How do I make a fetch request using NSManagedObject's new fetchRequest function?

Question

In iOS 10 the CoreData team added a new "fetchRequest" method to NSManagedObject. It looks like this:

public class func fetchRequest() -> NSFetchRequest<NSFetchRequestResult> 

Which, from what I understand, allows us to replace this:

let request = NSFetchRequest<MyEntity>(entityName: "MyEntity") 

with this:

let request = MyEntity.fetchRequest() 

However, when I try to make a simple request like this:

let request = MyEntity.fetchRequest() do {     results = try request.execute() } catch let error {     print("failed to fetch coffee object: \(error)") } 

I receive the following error:

Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134060 "(null)" UserInfo={message=Cannot fetch without an NSManagedObjectContext in scope}

So, clearly the error is stating that I need to bring an NSManagedObjectContext into scope. I've been looking for examples but can seem to find a full example of how to perform a request using the new API features.

Question

Using the latest Core Data API features, how do I make a simple fetch request? The underlying question is how do I bring my NSmanagedObjectCotnext into scope.

I should note that I am able to successfully make a request using the traditional syntax.

Answer 1

Ok, I figured out two ways of doing this. The first approach, which is similar to my example code is just simply:

var moc: NSManagedObjectContext! let request = MyEntity.fetchRequest() var results : [MyEntity]   do {      results = try moc.fetch(request)  } catch { // error stuff} 

The second approach, which was shown in WWDC 2016 uses a function named "execute" on our fetch request object.

If you view the details on NSFetchRequest you'll see a comment that clearly states that the operation must be performed with in a block.

   // Executes the fetch request using the current managed object context. This method must be called from within a block submitted to a managed object context.     @available(iOS 10.0, *)     public func execute() throws -> [ResultType] 

It's dawned on me that this was the way to perform the fetch:

var moc: NSManagedObjectContext! let request = MyEntity.fetchRequest() var results : [MyEntity]  moc.perform {     self.results = try! request.execute() } 

For those who roll their own

If you are rolling your own code you may find that your code does not compile. Included in the auto-generated code is a new method called fetchRequest that the compiler uses to pass the type along. Here's what the code looks like.

@nonobjc public class func fetchRequest() -> NSFetchRequest<MyEntity> {     return NSFetchRequest<MyEntity>(entityName: "MyEntity"); }