AFNetworking Version | Minimum iOS Target | Minimum OS X Target | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2.x | iOS 6 | OS X 10.8 | Xcode 5 is required. AFHTTPSessionManager requires iOS 7 or OS X 10.9. |
1.x | iOS 5 | Mac OS X 10.7 | |
0.10.x | iOS 4 | Mac OS X 10.6 |
(OS X projects must support 64-bit with modern Cocoa runtime).
Programming in Swift? Try Alamofire for a more conventional set of APIs.
Architecture
NSURLConnection
AFURLConnectionOperation
AFHTTPRequestOperation
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager
NSURLSession (iOS 7 / Mac OS X 10.9)
AFURLSessionManager
AFHTTPSessionManager
Serialization
<AFURLRequestSerialization>
AFHTTPRequestSerializer
AFJSONRequestSerializer
AFPropertyListRequestSerializer
<AFURLResponseSerialization>
AFHTTPResponseSerializer
AFJSONResponseSerializer
AFXMLParserResponseSerializer
AFXMLDocumentResponseSerializer
(Mac OS X)AFPropertyListResponseSerializer
AFImageResponseSerializer
AFCompoundResponseSerializer
Additional Functionality
AFSecurityPolicy
AFNetworkReachabilityManager
Usage
HTTP Request Operation Manager
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager
encapsulates the common patterns of communicating with a web application over HTTP, including request creation, response serialization, network reachability monitoring, and security, as well as request operation management.
GET
Request
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager = [AFHTTPRequestOperationManager manager]; [manager GET:@"http://example.com/resources.json" parameters:nil success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) { NSLog(@"JSON: %@", responseObject); } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); }];
POST
URL-Form-Encoded Request
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager = [AFHTTPRequestOperationManager manager]; NSDictionary *parameters = @{@"foo": @"bar"}; [manager POST:@"http://example.com/resources.json" parameters:parameters success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) { NSLog(@"JSON: %@", responseObject); } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); }];
POST
Multi-Part Request
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager = [AFHTTPRequestOperationManager manager]; NSDictionary *parameters = @{@"foo": @"bar"}; NSURL *filePath = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"file://path/to/image.png"]; [manager POST:@"http://example.com/resources.json" parameters:parameters constructingBodyWithBlock:^(id<AFMultipartFormData> formData) { [formData appendPartWithFileURL:filePath name:@"image" error:nil]; } success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) { NSLog(@"Success: %@", responseObject); } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); }];
AFURLSessionManager
AFURLSessionManager
creates and manages an NSURLSession
object based on a specified NSURLSessionConfiguration
object, which conforms to <NSURLSessionTaskDelegate>
, <NSURLSessionDataDelegate>
, <NSURLSessionDownloadDelegate>
, and <NSURLSessionDelegate>
.
Creating a Download Task
NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]; AFURLSessionManager *manager = [[AFURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:configuration]; NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/download.zip"]; NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:URL]; NSURLSessionDownloadTask *downloadTask = [manager downloadTaskWithRequest:request progress:nil destination:^NSURL *(NSURL *targetPath, NSURLResponse *response) { NSURL *documentsDirectoryURL = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] URLForDirectory:NSDocumentDirectory inDomain:NSUserDomainMask appropriateForURL:nil create:NO error:nil]; return [documentsDirectoryURL URLByAppendingPathComponent:[response suggestedFilename]]; } completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSURL *filePath, NSError *error) { NSLog(@"File downloaded to: %@", filePath); }]; [downloadTask resume];
Creating an Upload Task
NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]; AFURLSessionManager *manager = [[AFURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:configuration]; NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/upload"]; NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:URL]; NSURL *filePath = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"file://path/to/image.png"]; NSURLSessionUploadTask *uploadTask = [manager uploadTaskWithRequest:request fromFile:filePath progress:nil completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, id responseObject, NSError *error) { if (error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); } else { NSLog(@"Success: %@ %@", response, responseObject); } }]; [uploadTask resume];
Creating an Upload Task for a Multi-Part Request, with Progress
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer] multipartFormRequestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:@"http://example.com/upload" parameters:nil constructingBodyWithBlock:^(id<AFMultipartFormData> formData) { [formData appendPartWithFileURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"file://path/to/image.jpg"] name:@"file" fileName:@"filename.jpg" mimeType:@"image/jpeg" error:nil]; } error:nil]; AFURLSessionManager *manager = [[AFURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:[NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]]; NSProgress *progress = nil; NSURLSessionUploadTask *uploadTask = [manager uploadTaskWithStreamedRequest:request progress:&progress completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, id responseObject, NSError *error) { if (error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); } else { NSLog(@"%@ %@", response, responseObject); } }]; [uploadTask resume];
Creating a Data Task
NSURLSessionConfiguration *configuration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]; AFURLSessionManager *manager = [[AFURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:configuration]; NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/upload"]; NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:URL]; NSURLSessionDataTask *dataTask = [manager dataTaskWithRequest:request completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, id responseObject, NSError *error) { if (error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); } else { NSLog(@"%@ %@", response, responseObject); } }]; [dataTask resume];
Request Serialization
Request serializers create requests from URL strings, encoding parameters as either a query string or HTTP body.
NSString *URLString = @"http://example.com"; NSDictionary *parameters = @{@"foo": @"bar", @"baz": @[@1, @2, @3]};
Query String Parameter Encoding
[[AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer] requestWithMethod:@"GET" URLString:URLString parameters:parameters error:nil];
GET http://example.com?foo=bar&baz[]=1&baz[]=2&baz[]=3
URL Form Parameter Encoding
[[AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer] requestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:URLString parameters:parameters];
POST http://example.com/
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
foo=bar&baz[]=1&baz[]=2&baz[]=3
JSON Parameter Encoding
[[AFJSONRequestSerializer serializer] requestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:URLString parameters:parameters];
POST http://example.com/
Content-Type: application/json
{"foo": "bar", "baz": [1,2,3]}
Network Reachability Manager
AFNetworkReachabilityManager
monitors the reachability of domains, and addresses for both WWAN and WiFi network interfaces.
Shared Network Reachability
[[AFNetworkReachabilityManager sharedManager] setReachabilityStatusChangeBlock:^(AFNetworkReachabilityStatus status) { NSLog(@"Reachability: %@", AFStringFromNetworkReachabilityStatus(status)); }];
HTTP Manager Reachability
NSURL *baseURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/"]; AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager = [[AFHTTPRequestOperationManager alloc] initWithBaseURL:baseURL]; NSOperationQueue *operationQueue = manager.operationQueue; [manager.reachabilityManager setReachabilityStatusChangeBlock:^(AFNetworkReachabilityStatus status) { switch (status) { case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusReachableViaWWAN: case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusReachableViaWiFi: [operationQueue setSuspended:NO]; break; case AFNetworkReachabilityStatusNotReachable: default: [operationQueue setSuspended:YES]; break; } }]; [manager.reachabilityManager startMonitoring];
Security Policy
AFSecurityPolicy
evaluates server trust against pinned X.509 certificates and public keys over secure connections.
Adding pinned SSL certificates to your app helps prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and other vulnerabilities. Applications dealing with sensitive customer data or financial information are strongly encouraged to route all communication over an HTTPS connection with SSL pinning configured and enabled.
Allowing Invalid SSL Certificates
AFHTTPRequestOperationManager *manager = [AFHTTPRequestOperationManager manager]; manager.securityPolicy.allowInvalidCertificates = YES; // not recommended for production
AFHTTPRequestOperation
AFHTTPRequestOperation
is a subclass of AFURLConnectionOperation
for requests using the HTTP or HTTPS protocols. It encapsulates the concept of acceptable status codes and content types, which determine the success or failure of a request.
Although AFHTTPRequestOperationManager
is usually the best way to go about making requests, AFHTTPRequestOperation
can be used by itself.
GET
with AFHTTPRequestOperation
NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/resources/123.json"]; NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:URL]; AFHTTPRequestOperation *op = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request]; op.responseSerializer = [AFJSONResponseSerializer serializer]; [op setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) { NSLog(@"JSON: %@", responseObject); } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) { NSLog(@"Error: %@", error); }]; [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperation:op];
Batch of Operations
NSMutableArray *mutableOperations = [NSMutableArray array]; for (NSURL *fileURL in filesToUpload) { NSURLRequest *request = [[AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer] multipartFormRequestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:@"http://example.com/upload" parameters:nil constructingBodyWithBlock:^(id<AFMultipartFormData> formData) { [formData appendPartWithFileURL:fileURL name:@"images[]" error:nil]; }]; AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request]; [mutableOperations addObject:operation]; } NSArray *operations = [AFURLConnectionOperation batchOfRequestOperations:@[...] progressBlock:^(NSUInteger numberOfFinishedOperations, NSUInteger totalNumberOfOperations) { NSLog(@"%lu of %lu complete", numberOfFinishedOperations, totalNumberOfOperations); } completionBlock:^(NSArray *operations) { NSLog(@"All operations in batch complete"); }]; [[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] addOperations:operations waitUntilFinished:NO];
Unit Tests
AFNetworking includes a suite of unit tests within the Tests subdirectory. In order to run the unit tests, you must install the testing dependencies via CocoaPods:
$ cd Tests
$ pod install
Once testing dependencies are installed, you can execute the test suite via the ‘iOS Tests‘ and ‘OS X Tests‘ schemes within Xcode.
Running Tests from the Command Line
Tests can also be run from the command line or within a continuous integration environment. The xcpretty
utility needs to be installed before running the tests from the command line:
$ gem install xcpretty
Once xcpretty
is installed, you can execute the suite via rake test
.
Credits
AFNetworking was originally created by Scott Raymond and Mattt Thompson in the development of Gowalla for iPhone.
AFNetworking‘s logo was designed by Alan Defibaugh.
And most of all, thanks to AFNetworking‘s growing list of contributors.
Contact
Follow AFNetworking on Twitter (@AFNetworking)
Maintainers
License
AFNetworking is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.