I’ve been looking at getting Core Data working with iCloud so peoples data is accessible from multiple devices.
I’ve been following this tutorial (http://timroadley.com/) best as possible with chugging my app, but i’ve ran into a few issues.
Issue 1: When the app is closed (not just suspended) and reopened there is nothing showing in the table, so the previous data doesn’t seem to get loaded
Issue 2: I don’t know if its iCloud or the app, but it takes age to sync the changes. I make a change on one device, its takes 2-3 minutes to show on the other
Can anyone help me solve these two issues please
This code is in my AppDelegate
- (void)saveContext
{
NSError *error = nil;
NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext = self.managedObjectContext;
if (managedObjectContext != nil) {
if ([managedObjectContext hasChanges] && ![managedObjectContext save:&error]) {
// Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.
// abort() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during development.
NSLog(@"Unresolved error %@, %@", error, [error userInfo]);
abort();
}
}
}
- (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *)persistentStoreCoordinator
{
if((__persistentStoreCoordinator != nil)) {
return __persistentStoreCoordinator;
}
__persistentStoreCoordinator = [[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator alloc] initWithManagedObjectModel: [self managedObjectModel]];
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *psc = __persistentStoreCoordinator;
// Set up iCloud in another thread:
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
// ** Note: if you adapt this code for your own use, you MUST change this variable:
NSString *iCloudEnabledAppID = @"MF4HVVX5DS.Desbrina.Medicine-Tracker";
// ** Note: if you adapt this code for your own use, you should change this variable:
NSString *dataFileName = @"Medicine-Tracker.sqlite";
// ** Note: For basic usage you shouldn't need to change anything else
NSString *iCloudDataDirectoryName = @"Data.nosync";
NSString *iCloudLogsDirectoryName = @"Logs";
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSURL *localStore = [[self applicationDocumentsDirectory] URLByAppendingPathComponent:dataFileName];
NSURL *iCloud = [fileManager URLForUbiquityContainerIdentifier:nil];
if (iCloud) {
NSLog(@"iCloud is working");
NSURL *iCloudLogsPath = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[iCloud path] stringByAppendingPathComponent:iCloudLogsDirectoryName]];
NSLog(@"iCloudEnabledAppID = %@",iCloudEnabledAppID);
NSLog(@"dataFileName = %@", dataFileName);
NSLog(@"iCloudDataDirectoryName = %@", iCloudDataDirectoryName);
NSLog(@"iCloudLogsDirectoryName = %@", iCloudLogsDirectoryName);
NSLog(@"iCloud = %@", iCloud);
NSLog(@"iCloudLogsPath = %@", iCloudLogsPath);
if([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:[[iCloud path] stringByAppendingPathComponent:iCloudDataDirectoryName]] == NO) {
NSError *fileSystemError;
[fileManager createDirectoryAtPath:[[iCloud path] stringByAppendingPathComponent:iCloudDataDirectoryName]
withIntermediateDirectories:YES
attributes:nil
error:&fileSystemError];
if(fileSystemError != nil) {
NSLog(@"Error creating database directory %@", fileSystemError);
}
}
NSString *iCloudData = [[[iCloud path]
stringByAppendingPathComponent:iCloudDataDirectoryName]
stringByAppendingPathComponent:dataFileName];
NSLog(@"iCloudData = %@", iCloudData);
NSMutableDictionary *options = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
[options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption];
[options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption];
[options setObject:iCloudEnabledAppID forKey:NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousContentNameKey];
[options setObject:iCloudLogsPath forKey:NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousContentURLKey];
[psc lock];
[psc addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType
configuration:nil
URL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:iCloudData]
options:options
error:nil];
[psc unlock];
}
else {
NSLog(@"iCloud is NOT working - using a local store");
NSMutableDictionary *options = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
[options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSMigratePersistentStoresAutomaticallyOption];
[options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSInferMappingModelAutomaticallyOption];
[psc lock];
[psc addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType
configuration:nil
URL:localStore
options:options
error:nil];
[psc unlock];
}
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@"SomethingChanged" object:self userInfo:nil];
});
});
return __persistentStoreCoordinator;
}
- (NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext {
if (__managedObjectContext != nil) {
return __managedObjectContext;
}
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *coordinator = [self persistentStoreCoordinator];
if (coordinator != nil) {
NSManagedObjectContext* moc = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] initWithConcurrencyType:NSMainQueueConcurrencyType];
[moc performBlockAndWait:^{
[moc setPersistentStoreCoordinator: coordinator];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]addObserver:self selector:@selector(mergeChangesFrom_iCloud:) name:NSPersistentStoreDidImportUbiquitousContentChangesNotification object:coordinator];
}];
__managedObjectContext = moc;
}
return __managedObjectContext;
}
- (void)mergeChangesFrom_iCloud:(NSNotification *)notification {
NSLog(@"Merging in changes from iCloud...");
NSManagedObjectContext* moc = [self managedObjectContext];
[moc performBlock:^{
[moc mergeChangesFromContextDidSaveNotification:notification];
NSNotification* refreshNotification = [NSNotification notificationWithName:@"SomethingChanged"
object:self
userInfo:[notification userInfo]];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:refreshNotification];
}];
}
and this is in the master view controller
- (void)reloadFetchedResults:(NSNotification*)note {
NSLog(@"Underlying data changed ... refreshing!");
[self fetchedResultsController];
NSLog(@"%@", note.object);
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem;
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:@selector(reloadFetchedResults:)
name:@"SomethingChanged"
object:[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]];
}
- (void)viewDidUnload
{
[super viewDidUnload];
// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}
check that you save all data to your managed object context. This should not be Core Data issue
2-3 minutes is really fine. It can sometimes take hours to get data in fully synced state. At least I experienced this half a year ago.
Bear in mind that iCloud is not suited for simultaneous use on several devices. It rather offers something like eventual consistency.