Cloud Kit - Synching image

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Desbrina OP

Created May ’20

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I'm currently sharing data between devices using core data and cloud kit.

Currently I have a "Picture" entity which stores the filename, the date it was added and a relation to another entity.

The details in core data successfully syncs, how would I go about syncing the image file. The file is saved in the documents folder and I can get its file path using

let imagePath = (NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0] as NSString).appendingPathComponent(imageName)

Research seems to show I need to use CKAsset to upload/download the file but how do I go about doing this?

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OP

Apple

Jun ’20

You can initialize a CKAsset with a file URL and assign it to a CKRecord:

Code Block swiftlet record = CKRecord(...)
let asset = CKAsset(fileURL: pathToYourImageFile)
record["image"] = asset

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/cloudkit/ckasset/1514990-init

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Answer 2

Desbrina OP

Aug ’20

How would I get the records when core data deals with it behind the scenes?

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Answer 3

tgrafe OP

May ’21

@Desbrina did you ever find an answer to this?

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