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Instantiate a NSManagedObject without saving it


I got a class like :

@objc(User)
class User: NSManagedObject {

    @NSManaged var id: String

    //MARK: - Initialize
    convenience init(id: String,  context: NSManagedObjectContext?) {

        // Create the NSEntityDescription
        let entity = NSEntityDescription.entityForName("User", inManagedObjectContext: context!)


        // Super init the top init
        self.init(entity: entity!, insertIntoManagedObjectContext: context)


        // Init class variables
        self.id = id

    }
}

I create a new User in a ViewController :

managedObjectContext = (UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as! AppDelegate).managedObjectContext!

var aUser = User(id: "500T", context: managedObjectContext)

I have another class "Group" where Group have many Users. To save user I do something like

aGroup!.users = NSSet(array: users!)
!managedObjectContext.save

I don't want to save all users. How can I instantiate a user without saving it ?


Solution

  • I found my answer and add a needSave boolean to the user init. Maybe it's not the best answer but it's working.

    @objc(User)
    class User: NSManagedObject {
    
        @NSManaged var id: String
    
        //MARK: - Initialize
        convenience init(id: String, needSave: Bool,  context: NSManagedObjectContext?) {
    
            // Create the NSEntityDescription
            let entity = NSEntityDescription.entityForName("User", inManagedObjectContext: context!)
    
    
            if(!needSave) {
                self.init(entity: entity!, insertIntoManagedObjectContext: nil)
            } else {
                self.init(entity: entity!, insertIntoManagedObjectContext: context)
            }
    
            // Init class variables
            self.id = id
    
        }
    }