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Auto attach files

Automatically attach a log file to each ticket, or user's profile photo, or whatever will help you resolve the ticket faster when you receive it. Files you attach automatically are not visible to your users.

Auto-attached files vs. Files uploaded by users​

When submitting a ticket from the New ticket screen, your users can also upload their files (images, documents) to tickets. That has nothing to do with these auto-attached files.

Methods​

You can programmatically attach files by using any of the methods described below.

Set a custom filename and add data​

ShakeFile can be initialized with a filename (String) and data (NSData / Data):

AppDelegate.swift
let fileName: String = ...
let logData: Data = ...


Shake.onPrepareReportData = {
    var attachedFiles = [ShakeFile]()
    let attachedFile = ShakeFile(name: fileName, data: fileData)
    attachedFiles.append(attachedFile)


    return attachedFiles
}

Set a custom filename and then attach a file​

ShakeFile can also be initialized with a desired filename (String) and a local url (NSURL) to your file:

AppDelegate.swift
let fileName: String = ...
let fileUrl: URL = ...


Shake.onPrepareReportData = {
    var attachedFiles = [ShakeFile]()
    if let attachedFile = ShakeFile(name: fileName, fileUrl: fileUrl) {
        attachedFiles.append(attachedFile)
    }
    return attachedFiles
}

Attach a file without the custom filename​

Lastly, you can initialize ShakeFile only with a local file url (NSURL). If you initialize it this way, the filename shown on your Shake dashboard will be determined automatically from the passed file's name.

AppDelegate.swift
let fileUrl: URL = ...


Shake.onPrepareReportData = {
    var attachedFiles = [ShakeFile]()
    if let attachedFile = ShakeFile(fileUrl: fileUrl) {
        attachedFiles.append(attachedFile)
    }
    return attachedFiles
}