Classes/iTunesRSSParser.h

/*
     File: iTunesRSSParser.h
 Abstract: Base class for the two parsers, this class handles interactions with a delegate object (the SongsViewController in this sample) and provides basic functionality common to both parsers.
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#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
typedef enum {
    XMLParserTypeAbstract = -1,
    XMLParserTypeNSXMLParser = 0,
    XMLParserTypeLibXMLParser
} XMLParserType;
 
@class iTunesRSSParser, Song;
 
// Protocol for the parser to communicate with its delegate.
@protocol iTunesRSSParserDelegate <NSObject>
 
@optional
// Called by the parser when parsing is finished.
- (void)parserDidEndParsingData:(iTunesRSSParser *)parser;
// Called by the parser in the case of an error.
- (void)parser:(iTunesRSSParser *)parser didFailWithError:(NSError *)error;
// Called by the parser when one or more songs have been parsed. This method may be called multiple times.
- (void)parser:(iTunesRSSParser *)parser didParseSongs:(NSArray *)parsedSongs;
 
@end
 
#pragma mark -
 
@interface iTunesRSSParser : NSObject {
    id <iTunesRSSParserDelegate> __weak delegate;
    NSMutableArray *parsedSongs;
    // This time interval is used to measure the overall time the parser takes to download and parse XML.
    NSTimeInterval startTimeReference;
    NSTimeInterval downloadStartTimeReference;
    double parseDuration;
    double downloadDuration;
    double totalDuration;
}
 
@property (nonatomic, weak) id <iTunesRSSParserDelegate> delegate;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *parsedSongs;
@property NSTimeInterval startTimeReference;
@property NSTimeInterval downloadStartTimeReference;
@property double parseDuration;
@property double downloadDuration;
@property double totalDuration;
 
+ (NSString *)parserName;
+ (XMLParserType)parserType;
 
- (void)start;
 
// Subclasses must implement this method. It will be invoked on a secondary thread to keep the application responsive.
// Although NSURLConnection is inherently asynchronous, the parsing can be quite CPU intensive on the device, so
// the user interface can be kept responsive by moving that work off the main thread. This does create additional
// complexity, as any code which interacts with the UI must then do so in a thread-safe manner.
- (void)downloadAndParse:(NSURL *)url;
 
// Subclasses should invoke these methods and let the superclass manage communication with the delegate.
// Each of these methods must be invoked on the main thread.
- (void)downloadStarted;
- (void)downloadEnded;
- (void)parseEnded;
- (void)parsedSong:(Song *)song;
- (void)parseError:(NSError *)error;
- (void)addToParseDuration:(NSNumber *)duration;
 
@end