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iOS

Murat KAYA
Murat KAYA
10,127 Points

UITableView.dataSource returning nil

class SecondViewController:  UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!
    @IBOutlet weak var messageLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var nameLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var timeLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var txtMessage: UITextField!



    var usernamefield:UITextField?
    var serverIpfield:UITextField?
    var confirmButton:UIButton?
    var alert : UIAlertController?
    var serverIP = "192.168.1.3:120"
    var nickName = "Murat"
    var clientSocket: TCPClient?
    var toolbar: UIToolbar?
    @IBOutlet var messageTableView: UITableView!
    var messages:[Message]=[]
    var textView: UITextView = UITextView(frame: CGRectZero)


    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
         /* func messagetableViewFunc() {
            messageTableView.dataSource = self
            messageTableView.delegate = self
            //let nibName = UINib(nibName: "MessageCell", bundle:nil)
            //self.messageTableView.registerNib(nibName, forCellReuseIdentifier: "MessageCell")
            self.messageTableView.registerNib(UINib(nibName: "MessageCell", bundle:nil ), forCellReuseIdentifier: "MessageCell")
            self.messageTableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
            self.messageTableView.estimatedRowHeight = 44.0;
            self.messageTableView.keyboardDismissMode = .Interactive
            self.view.addSubview(self.tableView!)

        } */



        self.navigationItem.hidesBackButton=true
        self.view.backgroundColor=UIColor.whiteColor()
        let nibName = UINib(nibName: "MessageCell", bundle:nil)
        self.messageTableView.registerNib(nibName, forCellReuseIdentifier: "MessageCell")
        messageTableView.dataSource = self
        messageTableView.delegate = self

        //self.messageTableView.registerNib(UINib(nibName: "MessageCell", bundle:nil ), forCellReuseIdentifier: "MessageCell")
        self.messageTableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
        self.messageTableView.estimatedRowHeight = 44.0;
        self.messageTableView.keyboardDismissMode = .Interactive
        self.view.addSubview(self.tableView!)
        serverIP = serverIpfield!.text
        nickName = usernamefield!.text

        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    }
    func doInBackground(block:()->()) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND, 0), {
          block()
        })
    }
    func sendMesage(msgtosend: NSDictionary) {
        var msgdata=NSJSONSerialization.dataWithJSONObject(msgtosend, options: NSJSONWritingOptions.PrettyPrinted, error: nil)
        var len = Int32(msgdata!.length)
        var data:NSMutableData = NSMutableData(bytes: &len, length: 4)
        self.clientSocket!.send(data: data)
        self.clientSocket!.send(data: msgdata!)
    }
    override func canBecomeFirstResponder() -> Bool {
        return true
    }
    func disconnect(){

    }
    func proccessMessage(msg:NSDictionary){
        var cmd: String = msg["cmd"] as String
        switch(cmd){
        case "msg" :
            self.messages.append(Message(from: msg["from"] as String, incoming: true, text: msg["context"]as String, sentDate: NSDate()))
            self.messageTableView!.reloadData()
        default:
            print(msg)
        }
    }
    override var inputAccessoryView: UIView! {
        get {
            if toolbar == nil {
                toolbar = UIToolbar(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44))
                textView.backgroundColor = UIColor(white: 250/255, alpha: 1)

                textView.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(17.0)
                textView.layer.borderColor = UIColor(red: 200/255, green: 200/255, blue: 200/255, alpha: 1).CGColor
                textView.layer.borderWidth = 0.5
                textView.layer.cornerRadius = 5
                textView.scrollsToTop = false
                textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(4, 4, 3, 3)
                toolbar!.addSubview(textView)

                var sendButton = UIButton.buttonWithType(.System) as UIButton
                sendButton.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.boldSystemFontOfSize(17)
                sendButton.setTitle("Send", forState: .Normal)
                sendButton.setTitleColor(UIColor(red: 142/255, green: 142/255, blue: 147/255, alpha: 1), forState: .Disabled)
                sendButton.setTitleColor(UIColor(red: 1/255, green: 122/255, blue: 255/255, alpha: 1), forState: .Normal)
                toolbar!.addSubview(sendButton)
                textView.setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints(false)
                sendButton.setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints(false)
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: textView, attribute: .Left, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: toolbar, attribute: .Left, multiplier: 1, constant: 8))
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: textView, attribute: .Top, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: toolbar, attribute: .Top, multiplier: 1, constant: 7.5))
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: textView, attribute: .Right, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: sendButton, attribute: .Left, multiplier: 1, constant: -2))
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: textView, attribute: .Bottom, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: toolbar, attribute: .Bottom, multiplier: 1, constant: -8))
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: sendButton, attribute: .Right, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: toolbar, attribute: .Right, multiplier: 1, constant: 0))
                toolbar!.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: sendButton, attribute: .Bottom, relatedBy: .Equal, toItem: toolbar, attribute: .Bottom, multiplier: 1, constant: -4.5))
            }
            return toolbar!
        }
    }

    func sendAction() {
        var content = textView.text
        var message = ["cmd":"msg","content":content]
        self.sendMesage(message)
        textView.text = nil
    }
    func processSocket() {
        var alert = UIAlertController(title: "New name",
            message: "Add a new name",
            preferredStyle: .Alert)
        self.clientSocket = TCPClient(addr: self.serverIP,port: 120)
        self.doInBackground({
            var (success,msg) = self.clientSocket!.connect(timeout: 5)
            func readmsg()->NSDictionary? {
                if let data=self.clientSocket!.read(4){
                    if data.count == 4{
                        var ndata = NSData(bytes: data, length: data.count)
                        var len:Int32 = 0
                        ndata.getBytes(&len, length: data.count)
                        if let buff=self.clientSocket!.read(Int(len)){
                            var msgd:NSData=NSData(bytes: buff, length: buff.count)
                            var msgi:NSDictionary=NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(msgd, options: .MutableContainers, error: nil) as NSDictionary
                            return msgi
                        }
                    }
                }
                return nil
            }
            if success{
                dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
                    self.alert = UIAlertController(title: "connection success", message: nil, preferredStyle: .Alert )

                })

                var msgtosend = ["login":"nickname","nickname":self.nickName]
                self.sendMesage(msgtosend)

                while true {
                    if let msg=readmsg() {
                        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
                            self.proccessMessage(msg)
                        })
                    }else {
                        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
                            self.disconnect()
                        })
                        break
                    }
                }
            }else {
                dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {

                    self.alert = UIAlertController(title: msg, message: msg, preferredStyle: .Alert)

                })
            }
        })
    }





    var dateFormatter = NSDateFormatter()

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

    func formatDate(date: NSDate) ->String {
        let calender = NSCalendar.currentCalendar()
        let last18Hours = (-18*60*60 < date.timeIntervalSinceNow)

        if last18Hours {
            dateFormatter.dateStyle = .NoStyle
            dateFormatter.timeStyle = .ShortStyle
        }else {
            dateFormatter.dateStyle = .ShortStyle
            dateFormatter.timeStyle = .NoStyle
        }
        return dateFormatter.stringFromDate(date)
    }
    func configureWithMessage(message: Message){
        messageLabel.text = message.text
        nameLabel.text = message.from
        timeLabel.text = self.formatDate(message.sentDate)
    }


    func keyboardWillShow(n:NSNotification){
        let userInfo = n.userInfo as NSDictionary!
        let frameNew = (userInfo[UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as NSValue).CGRectValue()
        let insetNewBottom = messageTableView!.convertRect(frameNew, fromView: nil).height
        let insetOld = messageTableView!.contentInset
        let insetChange = insetNewBottom - insetOld.bottom
        let overflow = messageTableView!.contentSize.height - (messageTableView!.frame.height-insetOld.top-insetOld.bottom)

        let duration = (userInfo[UIKeyboardAnimationDurationUserInfoKey] as NSNumber).doubleValue
        let animations: (() -> Void) = {
            if !(self.messageTableView!.tracking || self.messageTableView!.decelerating) {
                // Move content with keyboard
                if overflow > 0 {                   // scrollable before
                    self.messageTableView!.contentOffset.y += insetChange
                    if self.messageTableView!.contentOffset.y < -insetOld.top {
                        self.messageTableView!.contentOffset.y = -insetOld.top
                    }
                } else if insetChange > -overflow { // scrollable after
                    self.messageTableView!.contentOffset.y += insetChange + overflow
                }
            }
        }
        if duration > 0 {
            let options = UIViewAnimationOptions(UInt((userInfo[UIKeyboardAnimationCurveUserInfoKey] as NSNumber).integerValue << 16))
            UIView.animateWithDuration(duration, delay: 0, options: options, animations: animations, completion: nil)
        } else {
            animations()
        }
    }
    func keyboardDidShow(notification: NSNotification) {
        let userInfo = notification.userInfo as NSDictionary!
        let frameNew = (userInfo[UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as NSValue).CGRectValue()
        let insetNewBottom = messageTableView!.convertRect(frameNew, fromView: nil).height

        // Inset `tableView` with keyboard
        let contentOffsetY = messageTableView!.contentOffset.y
        messageTableView!.contentInset.bottom = insetNewBottom
        messageTableView!.scrollIndicatorInsets.bottom = insetNewBottom
        // Prevents jump after keyboard dismissal
        if self.messageTableView!.tracking || self.messageTableView!.decelerating {
            messageTableView!.contentOffset.y = contentOffsetY
        }
    }

    func keyboardWillHide(n:NSNotification){

    }
    func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int
    {
        return messages.count
    }

    func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell
    {

        var cell:UITableViewCell=tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("MessageCell") as UITableViewCell
        var msg=self.messages[indexPath.row]

        //cell.configureWithMessage(msg)
        return cell

    }

}

fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value

messageTableView.dataSource = self what should I do now ?