//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Copyright 2016 Realm Inc. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #import @class RLMRealm; NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN /** Objects of types which conform to `RLMThreadConfined` can be managed by a Realm, which will make them bound to a thread-specific `RLMRealm` instance. Managed objects must be explicitly exported and imported to be passed between threads. Managed instances of objects conforming to this protocol can be converted to a thread-safe reference for transport between threads by passing to the `+[RLMThreadSafeReference referenceWithThreadConfined:]` constructor. Note that only types defined by Realm can meaningfully conform to this protocol, and defining new classes which attempt to conform to it will not make them work with `RLMThreadSafeReference`. */ @protocol RLMThreadConfined // Conformance to the `RLMThreadConfined_Private` protocol will be enforced at runtime. /** The Realm which manages the object, or `nil` if the object is unmanaged. Unmanaged objects are not confined to a thread and cannot be passed to methods expecting a `RLMThreadConfined` object. */ @property (nonatomic, readonly, nullable) RLMRealm *realm; /// Indicates if the object can no longer be accessed because it is now invalid. @property (nonatomic, readonly, getter = isInvalidated) BOOL invalidated; @end /** An object intended to be passed between threads containing a thread-safe reference to its thread-confined object. To resolve a thread-safe reference on a target Realm on a different thread, pass to `-[RLMRealm resolveThreadSafeReference:]`. @warning A `RLMThreadSafeReference` object must be resolved at most once. Failing to resolve a `RLMThreadSafeReference` will result in the source version of the Realm being pinned until the reference is deallocated. @note Prefer short-lived `RLMThreadSafeReference`s as the data for the version of the source Realm will be retained until all references have been resolved or deallocated. @see `RLMThreadConfined` @see `-[RLMRealm resolveThreadSafeReference:]` */ @interface RLMThreadSafeReference<__covariant Confined : id> : NSObject /** Create a thread-safe reference to the thread-confined object. @param threadConfined The thread-confined object to create a thread-safe reference to. @note You may continue to use and access the thread-confined object after passing it to this constructor. */ + (instancetype)referenceWithThreadConfined:(Confined)threadConfined; /** Indicates if the reference can no longer be resolved because an attempt to resolve it has already occurred. References can only be resolved once. */ @property (nonatomic, readonly, getter = isInvalidated) BOOL invalidated; #pragma mark - Unavailable Methods /** `-[RLMThreadSafeReference init]` is not available because `RLMThreadSafeReference` cannot be created directly. `RLMThreadSafeReference` instances must be obtained by calling `-[RLMRealm resolveThreadSafeReference:]`. */ - (instancetype)init __attribute__((unavailable("RLMThreadSafeReference cannot be created directly"))); /** `-[RLMThreadSafeReference new]` is not available because `RLMThreadSafeReference` cannot be created directly. `RLMThreadSafeReference` instances must be obtained by calling `-[RLMRealm resolveThreadSafeReference:]`. */ + (instancetype)new __attribute__((unavailable("RLMThreadSafeReference cannot be created directly"))); @end NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END