Today Extension not working

Question

I have some issues in Today Extensions on iOS8. I tried debugging using the Xcode Debugger and by putting nslogs. There is no logic in my code as well. For some reason:

The widget is not displaying any data (its only working for Hello World Label)
Debugging is not working, it doesn't reach any break points. Is there any specific way to debug extensions?

Here is my code snippet

@implementation TodayViewController{
    NSArray *localList;
}

-(void)awakeFromNib{
    [super awakeFromNib];

    [self loadList];

    [self setPreferredContentSize:self.tableView.frame.size];

    NSLog(@"inside awake from nib");
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
   [super viewDidLoad];
   // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
   NSLog(@"inside view did load");
}

-(void)loadList{
    NSMutableArray *mutableArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithCapacity:5];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"asdjasdj"];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"qowiepqiw"];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"qoqwoei"];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"pqoiweoqi"];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"lkdsflk"];
    [mutableArray addObject:@"kdjlkaj"];

    localList = [mutableArray copy];
}

-(NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView{
    return 1;
}

-(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section{
   return [localList count];
} 

-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath   *)indexPath{

    UITableViewCell *cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:@"WidgetCell"];

    UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc]init];
    [label setText:[localList objectAtIndex:indexPath.row ]];
    [[cell contentView]addSubview:label];

    return cell; 
}

I have the same issue. It doesn't seem to call any of the code I have in my class. Probably a bug. — Keith, Jun 23 '14 at 00:35
found the solution @ http://stackoverflow.com/a/24345960/1746370 Hope it helps — Karthik, Jun 23 '14 at 18:20
My temporary solution is restarting my phone everytime I want to debug. Obviously not a good fix, but it works. — Zane Helton, Jul 26 '14 at 06:29

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 29 '15 at 18:52

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Write this

[self setPreferredContentSize:self.tableView.frame.size];

before loading any subview (tableview or label), and I write these in viewDidLoad. It works for me.

edited Apr 29 '15 at 18:52

Craig P. Motlin

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answered Oct 27 '14 at 01:32

Janet

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in swift, `preferredContentSize = CGSizeMake(0, 600)` apparently width is uncontrollable and can thus be set to 0. – Alex Bollbach Jul 11 '16 at 03:33

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 31 '14 at 04:48

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If the widget is not displaying, you can also try rebooting the phone.

answered Jul 31 '14 at 04:48

Lim Thye Chean

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '14 at 02:49

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To debug the extension, you need to manually attach the widget to the debugger.

From the Xcode menu "Debug" -> "Attach to process" -> "your extension bundle id"

answered Jun 20 '14 at 02:49

Jing

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Thanks. Is there a way in which i can get the make the debugger attached when the application is launched like it happens for the main app target? – Karthik Jun 20 '14 at 05:38
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Not at the moment. Apple will look to do this in the next iteration of XCode is the latest word I have heard. – Ankush Agrawal Jul 10 '14 at 20:16
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@AnkushAgrawal From the release note of Xcode 6 beta 3, it seems apple has fixed this problem. I haven't got a chance to verify this though. – Jing Jul 11 '14 at 02:07

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 09:35

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Also make sure that the phone is unlocked if you're running it on a device. At least for me running the widget target won't unlock the phone but it works just fine if I do it myself.

answered Jul 22 '14 at 09:35

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