Using LIFXKit in iOS App extensions

[DCMaxxx]

Issue :
The latest version of LIFXKit (0.6.1) won't compile in an iOS App extension, using Xcode 6.2 and iOS 8.2 SDK.

Cause :
Usage of +[UIApplication sharedApplication] in :

• LFXWiFiObserverIOS.m, line 30
• LFXLocalTransportManager.m, line 86

sharedApplication is declared as NS_EXTENSION_UNAVAILABLE_IOS("Use view controller based solutions where appropriate instead."); in UIApplication.h line 215.

Possible solution :
Make the user define a preprocessor macro (such as #LIFXKIT_APP_EXTENSIONS) to disable codes that calls unavailable APIs when compiling an app extension. That's what AFNetworking does (see issue #2119.

[DCMaxxx]

In the meantime, could you confirm that commenting the two blocks of codes using sharedApplication when compiling an app extension (Today widget / Apple watch app) won't have any incidence ?
I'm pretty sure it won't, but you know the code better than me ahah !

Thanks,
Max.

[wimhaanstra]

Have the same issue here. While for AFNetworking, they just use it to show the network activity indicator, here they use the applicationState to determine if they still need to process some information (I guess?).

An answer from the developers would be great on this.

[DCMaxxx]

@depl0y: I havn't noticed any issue in a watch app commenting these lines. There might be some underlying issues though.