I have been using ASIHTTPRequest for quite a while now and i quite satisfied with it. However since it has been deprecated, I am considering replacing it. My first though was to go with the NSURLConnection, but I found out that ASIHTTPRequest actually does quite a lot. For example I like its queue handling.
The iPhone application that I am working on uses a REST API, so I have been considering RESTKit. Is is possible to use RESTKit without Core Data? As it is know I have pure dataobjects and I do not want to use Core Data, not right now anyway.
Are there any other good alternatives to ASIHTTPRequest?
BTW I know that there is a similar question but this is more specific.
I can definitely recommend RestKit, I make use of it a lot! It handles common stuff for you and no, you don't have to use Core Data. RestKit can work with it, but that is just a nice feature.
A good starting point for using RestKit is the wiki on github.
RestKit relies on AFNetworking as a networking framework. If RestKit seems to be an overkill, you may want to try only this one.
I think that AFNetworking is a good solution.
Pros:
- Small
- Well documented
- Simple to install, only copy the source code into your project.
- Simple to use.
- An excellent category for UIImageView for loading icons in the background.
Cons:
- No way of setting the timeout for requests. (Applies to v0.9.0)
Try the BYRequest:
BYRequest based on MKNetowrkKit, but it works like ASIHttpRequest, so you can easily migrate your project from ASIHttpRequest to BYRequest and also enjoy ARC.
https://github.com/BoydYang/BYRequest
