gistfile1.m

//NSUserDefaults usage for user and app settings

- (void)createUserDefaultsFromPlist {
    NSString *settingsPlistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] 
                                   pathForResource:@"FlakSettings" ofType:@"plist"];
    
    NSDictionary *dictionaryFromDefaultPlist;
    
    if (settingsPlistPath) {
        dictionaryFromDefaultPlist = [NSMutableDictionary 
                                   dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:settingsPlistPath];
    }
    
    NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
    
    [defaults setObject:[dictionaryFromDefaultPlist objectForKey:@"currentHostURL"] 
                 forKey:@"currentHostURL"];
    
    [defaults setObject:[dictionaryFromDefaultPlist objectForKey:@"savedHosts"] 
                 forKey:@"savedHosts"];
    
    [defaults setObject:[dictionaryFromDefaultPlist objectForKey:@"loginData"] 
                 forKey:@"loginData"];
}


- (id)init {
    
    if (self = [super init]) {

        NSUserDefaults *userDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
        
        NSString *currentHostURL = [userDefaults stringForKey:@"currentHostURL"];
        
        //Load bundle plist if settings file doesn't exist
        if (currentHostURL == nil) {
            NSLog(@"User defaults not found so setting them from plist");
            
            [self createUserDefaultsFromPlist];
            
        } else {
            NSLog(@"User defaults set so nothing to do");
        }
    }
    
    return self;
}