Swift

Get FTP Directory Listing as XML

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Demonstrates how to call GetXmlDirListing and parse the results. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

    let ftp = CkoFtp2()!

    ftp.hostname = "www.my-ftp-server.com"
    ftp.username = "mFtpLogin"
    ftp.password = "myFtpPassword"

    // Connect to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.connectOnly()
    if success != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Authenticate with the FTP server.
    success = ftp.loginAfterConnectOnly()
    if success != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Retrieve (in XML format) the HOME directory of this FTP account.
    var xmlListing: String? = ftp.getXmlDirListing(pattern: "*.*")
    if ftp.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(ftp.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Now load the XML and parse it..
    let xml = CkoXml()!
    xml.load(xmlData: xmlListing)
    print("\(xml.getXml()!)")

    // Iterate over the XML...
    var i: Int = 0
    var numEntries: Int = xml.numChildren.intValue
    while i < numEntries {
        var xEntry: CkoXml? = xml.getChild(index: i)
        if xEntry!.tagEquals(tag: "dir") == true {
            print("Directory: \(xEntry!.content!)")
        }
        else {
            var sz: Int = xEntry!.getChildIntValue(tagPath: "size").intValue
            print("File: \(xEntry!.getChildContent(tagPath: "name")!), size: \(sz)")
            var xLastMod: CkoXml? = xEntry!.findChild(tagPath: "lastModTime")
            if xEntry!.lastMethodSuccess == true {
                var month: Int = xLastMod!.getAttrValueInt(name: "m").intValue
                var year: Int = xLastMod!.getAttrValueInt(name: "y").intValue
                var day: Int = xLastMod!.getAttrValueInt(name: "d").intValue
                print("    YYYY-MM-DD: \(year)-\(month)-\(day)")
                xLastMod = nil
            }

        }

        xEntry = nil
        i = i + 1
    }

    ftp.disconnect()

    print("Success.")

    // Sample XML directory listing:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <remoteDir>
    //     <dir>Desktop</dir>
    //     <dir>Documents</dir>
    //     <dir>Downloads</dir>
    //     <dir>Music</dir>
    //     <dir>Pictures</dir>
    //     <dir>Public</dir>
    //     <dir>Templates</dir>
    //     <dir>Videos</dir>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>c.py</name>
    //         <size>1244</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20151009-000000" y="2015" d="9" m="10" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>cacerts_linux</name>
    //         <size>177207</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20140915-000000" y="2014" d="15" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>empty.txt</name>
    //         <size>0</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20150917-000000" y="2015" d="17" m="9" hh="0" mm="0" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    //     <file>
    //         <name>hamlet.xml</name>
    //         <size>279658</size>
    //         <lastModTime full="20160917-084100" y="2016" d="17" m="9" hh="8" mm="41" ss="0" />
    //     </file>
    // </remoteDir>
    // 
    // 

}