iOS client properties file

The mfpclient.plist file defines the client-side properties used for registering your iOS app on the MobileFirst server.

The mfpclient.plist client property file contains the necessary information for connecting to the server. The app registration consists of both the server- and client-side components. Before you use the mfpclient.plist file in your native application for iOS, you must define the properties as specified in the following table. This file is created automatically when you register your app with the IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information, see Registering iOS applications from the MobileFirst Platform CLI. If you register your application by using the IBM MobileFirst Platform Operations Console, you must in addition create the file manually, reference it within your Xcode project by selecting File > Add Files.

Table 1. Properties of the mfpclient.plist file
Property	Description	Example values
wlServerProtocol	The communication protocol with the MobileFirst Server.	`http` or `https`
wlServerHost	The host name of the MobileFirst Server.	`192.168.1.63`
wlServerPort	The port of the MobileFirst Server.	`9080`
wlServerContext	The server context.	`/mfp/`
wlPlatformVersion	The MobileFirst version	`8.0.20160214`
languagePreferences	Preferred language.	`en`

Here is an example mfpclient.plist file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>protocol</key>
	<string>http</string>
	<key>host</key>
	<string>9.148.49.221</string>
	<key>port</key>
	<string>9080</string>
	<key>wlServerContext</key>
	<string>/mfp/</string>
	<key>platformVersion</key>
	<string>8.0.20160309</string>
	<key>languagePreferences</key>
	<string>en</string>
</dict>
</plist>

The mfpclient.plist file must be added to the root folder of the Xcode project, referenced by the Xcode project, and linked to a target. To link the mfpclient.plist file to one or more Xcode targets:

In Xcode, from the File > Add File menu, navigate to the mfpclient.plist file, , select the file and click OK.
After the mfpclient.plist file appears in the navigation tree, select it to display the Target Membership box. Select the relevant targets.

After you register the mfpclient.plist file within your Xcode project and register your app on the server, you can start to develop code for accessing server resources.