# kanyun-inc/YTKNetwork

YTKNetwork is a high level request util based on AFNetworking.

Repository: https://github.com/kanyun-inc/YTKNetwork
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ytknetwork
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-04-22T09:05:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4324, "days_push": 1959, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6548, forks 1632 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.143775+00:00)

## What it is
YTKNetwork is a high-level network request utility for iOS built on top of AFNetworking, using the Command Pattern where each request is a subclass of YTKRequest. It adds features like response caching by expiration time or version number, batch and chain requests, JSON validation, resumable downloads, and a plugin mechanism.

## Use cases
- cache API responses with expiration or version numbers in an iOS app
- manage dependent network requests that must run in sequence
- send batch network requests and handle combined results
- set a common base URL and shared parameters for all API requests
- validate JSON responses before processing in Objective-C
- show a loading HUD automatically for network requests via plugins
- resume interrupted file downloads on iOS

## When to avoid
- your project is very simple and calling AFNetworking directly from the controller is enough
- you're starting a new Swift project and prefer modern Swift-first networking libraries like Alamofire or Moya
- you need actively maintained software - the latest release is from 2021 and AFNetworking itself is deprecated
- you need HTTP/3, async/await Swift concurrency, or other modern networking features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, caching, middleware
- domain: mobile-development, networking, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: afnetworking-wrapper, networking-library, request-caching, command-pattern, batch-requests, chain-requests, objective-c, ios, macos, cocoapods

## Member repositories
- kanyun-inc/YTKNetwork (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.143775+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:04.962474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kanyun-inc/YTKNetwork (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.143775+00:00, sha 2842675876bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.