendarWithName:name inEventStore:eventStore withLocalSource:localSource forceCreation:NO];
if (myCalendar == nil)
myCalendar = [self getCalendarWithName:name inEventStore:eventStore withLocalSource:localSource forceCreation:YES];
NSLog(@"End synchronized block %@",myCalendar);
}
EKEvent *event = [self generateEventForCalendar:myCalendar fromDate:fromDate toDate:toDate inEventStore:eventStore withDelegate:delegate];
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:nil];
return myCalendar;
}
+ (EKEvent *) generateEventForCalendar: (EKCalendar *) calendar fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate inEventStore:(EKEventStore *) eventStore withDelegate:(id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate
{
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.startDate=fromDate;
event.endDate=toDate;
[delegate calendarManagerDidCreateEvent:event];
[event setCalendar:calendar];
// ricerca dell'evento nel calendario, se ne trovo uno uguale non lo inserisco
NSPredicate *predicate = [eventStore predicateForEventsWithStartDate:fromDate endDate:toDate calendars:[NSArray arrayWithObject:calendar]];
NSArray *matchEvents = [eventStore eventsMatchingPredicate:predicate];
if ([matchEvents count] > 0) {
// ne ho trovati di gia' presenti, vediamo se uno e' quello che vogliamo inserire
BOOL found = NO;
for (EKEvent *fetchEvent in matchEvents) {
if ([fetchEvent.title isEqualToString:event.title] &&
[fetchEvent.notes isEqualToString:event.notes])
{
found = YES;
break;
}
}
if (found)
{
// esiste già e quindi non lo inserisco
NSLog(@"OH NOOOOOO!!");
event = nil;
}
}
return event;
}
#pragma mark - Public Methods
+ (BOOL) addEventForCalendarWithName:(NSString *) name fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate withDelegate:(id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate
{
BOOL retVal = YES;
EKEventStore *eventStore=[[EKEventStore alloc] init];
if ([delegate conformsToProtocol:@protocol(CalendarManagerDelegate)])
{
[self requestToEventStore:eventStore delegate:delegate fromDate:fromDate toDate: toDate name:name];
}
else
{
retVal = NO;
}
return retVal;
}
+ (BOOL) addEventsForCalendarWithName:(NSString *) name fromDate:(NSDate *)fromDate toDate: (NSDate *) toDate withDelegate:(id<CalendarManagerDelegate>) delegate
{
BOOL retVal = YES;
NSDate *dateCursor = fromDate;
EKEventStore *eventStore=[[EKEventStore alloc] init];
if ([delegate conformsToProtocol:@protocol(CalendarManagerDelegate)])
{
while (retVal && ([dateCursor compare:toDate] == NSOrderedAscending)) {
NSDate *finish = [dateCursor dateByAddingTimeInterval:oneDay];
[self requestToEventStore:eventStore delegate:delegate fromDate: dateCursor toDate: finish name:name];
dateCursor = [dateCursor dateByAddingTimeInterval:oneDay];
}
}
else
{
retVal = NO;
}
return retVal;
}
@end
In practice, on my iphone I get the log:
fetch an old-one = (null)
19/12/2012 11:33:09.520 AppCampeggioSingolo [730:8 b1b] create new calendar
19/12/2012 11:33:09.558 AppCampeggioSingolo [730:8 b1b] Saved calendar EKCalendar
every time I add an event, then I look and I can not find it on iCal calendar event he added. On the iPhone of a friend of mine, however, everything is working correctly. I doubt that the problem stems from the code, but just do not understand what it could be.
I searched all day yesterday and part of today on google but have not found anything yet.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
EDIT: I forgot the call wich is
[CalendarManager addEventForCalendarWithName: @"myCalendar" fromDate:fromDate toDate: toDate withDelegate:self];
in the delegate method simply set title and notes of the event like this
- (void) calendarManagerDidCreateEvent:(EKEvent *) event
{
event.title = @"the title";
event.notes = @"some notes";
}
Solved !!! today the iPhone was stuck on black screen with no option to turn it off. So ‘I decided to restore it and … MAGIC! The calendar is now working normally … 🙂
Strange ways of informatic :p