APNS :Error Domain = NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840

Question

Im registering device data with the server, to get push notification. Here it goes the code,

[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest: request
                                           queue: _postQueue
                               completionHandler: ^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *responseData, NSError *connectionError) {
                                   if (connectionError) {
                                       //
                                   } else {
                                      NSError *error = nil;
        NSDictionary *dictionary = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData: responseData options: NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error: &error];
                                   }
                               }];

Im getting error as

Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (Cocoa error 3840.)" (JSON text did not start with array or object and option to allow fragments not set.) UserInfo=0x17057f60 {NSDebugDescription=JSON text did not start with array or object and option to allow fragments not set.}

Can someone please help to fix the issue?

Answer 1

The error message is telling you exactly what's wrong: the response from your server doesn't contain valid JSON. Technically, JSON must start with either an array or an object (dictionary). Whatever your server is returning isn't. You can force the JSON to be consumed regardless by using the NSJSONReadingAllowFragments option.

If after using that option you're still getting errors then your server is probably returning malformed JSON (or no JSON at all). Why don't you take a look at the logs from your server to see exactly what you're sending back?