Adding Core Data to existing iPhone project

Question

I'd like to add core data to an existing iPhone project, but I still get a lot of compile errors:

- NSManagedObjectContext undeclared

 - Expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'NSManagedObjectModel'

 - ...

I already added the Core Data Framework to the target (right click on my project under "Targets", "Add" - "Existing Frameworks", "CoreData.framework").

My header-file:

NSManagedObjectModel *managedObjectModel;
NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext;       
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *persistentStoreCoordinator;

[...]

@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSManagedObjectModel *managedObjectModel;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *persistentStoreCoordinator;

What am I missing? Starting a new project is not an option...

Thanks a lot!

edit sorry, I do have those implementations... but it seems like the Library is missing... the implementation methods are full with compile error like "managedObjectContext undeclared", "NSPersistentStoreCoordinator undeclared", but also with "Expected ')' before NSManagedObjectContext" (although it seems like the parenthesis are correct)...

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Core Data stack

/**
 Returns the managed object context for the application.
 If the context doesn't already exist, it is created and bound to the persistent store         
coordinator for the application.
 */
- (NSManagedObjectContext *) managedObjectContext {

    if (managedObjectContext != nil) {
        return managedObjectContext;
    }

    NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *coordinator = [self persistentStoreCoordinator];
    if (coordinator != nil) {
        managedObjectContext = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] init];
        [managedObjectContext setPersistentStoreCoordinator: coordinator];
    }
    return managedObjectContext;
}


/**
 Returns the managed object model for the application.
 If the model doesn't already exist, it is created by merging all of the models found in    
 application bundle.
 */
- (NSManagedObjectModel *)managedObjectModel {

    if (managedObjectModel != nil) {
        return managedObjectModel;
    }
    managedObjectModel = [[NSManagedObjectModel mergedModelFromBundles:nil] retain];    
    return managedObjectModel;
}


/**
 Returns the persistent store coordinator for the application.
 If the coordinator doesn't already exist, it is created and the application's store added to it.
 */
- (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *)persistentStoreCoordinator {

    if (persistentStoreCoordinator != nil) {
        return persistentStoreCoordinator;
    }

    NSURL *storeUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: [[self applicationDocumentsDirectory] 
        stringByAppendingPathComponent: @"Core_Data.sqlite"]];

    NSError *error = nil;
    persistentStoreCoordinator = [[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator alloc] 
    initWithManagedObjectModel:[self managedObjectModel]];
    if (![persistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType 
    configuration:nil URL:storeUrl options:nil error:&error]) {
    /*
     Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.

     abort() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should 
    not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during 
    development. If it is not possible to recover from the error, display an alert panel that 
    instructs the user to quit the application by pressing the Home button.

     Typical reasons for an error here include:
     * The persistent store is not accessible
     * The schema for the persistent store is incompatible with current managed object 
                model
     Check the error message to determine what the actual problem was.
     */
    NSLog(@"Unresolved error %@, %@", error, [error userInfo]);
    abort();
}    

return persistentStoreCoordinator;
}

Answer 1

//in Swift 2.2 , you may do the following without changing the AppDelegate file.

1. Project->targets-->linked frameworks and libraries Now add a new framework (click on +) 'CoreData'
2. File->new file->CoreData->DataModel name it as say A.xcdatamodelid
3. In A.xcdatamodelid create new enitity (click on entity+) name it as say Bc and set its class as 'Bc' in inspector window on right.
4. Now Add attributes to the entity (click on attributes +) , add one attribute for eg : name and its type as String.
5. Now editor->create NSManagedObject Subclass -->click next on the pop up window-->again next-->then click create. Two new files will be created 1. a new class named Bc.swift and an extension named Bc+coredataproperties.swift.

6. File->new file->ios->cocoa Touch class-->set its subclass as NSObject->name it as DataController.swift Inside the file include ///

   import UIKit import CoreData class DataController: NSObject {

   var managedObjectContext: NSManagedObjectContext
   
   override  init() {
       // This resource is the same name as your xcdatamodeld contained in your project.
       guard let modelURL = NSBundle.mainBundle().URLForResource("A", withExtension:"momd") else {
           fatalError("Error loading model from bundle")
       }
       // The managed object model for the application. It is a fatal error for the application not to be able to find and load its model.
       guard let mom = NSManagedObjectModel(contentsOfURL: modelURL) else {
           fatalError("Error initializing mom from: \(modelURL)")
       }
       let psc = NSPersistentStoreCoordinator(managedObjectModel: mom)
       self.managedObjectContext = NSManagedObjectContext(concurrencyType: .MainQueueConcurrencyType)
       self.managedObjectContext.persistentStoreCoordinator = psc
   
       let urls = NSFileManager.defaultManager().URLsForDirectory(.DocumentDirectory, inDomains: .UserDomainMask)
       let docURL = urls[urls.endIndex-1]
       /* The directory the application uses to store the Core Data store file.
       This code uses a file named "A.sqlite" in the application's documents directory.
       */
       let storeURL = docURL.URLByAppendingPathComponent("A.sqlite")
       do {
           try psc.addPersistentStoreWithType(NSSQLiteStoreType, configuration: nil, URL: storeURL, options: nil)
       } catch {
           fatalError("Error migrating store: \(error)")
       }
   
   }
   

   }

//////

7. Now inside the viewcontroller file you can access your db using two methods. Important : include the statement in your viewController "import CoreData" a. call seed() -->to insert value into db/entity b. call fetch()--> to fetch value from db/entity

///////seed()-->def

func seedPerson() {

        // create an instance of our managedObjectContext
        let moc = DataController().managedObjectContext

        // we set up our entity by selecting the entity and context that we're targeting
        let entity = NSEntityDescription.insertNewObjectForEntityForName("Bc", inManagedObjectContext: moc) as! Bc

        // add our data
        entity.setValue("Meera", forKey: "name")


        // we save our entity
        do {
            try moc.save()
        } catch {
            fatalError("Failure to save context: \(error)")
        }
    }

//fetch() def

func fetch() {
        let moc = DataController().managedObjectContext
        let personFetch = NSFetchRequest(entityName: "Bc")

        do {
            let fetchedPerson = try moc.executeFetchRequest(personFetch) as! [Bc]
            print(fetchedPerson.first!.name!)

        } catch {
            fatalError("Failed to fetch person: \(error)")
        }
    }