Working with Swift completion handlers for chained functions - swift

Question

I am chaining some functions together and I can't figure out how to call a completion handler with a return value once all the functions are done running.
class AirQualityProvider {
var aBlock: ((Int?) -> Void)?
func getAirQuality(completion: #escaping (Int?) -> Void) {
aBlock = completion
callAPI()
}
private func callAPI() {
let data = Data()
parseDataForAQI(data: data)
}
private func parseDataForAQI(data: Data) {
for d in data {
dosomeMath(d)
}
}
private func dosomeMath(data: Int) {
// HERE IS WHERE I WANT IT TO SUM UP ALL THE NUMBERS
THEN ONLY RETURN ONE VALUE using a completion handler.
Currently, it returns the average as it is being generated.
}
Almost got it working with help to Alexander. The code Alexander supplied works perfectly, it is amazing. The issue is, when I run taskrunner inside alamofire it returns empty. Outside alamofire it works as usual. I need to run this inside alamofire.
func A(json : JSON){
for (key,subJson) in json{
if subJson["free"].doubleValue > 0.0 {
func B(asset: subJson["asset"].stringValue, json: subJson)
}
}
print(taskRunner.getResults())
}
func B(asset : String, json : JSON){
//OUTSIDE ALAMOFIRE WORKS
self.taskRunner.execute{
return 100
}
Alamofire.request(url).responseJSON { response in
//INSIDE ALAMOFIRE DOESN'T WORK. Returns []
self.taskRunner.execute{
return 100
}
}
}

Answer 1

I would use a dispatch queue to synchronize the aggregation of results (by synchronizing Array.append(_:) calls, and the subsequent reading of the array). Here's a simple example:
import Dispatch
import Foundation
class ParallelTaskRunner<Result> {
private var results = [Result]()
private let group = DispatchGroup()
private let resultAggregatorQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "Result Aggregator")
func execute(_ closure: (#escaping (Result) -> Void) -> Void) {
group.enter() // Register that a new task is in-flight
closure { result in
self.resultAggregatorQueue.sync { // Synchronize access to the array
self.results.append(result) // Record the result
}
self.group.leave() // This task is done
}
}
func getResults() -> [Result] {
group.wait() // Make sure all in-flight tasks are done
return resultAggregatorQueue.sync { return results }
}
}
let taskQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "Task Queue", attributes: .concurrent)
let taskRunner = ParallelTaskRunner<Int>()
for i in 0...100 {
taskRunner.execute { completionHandler in
taskQueue.async { // Simulated async computation
let randomTime = 3.0
print("Sleeping for \(randomTime)")
Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: randomTime) // Simulates intesnive computation
let result = i // Simulate a result
completionHandler(result)
}
}
}
print(taskRunner.getResults()) // Oh look, all the results are here! :D