"No records found"
If I create a new record on the console, I can copy the record name.
I can then query for recordName and get that individual record back.
BUT no other queries work. I cannot query all records. I cannot query by individual property.
Just returns "no records found"
Seems like my indexes got messed up. Is there a way to reset indexes on prod?
This is on a coredata.cloudkit managed zone.
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When creating a new project in Xcode 26, the default for defaultIsolation is MainActor.
Core Data creates classes for each entity using code gen, but now those classes are also internally marked as MainActor, which causes issues when accessing managed object from a background thread like this.
Is there a way to fix this warning or should Xcode actually mark these auto generated classes as nonisolated to make this better? Filed as FB13840800.
nonisolated
struct BackgroundDataHandler {
@concurrent
func saveItem() async throws {
let context = await PersistenceController.shared.container.newBackgroundContext()
try await context.perform {
let newGame = Item(context: context)
newGame.timestamp = Date.now // Main actor-isolated property 'timestamp' can not be mutated from a nonisolated context; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode
try context.save()
}
}
}
Turning code gen off inside the model and creating it manually, with the nonisolated keyword, gets rid of the warning and still works fine. So I guess the auto generated class could adopt this as well?
public import Foundation
public import CoreData
public typealias ItemCoreDataClassSet = NSSet
@objc(Item)
nonisolated
public class Item: NSManagedObject {
}
Hi, I am building an iOS app with SwiftUI and SwiftData for the first time and I am experiencing a lot of difficulty with this error:
Thread 44: Fatal error: Never access a full future backing data - PersistentIdentifier(id: SwiftData.PersistentIdentifier.ID(backing: SwiftData.PersistentIdentifier.PersistentIdentifierBacking.managedObjectID(<ID> <x-coredata://<UUID>/MySwiftDataModel/p1>)), backing: SwiftData.PersistentIdentifier.PersistentIdentifierBacking.managedObjectID(<ID> <x-coredata://<UUID>/MySwiftDataModel/p1>)) with Optional(<UUID>)
I have been trying to figure out what the problem is, but unfortunately I cannot find any information in the documentation or on other sources online. My only theory about this error is that it is somehow related to fetching an entity that has been created in-memory, but not yet saved to the modelContext in SwiftData.
However, when I am trying to debug this, it's not clear this is the case. Sometimes the error happens, sometimes it doesn't. Saving manually does not always solve the error.
Therefore, it would be extremely helpful if someone could explain what this error means and whether there are any best practices to do with SwiftData, or some pitfalls to avoid (such as wrapping my model context into a repository class).
To be clear, this problem is NOT related to one area of my code, it happens throughout my app, at unpredictable places and time. Given that there is very little information related to this error, I am at a loss at how to make sure that this never happens.
This question has been asked on the forum here as well as on StackOverflow, Reddit (can't link that here), but none of the answers worked for me.
For reference, my models generally look like this:
import Foundation
import SwiftData
@Model
final class MySwiftDataModel {
// Stable cross-device identity
@Attribute(.unique)
var uuid: UUID
var someNumber: Int
var someString: String
@Relationship(deleteRule: .nullify, inverse: \AnotherSwiftDataModel.parentModel)
var childModels: [AnotherSwiftDataModel]
init(uuid: UUID = UUID(), someNumber: Int = 1, someString: String = "Some", childModels: [AnotherSwiftDataModel] = []) {
self.uuid = uuid
self.someNumber = someNumber
self.someString = someString
self.childModels = childModels
}
func addChildModel(model: AnotherSwiftDataModel) {
self.childModels.append(model)
}
func removeChildModel(by id: PersistentIdentifier) {
self.childModels = self.childModels.filter { $0.id != id }
}
}
and the child model:
import Foundation
import SwiftData
@Model
final class AnotherSwiftDataModel {
// Stable cross-device identity
@Attribute(.unique)
var uuid: UUID
var someNumber: Int
var someString: String
var parentModel: MySwiftDataModel?
init(uuid: UUID = UUID(), someNumber: Int = 1, someString: String = "Some") {
self.uuid = uuid
self.someNumber = someNumber
self.someString = someString
}
}
For now, you can assume I am not using CloudKit - i know for a fact the error is unrelated to CloudKit, because it happens when I am not using CloudKit (so I do not need to follow CloudKit's requirements for model design, such as nullable values etc).
As I said, the error surfaces at different times - sometimes during assignments, a lot of times during deletions of related models, etc.
Could you please explain what I am doing wrong and how I can make sure that this error does not happen? What are the architectural patterns that work best for SwiftData in this case? Do you have any examples of things I should avoid?
Thanks
When I try to use an entity created in a CoreData, it gives me: 'PlayerData' is ambiguous for type lookup in this context
I am trying to test using Testflight and have set up a test with a user on an account I also own which is different to me developer account. The app I believe is running in production on a separate device and is working from a user point of view, however I am not able to query the data via the console. As I said I know the user id and password as tey are mine so even when I use the Act as user service it logs in but the query is empty. I'm assuming I'm not doing anything wrong its possibly an security issue that is preventing me accessing this account. My question to the group then is how do I verify the data that is being tested?
If I use <FetchRequest.returnsDistinctResults> with unique "identifier" property, and there happened to be multiple NSManagedObjects in Core Data that contains the same "identifier", does the FetchRequest retrieve the latest modified/created object?
Is there a way to define the <FetchRequest.returnsDistinctResults> logic to be based on another property (e.g. "creationDate" / "modifiedDate") and the ascension order?
Topic:
App & System Services
SubTopic:
iCloud & Data
I am having problems when I first loads the app. The time it takes for the Items to be sync from my CloudKit to my local CoreData is too long.
Code
I have the model below defined by my CoreData.
public extension Item {
@nonobjc class func fetchRequest() -> NSFetchRequest<Item> {
NSFetchRequest<Item>(entityName: "Item")
}
@NSManaged var createdAt: Date?
@NSManaged var id: UUID?
@NSManaged var image: Data?
@NSManaged var usdz: Data?
@NSManaged var characteristics: NSSet?
@NSManaged var parent: SomeParent?
}
image and usdz columns are both marked as BinaryData and Attribute Allows External Storage is also selected.
I made a Few tests loading the data when the app is downloaded for the first time. I am loading on my view using the below code:
@FetchRequest(
sortDescriptors: [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Item.createdAt, ascending: true)]
)
private var items: FetchedResults<Item>
var body: some View {
VStack {
ScrollView(.vertical, showsIndicators: false) {
LazyVGrid(columns: columns, spacing: 40) {
ForEach(items, id: \.self) { item in
Text(item.id)
}
}
}
}
}
Test 1 - Just loads everything
When I have on my cloudKit images and usdz a total of 100mb data, it takes around 140 seconds to show some data on my view (Not all items were sync, that takes much longer time)
Test 2 - Trying getting only 10 items at the time ()
This takes the same amount of times the long one . I have added the following in my class, and removed the @FetchRequest:
@State private var items: [Item] = [] // CK
@State private var isLoading = false
@MainActor
func loadMoreData() {
guard !isLoading else { return }
isLoading = true
let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest<Item>(entityName: "Item")
fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "title != nil AND title != ''")
fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 10
fetchRequest.fetchOffset = items.count
fetchRequest.predicate = getPredicate()
fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \Item.createdAt, ascending: true)]
do {
let newItems = try viewContext.fetch(fetchRequest)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
items.append(contentsOf: newItems)
isLoading = false
}
} catch {}
}
Test 2 - Remove all images and usdz from CloudKit set all as Null
Setting all items BinaryData to null, it takes around 8 seconds to Show the list.
So as we can see here, all the solutions that I found are bad. I just wanna go to my CloudKit and fetch the data with my CoreData. And if possible to NOT fetch all the data because that would be not possible (imagine the future with 10 or 20GB or data) What is the solution for this loading problem? What do I need to do/fix in order to load lets say 10 items first, then later on the other items and let the user have a seamlessly experience?
Questions
What are the solutions I have when the user first loads the app?
How to force CoreData to query directly cloudKit?
Does CoreData + CloudKit + NSPersistentCloudKitContainer will download the whole CloudKit database in my local, is that good????
Storing images as BinaryData with Allow external Storage does not seems to be working well, because it is downloading the image even without the need for the image right now, how should I store the Binary data or Images in this case?
CloudKit CKRecordZone Deletion Issue
Problem: CloudKit record zones deleted via CKDatabase.modifyRecordZones(deleting:) or CKModifyRecordZonesOperation are successfully
removed but then reappear. I suspect they are automatically reinstated by CloudKit sync, despite successful deletion confirmation.
Environment:
SwiftData with CloudKit integration
Custom CloudKit zones created for legacy zone-based sharing
Observed Behavior:
Create custom zone (e.g., "TestZone1") via CKDatabase.modifyRecordZones(saving:)
Copy records to zone for sharing purposes
Delete zone using any CloudKit deletion API - returns success, no errors
Immediate verification: Zone is gone from database.allRecordZones()
After SwiftData/CloudKit sync or app restart: Zone reappears
Reproduction:
Tested with three different deletion methods - all exhibit same behaviour:
modifyRecordZones(deleting:) async API
CKModifyRecordZonesOperation (fire-and-forget)
CKModifyRecordZonesOperation with result callbacks
Zone deletion succeeds, change tokens (used to track updates to shared records) cleaned up
But zones are restored presumably by CloudKit background sync
Expected: Deleted zones should remain deleted
Actual: Zones are reinstated, creating orphaned zones
Problem Description:
When a device (Device 2) stays offline for an extended period after a record is deleted from another synced device (Device 1) via CloudKit, is it possible for Device 2 to miss the deletion notification when it reconnects, even when using CKSyncEngine?
This scenario raises questions about whether CKSyncEngine can reliably sync changes if CloudKit archives or purges metadata related to deletions during the offline period.
Steps to Reproduce:
At time t0:
· Device 1 and Device 2 sync successfully via CKSyncEngine (shared record RecordA).
Device 2 goes offline.
On Device 1:
· Delete RecordA; sync completes via CKSyncEngine.
Wait for a duration potentially exceeding CloudKit’s change retention window (if such a window exists).
Bring Device 2 back online.
Observe synchronization:
· Expected Behavior: CKSyncEngine removes RecordA from Device 2.
· Observed Behavior: RecordA remains on Device 2.
Key Questions:
Under these conditions, can Device 2 permanently miss the deletion event due to CloudKit’s internal metadata management?
Is there a documented retention policy for CloudKit’s change history, and how does CKSyncEngine handle scenarios where this history is truncated?
What is the recommended pattern to ensure no events are missed, regardless of offline duration?
Clarifications Needed:
· If CloudKit does discard deletion metadata after a period, is this considered a framework limitation, or should developers implement additional safeguards?
· Does CKSyncEngine log warnings or errors when it detects incomplete sync histories?
Environment:
· CKSyncEngine with SQLite
· CloudKit Private Database
· iOS/macOS latest versions
Thank you for clarifying how CKSyncEngine is designed to handle this edge case!
My entity has a startDate (NSTime) attribute where I use the date and time in my detail display of the entity.
And in my list, I need to group my entities by day (YYMMDD) based on the start date; and I want to ensure that it can adapt to the region where the user is currently (e.g. if user travels or migrate, the YYMMDD should be adapted based on the current region). Does Core Data SectionedFetchRequest supports strftime() functions from SQLite (https://sqlite.org/lang_datefunc.html) or what is an effective alternative sectioned fetch in my case?
I have some code which handles doing some computation on a background thread before updating Core Data NSManagedObjects by using the NSManagedObjectContext.perform functions.
This code is covered in Sendable warnings in Xcode 26 (beta 6) because my NSManagedObject subclasses (autogenerated) are non-Sendable and NSManagedObjectContext.perform function takes a Sendable closure.
But I can't really figure out what I should be doing. I realize this pattern is non-ideal for Swift concurrency, but it's what Core Data demands AFAIK. How do I deal with this?
let moc = object.managedObjectContext!
try await moc.perform {
object.completed = true // Capture of 'object' with non-Sendable type 'MySpecialObject' in a '@Sendable' closure
try moc.save()
}
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi, I keep trying to use transformable to store an array of strings with SwiftData, and I can see that it is activating the transformer, but it keeps saying that I am still using NSArray instead of NSData.
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: 'Unacceptable type of value for attribute: property = "category"; desired type = NSData; given type = Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray; value = ( yo, gurt ).' terminating due to uncaught exception of type NSException CoreSimulator 1010.10 - Device: iPhone 16 18.0 (6879535B-3174-4025-AD37-ED06E60291AD) - Runtime: iOS 18.0 (22A3351) - DeviceType: iPhone 16 Message from debugger: killed
@Model
class MyModel: Identifiable, Equatable {
@Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var category: [String]?
@Attribute(.transformable(by: StringArrayTransformer.self)) var amenities: [String]?
var image: String?
var parentChunck: MyModelDataChunk_V1?
init(category: [String]?, amenities: [String]?) {
self.category = category
self.amenities = amenities
}
}
class StringArrayTransformer: ValueTransformer {
override func transformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {
print(value)
guard let array = value as? [String] else { return nil }
let data = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: array, options: [])
print(data)
return data
}
override func reverseTransformedValue(_ value: Any?) -> Any? {
guard let data = value as? Data else { return nil }
let string = (try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])) as? [String]
print(string)
return string
}
override class func transformedValueClass() -> AnyClass {
return NSData.self
}
override class func allowsReverseTransformation() -> Bool {
return true
}
static func register() {
print("regitsering")
ValueTransformer.setValueTransformer(StringArrayTransformer(), forName: .stringArrayTransformerName)
}
}
extension NSValueTransformerName {
static let stringArrayTransformerName = NSValueTransformerName("StringArrayTransformer")
}
Hello,
My app has had CloudKit enabled for a while, but it's not working. I get the error "Invalid bundle ID for container".
Configure CloudKit in your project from TN3164 suggests changing to a new container. I tried changing to a new container, but this leads to data loss.
The article recommends:
"If your CloudKit container is already used in the production environment and switching to a new container leads to data loss, consider filing a feedback report with the following information to request manually associating your CloudKit container with your app ID."
Where can I request this manual association? Is there anything else I can do?
Thank you for your time and assistance. I’d appreciate a prompt resolution, as this issue is blocking our update. Looking forward to guidance.
Hi. I'm hoping someone might be able to help us with an issue that's been affecting our standalone watchOS app for some time now.
We've encountered consistent crashes on Apple Watch devices when the app enters the background while the device is offline (i.e., no Bluetooth and no Wi-Fi connection). Through extensive testing, we've isolated the problem to the use of NSPersistentCloudKitContainer. When we switch to NSPersistentContainer, the crashes no longer occur.
Interestingly, this issue only affects our watchOS app. The same CloudKit-based persistence setup works reliably on our iOS and macOS apps, even when offline. This leads us to believe the issue may be specific to how NSPersistentCloudKitContainer behaves on watchOS when the device is disconnected from the network.
We're targeting watchOS 10 and above. We're unsure if this is a misconfiguration on our end or a potential system-level issue, and we would greatly appreciate any insight or guidance.
When I used to do Migrations, I always used ETL and then push to a dev system to review/test before going production.
The migration support is SwiftData is fine for a little tweak.
I might as well just just use new schema and context and write the custom code than use the SwiftData migration support.
I have encountered an issue with a customer’s data access after they migrated to a different iCloud account, and I’m looking for guidance.
The Situation:
The customer was logged into their account on my app, which was associated with a specific iCloud account (iCloud A).
They had all their app data available while using iCloud A.
The customer then switched to a new iCloud account (iCloud B) on the same device, while still using the same app account.
After switching iCloud accounts, their data is no longer visible in the app or my CloudKit dashboard.
My Investigation:
I accessed the customer’s CloudKit data via the CloudKit Console, acting as their iCloud account.
I couldn’t find the private database zone or any of their records when accessing iCloud A through the console.
I don’t believe the data was deleted since actions performed under iCloud B shouldn’t affect data stored in iCloud A.
My Hypothesis:
I suspect that the customer’s old iCloud account (iCloud A) may have downgraded or stopped paying for iCloud storage.
If the iCloud subscription is inactive or expired, could that prevent me from accessing their CloudKit data?
Would renewing the iCloud subscription for iCloud A restore access to the missing data?
Questions:
Does an unpaid or expired iCloud account restrict access to CloudKit records, even if they weren’t deleted?
Would paying for iCloud storage again restore the data previously stored in CloudKit?
Is there any way to recover the customer’s CloudKit data if they are unable to access their old iCloud account?
If anyone has a simpler approach to recovering the customer’s iCloud-stored app data or has experience dealing with iCloud migrations like this, I’d appreciate your insights. Thank you in advance for any advice!
Hi! I use Tips with CloudKit and it works very well, however when a user want to remove their data from CloudKit, how to do that?
In CoreData with CloudKit area, NSPersistentCloudKitContainer have purgeObjectsAndRecordsInZone to delete both local managed objects and CloudKit records, however there is no information about the TipKit deletion.
Does anyone know ideas?
I have a SwiftData application that is using CloudKit. If user is on new device. How can I check and fetch data, instead of just waiting for it happen on its own randomly?
For example, I have onboarding which I do not want user to go through again if they already have an active installation.
Seems like SwiftData is severely limited in pretty much every way, specially any useful CloudKit debugging or control functionality.
I get the following fatal error when the user clicks Save in AddProductionView.
Fatal error: Duplicate keys of type 'AnyHashable' were found in a Dictionary. This usually means either that the type violates Hashable's requirements, or that members of such a dictionary were mutated after insertion.
As far as I’m aware, SwiftData automatically makes its models conform to Hashable, so this shouldn’t be a problem.
I think it has something to do with the picker, but for the life of me I can’t see what.
This error occurs about 75% of the time when Save is clicked.
I'm using Xcode 16.2 and iPhone SE 2nd Gen. Any help would be greatly appreciated…
Here is my code:
import SwiftUI
import SwiftData
@main
struct MyApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
.modelContainer(for: Character.self, isAutosaveEnabled: false)
}
}
}
@Model
final class Character {
var name: String
var production: Production
var myCharacter: Bool
init(name: String, production: Production, myCharacter: Bool = false) {
self.name = name
self.production = production
self.myCharacter = myCharacter
}
}
@Model
final class Production {
var name: String
init(name: String) {
self.name = name
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
@State private var showingSheet = false
var body: some View {
Button("Add", systemImage: "plus") {
showingSheet.toggle()
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showingSheet) {
AddProductionView()
}
}
}
struct AddProductionView: View {
@Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
@Environment(\.modelContext) var modelContext
@State var production = Production(name: "")
@Query var characters: [Character]
@State private var characterName: String = ""
@State private var selectedCharacter: Character?
var filteredCharacters: [Character] {
characters.filter { $0.production == production }
}
var body: some View {
NavigationStack {
Form {
Section("Details") {
TextField("Title", text: $production.name)
}
Section("Characters") {
List(filteredCharacters) { character in
Text(character.name)
}
HStack {
TextField("Character", text: $characterName)
Button("Add") {
let newCharacter = Character(name: characterName, production: production)
modelContext.insert(newCharacter)
characterName = ""
}
.disabled(characterName.isEmpty)
}
if !filteredCharacters.isEmpty {
Picker("Select your role", selection: $selectedCharacter) {
Text("Select")
.tag(nil as Character?)
ForEach(filteredCharacters) { character in
Text(character.name)
.tag(character as Character?)
}
}
.pickerStyle(.menu)
}
}
}
.toolbar {
Button("Save") { //Fatal error: Duplicate keys of type 'AnyHashable' were found in a Dictionary. This usually means either that the type violates Hashable's requirements, or that members of such a dictionary were mutated after insertion.
if let selectedCharacter = selectedCharacter {
selectedCharacter.myCharacter = true
}
modelContext.insert(production)
do {
try modelContext.save()
} catch {
print("Failed to save context: \(error)")
}
dismiss()
}
.disabled(production.name.isEmpty || selectedCharacter == nil)
}
}
}
}
if it set com.apple.CoreData.ConcurrencyDebug 1 as launch arg the app always crashes and i cant proceed into the app. is there a way to only raise a warning for these issues so that i can go into the app and check every place in one session for coredata errors?