Add support for factories

[jgongo]

I was trying to create a Core Data stack using Typhoon and faced the following problem: I had to create the managed object model injecting the URL of the model in the initializer. The URL of the model is typically constructed this way:

NSURL *modelURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"CoreDataTest" withExtension:@"momd"];

As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) there is no way to create / inject such an object using Typhoon. I could build the main bundle object using Typhoon, but then I have no way of invoking a method on that object to get another object that gets injected in an additional object.

I think the general problem to be solved is to add support for factories: in fact the main bundle is a URL factory, using the method shown above. So maybe we could add something like this to Typhoon:

return [TyphoonDefinition withFactory:[self mainBundle] creator:^(TyphoonCreator *creator) {
    creator.selector = @selector(URLForResource:withExtension:);
    [creator injectParameterAt:0 withValueAsText:@"CoreDataTest" requiredTypeOrNil:[NSString class]];
    [creator injectParameterAt:1 withValueAsText:@"momd" requiredTypeOrNil:[NSString class]];
}];

I've noticed I can have a workaround for this problem using type converters, creating a converter that converts the string "CoreDataTest.momd" to the required NSURL, but this would prevent the creation of a "natural" type converter from strings to NSURLs, as Typhoon only supports a converter for a given type.

What do you think? Am I missing anything?

[jasperblues]

This is already supported. I'll update the documentation ASAP. Meantime take a look at:

• (void)test_returns_component_from_factory_component
  {
  Sword* sword = [_componentFactory componentForKey:@"blueSword"];
  assertThat([sword description], equalTo(@"A bright blue sword with orange pom-poms at the hilt."));
  }

Which in the block style, is satisfied like so:

• (id)swordFactory
  {
  return [TyphoonDefinition withClass:[SwordFactory class]];
  }
• (id)blueSword
  {
  return [TyphoonDefinition withClass:[Sword class] initialization:^(TyphoonInitializer* initializer)
  {
  initializer.selector = @selector(swordWithSpecification:);
  [initializer injectParameterNamed:@"specification" withValueAsText:@"blue" requiredTypeOrNil:[NSString class]];
  } properties:^(TyphoonDefinition* definition)
  {
  //TODO: Fix this
  definition.factoryComponent = @"swordFactory";
  }];
  }

Ahhhhhhh. . . .. But you've just pointed out a TODO, that needs doing. You should be able to say fdefinition.factoryComponent = [self swordFactory] . . . .(currently it is the selector name in string form).

Will fix this today.

On Mar 3, 2013, at 1:47 AM, José González [email protected] wrote:

I was trying to create a Core Data stack using Typhoon and faced the following problem: I had to create the managed object model injecting the URL of the model in the initializer. The URL of the model is typically constructed this way:

NSURL *modelURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"CoreDataTest" withExtension:@"momd"];
As far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) there is no way to create / inject such an object using Typhoon. I could build the main bundle object using Typhoon, but then I have no way of invoking a method on that object to get another object that gets injected in an additional object.

I think the general problem to be solved is to add support for factories: in fact the main bundle is a URL factory, using the method shown above. So maybe we could add something like this to Typhoon:

return [TyphoonDefinition withFactory:[self mainBundle] creator:^(TyphoonCreator *creator) {
creator.selector = @selector(URLForResource:withExtension:);
[creator injectParameterAt:0 withValueAsText:@"CoreDataTest" requiredTypeOrNil:[NSString class]];
[creator injectParameterAt:1 withValueAsText:@"momd" requiredTypeOrNil:[NSString class]];
}];
I've noticed I can have a workaround for this problem using type converters, creating a converter that converts the string "CoreDataTest.momd" to the required NSURL, but this would prevent the creation of a "natural" type converter from strings to NSURLs, as Typhoon only supports a converter for a given type.

What do you think? Am I missing anything?

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[jasperblues]

As of 1.1.2, you can now wire the factory with:

definition.factory = [self swordFactory];

[jasperblues]

Updated the docs, but they need some more attention.

[jgongo]

Great!!! Thanks a lot!