Is it good approach to save Realm file in AppGroup's shared Container

[SureshSc]

Hi,

I have a very basic question regard saving the .realm file in appgroup's shared container.
i asked this question in stackoverflow as well.

Some one please help me.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43609213/is-it-good-approach-to-keep-database-in-appgroups-shared-container

I am using Realm in my application as database and i am having share extension to support media to be share from other application. Since i need my database to be accessed from share extension i moved realm file from App's document directory to Appgroup's shared container. I have below questions.

1. Is it safe to store the database in shared container space.
2. When i uninstall the app, still files inside shared container persist, so when the shared container will be deleted.
3. Any other best practices to handle my scenario.

[karapigeon]

It seems you've deleted your SO question. Please repost your question and we will follow-up on Stack Overflow. We prefer to answer these kinds of questions on there.

[bdash]

The Markdown syntax for the link to the question was bogus, causing a 404 when following the link. I've edited the original comment to correct the link.

[karapigeon]

Ah my bad.

[SureshSc]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43609213/is-it-good-approach-to-keep-database-in-appgroups-shared-container

This is the link

[jpsim]

1. Is it safe to store the database in shared container space.

Yes. In fact it's the only way to share files across processes on iOS.

2. When i uninstall the app, still files inside shared container persist, so when the shared container will be deleted.

According to http://stackoverflow.com/a/25027088/373262, iOS deletes shared containers once the last app to have access to it is removed from the device.

If you find situations in which this doesn't happen, I encourage you to file a radar to inform Apple about the bug. https://bugreport.apple.com

3. Any other best practices to handle my scenario.

Sounds like you're doing everything right. Keep it up! 👌

[SureshSc]

Thank a lot @jpsim

[inPhilly]

Except that sync cannot happen from the shared appGroup container, right?