Swift IOS upload large files when app is in background

Question

Is there any way we can upload large files when app is in background using SwifyDropBox? If not then how can we achieve this using NSURLSESSION in swift and DropBox HTTP Requests?

Greg-DB · Answer

SwiftyDropbox does not currently support background uploads, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
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If you want to implement your own uploading code outside of SwiftyDropbox, you can do so using the HTTP endpoints. In particular, for uploading large (greater than 150 MB) files, you'll need to use the upload sessions functionality.

Greg-DB · Answer

We've released a beta version of SwiftyDropbox with some significant updates, such as support for background sessions. You can find more information here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Beta-version-of-major-SwiftyDropbox-update-available/td-p/695441

Greg-DB · Answer

The beta mentioned above has been promoted to stable release. Read more about it here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Major-SwiftyDropbox-update-available/td-p/737816

dsmurfin · Answer

Hi Greg,I’m intrigued as to how to use the new background functionality with large files using an upload session in SwiftyDropbox.The API for upload sessions is to provide a Data, but crashes when using a background client with the message:'Upload tasks from NSData are not supported in background sessions.'Any thoughts?

Greg-DB · Answer

dsmurfin The SwiftyDropbox methods for uploading files accept file data as Data, URL, or InputStream. For example, here's the three versions of the "upload" method:

upload taking Data
upload taking URL
upload taking InputStream

Can you try URL or InputStream instead and see if that works for you?

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