Examples

Init the library

Start using the library, it is needed to init the object OCCommunication.

We recommend using the singleton method in the AppDelegate class in order to use the ownCloud iOS library.

Code example

#import "OCCommunication.h"

+ (OCCommunication *)sharedOCCommunication
{
  static OCCommunication* sharedOCCommunication = nil;

  if (sharedOCCommunication == nil)
  {
    sharedOCCommunication = [ [ OCCommunicationalloc] init ];
  }

  return sharedOCCommunication;
}

Also could happen that you need to overwrite the class AFURLSessionManager to manage SSL Certificates

#import "OCCommunication.h"

+ (OCCommunication*)sharedOCCommunication
{
static OCCommunication* sharedOCCommunication = nil;
if (sharedOCCommunication == nil)
{
//Network Upload queue for NSURLSession (iOS 7)
    NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration backgroundSessionConfiguration:k_session_name];
    configuration.HTTPMaximumConnectionsPerHost = 1;
    configuration.requestCachePolicy = NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData;
    OCURLSessionManager *uploadSessionManager = [[OCURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:configuration];
    [uploadSessionManager.operationQueue setMaxConcurrentOperationCount:1];
    [uploadSessionManager setSessionDidReceiveAuthenticationChallengeBlock:^NSURLSessionAuthChallengeDisposition (NSURLSession *session, NSURLAuthenticationChallenge *challenge, NSURLCredential * __autoreleasing *credential) {
        return NSURLSessionAuthChallengePerformDefaultHandling;
    }];

    sharedOCCommunication = [[OCCommunication alloc] initWithUploadSessionManager:uploadSessionManager];

}
return sharedOCCommunication;
}

Set credentials

Authentication on the app is possible by 3 different methods:

  • Basic authentication, user name and password

  • Cookie

  • Token (oAuth)

Code example

#Basic authentication, user name and password
[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] setCredentialsWithUser : userName andPassword : password ];

#Authentication with cookie
[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] setCredentialsWithCookie : cookie ];

#Authentication with token
[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] setCredentialsOauthWithToken : token ];

Create a folder

Create a new folder on the cloud server, the info needed to be sent is the path of the new folder.

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] createFolder :path onCommunication : [ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
//Folder Created
}

failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {

//Failure

switch (response.statusCode) {

case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized :
  //Bad credentials
  break;
case kOCErrorServerForbidden :
  //Forbidden
  break;
case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound :
  //Not Found
  break;
case kOCErrorServerTimeout :
  //timeout
  break;
default:
  //default
  break;
}

}
errorBeforeRequest :^( NSError *error) {
//Error before request

if (error.code == OCErrorForbidenCharacters) {
  //Forbidden characters
}
else
{
  //Other error
}

}];

Read folder

Get the content of an existing folder on the cloud server, the info needed to be sent is the path of the folder. As answer of this method, it will be received an array with all the files and folders stored in the selected folder.

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] readFolder:path onCommunication:[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication]

successRequest:^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSArray *items, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  //Success
  for ( OCFileDto * ocFileDto in items) {
    NSLog( @"item path: %@%@" , ocFileDto.filePath, ocFileDto.fileName);
  }
}

failureRequest:^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {

//Failure
switch (response.statusCode) {
case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound :
  //Path not found
  break;
case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized :
  //Bad credentials
  break;
case kOCErrorServerForbidden :
  //Forbidden
  break;
case kOCErrorServerTimeout :
  //Timeout
  break ;
default :
  break;
}

}];

Read file

Get information related to a certain file or folder. Although, more information can be obtained, the library only gets the eTag.

Other properties of the file or folder may be obtained: filePath, filename, isDirectory, size and date

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] readFile :path onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSArray *items, NSString *redirectedServer) {

OCFileDto *ocFileDto = [items objectAtIndex : 0 ];
NSLog ( @"item etag: %lld" , ocFileDto.  etag); }
failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
switch (response.statusCode) {
case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
  //Path not found
  break;
case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized:
  //Bad credentials
  break;
case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
  //Forbidden
  break;
case kOCErrorServerTimeout:
  //Timeout
  break;
default:
  break;
}
}];

Move file or folder

Move a file or folder from their current path to a new one on the cloud server. The info needed is the origin path and the destiny path.

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] moveFileOrFolder :sourcePath toDestiny :destinyPath onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  //File/Folder moved or renamed
}
failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
  //Failure
  switch (response.statusCode) {
  case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
    //Path not found
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized:
    //Bad credentials
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
    //Forbidden
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerTimeout:
    //Timeout
    break;
  default:
    break;
}

}
errorBeforeRequest :^( NSError *error) {
  if (error.code == OCErrorMovingTheDestinyAndOriginAreTheSame) {
    //The destiny and the origin are the same
  }
  else if (error.code == OCErrorMovingFolderInsideHimself) {
    //Moving folder inside himself
  }
  else if (error.code == OCErrorMovingDestinyNameHaveForbiddenCharacters) {
    //Forbidden Characters
  }
  else
  {
    //Default
  }

}];

Delete file or folder

Delete a file or folder on the cloud server. The info needed is the path to delete.

Code example

  [[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] deleteFileOrFolder :path
  onCommunication :[ AppDelegate

  sharedOCCommunication ] successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse
  __response, NSString__redirectedServer) \{;;
    //File or Folder deleted

  } failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse __response, NSError__error) \{

  switch (response.statusCode) \{ case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
  //Path not found break; case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized: //Bad
  credentials break; case kOCErrorServerForbidden: //Forbidden break;
  case kOCErrorServerTimeout: //Timeout break; default: break; }

  }];

Download a file

Download an existing file on the cloud server. The info needed is the server URL, path of the file on the server and localPath, path where the file will be stored on the device and a boolean to indicate if is necessary to use LIFO queue or FIFO.

Code example

NSOperation *op = nil;
op = [[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] downloadFile :remotePath toDestiny :localPath withLIFOSystem:isLIFO onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

progressDownload :^( NSUInteger bytesRead, long long totalBytesRead, long long totalBytesExpectedToRead) {

//Calculate percent
float percent = ( float)totalBytesRead / totalBytesExpectedToRead;
 NSLog ( @"Percent of download: %f" , percent); }
successRequest :^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  //Download complete
}
failureRequest :^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
  switch (response.  statusCode) {
  case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized:
    //Bad credentials
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
    //Forbidden
    break;
  case kOCErrorProxyAuth:
    //Proxy access required
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
    //Path not found
    break;
  default:
    //Default
    break;
  }
}
shouldExecuteAsBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler :^{
  [op cancel ];
}];

Download a file with background session

Download an existing file stored on the cloud server using background session, only supported by iOS 7 and higher.

The info needed is, the server URL: path where the file is stored on the server; localPath: path where the file will be stored on the device; and NSProgress: object where get the callbacks of the upload progress.

To get the callbacks of the progress is needed use a KVO in the progress object. We add the code in this example of the call to set the KVO and the method where catch the notifications.

Code example

NSURLSessionDownloadTask *downloadTask = nil;

NSProgress *progress = nil;

downloadTask = [_sharedOCCommunication downloadFileSession:serverUrl toDestiny:localPath defaultPriority:YES onCommunication:_sharedOCCommunication withProgress:&progress successRequest:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSURL *filePath) {
        //Upload complete
     } failureRequest:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {

        switch (error.code) {
            case kCFURLErrorUserCancelledAuthentication:
                //Authentication cancelled
            break;

            default:
                switch (response.statusCode) {
                    case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized :
                        //Bad credentials
                    break;
                    case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
                        //Forbidden
                    break;
                    case kOCErrorProxyAuth:
                        //Proxy access required
                    break;
                    case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
                        //Path not found
                    break;
                    default:
                        //Default
                    break;
                }
            break;
        }
  }];

// Observe fractionCompleted using KVO
 [progress addObserver:self forKeyPath:@"fractionCompleted" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:NULL];


//Method to catch the progress notifications with callbacks
- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context
{
    if ([keyPath isEqualToString:@"fractionCompleted"] && [object isKindOfClass:[NSProgress class]]) {
        NSProgress *progress = (NSProgress *)object;

        float percent = roundf (progress.fractionCompleted * 100);

        //We make it on the main thread because we came from a delegate
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
             NSLog(@"Progress is %f", percent);
        });
    }
}

Set callback when background download task finishes

Method to set callbacks of the pending download transfers when the app starts. It’s used when there are pending download background transfers. The block is executed when a pending background task finishes.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] setDownloadTaskComleteBlock:^NSURL *(NSURLSession *session, NSURLSessionDownloadTask *downloadTask, NSURL *location) {


}];

Set progress callback with pending background download tasks

Method to set progress callbacks of the pending download transfers. It’s used when there are pending background download transfers. The block is executed when a pending task get a input progress.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] setDownloadTaskDidGetBodyDataBlock:^(NSURLSession *session, NSURLSessionDownloadTask *downloadTask, int64_t bytesWritten, int64_t totalBytesWritten, int64_t totalBytesExpectedToWrite) {


}];

Upload a file

Upload a new file to the cloud server. The info needed is localPath, path where the file is stored on the device and server URL, path where the file will be stored on the server.

Code example

NSOperation *op = nil;
op = [[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] uploadFile :localPath toDestiny : remotePath onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

progressUpload :^( NSUInteger bytesWrote, long long totalBytesWrote, long long totalBytesExpectedToWrite) {
  //Calculate upload percent
  if ( totalBytesExpectedToRead/1024 != 0) {
    if ( bytesWrote > 0) {
     float percent = totalBytesWrote* 100 / totalBytesExpectedToRead;
      NSLog ( @"Percent: %f" , percent);
    }
  }
}
successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  //Upload complete
}
failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer, NSError *error) {
  switch (response.  statusCode) {
  case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized :
    //Bad credentials
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
    //Forbidden
    break;
  case kOCErrorProxyAuth:
    //Proxy access required
    break;
  case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
    //Path not found
    break;
  default:
    //Default
    break;
  }
}
failureBeforeRequest :^( NSError *error) {
  switch (error.code) {
    case OCErrorFileToUploadDoesNotExist:
      //File does not exist
      break;
    default:
      //Default
      break;
  }
}
shouldExecuteAsBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler :^{
  [op cancel];
}];

Upload a file with background session

Upload a new file to the cloud server using background session, only supported by iOS 7 and higher.

The info needed is localPath, path where the file is stored on the device and server URL, path where the file will be stored on the server and NSProgress object where get the callbacks of the upload progress.

To get the callbacks of the progress is needed use a KVO in the progress object. We add the code in this example of the call to set the KVO and the method where catch the notifications.

Code example

NSURLSessionUploadTask *uploadTask = nil;

NSProgress *progress = nil;

uploadTask = [[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] uploadFileSession:localPath toDestiny:remotePath onCommunication:[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] withProgress:&progress successRequest:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
        //Upload complete
     } failureRequest:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer, NSError *error) {
        switch (response.statusCode) {
    case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized :
      //Bad credentials
      break;
    case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
      //Forbidden
      break;
    case kOCErrorProxyAuth:
      //Proxy access required
      break;
    case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
      //Path not found
      break;
    default:
      //Default
      break;
    }

  }];

// Observe fractionCompleted using KVO
 [progress addObserver:self forKeyPath:@"fractionCompleted" options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:NULL];



//Method to catch the progress notifications with callbacks
- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context
{
    if ([keyPath isEqualToString:@"fractionCompleted"] && [object isKindOfClass:[NSProgress class]]) {
        NSProgress *progress = (NSProgress *)object;

        float percent = roundf (progress.fractionCompleted * 100);

        //We make it on the main thread because we came from a delegate
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
             NSLog(@"Progress is %f", percent);
        });

    }
}

Set callback when background task finish

Method to set callbacks of the pending transfers when the app starts. It’s used when there are pending background transfers. The block is executed when a pending background task finished.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] setTaskDidCompleteBlock:^(NSURLSession *session, NSURLSessionTask *task, NSError *error) {


}];

Set progress callback with pending background tasks

Method to set progress callbacks of the pending transfers. It’s used when there are pending background transfers. The block is executed when a pending task get a input progress.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] setTaskDidSendBodyDataBlock:^(NSURLSession *session, NSURLSessionTask *task, int64_t bytesSent, int64_t totalBytesSent, int64_t totalBytesExpectedToSend) {



}];

Check if the server supports Sharing api

The Sharing API is included in ownCloud 5.0.13 and greater versions. The info needed is activeUser.url, the server URL that you want to check.

Code Example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] hasServerShareSupport :_activeUser.url onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

  successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, BOOL hasSupport, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  }
  failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error){
  }
}];

Get information about what files and folder are shared by link.

The info needed is Path, the server URL that you want to check.

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] readSharedByServer :path onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSArray *items, NSString *redirectedServer) {
  NSLog ( @"Item: %d" , items);
}

failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error){
  NSLog ( @"error: %@" , error);
  NSLog ( @"Operation error: %d" , response.statusCode);
}];

Get information about what files and folder are shared by link in a specific path.

The info needed is the server URL that you want to check and the specific path tha you want to check.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] readSharedByServer:serverPath andPath:path onCommunication:[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] successRequest:^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSArray *items, NSString *redirectedServer) {
          NSLog ( @"Item: %d" , items);


      } failureRequest:^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
           NSLog ( @"error: %@" , error);
           NSLog ( @"Operation error: %d" , response.statusCode);
}];

Share a file or a folder from your cloud server by link. The info needed is Path, your server URL and the path of the item that you want to share (for example /folder/file.pdf)

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] shareFileOrFolderByServer :path andFileOrFolderPath :itemPath onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]
successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *token, NSString *redirectedServer) {

NSString *sharedLink = [ NSString stringWithFormat:@ `path/public.php?service=files&t=%@ <mailto:path/public.php?service=files&t=%25@>`_
, token];

}
failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error){
  [ _delegate endLoading ];

DLog ( @”error.code: %d” , error.  code);
DLog (@”server.error: %d”, response.  statusCode);
int code = response.  statusCode ;
if (error.code == kOCErrorServerPathNotFound) {
}

switch (code) {
case kOCErrorServerPathNotFound:
  //File to share not exists
  break;
case kOCErrorServerUnauthorized:
  //Error login
  break;
case kOCErrorServerForbidden:
  //Permission error
  break;
case kOCErrorServerTimeout:
  //Not possible to connect to server
  break;
default:
if (error.code == kOCErrorServerPathNotFound) {
  //File to share not exists
} else {
  //Not possible to connect to the server
}
break;

}

}];

}

NSLog ( @"error: %@" , error);
NSLog ( @"Operation error: %d" , response.statusCode);
}];

Stop sharing by link a file or a folder from your cloud server.

The info needed is Path, your server URL and the Id of the item that you want to Unshare.

Before unsharing an item, you have to read the shared items on the selected server, using the method “ readSharedByServer ” so that you get the array items with all the shared elements. These are objects OCShareDto, one of their properties is idRemoteShared, parameter needed to unshared an element.

Code example

[[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ] unShareFileOrFolderByServer :path andIdRemoteSharedShared :sharedByLink.  idRemoteShared onCommunication :[ AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication ]

  successRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer) {
    //File unshared
  }
  failureRequest :^( NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error){
    //Error
  }
];

Check if file of folder is shared

Check if a specific file or folder is shared in your cloud server.

Teh info need is Path, your server URL and the Id of the item that you want.

Before check an item, you have to read the shared items on the selected server, using the method “ readSharedByServer ” so that you get the array items with all the shared elements. These are objects OCShareDto, one of their properties is idRemoteShared, parameter needed to unshared an element.

Code example

[[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] isShareFileOrFolderByServer:path andIdRemoteShared:_shareDto.idRemoteShared onCommunication:[AppDelegate sharedOCCommunication] successRequest:^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSString *redirectedServer, BOOL isShared) {
     //File/Folder is shared

  } failureRequest:^(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
     //File/Folder is not shared
}];

Tips

  • Credentials must be set before calling any method

  • Paths must not be on URL Encoding

  • Correct path: https://example.com/owncloud/remote.php/dav/Pop_Music/

  • Wrong path: https://example.com/owncloud/remote.php/dav/Pop%20Music/

  • There are some forbidden characters to be used in folder and files names on the server, same on the ownCloud iOS library /,<,>,:,",\`,?,*

  • To move a folder the origin path and the destination path must end with /

  • To move a file the origin path and the destination path must not end with /

  • Upload and download actions may be cancelled thanks to the object NSOperation

  • Unit tests, before launching unit tests you have to enter your account information (server url, user and password) on OCCommunicationLibTests.m