I am trying to build an iOS app with rails backend. I have chosen devise as the user authentication and session management system.
Currently I have modified the original Devise RegistrationsController and SessionsController so that they return JSON response. The sample create method in SessionsController is as follows:
def create
build_resource
if resource.save
if resource.active_for_authentication?
sign_up(resource_name, resource)
respond_to do |format|
format.json { render :json => ["success", resource, User.serialize_into_cookie(resource)]}
end
else
expire_session_data_after_sign_in!
respond_to do |format|
format.json { render :json => ["inactive", resource]}
end
end
else
clean_up_passwords resource
respond_to do |format|
format.json { render :json => ["error", resource]}
end
end
end
What I am wondering is what the best way to persist login through iOS app is.
Most of the devise tutorials are just for web applications and I am not sure how I should apply these to my iOS app.
The framework i am using is 'AFNetworking', and the class I am using for networking is 'AFHTTPClient' and 'AFJSONRequestOperation'. But I don't know how to retrieve and store session on the client side so that I can use it for later.
Maybe I should use a different framework for networking that uses proper headers and things to retrieve session and cookie? something like ASIHTTPClient?
Or should I use token_authenticatable feature in devise to persist login?
