CoreStore/Sources/FetchableSource.swift

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import Foundation
import CoreData


// MARK: - FetchableSource

/**
 Encapsulates containers which manages an internal `NSManagedObjectContext`, such as `DataStack`s and transactions, that can be used for fetching objects. CoreStore provides implementations for this protocol and should be used as a read-only abstraction.
 */
public protocol FetchableSource: class {
    
    /**
     Fetches the `DynamicObject` instance in the `FetchableSource`'s context from a reference created from another managed object context.
     
     - parameter object: a reference to the object created/fetched outside the `FetchableSource`'s context
     - returns: the `DynamicObject` instance if the object exists in the `FetchableSource`'s context, or `nil` if not found.
     */
    func fetchExisting<T: DynamicObject>(_ object: T) -> T?
    
    /**
     Fetches the `DynamicObject` instance in the `FetchableSource`'s context from an `NSManagedObjectID`.
     
     - parameter objectID: the `NSManagedObjectID` for the object
     - returns: the `DynamicObject` instance if the object exists in the `FetchableSource`, or `nil` if not found.
     */
    func fetchExisting<T: DynamicObject>(_ objectID: NSManagedObjectID) -> T?
    
    /**
     Fetches the `DynamicObject` instances in the `FetchableSource`'s context from references created from another managed object context.

     - parameter objects: an array of `DynamicObject`s created/fetched outside the `FetchableSource`'s context
     - returns: the `DynamicObject` array for objects that exists in the `FetchableSource`
     */
    func fetchExisting<T: DynamicObject, S: Sequence>(_ objects: S) -> [T] where S.Iterator.Element == T

    /**
     Fetches the `DynamicObject` instances in the `FetchableSource`'s context from a list of `NSManagedObjectID`.

     - parameter objectIDs: the `NSManagedObjectID` array for the objects
     - returns: the `DynamicObject` array for objects that exists in the `FetchableSource`'s context
     */
    func fetchExisting<T: DynamicObject, S: Sequence>(_ objectIDs: S) -> [T] where S.Iterator.Element == NSManagedObjectID

    /**
     Fetches the first `DynamicObject` instance that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the first `DynamicObject` instance that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchOne<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: FetchClause...) -> T?

    /**
     Fetches the first `DynamicObject` instance that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the first `DynamicObject` instance that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchOne<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: [FetchClause]) -> T?

    /**
     Fetches all `DynamicObject` instances that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: all `DynamicObject` instances that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchAll<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: FetchClause...) -> [T]?

    /**
     Fetches all `DynamicObject` instances that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: all `DynamicObject` instances that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchAll<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: [FetchClause]) -> [T]?

    /**
     Fetches the number of `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the number `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchCount<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: FetchClause...) -> Int?

    /**
     Fetches the number of `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the number `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchCount<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: [FetchClause]) -> Int?

    /**
     Fetches the `NSManagedObjectID` for the first `DynamicObject` that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the `NSManagedObjectID` for the first `DynamicObject` that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchObjectID<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: FetchClause...) -> NSManagedObjectID?

    /**
     Fetches the `NSManagedObjectID` for the first `DynamicObject` that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the `NSManagedObjectID` for the first `DynamicObject` that satisfies the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchObjectID<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: [FetchClause]) -> NSManagedObjectID?

    /**
     Fetches the `NSManagedObjectID` for all `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the `NSManagedObjectID` for all `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchObjectIDs<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: FetchClause...) -> [NSManagedObjectID]?

    /**
     Fetches the `NSManagedObjectID` for all `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.

     - parameter from: a `From` clause indicating the entity type
     - parameter fetchClauses: a series of `FetchClause` instances for the fetch request. Accepts `Where`, `OrderBy`, and `Tweak` clauses.
     - returns: the `NSManagedObjectID` for all `DynamicObject`s that satisfy the specified `FetchClause`s
     */
    func fetchObjectIDs<T: DynamicObject>(_ from: From<T>, _ fetchClauses: [FetchClause]) -> [NSManagedObjectID]?
    
    /**
     The internal `NSManagedObjectContext` managed by this `FetchableSource`. Using this context directly should typically be avoided, and is provided by CoreStore only for extremely specialized cases.
     */
    func unsafeContext() -> NSManagedObjectContext
}