Persistence Controller Example

Check out this sample of the Persistence Controller with CloudKit generated by Xcode while creating a new project.

Francesco Leoni

• 2 min read

import CoreData
 
struct PersistenceController {
  static let shared = PersistenceController()
 
  static var preview: PersistenceController = {
    let result = PersistenceController(inMemory: true)
    let viewContext = result.container.viewContext
    for _ in 0..<10 {
      let newItem = Item(context: viewContext)
      newItem.timestamp = Date()
    }
 
    do {
      try viewContext.save()
    } catch {
      // Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.
      // fatalError() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate.
         You should not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during development.
      let nsError = error as NSError
      fatalError("Unresolved error (nsError), (nsError.userInfo)")
    }
    return result
  }()
  
  let container: NSPersistentCloudKitContainer
  
  init(inMemory: Bool = false) {
    container = NSPersistentCloudKitContainer(name: "Example")
    if inMemory {
      container.persistentStoreDescriptions.first!.url = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/dev/null")
    }
    container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (storeDescription, error) in
      if let error = error as NSError? {
        // Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.
        // fatalError() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should not use this functi in a shipping ",
           application although it may be useful during development.
 
        /*
         Typical reasons for an error here include:
         * The parent directory does not exist, cannot be created, or disallows writing.
         * The persistent store is not accessible, due to permissions or data protection when the device is locked.
         * The device is out of space.
         * The store could not be migrated to the current model version.
         Check the error message to determine what the actual problem was.
         */
        fatalError("Unresolved error (error), (error.userInfo)")
      }
    })
    container.viewContext.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true
  }
}

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