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I am trying to follow this tutorial and connect to a JSON api using Swift and NSURLConnection. I can see that it is hitting the url but the connectionDidFinishLoading does not seem to fire. 

import UIKit class Remote: NSObject { var host = "http://localhost:3000" var query = String() var data: NSMutableData = NSMutableData() func connect(query:NSString) { self.query = query var url = self.document() var conn = NSURLConnection(request: url, delegate: self, startImmediately: true) } func endpoint() -> NSURL { var query = self.host + self.query return NSURL(string: query) } func document() -> NSURLRequest { return NSURLRequest( URL: self.endpoint() ) } func connection(didReceiveResponse: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveResponse response: NSURLResponse!) { // Recieved a new request, clear out the data object self.data = NSMutableData() } func connection(connection: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveData conData: NSData!) { // Append the recieved chunk of data to our data object self.data.appendData(conData) } func connectionDidFinishLoading(connection: NSURLConnection!) { // Request complete, self.data should now hold the resulting info // Convert the retrieved data in to an object through JSON deserialization var err: NSError var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(self.data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: nil) as NSDictionary println(jsonResult.count) } } // Excecute the code var remote = Remote() remote.connect("/apis")

At this point I am just trying to see the data that is returned. I would like to hook it into a view controller once I am sure this is working. Is there something wrong with doing it this way and that is causing an issue?

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  • Are you doing this in a playground or an actual app? Commented Jun 12, 2014 at 6:14
  • I am doing this in the playground. Commented Jun 12, 2014 at 12:51
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    It's the playground that's the issue, not your code. possible duplicate of How do I run Asynchronous callbacks in Playground Commented Jun 12, 2014 at 13:29

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Check Below Codes :

1. SynchronousRequest

Swift 1.2

 let urlPath: String = "YOUR_URL_HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request1: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) var response: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSURLResponse?>=nil var dataVal: NSData = NSURLConnection.sendSynchronousRequest(request1, returningResponse: response, error:nil)! var err: NSError println(response) var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: &err) as? NSDictionary println("Synchronous\(jsonResult)")

Swift 2.0 +

let urlPath: String = "YOUR_URL_HERE" let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! let request1: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) let response: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSURLResponse?>=nil do{ let dataVal = try NSURLConnection.sendSynchronousRequest(request1, returningResponse: response) print(response) do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print("Synchronous\(jsonResult)") } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } }catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) }

2. AsynchonousRequest

Swift 1.2

let urlPath: String = "YOUR_URL_HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request1: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse!, data: NSData!, error: NSError!) -> Void in var err: NSError var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: nil) as NSDictionary println("Asynchronous\(jsonResult)") })

Swift 2.0 +

let urlPath: String = "YOUR_URL_HERE" let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! let request1: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse?, data: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print("ASynchronous\(jsonResult)") } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } })

3. As usual URL connection

Swift 1.2

 var dataVal = NSMutableData() let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) var connection: NSURLConnection = NSURLConnection(request: request, delegate: self, startImmediately: true)! connection.start()

Then

 func connection(connection: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveData data: NSData!){ self.dataVal?.appendData(data) } func connectionDidFinishLoading(connection: NSURLConnection!) { var error: NSErrorPointer=nil var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal!, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: error) as NSDictionary println(jsonResult) }

Swift 2.0 +

 var dataVal = NSMutableData() let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: url) var connection: NSURLConnection = NSURLConnection(request: request, delegate: self, startImmediately: true)! connection.start()

Then

func connection(connection: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveData data: NSData!){ dataVal.appendData(data) } func connectionDidFinishLoading(connection: NSURLConnection!) { do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(dataVal, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print(jsonResult) } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } }

4. Asynchronous POST Request

Swift 1.2

 let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request1: NSMutableURLRequest = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url) request1.HTTPMethod = "POST" var stringPost="deviceToken=123456" // Key and Value let data = stringPost.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding) request1.timeoutInterval = 60 request1.HTTPBody=data request1.HTTPShouldHandleCookies=false let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse!, data: NSData!, error: NSError!) -> Void in var err: NSError var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: nil) as NSDictionary println("AsSynchronous\(jsonResult)") })

Swift 2.0 +

let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! let request1: NSMutableURLRequest = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url) request1.HTTPMethod = "POST" let stringPost="deviceToken=123456" // Key and Value let data = stringPost.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding) request1.timeoutInterval = 60 request1.HTTPBody=data request1.HTTPShouldHandleCookies=false let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse?, data: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print("ASynchronous\(jsonResult)") } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } })

5. Asynchronous GET Request

Swift 1.2

 let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" var url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! var request1: NSMutableURLRequest = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url) request1.HTTPMethod = "GET" request1.timeoutInterval = 60 let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse!, data: NSData!, error: NSError!) -> Void in var err: NSError var jsonResult: NSDictionary = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers, error: nil) as NSDictionary println("AsSynchronous\(jsonResult)") })

Swift 2.0 +

let urlPath: String = "YOUR URL HERE" let url: NSURL = NSURL(string: urlPath)! let request1: NSMutableURLRequest = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url) request1.HTTPMethod = "GET" let queue:NSOperationQueue = NSOperationQueue() NSURLConnection.sendAsynchronousRequest(request1, queue: queue, completionHandler:{ (response: NSURLResponse?, data: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print("ASynchronous\(jsonResult)") } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } })

6. Image(File) Upload

Swift 2.0 +

 let mainURL = "YOUR_URL_HERE" let url = NSURL(string: mainURL) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: url!) let boundary = "78876565564454554547676" request.addValue("multipart/form-data; boundary=\(boundary)", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") request.HTTPMethod = "POST" // POST OR PUT What you want let session = NSURLSession(configuration:NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration(), delegate: nil, delegateQueue: nil) let imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(UIImage(named: "Test.jpeg")!, 1) var body = NSMutableData() body.appendData("--\(boundary)\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) // Append your parameters body.appendData("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("PREMKUMAR\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: true)!) body.appendData("--\(boundary)\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"description\"\r\n\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("IOS_DEVELOPER\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: true)!) body.appendData("--\(boundary)\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) // Append your Image/File Data var imageNameval = "HELLO.jpg" body.appendData("--\(boundary)\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"profile_photo\"; filename=\"\(imageNameval)\"\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData(imageData!) body.appendData("\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) body.appendData("--\(boundary)--\r\n".dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)!) request.HTTPBody = body let dataTask = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request) { (data, response, error) -> Void in if error != nil { //handle error } else { let outputString : NSString = NSString(data:data!, encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding)! print("Response:\(outputString)") } } dataTask.resume()

7. GET,POST,Etc Swift 3.0 +

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: URL(string: "YOUR_URL_HERE" ,param: param))!, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval:60) request.httpMethod = "POST" // POST ,GET, PUT What you want let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest) {data,response,error in do { if let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: []) as? NSDictionary { print("ASynchronous\(jsonResult)") } } catch let error as NSError { print(error.localizedDescription) } } dataTask.resume()
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I don't know man. I pasted the AsyncsynchonousRequest directly into a playground file and I get nothing: screenshot. The examples you have posted are exactly what I have been pouring over for the last three hours. I'm just not sure what I'm missing.
Can you check this in your AppDelegate? didfinishlaunching?
And you must Add NSURLConnectionDelegate Its important
Do these requests work with the AFP and SMB protocols as well?
Replace AutoreleasingUnsafePointer with AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer
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An abbreviated version of your code worked for me,

class Remote: NSObject { var data = NSMutableData() func connect(query:NSString) { var url = NSURL.URLWithString("http://www.google.com") var request = NSURLRequest(URL: url) var conn = NSURLConnection(request: request, delegate: self, startImmediately: true) } func connection(didReceiveResponse: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveResponse response: NSURLResponse!) { println("didReceiveResponse") } func connection(connection: NSURLConnection!, didReceiveData conData: NSData!) { self.data.appendData(conData) } func connectionDidFinishLoading(connection: NSURLConnection!) { println(self.data) } deinit { println("deiniting") } }

This is the code I used in the calling class,

class ViewController: UIViewController { var remote = Remote() @IBAction func downloadTest(sender : UIButton) { remote.connect("/apis") } }

You didn't specify in your question where you had this code,

var remote = Remote() remote.connect("/apis")

If var is a local variable, then the Remote class will be deallocated right after the connect(query:NSString) method finishes, but before the data returns. As you can see by my code, I usually implement reinit (or dealloc up to now) just to make sure when my instances go away. You should add that to your Remote class to see if that's your problem.

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Another important point: class should be derived from NSObject!
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Swift 3.0

AsynchonousRequest

let urlString = "http://heyhttp.org/me.json" var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: urlString)!) let session = URLSession.shared session.dataTask(with: request) {data, response, error in if error != nil { print(error!.localizedDescription) return } do { let jsonResult: NSDictionary? = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers) as? NSDictionary print("Synchronous\(jsonResult)") } catch { print(error.localizedDescription) } }.resume()
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Both methods are deprecated meanwhile. It's not recommended to use them anymore.
Good point. Thank you for letting me know, I have replaced sendSynchronousRequest(_:returning:) and sendAsynchronousRequest(_:queue:completionHandler:) with dataTask(with:completionHandler:).

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