How to make SwiftData @Query updating from changes made on a background context?

Question

I have a SwiftData @Query in a LazyVStack, works nicely, updates on every model change, even if I make changes in relations only.

But I also have a long running task (~3 sec), so I created a @ModelActor for that and doing the work on a detached task.

But the view does not update. 😭

If I start scolling, the newly scrolled-in items are already updated (they are probably queried fresh), but the existing items in view are not updated (not even if I scroll out and back). Only works after I restart the app.

What do you do to update a SwiftData @Query after changes on a @ModelActor background context?

I tried saving the context when task is finished, manually update the view (with setting a new state after save), but it still shows the previous state.

Answer 1

By providing a custom Identifiable implementation of the queried models, even the on-screen items gets updated.

In my use-case the changes were made in relations, so I included the corresponding fields from relations into the Identifiable implementations as well. 👇

extension MyModel: Identifiable {

    var id: String {
        "\(persistentModelID) \(relationship?.map { "\($0.persistentModelID)" }.joined() ?? "")"
    }
}