iOS data exchange in iphone question.

[TheDozer]

Hi

What is the best way to exchange data between a mysql server and an app.

Please advise.

BR a Noob developer

 

[jnoxx]

If it's online, via Restcalls (or Restkit if you are lazy), then to Core Data, and bam. go.

 

[dejo]

Web Services is probably your best bet.

 

[TheDozer]

hm
so for web services Restkit would do the trick

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[dejo]

hm
so for web services Restkit would do the trick

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It would. But I find RestKit extremely bloated. I believe it adds over 40MB to your project bundle. I prefer ASIHTTPRequest and sometimes even just regular NSURLConnection.

 

[TheDozer]

ok I´m starting to get this i think 🙂

what about JSON frame work

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[jnoxx]

Depends what you want, JSON or XML..
And for ResKit, it does add alot, if you add everything you don't need neither. In the end, the app my team and I made (Devoxx 2011 on iPad store), uses RestKit, and even after all the code and high res images, our IPA is less then 6 mb. So I don't really think about that. (and we didn't delete everything we didn't need). We opted for that option, since we find ATIHTTPRequest.. well, not that good after all ;p

 

[dejo]

And for ResKit, it does add alot, if you add everything you don't need neither. In the end, the app my team and I made (Devoxx 2011 on iPad store), uses RestKit, and even after all the code and high res images, our IPA is less then 6 mb. So I don't really think about that. (and we didn't delete everything we didn't need).

Did you install RestKit using these directions?: https://github.com/RestKit/RestKit/wiki/Installing-RestKit-in-Xcode-4.x

 

[jnoxx]

Did you install RestKit using these directions?: https://github.com/RestKit/RestKit/wiki/Installing-RestKit-in-Xcode-4.x

The second developer took care of the RestKit, so I don't know.
But I did work with the HTTPRequest before, and didn't love it all that much.
Since RK is a robust framework, allthough relying on 3rd party software isn't allways the way to go though.
But for the project it fitted our needs, and it worked out great

 

[TheDozer]

Thank you all so much on the input.

I have two other thoughts a little off topic..

1. Say that I´m don with my app and want say 30 friend to test it before it goes on app store how is this done??

2. Were do I find the fees that apple take for app purchase and in app purchase
I have surfed around in developer.apple.com with no luck..

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[jiminaus]

1. Say that I´m don with my app and want say 30 friend to test it before it goes on app store how is this done??

Ad hoc distribution. See the iOS App Development Workflow Guide for details.

2. Were do I find the fees that apple take for app purchase and in app purchase.

The details are in the iOS Paid Application contract. Log into iTunes Connect with your developer username and password and request a contract. You don't need to accept it at this stage, you can just read it.