space-ios/Carthage/Checkouts/realm-cocoa/Realm/RLMThreadSafeReference.h

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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@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 <NSObject>
// 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<RLMThreadConfined>> : 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