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How do I know when there has been a change in the user's Dropbox account?
How do I know when there has been a change in the user's Dropbox account made from outside of the current iOS device such as a new file created? I also need to know if the user logged out, or if a d...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffTo retrieve changes using SwiftyDropbox on iOS, you should use the listFolder and listFolderContinue methods. You can call back to listFolderContinue, passing in the latest cursor value you recieved, to retrieve any new changes.
Also, you can use the listFolderLongpoll method to get low latency updates about when new changes are available, by passing in the latest cursor value you recieved. When it does indicate changes, you can then call back to listFolderContinue to retrieve them.
That's all for file/folder changes only though. Can you elaborate on what information you're looking for when you say you "need to know if the user logged out"? There are a variety of places where the user interacts with Dropbox. Are you referring to them logging out of the official Dropbox web site, the official Dropbox mobile app, the official Dropbox desktop app, or of your own third party app?
How would I use listFolder, listFolderLongpoll, and listFolderContinue? I pass the cursor from the result into a call of listFolderContinue. Then how would I tell what has changed from the previous query?
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