Core Data multi thread application

Question

I\'m trying to use core data in a multi thread way. I simply want to show the application with the previously downloaded data while downloading new data in background. This

Answer 1

The Apple Concurrency with Core Data documentation is the place to start. Read it really carefully... I was bitten many times by my misunderstandings!

Basic rules are:

1. Use one NSPersistentStoreCoordinator per program. You don't need them per thread.
2. Create one NSManagedObjectContext per thread.
3. Never pass an NSManagedObject on a thread to the other thread.
4. Instead, get the object IDs via -objectID and pass it to the other thread.

More rules:

1. Make sure you save the object into the store before getting the object ID. Until saved, they're temporary, and you can't access them from another thread.
2. And beware of the merge policies if you make changes to the managed objects from more than one thread.
3. NSManagedObjectContext's -mergeChangesFromContextDidSaveNotification: is helpful.

But let me repeat, please read the document carefully! It's really worth it!