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RecordTransformer.m

/*
 
 File: RrecordTransformer.m
 
 Abstract: Transforms a sync record to a local record and back. 
 Used during the pulling and pushing phases.
 
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// RecordTransformer transforms a KVC compliant object into a sync record and back.
// When pushing records, Sync Services expects a dictionary not an object that is simply KVC compliant.
// It's best to create the dictionary from scratch to separate any non-persistent properties 
// you may have added to the records. Also attributes and relationsihps need to be handled 
// differently. Similarly, when pulling records, you need to transform the Sync Services representation
// to your KVC compliant object. In this example, the KVC compliant object happens to be a dictionary
// too, although distinctly different from the Sync Services dictionary (for Cocoa Bindings to work).
 
// Use transformedValue: to transform your KVC compliant object to a Sync Services record, and use
// reverseTransformedValue: to transform a Sync Services record to your KVC object.
 
// NOTE: This class inherits from NSValueTransformer although it is not currently used as a transformer
// for Cocoa Bindings, just for converting records when syncing.
 
#import <SyncServices/SyncServices.h>
#import "DataSource.h"
#import "EntityModel.h"
#import "Entity.h"
#import "RecordTransformer.h"
 
@implementation RecordTransformer
 
// Returns an NSObject since any KVC compliant object can be transformed using this class.
+ (Class)transformedValueClass
{
    return [NSObject self];
}
 
// Returns NO. We do "reverse transformations" of a sort, but not in the Cocoa Bindings
// sense - these are done to get back from a Sync Services Record and id to
// an entity object, and the API is different.
+ (BOOL)supportsReverseTransformation
{
    return NO;
}
 
 
// Creating record transformers
 
// Convenience method for creating and registering instances with NSValueTransformer
+ (RecordTransformer *)recordTransformerForEntityName:(NSString *)aName andDataSource:(id)aSource
{
    id transformer = [[RecordTransformer alloc] init];
    [transformer setDataSource:aSource];
    [transformer setEntityName:aName];
    return transformer;
}
 
 
// Getting and setting record transformer properties
 
- (NSString *)entityName
{
    return entityName;
}
 
- (void)setEntityName:(NSString *)aString
{
    entityName = aString;
    return;
}
 
- (id)dataSource
{
    return dataSource;
}
 
- (void)setDataSource:(id)anObject
{
    dataSource = anObject;
    return;
}
 
 
// Transforming objects
 
// Transforms the application's entity object into a Sync Services record. The beforeObject is 
// simply any KVC compliant object that has properties defined by the specified entity model.
// Returns a record dictionary used by Sync Services for push operations.
- (id)transformedValue:(id)beforeObject
{
    NSUInteger ii, count;
    //NSLog(@"RecordTransformer transformedValue:");
    //NSLog(@"beforeObject=%@", [beforeObject description]);
 
    if ((beforeObject == nil) || (dataSource == nil) || (entityName == nil))
        return nil;
    
    NSMutableDictionary *afterObject = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
                
    // Add the attribute key-value pairs to the dictionary first.
    NSArray *attributeKeys = [dataSource attributeKeysForEntityName:entityName];
    for (ii = 0, count = [attributeKeys count]; ii < count; ii++) {
        id key = [attributeKeys objectAtIndex:ii];
        id value = [beforeObject valueForKey:key];
        if (value != NULL) [afterObject setValue:value forKey:key];
    }
    
    // Now add the relationships (if any) to the dictionary by converting relationship key
    // to the unique, long name that Sync Services expects.
    NSArray *relationshipKeys = [dataSource relationshipKeysForEntityName:entityName];
    for (ii = 0, count = [relationshipKeys count]; ii < count; ii++) {
        //NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray array];
        id key = [relationshipKeys objectAtIndex:ii];
        id value = [beforeObject valueForKey:key];
        //NSLog(@"relationship key=%@ value=%@", key, [value description]);
        [afterObject setValue:value forKey:key];
    }               
    
    [afterObject setValue:entityName forKey:ISyncRecordEntityNameKey]; // sync engine requires this property        
    
    //NSLog(@"afterObject=%@", [afterObject description]);  
    return afterObject;
}
 
// Returns the object that corresponds to the specified sync record and record identifier. 
// Returns nil if the object could not be found.
- (id)reverseTransformedValue:(id)beforeObject withRecordIdentifier:(NSString*)recordIdentifier
{
    // Get the matching record, otherwise return nil.
    id recordEntityName = [beforeObject valueForKey:ISyncRecordEntityNameKey];
    id afterObject = [dataSource recordWithPrimaryKey:recordIdentifier forEntityName:recordEntityName];
    
    return afterObject;
}
 
// Adds a new record pulled from the sync engine, or applies changes to an existing object.
// Uses reverseTransformedValue:withRecordIdentifier: to get an existing record.
- (id)reverseTransformedValueWithChange:(ISyncChange *)syncChange
{
    id beforeObject = [syncChange record];
    //NSLog(@"RecordTransformer reverseTransformedValueWithChange:");
    //NSLog(@"syncChanges=%@", [syncChange changes]);
    //NSLog(@"beforeObject=%@", [beforeObject description]);
    
    // Get the matching record or create a new record
    id afterObject = [self reverseTransformedValue:beforeObject withRecordIdentifier:[syncChange recordIdentifier]];
    id recordEntityName = [beforeObject valueForKey:ISyncRecordEntityNameKey];
 
    if (afterObject == nil) {
        NSLog(@"Adding new record %@:\n%@", [syncChange recordIdentifier], [beforeObject description]);
        // Create a new entity object
        NSString *className = [[[dataSource entityModel] entityWithEntityName:recordEntityName] className];
        afterObject = [[NSClassFromString(className) alloc] init];
        [afterObject takeStoredValue:[syncChange recordIdentifier] forKey:@"primaryKey"];
        
        // Need to manually copy over the attribute values
        NSArray *attributeKeys = [dataSource attributeKeysForEntityName:recordEntityName];
        NSUInteger ii, iicount = [attributeKeys count];
        //NSLog(@"Setting attributes, count=%d...", iicount);
        for (ii = 0; ii < iicount; ii++){
            id key = [attributeKeys objectAtIndex:ii];
            [afterObject takeStoredValue:[beforeObject valueForKey:key] forKey:key];
        }
        
        // Need to transform the sync relationship keys to keys used by the entity model
        NSArray *relationshipKeys = [dataSource relationshipKeysForEntityName:recordEntityName];
        NSUInteger jj, jjcount = [relationshipKeys count];
        //NSLog(@"Setting relationships, count=%d...", jjcount);
        for (jj = 0; jj < jjcount; jj++) {
            id key = [relationshipKeys objectAtIndex:jj]; // get the application relationship key
            [afterObject takeStoredValue:[beforeObject valueForKey:key] forKey:key];
        }               
        [dataSource addRecord:afterObject forEntityName:recordEntityName];
    }
    // Otherwise just apply the changes to the existing entity.
    else {
        //NSLog(@"Modifying existing record %@ with changes:\n%@", [syncChange recordIdentifier], [[syncChange changes] description]);
        NSEnumerator *enumerator = [[syncChange changes] objectEnumerator];
        id change;
        
        NSArray *attributeKeys = [dataSource attributeKeysForEntityName:entityName];
        NSArray *relationshipKeys = [dataSource relationshipKeysForEntityName:recordEntityName];
        while (change = [enumerator nextObject]) {
            // Apply attribute changes
            id key = [change valueForKey:ISyncChangePropertyNameKey];
            if ([attributeKeys containsObject:key]){
                [afterObject takeValue:[change valueForKey:ISyncChangePropertyValueKey] forKey:key];
            }
            // Apply relationship changes
            else {
                if ([relationshipKeys containsObject:key]){
                    [afterObject takeValue:[change valueForKey:ISyncChangePropertyValueKey] forKey:key];
                }
            }
            // NOTE: the above code checks if the key is really a property key because other non-properties may be contained in there.
        }
    }
    
    //NSLog(@"afterObject=%@", [afterObject description]);  
    return afterObject;
}
 
@end



Last updated: 2009-10-14

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