Jesse Feiler 
Implementing iOS and macOS Documents with the Files App [PDF ebook] 
Managing Files and Ensuring Compatibility

Rise above the basics of Xcode app development to implement tools like Share buttons and activity view controllers to share document content including parts of documents with other users and with other devices. This book fills the gap so that developers with even a fundamental knowledge of i OS and Swift can implement document creation, saving, and sharing in their apps.

Since the launch of i Phone in 2007, users and developers have struggled with the fact that the file system is hidden. Fortunately the Files app in i OS 11 now offers this feature and it is supported by Apple apps such as Numbers, Pages, and Keynote as well as by the few third-party apps that support documents. 

By using the standard formats described in this book, you can make your app’s data shareable to and from other apps like Numbers, Pages, and Word. Files also provides an interface to tools such as Dropbox and i Cloud so that users can open and modify documents in them. If youcombine standard formats such as .doc, .docx, .jpeg, and .jpg with Dropbox and e Mail, you have a simple way to implement and use cross-platform sharing to Macs, PCs, and Android devices.

Implementing i OS and mac OS Documents with the Files App provides the combination of skills developers need to build these types of apps—working with files and constructing documents.

What You’ll Learn

• Add Document Support to Your Apps  
  


• Share your documents with i Cloud and Apple IDs across your Mac and i OS devices 
  


• Use standard formats from .doc, .docx, .png, and .jpeg both for input and output
  


• Manage and organize documents
  

Who This Book Is For

Developers with a basic knowledge of app development and Swift. You should already know how to use Xcode to create an app. Knowledge of basic Swift syntax is recommended.The book can also be a useful overview and guide to managers who are trying to decide how to convert legacy document-based systems to apps.

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Using Documents.- Chapter 2. Looking Inside Documents.- Chapter 3. Matching a Document to a Document Format.- Chapter 4. Securing and Protecting Data.- Chapter 5. Implementing Documents on mac OS: NSDocument and NSDocument Controller.- Chapter 6. Implementing Documents on IOS: UIDocument and UIDocument Browser View Controller.- Chapter 7. Sharing Documents with Share Buttons and UIActivity View Controller.- Chapter 8. Crossing Platforms with Documents.- Chapter 9. Using User Defaults for Data and Settings on i OS Devices.- Chapter 10. Using User Defaults for Data and Settings on mac OS Devices.- Chapter 11. Adding new Document Formats.

Despre autor

Jesse Feiler is a developer, consultant, and author specializing in database technologies and location-based apps. Jesse’s apps include NP Risk, Minutes Machine, Utility Smart, Cyber Continuity, and Saranac River Trail. He has worked for organizations as varied as Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Chief, Special Projects Staff in Systems Development), Albers and Archipenko foundations (data management), and a number of database projects typically using File Maker. His apps are available in the App Store and are published by Champlain Arts Corp (champlainarts.com). Jesse is heard regularly on WAMC Public Radio for the Northeast’s The Roundtable. founder of Friends of Saranac River Trail, Inc. A native of Washington DC, he has lived in New York City and currently lives in Plattsburgh NY.