iOS4 Implementation of -[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler:]?

Question

How can I implement -[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler:] for iOS < 5?

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED <         


        

Answer 1

// NSURLConnection+SendAsync.h

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_5_0

#import 

@interface NSURLConnection (SendAsync)

@end

#endif


// NSURLConnection+SendAsync.m

#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_5_0

typedef void (^URLConnectionCompletionHandler)(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error);

@interface URLConnectionDelegate : NSObject 

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSURLResponse *response;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableData *data;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSOperationQueue *queue;
@property (nonatomic, copy) URLConnectionCompletionHandler handler;

@end 

@implementation URLConnectionDelegate 

@synthesize response;
@synthesize data;
@synthesize queue;
@synthesize handler;

- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)theResponse {
    self.response = theResponse;
    [data setLength:0]; // reset data
}

- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)theData {
    [data appendData:theData]; // append incoming data
}

- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
    self.data = nil;
    if (handler) { [queue addOperationWithBlock:^{ handler(response, nil, error); }]; }
}

- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
    [UIApplication sharedApplication].networkActivityIndicatorVisible = NO;
    // TODO: Are we passing the arguments to the block correctly? Should we copy them?
    if (handler) { [queue addOperationWithBlock:^{ handler(response, data, nil); }]; }
}

@end

#import 
#import "NSURLConnection+SendAsync.h"

// Dynamically add @property (nonatomic,readonly) UIViewController *presentingViewController.
void sendAsynchronousRequest4(id self, SEL _cmd, NSURLRequest *request, NSOperationQueue *queue,
                              URLConnectionCompletionHandler handler);
void sendAsynchronousRequest4(id self, SEL _cmd, NSURLRequest *request, NSOperationQueue *queue,
                              URLConnectionCompletionHandler handler) {

    URLConnectionDelegate *connectionDelegate = [[URLConnectionDelegate alloc] init];
    connectionDelegate.data = [NSMutableData data];
    connectionDelegate.queue = queue;
    connectionDelegate.handler = handler;
    NSURLConnection *connection = [NSURLConnection connectionWithRequest:request
                                                                delegate:connectionDelegate];
    NSAssert(connection, nil);
}

@implementation NSURLConnection (SendAsync)

+ (void)load {
    SEL sendAsyncSelector = @selector(sendAsynchronousRequest:queue:completionHandler:);
    if (![NSURLConnection instancesRespondToSelector:sendAsyncSelector]) {
        class_addMethod(object_getClass([self class]),
                        sendAsyncSelector, (IMP)sendAsynchronousRequest4, "v@:@@@");
    }
}

@end

#endif