Core Data rename attribute "deleted"

Question

I'm migrating a Data Model using a Mapping Model.

An entity has an attribute named deleted that is not migrating because Core Data takes the deleted property of the NSManagedObject instead of mine.

How can I force the Mapping Model to use my attribute?

Is there anything I can use in the Value Expression? This is what I use now:

Thank you.

Answer 1

I've found the solution:

I implemented a custom MigrationPolicy as follow:

- (BOOL)createDestinationInstancesForSourceInstance:(NSManagedObject *)sourceInstance
                                  entityMapping:(NSEntityMapping *)mapping
                                        manager:(NSMigrationManager *)manager
                                          error:(NSError *__autoreleasing *)error
{
    NSManagedObject *newObject = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:[mapping destinationEntityName] inManagedObjectContext:[manager destinationContext]];

    // Add the old 'deleted' attribute to a renamed attribute
    [newObject setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:[((OldEntityModel *)sourceInstance) deleted]] forKey:@"newDeletedAttribute"];

    // Add all the other attributes
    [newObject setValue:[sourceInstance valueForKey:@"field1"] forKey:@"field1"];
    [newObject setValue:[sourceInstance valueForKey:@"field2"] forKey:@"field2"];

    // Add the relationships
    NSSet *relationshipAttribute = [[NSSet alloc] initWithArray:[manager destinationInstancesForEntityMappingNamed:@"OtherEntityToOtherEntity" sourceInstances:@[[sourceInstance valueForKey:@"relationshipAttribute"]]]];
    [newObject relationshipAttribute forKey:@"relationshipAttribute"];

    [manager associateSourceInstance:sourceInstance withDestinationInstance:newObject forEntityMapping:mapping];

    return YES;
}

Casting the sourceEntity to the old model version permits to access the deleted attributed that was unaccessible in lightweight migrations or mapping models.