Check for internet connection with Swift

Question

When I try to check for an internet connection on my iPhone I get a bunch of errors. Can anyone help me to fix this?

The code:

import Foundation
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Answer 1

With the help of below code you can check for internet Connection for both cellular network as well as for wifi. language - Swift 3.0

import UIKit
import Foundation
import SystemConfiguration

class NetworkConnection: UIViewController {

  class func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {
    var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in(sin_len: 0, sin_family: 0, sin_port: 0, sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
    zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: zeroAddress))
    zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

    guard let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress, {
      $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {
        SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, $0)
      }
    }) else {
      return false
    }

    var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags(rawValue: 0)
    if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags) == false {
      return false
    }
    let isReachable = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
    let needsConnection = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0
    return (isReachable && !needsConnection)
  }

  class func checkConnection(sender:UIViewController){
    if NetworkConnection.isConnectedToNetwork() == true {
      print("Connected to the internet")
      //  Do something
    } else {
      print("No internet connection")
      let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "No Internet Available", message: "", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.alert)
      let okAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle.default){(result:UIAlertAction) -> Void in
        return
      }
      alertController.addAction(okAction)
      sender.present(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)
      //  Do something
    }
  }

}

Answer 2

here is the same code with accepted answer but I find it more useful for some cases to use closures

import SystemConfiguration

public class Reachability {

    class func isConnectedToNetwork(isConnected : (Bool) -> ()) {

        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in(sin_len: 0, sin_family: 0, sin_port: 0, sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: zeroAddress))
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress) {
            $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {zeroSockAddress in
                SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, zeroSockAddress)
            }
        }

        var flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags(rawValue: 0)
        if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability!, &flags) == false {
            isConnected(false)
        }

        /* Only Working for WIFI
        let isReachable = flags == .reachable
        let needsConnection = flags == .connectionRequired

        return isReachable && !needsConnection
        */

        // Working for Cellular and WIFI
        let isReachable = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
        let needsConnection = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0
        let ret = (isReachable && !needsConnection)

        isConnected(ret)
    }
}

and here is how to use it:

Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork { (isConnected) in
    if isConnected {
        //We have internet connection | get data from server
    } else {
        //We don't have internet connection | load from database 
    }
}

Answer 3

if your project has a target above or equal iOS 12 and uses combine you could use this little piece of code.

import Combine
import Network

enum NerworkType {
    case wifi
    case cellular
    case loopBack
    case wired
    case other
}

protocol ReachabilityServiceContract {
    var reachabilityInfos: PassthroughSubject<NWPath, Never> { get set }
    var isNetworkAvailable: CurrentValueSubject<Bool, Never> { get set }
    var typeOfCurrentConnection: PassthroughSubject<NerworkType, Never> { get set }
}

final class ReachabilityService: ReachabilityServiceContract {
    var reachabilityInfos: PassthroughSubject<NWPath, Never> = .init()
    var isNetworkAvailable: CurrentValueSubject<Bool, Never> = .init(false)
    var typeOfCurrentConnection: PassthroughSubject<NerworkType, Never> = .init()

    private let monitor: NWPathMonitor
    private let backgroudQueue = DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background)

    init() {
        monitor = NWPathMonitor()
        setUp()
    }

    init(with interFaceType: NWInterface.InterfaceType) {
        monitor = NWPathMonitor(requiredInterfaceType: interFaceType)
        setUp()
    }

    deinit {
        monitor.cancel()
    }
}

private extension ReachabilityService {
    func setUp() {
    
        monitor.pathUpdateHandler = { [weak self] path in
            self?.reachabilityInfos.send(path)
            switch path.status {
            case .satisfied:
                self?.isNetworkAvailable.send(true)
            case .unsatisfied, .requiresConnection:
                self?.isNetworkAvailable.send(false)
            @unknown default:
                self?.isNetworkAvailable.send(false)
            }
            if path.usesInterfaceType(.wifi) {
                self?.typeOfCurrentConnection.send(.wifi)
            } else if path.usesInterfaceType(.cellular) {
                self?.typeOfCurrentConnection.send(.cellular)
            } else if path.usesInterfaceType(.loopback) {
                self?.typeOfCurrentConnection.send(.loopBack)
            } else if path.usesInterfaceType(.wiredEthernet) {
                self?.typeOfCurrentConnection.send(.wired)
            } else if path.usesInterfaceType(.other) {
                self?.typeOfCurrentConnection.send(.other)
            }
        }
    
        monitor.start(queue: backgroudQueue)
    }
}

Just subscribe to the variable you want to follow and you should be updated of any changes.

Answer 4

Just figured this out for myself.

Xcode: 7.3.1, iOS 9.3.3

Using ashleymills/Reachability.swift as Reachability.swift in my project, I created the following function:

func hasConnectivity() -> Bool {
    do {
        let reachability: Reachability = try Reachability.reachabilityForInternetConnection()
        let networkStatus: Int = reachability.currentReachabilityStatus.hashValue

        return (networkStatus != 0)
    }
    catch {
        // Handle error however you please
        return false
    }
}

Simply call hasConnectivity() where ever you need to check for a connection. This works for Wifi as well as Cellular.

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// Reachability.swift version 2.2beta2

import SystemConfiguration
import Foundation

public enum ReachabilityError: ErrorType {
    case FailedToCreateWithAddress(sockaddr_in)
    case FailedToCreateWithHostname(String)
    case UnableToSetCallback
    case UnableToSetDispatchQueue
}

public let ReachabilityChangedNotification = "ReachabilityChangedNotification"

func callback(reachability:SCNetworkReachability, flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags, info: UnsafeMutablePointer<Void>) {
    let reachability = Unmanaged<Reachability>.fromOpaque(COpaquePointer(info)).takeUnretainedValue()

    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
        reachability.reachabilityChanged(flags)
    }
}


public class Reachability: NSObject {

    public typealias NetworkReachable = (Reachability) -> ()
    public typealias NetworkUnreachable = (Reachability) -> ()

    public enum NetworkStatus: CustomStringConvertible {

        case NotReachable, ReachableViaWiFi, ReachableViaWWAN

        public var description: String {
            switch self {
            case .ReachableViaWWAN:
                return "Cellular"
            case .ReachableViaWiFi:
                return "WiFi"
            case .NotReachable:
                return "No Connection"
            }
        }
    }

    // MARK: - *** Public properties ***
    public var whenReachable: NetworkReachable?
    public var whenUnreachable: NetworkUnreachable?
    public var reachableOnWWAN: Bool
    public var notificationCenter = NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter()

    public var currentReachabilityStatus: NetworkStatus {
        if isReachable() {
            if isReachableViaWiFi() {
                return .ReachableViaWiFi
            }
            if isRunningOnDevice {
                return .ReachableViaWWAN
            }
        }
        return .NotReachable
    }

    public var currentReachabilityString: String {
        return "\(currentReachabilityStatus)"
    }

    private var previousFlags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags?

    // MARK: - *** Initialisation methods ***

    required public init(reachabilityRef: SCNetworkReachability) {
        reachableOnWWAN = true
        self.reachabilityRef = reachabilityRef
    }

    public convenience init(hostname: String) throws {

        let nodename = (hostname as NSString).UTF8String
        guard let ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithName(nil, nodename) else { throw ReachabilityError.FailedToCreateWithHostname(hostname) }

        self.init(reachabilityRef: ref)
    }

    public class func reachabilityForInternetConnection() throws -> Reachability {

        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in()
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(sizeofValue(zeroAddress))
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        guard let ref = withUnsafePointer(&zeroAddress, {
            SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, UnsafePointer($0))
        }) else { throw ReachabilityError.FailedToCreateWithAddress(zeroAddress) }

        return Reachability(reachabilityRef: ref)
    }

    public class func reachabilityForLocalWiFi() throws -> Reachability {

        var localWifiAddress: sockaddr_in = sockaddr_in(sin_len: __uint8_t(0), sin_family: sa_family_t(0), sin_port: in_port_t(0), sin_addr: in_addr(s_addr: 0), sin_zero: (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
        localWifiAddress.sin_len = UInt8(sizeofValue(localWifiAddress))
        localWifiAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)

        // IN_LINKLOCALNETNUM is defined in <netinet/in.h> as 169.254.0.0
        let address: UInt32 = 0xA9FE0000
        localWifiAddress.sin_addr.s_addr = in_addr_t(address.bigEndian)

        guard let ref = withUnsafePointer(&localWifiAddress, {
            SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, UnsafePointer($0))
        }) else { throw ReachabilityError.FailedToCreateWithAddress(localWifiAddress) }

        return Reachability(reachabilityRef: ref)
    }

    // MARK: - *** Notifier methods ***
    public func startNotifier() throws {

        guard !notifierRunning else { return }

        var context = SCNetworkReachabilityContext(version: 0, info: nil, retain: nil, release: nil, copyDescription: nil)
        context.info = UnsafeMutablePointer(Unmanaged.passUnretained(self).toOpaque())

        if !SCNetworkReachabilitySetCallback(reachabilityRef!, callback, &context) {
            stopNotifier()
            throw ReachabilityError.UnableToSetCallback
        }

        if !SCNetworkReachabilitySetDispatchQueue(reachabilityRef!, reachabilitySerialQueue) {
            stopNotifier()
            throw ReachabilityError.UnableToSetDispatchQueue
        }

        // Perform an intial check
        dispatch_async(reachabilitySerialQueue) { () -> Void in
            let flags = self.reachabilityFlags
            self.reachabilityChanged(flags)
        }

        notifierRunning = true
    }

    public func stopNotifier() {
        defer { notifierRunning = false }
        guard let reachabilityRef = reachabilityRef else { return }

        SCNetworkReachabilitySetCallback(reachabilityRef, nil, nil)
        SCNetworkReachabilitySetDispatchQueue(reachabilityRef, nil)
    }

    // MARK: - *** Connection test methods ***
    public func isReachable() -> Bool {
        let flags = reachabilityFlags
        return isReachableWithFlags(flags)
    }

    public func isReachableViaWWAN() -> Bool {

        let flags = reachabilityFlags

        // Check we're not on the simulator, we're REACHABLE and check we're on WWAN
        return isRunningOnDevice && isReachable(flags) && isOnWWAN(flags)
    }

    public func isReachableViaWiFi() -> Bool {

        let flags = reachabilityFlags

        // Check we're reachable
        if !isReachable(flags) {
            return false
        }

        // Must be on WiFi if reachable but not on an iOS device (i.e. simulator)
        if !isRunningOnDevice {
            return true
        }

        // Check we're NOT on WWAN
        return !isOnWWAN(flags)
    }

    // MARK: - *** Private methods ***
    private var isRunningOnDevice: Bool = {
        #if (arch(i386) || arch(x86_64)) && os(iOS)
            return false
        #else
            return true
        #endif
    }()

    private var notifierRunning = false
    private var reachabilityRef: SCNetworkReachability?
    private let reachabilitySerialQueue = dispatch_queue_create("uk.co.ashleymills.reachability", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL)

    private func reachabilityChanged(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) {

        guard previousFlags != flags else { return }

        if isReachableWithFlags(flags) {
            if let block = whenReachable {
                block(self)
            }
        } else {
            if let block = whenUnreachable {
                block(self)
            }
        }

        notificationCenter.postNotificationName(ReachabilityChangedNotification, object:self)

        previousFlags = flags
    }

    private func isReachableWithFlags(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {

        if !isReachable(flags) {
            return false
        }

        if isConnectionRequiredOrTransient(flags) {
            return false
        }

        if isRunningOnDevice {
            if isOnWWAN(flags) && !reachableOnWWAN {
                // We don't want to connect when on 3G.
                return false
            }
        }

        return true
    }

    // WWAN may be available, but not active until a connection has been established.
    // WiFi may require a connection for VPN on Demand.
    private func isConnectionRequired() -> Bool {
        return connectionRequired()
    }

    private func connectionRequired() -> Bool {
        let flags = reachabilityFlags
        return isConnectionRequired(flags)
    }

    // Dynamic, on demand connection?
    private func isConnectionOnDemand() -> Bool {
        let flags = reachabilityFlags
        return isConnectionRequired(flags) && isConnectionOnTrafficOrDemand(flags)
    }

    // Is user intervention required?
    private func isInterventionRequired() -> Bool {
        let flags = reachabilityFlags
        return isConnectionRequired(flags) && isInterventionRequired(flags)
    }

    private func isOnWWAN(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        #if os(iOS)
            return flags.contains(.IsWWAN)
        #else
            return false
        #endif
    }
    private func isReachable(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.Reachable)
    }
    private func isConnectionRequired(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.ConnectionRequired)
    }
    private func isInterventionRequired(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.InterventionRequired)
    }
    private func isConnectionOnTraffic(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.ConnectionOnTraffic)
    }
    private func isConnectionOnDemand(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.ConnectionOnDemand)
    }
    func isConnectionOnTrafficOrDemand(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return !flags.intersect([.ConnectionOnTraffic, .ConnectionOnDemand]).isEmpty
    }
    private func isTransientConnection(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.TransientConnection)
    }
    private func isLocalAddress(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.IsLocalAddress)
    }
    private func isDirect(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        return flags.contains(.IsDirect)
    }
    private func isConnectionRequiredOrTransient(flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags) -> Bool {
        let testcase:SCNetworkReachabilityFlags = [.ConnectionRequired, .TransientConnection]
        return flags.intersect(testcase) == testcase
    }

    private var reachabilityFlags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags {

        guard let reachabilityRef = reachabilityRef else { return SCNetworkReachabilityFlags() }

        var flags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
        let gotFlags = withUnsafeMutablePointer(&flags) {
            SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(reachabilityRef, UnsafeMutablePointer($0))
        }

        if gotFlags {
            return flags
        } else {
            return SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
        }
    }

    override public var description: String {

        var W: String
        if isRunningOnDevice {
            W = isOnWWAN(reachabilityFlags) ? "W" : "-"
        } else {
            W = "X"
        }
        let R = isReachable(reachabilityFlags) ? "R" : "-"
        let c = isConnectionRequired(reachabilityFlags) ? "c" : "-"
        let t = isTransientConnection(reachabilityFlags) ? "t" : "-"
        let i = isInterventionRequired(reachabilityFlags) ? "i" : "-"
        let C = isConnectionOnTraffic(reachabilityFlags) ? "C" : "-"
        let D = isConnectionOnDemand(reachabilityFlags) ? "D" : "-"
        let l = isLocalAddress(reachabilityFlags) ? "l" : "-"
        let d = isDirect(reachabilityFlags) ? "d" : "-"

        return "\(W)\(R) \(c)\(t)\(i)\(C)\(D)\(l)\(d)"
    }

    deinit {
        stopNotifier()

        reachabilityRef = nil
        whenReachable = nil
        whenUnreachable = nil
    }
}

Answer 5

Use this for Swift-5+

import Foundation
import UIKit
import SystemConfiguration

public class InternetConnectionManager {


    private init() {

    }

    public static func isConnectedToNetwork() -> Bool {

        var zeroAddress = sockaddr_in()
        zeroAddress.sin_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: zeroAddress))
        zeroAddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)
        guard let defaultRouteReachability = withUnsafePointer(to: &zeroAddress, {

            $0.withMemoryRebound(to: sockaddr.self, capacity: 1) {

                SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, $0)

            }

        }) else {

            return false
        }
        var flags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
        if !SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(defaultRouteReachability, &flags) {
            return false
        }
        let isReachable = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsReachable)) != 0
        let needsConnection = (flags.rawValue & UInt32(kSCNetworkFlagsConnectionRequired)) != 0
        return (isReachable && !needsConnection)
    }

}

Usage:

InternetConnectionManager.isConnectedToNetwork{
    print("Connected")
}else{
    print("Not Connected")
}

Or Just use this framework for more Utilities: Link

Answer 6

If you are using Alamofire, you can do something like this:

let configuration = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration()
configuration.timeoutIntervalForRequest = 15 //Set timeouts in sec
configuration.timeoutIntervalForResource = 15

let alamoFireManager = Alamofire.Manager(configuration:configuration)
alamoFireManager?.request(.GET, "https://yourURL.com", parameters: headers, encoding: .URL)
                     .validate()
                              .responseJSON { response in

                                if let error = response.result.error {
                                   switch error.code{
                                    case -1001:
                                        print("Slow connection")
                                        return
                                    case -1009:
                                        print("No Connection!")
                                        return
                                    default: break
                                    }
                                }