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  1. Realm Cocoa SDK
  2. RCOCOA-1250

Backlinks are not updated after an update to the linked object

    • Type: Icon: Task Task
    • Resolution: Works as Designed
    • Priority: Icon: Trivial - P5 Trivial - P5
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      Goals

      <!--- What do you want to achieve? -->
      I wish to display a view of a list of objects along with other objects that are linked via a backlink. The example below uses Owners and Dogs where I am trying to display a list of dogs along with the number of owners for each dog.
      It is possible to add dogs into this view as well as attach owners to dogs from the same view.

      Expected Results

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      As owners are added to dogs, the list should be updated to reflect the number of owners each dog has

      Actual Results

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      The UI is not updated to reflect the latest data

      Steps for others to Reproduce

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      Given the sample code below

      1. Tap "Add dog" button
      2. Tap on the on newly added dog row
      3. Tap "Add person" button
      4. The UI will present no changes.
      5. Restarting the application will then display the correct number of owners.

      Code Sample

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      Models:

      @objcMembers class Owner: Object, ObjectKeyIdentifiable {
          dynamic var _id = UUID().uuidString
          dynamic var name = "Owner"
      
          var dogs = RealmSwift.List<Dog>()
      
          override static func primaryKey() -> String? {
              return "_id"
          }
      }
      
      @objcMembers class Dog: Object, ObjectKeyIdentifiable {
          dynamic var _id = UUID().uuidString
          dynamic var name = "Fido"
      
          var owners = LinkingObjects(fromType: Owner.self, property: "dogs")
      
          override static func primaryKey() -> String? {
              return "_id"
          }
      }
      

      View:

      struct ContentView: View {
          @ObservedResults(Dog.self) var dogs
          @State var selectedDog: Dog?
          var body: some View {
              NavigationView {
                  List {
                      ForEach(dogs) { dog in
                          Text("\(dog.name) has \(dog.owners.count) owners")
                              .onTapGesture {
                                  selectedDog = dog
                              }
                      }
                  }
                  .navigationTitle("Dogs")
                  .navigationBarItems(
                      leading: Button("Add owner", action: addOwnerToDog).disabled(selectedDog == nil),
                      trailing: Button(action: { $dogs.append(Dog()) }) {
                          Image(systemName: "plus.app.fill")
                      }
                  )
              }
          }
      
          func addOwnerToDog() {
              let realm = try! Realm()
              let newOwner = Owner()
              let dog = realm.object(ofType: Dog.self, forPrimaryKey: selectedDog!._id)
      
              try! realm.write {
                  if let dog = dog {
                      newOwner.dogs.append(dog)
                  }
                  realm.add(newOwner)
              }
          }
      }
      

      Version of Realm and Tooling

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      Realm framework version: 10.7.4

      Xcode version: 12.5

      iOS/OSX version: 14.5

      Dependency manager + version: Swift Package Manager

            Assignee:
            jason.flax@mongodb.com Jason Flax
            Reporter:
            unitosyncbot Unito Sync Bot
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