element-ios/Riot/Utils/WeakTarget.swift

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//
// Copyright 2021 New Vector Ltd
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
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import Foundation
/**
Used to avoid retain cycles by creating a proxy that holds a weak reference to the original object.
One example of that would be using CADisplayLink, which strongly retains its target, when manually invalidating it is unfeasable.
*/
class WeakTarget: NSObject {
private(set) weak var target: AnyObject?
let selector: Selector
static let triggerSelector = #selector(WeakTarget.handleTick(parameter:))
init(_ target: AnyObject, selector: Selector) {
self.target = target
self.selector = selector
}
@objc private func handleTick(parameter: Any) {
_ = self.target?.perform(self.selector, with: parameter)
}
}