Online Syncing | Magazine App

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

This probably a dumb question, but I need to have content from online get pulled down and saved as part of an App so that if the user is offline they can still browse through it. However the content cannot be loaded into the App prior to release.

Think of something similar to how the Wired App syncs issues: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wired-magazine/id373903654?mt=8

Say I make a network call to a url which provides data (images + text), I then close the app and re-open will it still be there? What are the best methods to use to achieve the retention of online data such this inside your app?

Thanks,

Eric
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#2

Hey FixDit.

I used JSON to connect with a remote server and then saved the data to a SQLite DB in the device.
Save the images to the documents folder and update the references in the DB to point to there.
You could also save the data as HTML and show it in a webview like john Beebee did in his example.

http://blog.anscamobile.com/2011/08/getting-creative-with-web-popups/

Shahar Zrihen,
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#3

Hey FixDit.

I used JSON to connect with a remote server and then saved the data to a SQLite DB in the device.
Save the images to the documents folder and update the references in the DB to point to there.
You could also save the data as HTML and show it in a webview like john Beebee did in his example.

http://blog.anscamobile.com/2011/08/getting-creative-with-web-popups/

Shahar Zrihen,
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#4

Thanks for your suggestion @shaharzrihen. You’re right, I’m think an SQLite solution is the way to go.

Any further links/suggestions are very much welcome.
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