how to know when block finished enumerating ALAssetsLibrary

Question

Im enumerating the ALAssetsLibrary to know what groups my photo library have,

How can I know when the block stopped enumerating?

NSMutableArray *albumsArray = [NSMutableArray array];

ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];

[library enumerateGroupsWithTypes:ALAssetsGroupAll
                       usingBlock: ^(ALAssetsGroup *group, BOOL *stop){
                           if ([group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName] != nil) {
                               [albumsArray addObject:[group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName]];
                           }
                           NSLog(@"tu arraya :: %@", albumsArray);
                           //tha pics?
                           [group enumerateAssetsUsingBlock:  ^(ALAsset *result, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop){
                               // ---> ALAsset:
                               NSLog(@"     Stop? %@", (stop ? @"YES" : @"NO") );
                           }];
                       }
                     failureBlock: ^(NSError *error) {
                         NSLog(@"Failure");
                     }];
NSLog(@"tu arraya 1:: %@", albumsArray);

Answer 1

Check if (group == nil) after the enumerateAssetsUsingBlock statement.

See below:

NSMutableArray *albumsArray = [NSMutableArray array];

ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init];

[library enumerateGroupsWithTypes:ALAssetsGroupAll
                       usingBlock: ^(ALAssetsGroup *group, BOOL *stop){
                           if ([group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName] != nil) {
                               [albumsArray addObject:[group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName]];
                           }
                           NSLog(@"tu arraya :: %@", albumsArray);
                           //tha pics?
                           [group enumerateAssetsUsingBlock:  ^(ALAsset *result, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop){
                               // ---> ALAsset:
                               NSLog(@"     Stop? %@", (stop ? @"YES" : @"NO") );
                           }];

                           // this is the end of enumeration
                           if (group == nil)
                           {
                               NSLog(@"THE END!!!");
                           }
                       }
                     failureBlock: ^(NSError *error) {
                         NSLog(@"Failure");
                     }];
NSLog(@"tu arraya 1:: %@", albumsArray);

Also, you should really think about breaking up your blocks to make things easier to read. For example:

NSMutableArray *albumsArray = [NSMutableArray array];
ALAssetsLibrary *library = [BMBAssetManager defaultAssetsLibrary];

void (^assetEnumerator)( ALAsset *, NSUInteger, BOOL *) =
    ^(ALAsset *result, NSUInteger index, BOOL *stop)
    {
        // ---> ALAsset:
        NSLog(@"     Stop? %@", (stop ? @"YES" : @"NO") );
    };

void (^assetGroupEnumerator)( ALAssetsGroup *, BOOL *) =
    ^(ALAssetsGroup *group, BOOL *stop){
        if ([group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName] != nil) {
            [albumsArray addObject:[group valueForProperty:ALAssetsGroupPropertyName]];
        }
        NSLog(@"tu arraya :: %@", albumsArray);
        //tha pics?
        [group enumerateAssetsUsingBlock:assetEnumerator];

        // this is the end of enumeration
        if (group == nil)
        {
            NSLog(@"THE END!!!");
        }

    };

[library enumerateGroupsWithTypes:ALAssetsGroupAll
                       usingBlock:assetGroupEnumerator
                     failureBlock: ^(NSError *error) {
                         NSLog(@"Failure");
                     }];