Where to store global constants in an iOS application?

Question

Most of the models in my iOS app query a web server. I would like to have a configuration file storing the base URL of the server. It will look something like this:

Answer 1

Well, you want the declaration local to the interfaces it relates to -- the app-wide constants file is not a good thing.

As well, it's preferable to simply declare an extern NSString* const symbol, rather than use a #define:

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SomeFile.h

extern NSString* const MONAppsBaseUrl;

SomeFile.m

#import "SomeFile.h"

#ifdef DEBUG
NSString* const MONAppsBaseUrl = @"http://192.168.0.123/";
#else
NSString* const MONAppsBaseUrl = @"http://website.com/";
#endif

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Apart from the omission of the C++ compatible Extern declaration, this is what you will generally see used in Apple's Obj-C frameworks.

If the constant needs to be visible to just one file or function, then static NSString* const baseUrl in your *.m is good.