How to queue CKOperations for different CKDatabase

Question

I create 2 operations, let's say CKModifySubscriptionsOperation. One is for private, another for shared database. I could queue them by adding to the OperationQueue, each next would start after previous completion block.

let operationQueue = OperationQueue()
operationQueue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1
// ...
operationQueue.addOperation(operation)

// Queued great but all subscriptions are created in private database

But I need to do some action (fetching, modifying etc) from different databases, but still need to queue them. Here is how I add operation to the database. How to put them to the single queue but still let them go to needed database each?

container.privateCloudDatabase.add(operation)
container.sharedCloudDatabase.add(operation)

// Put subscriptions to correct databases but no queue

bodich · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-21T05:07:07.053

I've solved the goal by creating a controlled custom operation.

Now we can queue cloud database specific operations just like that

let privateSubscriptionOperation = SubscriptionOperation(type: .private)
let sharedSubscriptionOperation = SubscriptionOperation(type: .shared)

operationQueue.addOperation(privateSubscriptionOperation)
operationQueue.addOperation(sharedSubscriptionOperation)

First of all, parent class

class CKDatabaseControlledOperation: Operation {
    
    let databaseType: DatabaseType
    let database: CKDatabase
    
    private var _finished = false
    private var _executing = false
    
    init(type: DatabaseType) {
        databaseType = type
        switch type {
        case .private:
            database = CKContainer.default().privateCloudDatabase
        case .shared:
            database = CKContainer.default().sharedCloudDatabase
        }
    }
    
    override var isExecuting: Bool {
        get {
            return !_executing
        }
        set {
            willChangeValue(forKey: "isExecuting") // This must match the overriden variable
            _executing = newValue
            didChangeValue(forKey: "isExecuting") // This must match the overriden variable
        }
    }
    
    override var isFinished: Bool {
        get {
            return _finished
        }
        set {
            willChangeValue(forKey: "isFinished") // This must match the overriden variable
            _finished = newValue
            didChangeValue(forKey: "isFinished") // This must match the overriden variable
        }
    }
    
    func stopOperation() {
        isFinished = true
        isExecuting = false
    }
    
    func startOperation() {
        isFinished = false
        isExecuting = true
    }

    enum DatabaseType: String {
        case `private` = "private-changes"
        case shared = "shared-changes"
    }
}

And then we can create any database operation (subscription in this example but will work with any)

class SubscriptionOperation: CKDatabaseControlledOperation {
    
    override func main() {
        startOperation() //Operation starts
        
        let subscription = CKDatabaseSubscription(subscriptionID: databaseType.rawValue)
        //...set any needed stuff like NotificationInfo
        
        let operation = CKModifySubscriptionsOperation(subscriptionsToSave: [subscription], subscriptionIDsToDelete: [])

        operation.modifySubscriptionsCompletionBlock = { [unowned self] subscriptions, subscriptionIDs, error in
            //Handle errors
            self.stopOperation() //Operation ends
        }
        
        database.add(operation)
    }
    
}

How to queue CKOperations for different CKDatabase

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