NSKeyedArchiver file - data loss

Question

Using the Iphone SDK 3.1.2. I save some information to a file using an object NSKeyedArchiver. I have 4 keys. I read the data from the file for all 4 keys on applicationDidFinshLaunchingand write back to the file (all 4 keys) on applicationDidTerminate. Also, when a user saves any information, I write data for a specific key.

If there is no file, I initially allocate an array for the list of accounts, this allows me to add accounts to it.

I am having problems with a file periodically losing the data stored in it. Sometimes its one key element is affected, for example, a list of accounts, sometimes it is a list of favorites. It seems to get worse if I just save 1key and not all 4. ive browses the file using the controls and there really is no data. Things do not work many times. I do not understand why this is so inconsistent. Also, if I finish the debugger in xcode, I would only expect to lose the latest changes, and not all the data data that seems to be happening. The whole NSKeyedArchiv er thing seems so fragile that perhaps another persistent storage strategy. Any person is faced with something like that.

- (void)viewDidLoad 
{

if( self.accountList == nil)
{
    NSMutableArray *array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    self.accountList = array;
    [array release];
}

if( self.phoneSettings == nil)
{
 PhoneSettings* mySettings = [[PhoneSettings alloc] initSettings];
 self.phoneSettings = mySettings;
 [mySettings release];
}



 NSString *filePath = [self dataFilePath];
if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath]) {
    NSData *data = [[NSMutableData alloc]
                    initWithContentsOfFile:[self dataFilePath]];
    NSKeyedUnarchiver *unarchiver = [[NSKeyedUnarchiver alloc] 
                                     initForReadingWithData:data];
    NSMutableArray *archiveArray = [unarchiver decodeObjectForKey:kDataKey];
 if(archiveArray != nil)
  self.accountList = [archiveArray retain];
 else
  LOG("No archived accounts" ); 

 NSMutableArray *archiveCallList = [unarchiver decodeObjectForKey:kCallListKey];
  if(archiveCallList !=nil)
    appDelegate.callList = [archiveCallList retain];

  NSMutableArray *archiveFavouritesList = [unarchiver   decodeObjectForKey:kfavouritesKey];
  if(archiveFavouritesList != nil)
   appDelegate.favouritesList = [archiveFavouritesList retain];

  PhoneSettings* archiveSettings = [unarchiver decodeObjectForKey:kPhoneSettings];
  if (archiveSettings != nil)
   self.phoneSettings = [archiveSettings retain];

    [unarchiver finishDecoding];          
    [unarchiver release];
    [data release];
}

then in

- (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)notification {

 LOG("Application terminating");
 SessionTalkAppDelegate* appDelegate = (SessionTalkAppDelegate*)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];




NSMutableData *data = [[NSMutableData alloc] init];
NSKeyedArchiver *archiver = [[NSKeyedArchiver alloc]
                             initForWritingWithMutableData:data];
[archiver encodeObject:self.accountList forKey:kDataKey];
 [archiver encodeObject:appDelegate.callList forKey:kCallListKey];
 [archiver encodeObject:appDelegate.favouritesList forKey:kfavouritesKey];
 [archiver encodeObject:self.phoneSettings forKey:kPhoneSettings];
[archiver finishEncoding];

[data writeToFile:[self dataFilePath] atomically:YES];
   [archiver release];
[data release];    
}

Answer 1

. :

NSMutableDictionary *appState = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
[appState setObject: self.accountList forKey: kDataKey];
[appState setObject: appDelegate.callList forKey: kCallListKey];
[appState setObject: self.phoneSettings forKey: kPhoneSettings];
if ( [NSKeyedArchiver archiveRootObject: appState toFile: [self dataFilePath]] == NO )
    NSLog(@"Failed to archive %@", appState);

:

NSMutableDictionary *appState = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile: [self dataFilePath]];

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