MBService Protocol Reference
| Conforms to | MBSingleton |
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| Declared in | MBService.h |
Overview
The MBService protocol is implemented by classes that provide runtime
services that might not need to be running during the entire lifetime of the
application.
For example, an application might not want to start the MBGeolocationService
until the user takes an action that requires location information. This will
ensure that the user isn’t prompted by iOS for Location Services permission
until absolutely necessary.
Also, because the use of Location Services can increase battery drain, by
being implemented as a service, MBGeolocationService can be turned off when
not in need.
This is more respectful of the user’s resources.
Warning: This protocol declares methods that are intended to be called only
by the MBServiceManager. Do not call these methods directly. To make use of
a service, you should use methods provided by the MBServiceManager singleton.
– startService
required method
Requests that the service start running.
- (void)startServiceDiscussion
Warning: This method is called as needed by the MBServiceManager and must
not be called directly.
Declared In
MBService.h
– stopService
Requests that the service stop running.
- (void)stopServiceDiscussion
This method is optional; services that do not support stopping do not need to implement.
Warning: This method is called as needed by the MBServiceManager and must
not be called directly.
Declared In
MBService.h
– configureService:
Configures the service according to the keys and values contained in the specified dictionary.
- (void)configureService:(NSDictionary *)paramsParameters
params |
The configuration parameters for the service. Acceptable configuration values are service-specific. |
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Discussion
This method is optional; services that do not support configuration do not need to implement.
Note: Services should log a console error but otherwise ignore any unrecognized keys or unsupported values passed to this method.
Declared In
MBService.h