Core Data in Swift · Data Storage and Management for iOS and OS X by Zarra, Marcus S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Introduction

Is This Book for You? What Is Core Data? Online Resources

1. Before We Begin

Test Application The Storyboard The Recipe List The Recipe Detail The Edit Workflow Ready for Core Data

2. Under the Hood

Introducing the NSManagedObjectModel Integrating with the NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Adding the NSManagedObjectContext Working with NSManagedObject Instances Building an NSFetchRequest NSSortDescriptor Wrapping Up

3. iOS: NSFetchedResultsController

How to Use the NSFetchedResultsController Under the Hood of the NSFetchedResultsController Building Our Own: MSZContextWatcher Wrapping Up

4. Versioning and Migration

Some Maintenance Before We Migrate A Simple Migration The Difference Between Light and Heavy Migrations A Heavy/Manual Migration Fundamentals of Core Data Versioning Wrapping Up

5. Performance Tuning

Persistent Store Types Optimizing Your Data Model Fetching Faulting Access Patterns Wrapping Up

6. Threading

Threading and Core Data Working on the Main Queue Working off the Main Queue Interqueue Communication Parent/Child NSManagedObjectContext Design Export Operation Import Operation Asynchronous Saving Debug Concurrency Checking Wrapping Up

7. Bulk Changes

Running with Scissors Doing Bulk Updates Notifying the Application of Changes Bulk Deletes Things to Consider When Using the Bulk Change APIs Wrapping Up

8. Network Operations

The Problem and the Approach The Solution Accessing the Network Operations Wrapping Up

9. Using Core Data with iCloud

Introducing the UIManagedDocument Direct NSManagedObjectContext to iCloud Consuming Changes from iCloud Under the Hood Migrating an Existing Application Desktop iCloud Integration Issues with Data Quantities Sharing Data Between iOS and OS X Wrapping Up

10. Adding a Desktop Foundation

Our Application Our Application Design Sharing the Data Model Building the Controller Layer Building the User Interface Adding a Splash of Code Wrapping Up

11. Bindings, KVC, and KVO

Key Value Coding Key Value Observing Cocoa Bindings and Core Data Other Interface Elements That Use KVO, KVC, and Core Data Wrapping Up

12. Spotlight, Quick Look, and Core Data

Integrating with Spotlight Integrating with Quick Look Putting It All Together Wrapping Up