Well - 2AM and I finally resolved it. I also think I understand why the strange
recursion occurs
This double-layer binding of content-array of one NSArrayController to the
arrangedObjects of another NSArrayController (who’s bound to an ordered
relation of…. ) made loading to occur like this.
1 “Measurements” array controller loads 1 entity. It rearranges its objects.
This triggers:
2. “Used Species” array controller to reload and rearrange its content array.
This puts to use the computational key path @distinctUnionOfObjects.species
that scans all the “Measurements” arrangedObject.
3, Measurements array controllers loads another entity, now having two - and
rearranges its objects again. Triggers
4. “Used Species” array controller to reload and rearrange its content array.
And so on.
What I did, is to add a calculated property to the File’s Owner (the
WindowController) providing this needed ContentArray in one shot:
@property (readonly, nonatomic) NSArray *speciesInUse;
-(NSArray *) speciesInUse {
return [self.representedObject.measurements.array
valueForKeyPath:@"@distinctUnionOfObjects.species"];
}
Now my “Used Species Array Controller” binds against FileOwner’s “speciesInUse”
property - and the dependency is broken.
All is well, goodnight everyone, and thanks a million for all the help.
> On 5 Nov 2018, at 1:04, Sandor Szatmari <admin.szatmari....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you can, can you establish the binding programmatically after launch? If
> so, does the program crash once the bindings are re-established? …
> considering if it is a launch issue or more systematic?
>
> Sandor
>
>> On Nov 4, 2018, at 17:25, Motti Shneor <motti.shn...@me.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well, thanks Dave, Hunter, Richard and the rest.
>>
>> I followed each of your suggestions, and I finally found the culprit.
>>
>> A single binding, rather a nifty one, which I don’t know how to do better —
>> Maybe you can help. Removing this binding (alas losing functionality)
>> window opens instantly, regardless of the number of items.
>>
>> First off — the issue is NOT in any of the table columns. They do have
>> complicated bindings, but all work fast and fine.
>>
>> In the .xib there is also a custom view, only used as an accessory view to
>> an NSAlert dialog, when user choses to perform special editing on the items
>> displayed. (Kind of search-and-replace action).
>>
>> In that view, there’s a popup button, populated by binding to a (quite
>> special) array controller. That array controller’s content-array has the
>> binding that breaks window loading.
>>
>> I’ll try to explain:
>>
>> This NSTable in the window displays a list of all “Measurement” entities
>> related to a specific “Sample” (the “representedObject” of the File’s
>> owner).
>> For that I have a “Measurements Array Controller” in “Entity” mode, whose
>> content array is bound to File’s Owner’s “representedObject.measurements”
>> relation. All table columns are bound to that array controller.
>>
>> Now each Measurement is connected via to-one relation to a “Species” entity.
>>
>> In my custom view, I wish to populate a popup button with all the Species
>> entities which appear in the displayed Measurements.
>>
>> For that, I created the “Used Species Array Controller” whose section in the
>> .xib appears below:
>>
>>
>> <arrayController mode="entity" entityName="Species" editable="NO"
>> automaticallyPreparesContent="YES" preservesSelection="NO"
>> selectsInsertedObjects="NO" avoidsEmptySelection="NO"
>> clearsFilterPredicateOnInsertion="NO" automaticallyRearrangesObjects="YES"
>> id="syR-1c-VXy" userLabel="Used Species Array Controller">
>> <connections>
>> BAD: <binding destination="4l9-1K-ojl" name="contentArray"
>> keyPath="arrangedObjects.@distinctUnionOfObjects.species" id="TQk-n5-RYc”/>
>> <binding destination="-2" name="managedObjectContext"
>> keyPath="representedObject.managedObjectContext" id="Vqg-dg-DdM"/>
>> <binding destination="xYM-bl-Wzq" name="sortDescriptors"
>> keyPath="sortDescriptors" id="3uW-GQ-bKN"/>
>> </connections>
>> </arrayController>
>>
>>
>> The “Bad” binding destination, is the Measurements Array Controller’s
>> “arrangedObjects”, and the model keyPath is “@distinctUnionOfObjects.species”
>>
>> Effectively, when calculated, this “collects” all the species from all
>> displayed measurements, removing any duplicates. Nifty, isn’t it?
>>
>> I can’t provide the list statically, in advance, because the user is free to
>> replace the species of displayed measurements - and although this is rather
>> “heavy” binding - I can’t see anything “recursive” about it, or otherwise
>> iteratively-dependent. I would guess this ArrayController should “Prepare”
>> its content array once - and forget about it, until time any of the
>> Measurements (arrangedObjects) mutate.
>>
>> I know this isn’t easy to grasp… but any idea for how to improve this will
>> be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> Motti Shneor
>> ---
>> Ceterum censeo Microsoftinem delendam esse
>>
>>
>>> On 4 Nov 2018, at 21:41, Dave Fernandes <dave.fernan...@utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Nov 4, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Motti Shneor <motti.shn...@me.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Dave and thanks for the reply.
>>>>
>>>> As you can see in the stack - there isn’t actually any “code” per-se that
>>>> runs at that time. Here is the actual method that fails:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> As for modifying the persistent store - I guess I don’t because the
>>>> database-document does not become “dirty”. If I double click one of the
>>>> “sample” entities that can be open - and the window is shown as expected,
>>>> then I close the document - there are no autosaves or changes recorded.
>>>> The modification time of the persistent store does not change.
>>>>
>>>> However - you’re right to point at
>>>> NSManagedObjectContextDidChangeNotification — how could I get it to pop?
>>>
>>> Set up an observer for that notification for your MOC and set a breakpoint
>>> in that observer.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 3 of my NSTableColumn do have a formatter for the number presented - but
>>>> why should this affect the context, The columns are not “editable”
>>>> in-place.
>>>
>>> Just trying to narrow this down without assuming too much.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I will attempt to delete these columns and try again…
>>>>
>>>
>>
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