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This project showcases different approaches to consume web services from within an iOS application. It was created to be shown in the "Scandinavian Developers Conference 2010":http://www.scandevconf.se/2010/, and was later adapted to be shown in "JAOO 2010":http://jaoo.dk/.

The application performs also a benchmark of the different libraries, and the results are discussed in "these slides":http://www.slideshare.net/akosma/web-services-3439269.

The source code of the application is "available in Github":http://github.com/akosma/iPhoneWebServicesClient.

I've just added, at the request of one user "in the project forum":http://projects.akosma.com/boards/28/topics/275, a wiki page with detailed instructions on how to build the projects from scratch: [[Build Instructions]].

I will be expanding it with more information as time goes by. Hope this helps!

This new version of cortito includes the following fixes and enhancements:

• Full HTML5 and CSS3 support, including validated code.
• New links "terms of service" and "privacy", which load separate HTML files on demand (thanks to jQuery) and which can be customized as required.
• Check for some spambots that might be using your cortito without authorization.
• Some minor visual enhancements.

I've just pushed version 1.3 of the nib2objc suite, including support for generating code using classic method calls, instead of using Objective-C 2.0 properties:

!http://projects.akosma.com/attachments/download/198/screenshot1.3.png!

You can "download a zip file":http://github.com/downloads/akosma/nib2objc/nib2objc-1.3.zip with the GUI, command line, automator action and Mac OS X service all together from Github!

Welcome to the official nib2objc site!

The project has undergone a serious update during July 2010, and now features many new features and possibilities compared to the first version of 2009:

h2. Command line application

• nib2objc is now compatible with Xcode 3.2.3 and the latest iPhone SDKs;
• In debug mode, the command-line tool generates stub comments for properties not currently recognized;
• nib2objc now generates nicer variable names; instead of “view24? you get “button53? or “tableview34?; those names are also used in the hierarchy output at the end of the generated code;
• Added support for MKMapView instances;
• Added support for some new UIView properties: autoresizesSubviews and contentStretch;
• Added support for UITextView’s clearButtonMode property;
• Added support for UIImageView’s highlighted property;
• Added support for the following UISearchBar properties: showsScopeBar, showsSearchResultsButton, scopeButtonTitles;
• Added support for the following UITableViewCell properties: editingAccessoryType, shouldIndentWhileEditing;
• Added support for the following UITableView properties: rowHeight, sectionFooterHeight, sectionHeaderHeight;
• Removed code generated for deprecated API calls (since SDK 3.0) in UIButton and UITableViewCell;

h2. Mac GUI Application:

There is now a Mac OS X application (which can be "downloaded from Github":http://github.com/akosma/nib2objc/downloads) which includes the "Fragaria framework":http://github.com/mugginsoft/Fragaria (for syntax highlighting), and which allows users to see and export the code generated by the tool.

!http://akosma.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nib2objc_gui1.jpg!

h2. Mac OS X Service

There is a new member in the nib2objc family: a Mac OS X Service, to be installed in ~/Library/Services. Once installed, things can not be simpler than this: select a file in Finder, open the “Services” menu, select the “Convert with nib2objc” entry, and your clipboard will contain the full source code of your NIB file. You only have to paste it into your preferred code editor!

!http://akosma.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nib2objc_service1.jpg!

We haven't provided updates to cortito for a while! This does not mean that the project has not been updated. Quite the opposite! Here's a list of the new features available in the current version of the project:

• The application features a great new design provided by Zerofee.
• You can configure cortito to show your company name in the title of the browser window.
• You can configure external URL shorteners, to avoid shortening URLs already shortened.
• The final shortened URL can be shared with different Twitter clients for Mac, iPhone and iPad: Echofon, Twittelator, Twitterrific, etc. It can also be copied to the clipboard!
• Support for https and ftp URLs.
• Support for generating URLs of random length (maximum 6 characters)
• A complete suite of tests guarantee the functions of the application.

There are many other things provided with the application, so feel free to check it out!

Senbei 1.2 has just been approved and it is available in the App Store. The source code of this version is available in Github.

New in version 1.2:

• Added compatibility for connecting with Fat Free CRM instances using a self-signed SSL certificate (in the Settings screen)
• Tested for compatibility with iOS 4.

The first release of cortito is ready! Follow these instructions to install it in your own server:

1. git clone git://github.com/akosma/cortito.git
2. cd cortito
3. cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml
4. (Edit the "production" section of config/database.yml with the parameters of your own database)
5. rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=”production”
6. touch tmp/restart.txt (if you are using Phusion Passenger)

Enjoy!

Cortito is the name of the first official project by akosma software. It's the URL shortener that will be used in http://akos.ma which is also offered as an open source project.

Please stay tuned and watch for updates in this space!