scratchpad .. ObjectiveC stuff

gistfile1.txt

// GET and parsing some remote JSON data inside an iOS module for a Titanium app. 
// @Kosso

// Test with amazingtunes.com API of recently played tunes on /AmazingRadio/.
NSString *amazingHistory = @"http://amazingtunes.com/radio/history.json";


-(void)getData:(id)args
{
    NSLog(@"[INFO] getData");
    NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
    // get the data
    [[session dataTaskWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:amazingHistory]
        completionHandler:^(NSData *data,
                            NSURLResponse *response,
                            NSError *error) {
                            // handle response
                            if(!error){
                                NSLog(@"[INFO] response ok");
                                NSArray* array = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:NSJSONReadingAllowFragments error:nil];
                                
                                // prove I can read the JSON... for the sake of it... hey,i'm learning... ;)
                                /*
                                NSUInteger entriesCount = [array count];
                                for (int i = 0; i < entriesCount; i++) {
                                    NSArray* entry = [array objectAtIndex:i];
                                    NSMutableDictionary* tune = [entry valueForKey:@"tune"];
                                    NSMutableDictionary* artist = [tune valueForKey:@"artist"];
                                    NSLog(@"[INFO] tune: %@ - %@", [tune valueForKey:@"title"], [artist valueForKey:@"display_name"]);
                                }
                                */
                                
                                // send the JSON data back to Titanium in an event
                                if ([self _hasListeners:@"gotHistory"]) {
                                    NSDictionary *event = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                                                           array,             @"data",
                                                           self,              @"source",
                                                           @"gotHistory",     @"type",nil];
                                    [self fireEvent:@"gotHistory" withObject:event];
                                }
                                
                            } else {
                                NSLog(@"[INFO] response error");
                                NSLog(@"[ERROR]: %@", error);
                            }
    }] resume];
}