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DrupalRESTKit

DrupalRESTKit is an iOS 7.x library built on the top of AFNetworking. It simplifies developer tasks to consume REST services provided by Drupal 8. Currently it simplifies CRUD operations on 'node' and 'user' entity type. It configures request parameter as per requirements for example while POST request it will set content-type to "application/hal+json". It let you focus on your application rather than managing complex parameters and configuration for REST requests. Currently we are working class realation between drupal entities it will make it more joyful.

#Installation with CocoaPods

platform :ios, '7.0'

pod 'DrupalRESTKit', :git => 'https://github.com/vivekvpandya/DrupalRESTKit.git'

#Requirements iOS 7 or above

#Usage Import Drupal8RESTSessionManager.h and you are good to go. Here in my example I am using http basic auth authentication type when required.

GET Request on node

Create instance of manager , set accept header.

  Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
   
    [manager setValue:@"application/hal+json" forHTTPRequestHeader:@"Accept"];
    
    
    
    [manager GETNode:self.baseURL
              nodeId:@"57"
          parameters:nil
             success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
                 NSLog(@"%@",responseObject);
             }
             failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
                 NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
             }];
    
    
}

POST Request on node

Set Authorization if any required. Build parameters and POST a node. Here if you are posting an article pass bundle type as @"article" and pass parameters accordingly.

   Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
   
   [manager.sessionManager.requestSerializer setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string " forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
   
   
 NSDictionary *parameters=  @{
 @"uid":@[@{@"target_id":@"1"} ],
 @"field_tag":@[@{@"target_id":@"1"}],
 @"body":@[@{@"value":@"This is text",
             @"format":@"full_html"}],
             @"title":@[@{@"value":@"Tip Via Drupal 8 iOS sdk"}]
             };
   
   
  [manager POSTNode:self.baseURL
         bundleType:@"tip"
         parameters:parameters
            success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
                NSLog(@"OK POSTED");
  }
            failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
                NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
            }];

PATCH Request on node

Same as POST on node.

 Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
    
    [manager.sessionManager.requestSerializer setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
    
    
    NSDictionary *parameters=  @{@"uid":@[@{@"target_id":@"1"} ],
    @"field_tag":@[@{@"target_id":@"2"}],
    @"body":@[@{@"value":@" Hey I have updated this node via drupal 8 ios kit ",
                @"format":@"full_html"}],
    @"title":@[@{@"value":@"Tip Via Drupal 8 iOS sdk"}]
    };
    
   
    [manager PATCHNode:self.baseURL
            bundleType:@"tip"
                nodeId:@"61"
            parameters:parameters
               success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
        NSLog(@"UPDATED !");
    } failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

DELETE Request on node

 Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
    
    
    
    [manager setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string" forHTTPRequestHeader:@"Authorization"];
    
    [manager DELETENode:self.baseURL 
                 nodeId:@"55" 
                 success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
        NSLog(@"ok deleted");
    }            failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

GET data from View based REST Export

Here viewName is path for your REST Export.

Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
    [manager GETView:self.baseURL
            viewName:@"vocabulary/foss"
          parameters:nil
             success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
                 NSLog(@"%@",responseObject);
    }
             failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
                 NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
             }];

POST comments on node

Here targetEntityId is an entity id on which comment will be posted.

  Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
   
    [manager setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string" forHTTPRequestHeader:@"Authorization"];
    
    NSDictionary *parameters = @{
                                 
    @"subject":@[
    @{
        @"value":@"A comment with Drupal 8 iOS sdk !"
    }
                ],
    @"comment_body":@[
    @{
        @"value":@"<p>Drupal 8 will rock !.</p>\r\n",
        @"format":@"basic_html"
    }
                    ]
                                 
                                 };
    

    [manager POSTComment:self.baseURL
          targetEntityId:@"16"
              parameters:parameters
                 success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
        NSLog(@"OK Comment POSTED !");
    }
                 failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

GET on comments

To get all comments for particular node create REST export for a view. Set entity nid as contextual filter parameter. Now use GETView method. Tutorial on Contextual Filter with view

PATCH on comments

  
   Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
    [manager.sessionManager.requestSerializer setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
    
    NSDictionary *parameters = @{
                                 @"subject":@[
                                         @{
                                             @"value":@"A comment update with Drupal 8 iOS sdk !"
                                          }
                                         ],
                                 @"comment_body":@[
                                         @{
                                             @"value":@"<p>Drupal 8 will rock !. Drupal 8 SDK will also rock.</p>\r\n",
                                             @"format":@"basic_html"
                                            }
                                         ]
                                 
                                 };
    
    [manager PATCHCommment:self.baseURL
                 commentId:@"6"
                parameters:parameters
                   success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
        NSLog(@"OK Comment updated !");
    }
                   failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

DELETE on comment

    Drupal8RESTSessionManager *manager = [[Drupal8RESTSessionManager alloc]init];
    
    [manager.sessionManager.requestSerializer setValue:@"your base 64  basic auth string" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
   
    [manager DELETEComment:self.baseURL
                 commentId:@"12"
                   success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, id responseObject) {
        NSLog(@"OK Comment deleted !");
    }
                   failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask *task, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"%@",error.description);
    }];

similarly CRUD for user entity type is also available.

#Credits This SDK has been created as a part of a GSoC 2014 project called Example iOS app for Drupal 8 by Vivek Pandya and Jeff Linwood as mentor.

#Maintainers Vivek Pandya @VivekvPandya

#License DrupalRESTKit is available under MIT license. See LICENSE file for more info.

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