I have this code to add a NSOperation
instance to a queue
let operation = NSBlockOperation()
operation.addExecutionBlock({
self.asyncMethod() { (result, error) in
if operation.cancelled {
return
}
// etc
}
})
operationQueue.addOperation(operation)
When user leaves the view that triggered this above code I cancel operation doing
operationQueue.cancelAllOperations()
When testing cancelation, I'm 100% sure cancel is executing before async method returns so I expect operation.cancelled
to be true. Unfortunately this is not happening and I'm not able to realize why
I'm executing cancellation on viewWillDisappear
EDIT
asyncMethod
contains a network operation that runs in a different thread. That's why the callback is there: to handle network operation returns. The network operation is performed deep into the class hierarchy but I want to handle NSOperations at root level.
Calling the cancel method of this object sets the value of this property to YES. Once canceled, an operation must move to the finished state.
Canceling an operation does not actively stop the receiver’s code from executing. An operation object is responsible for calling this method periodically and stopping itself if the method returns YES.
You should always check the value of this property before doing any work towards accomplishing the operation’s task, which typically means checking it at the beginning of your custom main method. It is possible for an operation to be cancelled before it begins executing or at any time while it is executing. Therefore, checking the value at the beginning of your main method (and periodically throughout that method) lets you exit as quickly as possible when an operation is cancelled.
import Foundation
let operation1 = NSBlockOperation()
let operation2 = NSBlockOperation()
let queue = NSOperationQueue()
operation1.addExecutionBlock { () -> Void in
repeat {
usleep(10000)
print(".", terminator: "")
} while !operation1.cancelled
}
operation2.addExecutionBlock { () -> Void in
repeat {
usleep(15000)
print("-", terminator: "")
} while !operation2.cancelled
}
queue.addOperation(operation1)
queue.addOperation(operation2)
sleep(1)
queue.cancelAllOperations()
try this simple example in playground.
if it is really important to run another asynchronous code, try this
operation.addExecutionBlock({
if operation.cancelled {
return
}
self.asyncMethod() { (result, error) in
// etc
}
})
it's because you doing work wrong. You cancel operation after it executed. Check this code, block executed in one background thread. Before execution start – operation cancel, remove first block from queue.
let operationQueue = OperationQueue()
operationQueue.qualityOfService = .background
let ob1 = BlockOperation {
print("ExecutionBlock 1. Executed!")
}
let ob2 = BlockOperation {
print("ExecutionBlock 2. Executed!")
}
operationQueue.addOperation(ob1)
operationQueue.addOperation(ob2)
ob1.cancel()
// ExecutionBlock 2. Executed!
let operationQueue = NSOperationQueue()
operationQueue.qualityOfService = .Background
let ob1 = NSBlockOperation()
ob1.addExecutionBlock {
print("ExecutionBlock 1. Executed!")
}
let ob2 = NSBlockOperation()
ob2.addExecutionBlock {
print("ExecutionBlock 2. Executed!")
}
operationQueue.addOperation(ob1)
operationQueue.addOperation(ob2)
ob1.cancel()
// ExecutionBlock 2. Executed!
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