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iOS

Posted by Bruce Röttgers
Bruce Röttgers
18,211 Points

Check for Login without connection to database in Swift App

Hey,

I'm building an iPhone App and there is a problem.

I want to check if you have successfully logged in without a connection to the database.

So first it lets you log in and second it proves if you have successfully logged in by checking if there is the option "Logout" on the Page (Which is usually just there if you are logged in)

So do you have an idea how to handle that?

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Not sure I understand your question, but it sounds like you want to locally store the login state for your user (presumably you will connect to the db to actually log the user in).

You have several options for locally storing state. Core data, a plist file, a SQLite database, or NSUserDefaults. The last one is the quickest to set up, although you may already be using core data to store other information about a User entity, in which case I would just add a loggedIn property to that entity.

Whichever you choose, you'll simply add the logic to set the loggedIn state in your login and logout methods.

Hope this helps!

-Greg