Invoke programmatically iOS App Extensions
After reading on Apple documentation and checking on stackoverflow, I could not completely understand if it is possible or not to invoke programmatically an specific app extension of type "Action" or "Share".
Mainly, I have built an app extension of type "Action" and I'd like to invoke it programmatically from a second app (so I can send some input attributes and get the output from the extension) without having to open the UIActivityViewController.
Is there any way to do it?
ios action ios-app-extension
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After reading on Apple documentation and checking on stackoverflow, I could not completely understand if it is possible or not to invoke programmatically an specific app extension of type "Action" or "Share".
Mainly, I have built an app extension of type "Action" and I'd like to invoke it programmatically from a second app (so I can send some input attributes and get the output from the extension) without having to open the UIActivityViewController.
Is there any way to do it?
ios action ios-app-extension
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
add a comment |
After reading on Apple documentation and checking on stackoverflow, I could not completely understand if it is possible or not to invoke programmatically an specific app extension of type "Action" or "Share".
Mainly, I have built an app extension of type "Action" and I'd like to invoke it programmatically from a second app (so I can send some input attributes and get the output from the extension) without having to open the UIActivityViewController.
Is there any way to do it?
ios action ios-app-extension
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
After reading on Apple documentation and checking on stackoverflow, I could not completely understand if it is possible or not to invoke programmatically an specific app extension of type "Action" or "Share".
Mainly, I have built an app extension of type "Action" and I'd like to invoke it programmatically from a second app (so I can send some input attributes and get the output from the extension) without having to open the UIActivityViewController.
Is there any way to do it?
ios action ios-app-extension
ios action ios-app-extension
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:24
Cœur
17.6k9105145
17.6k9105145
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
asked Apr 9 '15 at 10:20
vilanovivilanovi
1,62011523
1,62011523
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Not exactly. The way to invoke other action in other app is to use custom URL Scheme as mentioned in the Apple docs - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/Inter-AppCommunication/Inter-AppCommunication.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH6-SW8
You can than pass some arguments as mentioned in the docs, and in your other app you'll need to parse the URL and act according to those parameters.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
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answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
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However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
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Not exactly. The way to invoke other action in other app is to use custom URL Scheme as mentioned in the Apple docs - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/Inter-AppCommunication/Inter-AppCommunication.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH6-SW8
You can than pass some arguments as mentioned in the docs, and in your other app you'll need to parse the URL and act according to those parameters.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
1,68011831
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
add a comment |
Not exactly. The way to invoke other action in other app is to use custom URL Scheme as mentioned in the Apple docs - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/Inter-AppCommunication/Inter-AppCommunication.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH6-SW8
You can than pass some arguments as mentioned in the docs, and in your other app you'll need to parse the URL and act according to those parameters.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
1,68011831
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
add a comment |
Not exactly. The way to invoke other action in other app is to use custom URL Scheme as mentioned in the Apple docs - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/Inter-AppCommunication/Inter-AppCommunication.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH6-SW8
You can than pass some arguments as mentioned in the docs, and in your other app you'll need to parse the URL and act according to those parameters.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
1,68011831
Not exactly. The way to invoke other action in other app is to use custom URL Scheme as mentioned in the Apple docs - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/Inter-AppCommunication/Inter-AppCommunication.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH6-SW8
You can than pass some arguments as mentioned in the docs, and in your other app you'll need to parse the URL and act according to those parameters.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
1,68011831
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Dec 29 '18 at 2:25
Cœur
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17.6k9105145
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
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answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
1,68011831
answered Apr 9 '15 at 10:32
AsafAsaf
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1,68011831
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
add a comment |
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
However, using this approach of the URL Scheme, I cannot pass files for example, only "URL arguments". In my case I want to pass a PDF file and get as callback another PDF file. Using App Extensions this is very easy as there are a list of "input" parameters and a list of "output" parameters. However using the URL scheme approach it is not. That's why I was wondering on invoking the ios-app-extension programmatically.
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 10:38
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
You can have a shared storage for both apps and save the pdf there, and than just pass it's name as parameter. Will this work for you?
– Asaf
Apr 9 '15 at 10:43
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
Well, not really, as my "extension" is supposed to work with all apps, not only with mine. Therefore I cannot setup a shared storage. :/
– vilanovi
Apr 9 '15 at 14:37
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
@vilanovi - You could convert the PDF to a Base64 string and pass it back and forth.
– xMythicx
Aug 1 '17 at 14:04
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