RxSwift Mapping issue - swift

I am using RxSwift and Moya. I am getting
fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value
error at line authors.map {... in tableViewController. When I print authors I found out it is nil. And I couldn't find where the problem is. I am using Moya-ObjectMapper/RxSwift library. In the latest release Observable+Objectmapper.swift file is missing so I found it on github and replaced it.
//import libraries
class AuthorsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
var viewModel: AuthorsViewModelType!
var authors: Driver<RequestResult<[Author]>>!
private let disposeBag = DisposeBag()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
setUpBindings()
}
func setUpBindings() {
tableView.dataSource = nil
tableView.delegate = nil
authors.map { result -> [Author] in ---> Here
...
}.disposed(by: disposeBag)
}
}
My ViewModel:
//import libraries
public protocol AuthorsViewModelType {
func getAuthors(destination: YazarAPI) -> Driver<RequestResult<[Author]>>
}
public class AuthorsViewModel: AuthorsViewModelType {
fileprivate var provider = YazarAPI.sharedProviderInstance
public func getAuthors(destination: YazarAPI) -> Driver<RequestResult<[Author]>> {
return provider.request(destination)
.observeOn(MainScheduler.instance)
.filterSuccessfulStatusCodes()
.mapAuthors(destination: destination)
.map { .Success($0) }
.asDriver(onErrorRecover: { error in
return .just(.Error(ReqestError(description: error.localizedDescription, code: .requestError)))
})
}
}
private extension Observable where E == Response {
func mapAuthors(destination: YazarAPI) -> Observable<[Author]> {
let authors: Observable<[Author]>
switch destination {
case .authors:
authors = self.mapObject(Authors.self).map { $0.authors ?? [] }
default:
fatalError("Unexpected request type \"\(destination)\"")
}
return authors
}
}

You should assign values to viewModel and authors properties, or if you're assigning them somewhere, move setupBindings() there too.
P.S.: It is not RxSwift question

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UnitTest does't work properly for MVP pattern Swift

I'm trying to write some UnitTests for the first time. My pattern is MVP and I'm trying to test my Presenter. I've created mock class: class TeamViewMock: TeamViewPresenterProtocol { }. It contains all the methods from my real Presenter. Inside the each method I'm trying to set the new value for the property, so when the method called - property should get a new value.
Only one property gets new value out of 4 and I've no clue why the other ones didn't get it.
You may see it in the following code
import XCTest
#testable import NHL
class TeamViewPresenterTest: XCTestCase {
var presenter: TeamViewPresenter!
var viewMock: TeamViewMock!
func setupPresenter() {
viewMock = TeamViewMock()
presenter = TeamViewPresenter(with: viewMock)
}
func testGetData() {
setupPresenter()
presenter.getData(completion: {_ in })
XCTAssertTrue(viewMock.isStart) // This one works and returns true
XCTAssertTrue(viewMock.isStop) // Return error
XCTAssertTrue(viewMock.isEndRefreshing) // Return error
XCTAssertTrue(viewMock.isReload) // Return error
}
}
class TeamViewMock: TeamViewPresenterProtocol {
var isStart = false
var isStop = false
var isEndRefreshing = false
var isReload = false
func startAnimating() {
self.isStart = true // Testing stops here and doesn't go any further...
}
func stopAnimating() {
self.isStop = true
}
func endRefreshing() {
self.isEndRefreshing = true
}
func reloadView(_ teams: NHLDTO) {
self.isReload = true
}
}
class TeamViewPresenter {
// MARK: - Public Properties
private weak var view: TeamViewPresenterProtocol?
public let dataFetcherService = DataFetcherService()
// MARK: - Initializers
init(with view: TeamViewPresenterProtocol) {
self.view = view
}
// MARK: - Public Methods
public func getData(completion: #escaping (AppError) -> Void) {
view?.startAnimating() // Testing stops here and doesn't go any further, but still returns true for the property isStart and error for the rest
dataFetcherService.fetchTeamData { [weak self] result in
guard let self = self else { return }
switch result {
case .failure(let error):
completion(error)
print(error)
case .success(let teams):
guard let teams = teams else { return }
self.view?.reloadView(teams)
self.view?.stopAnimating()
self.view?.endRefreshing()
}
}
}
}
protocol TeamViewPresenterProtocol: AnyObject {
func startAnimating()
func stopAnimating()
func reloadView(_ teams: NHLDTO)
func endRefreshing()
}

Swift unit testing view model interface

As I understand, it is best to only test public methods of a class.
Let's have a look at this example. I have a view model for the view controller.
protocol MyViewModelProtocol {
var items: [SomeItem] { get }
var onInsertItemsAtIndexPaths: (([IndexPath]) -> Void)? { get set }
func viewLoaded()
}
class MyViewModel: MyViewModelProtocol {
func viewLoaded() {
let items = createDetailsCellModels()
updateCellModels(with: items)
requestDetails()
}
}
I want to test class viewLoaded(). This class calls two other methods - updateItems() and requestDetails()
One of the methods sets up the items and the other one call API to retrieve data and update those items. Items array us updated two times and onInsertItemsAtIndexPaths are called two times - when setting up those items and when updating with new data.
I can test whether after calling viewLoaded() expected items are set up and that onInsertItemsAtIndexPaths is called.
However, the test method will become rather complex.
What is your view, should I test those two methods separately or just write this one huge test?
By testing only viewLoaded(), my idea is that the implementation can change and I only care that results are what I expect.
I think the same thing, only public functions should be tested, since public ones use private ones, and your view on MVVM is correct. You can improve it by adding a DataSource and a Mapper that allows you to improve testing.
However, yes, the test seems huge to me, the tests should test simple units and ensure that small parts of the code work well, with the example you show is difficult, you need to divide by layers (clean code).
In the example you load the data into the viewModel and make it difficult to mockup the data. But if you have a Domain layer you can pass the UseCase mock to the viewModel and control the result. If you run a test on your example, the result will also depend on what the endpoint returns. (404, 200, empty array, data with error ...). So it is important, for testing purposes, to have a good separation by layers. (Presentation, Domain and Data) to be able to test each one separately.
I give you an example of how I would test a view mode, sure there are better and cooler examples, but it's an approach.
Here you can see a viewModel
protocol BeersListViewModel: BeersListViewModelInput, BeersListViewModelOutput {}
protocol BeersListViewModelInput {
func viewDidLoad()
func updateView()
func image(url: String?, index: Int) -> Cancellable?
}
protocol BeersListViewModelOutput {
var items: Box<BeersListModel?> { get }
var loadingStatus: Box<LoadingStatus?> { get }
var error: Box<Error?> { get }
}
final class DefaultBeersListViewModel {
private let beersListUseCase: BeersListUseCase
private var beersLoadTask: Cancellable? { willSet { beersLoadTask?.cancel() }}
var items: Box<BeersListModel?> = Box(nil)
var loadingStatus: Box<LoadingStatus?> = Box(.stop)
var error: Box<Error?> = Box(nil)
#discardableResult
init(beersListUseCase: BeersListUseCase) {
self.beersListUseCase = beersListUseCase
}
func viewDidLoad() {
updateView()
}
}
// MARK: Update View
extension DefaultBeersListViewModel: BeersListViewModel {
func updateView() {
self.loadingStatus.value = .start
beersLoadTask = beersListUseCase.execute(completion: { (result) in
switch result {
case .success(let beers):
let beers = beers.map { DefaultBeerModel(beer: $0) }
self.items.value = DefaultBeersListModel(beers: beers)
case .failure(let error):
self.error.value = error
}
self.loadingStatus.value = .stop
})
}
}
// MARK: - Images
extension DefaultBeersListViewModel {
func image(url: String?, index: Int) -> Cancellable? {
guard let url = url else { return nil }
return beersListUseCase.image(with: url, completion: { (result) in
switch result {
case .success(let imageData):
self.items.value?.items?[index].image.value = imageData
case .failure(let error ):
print("image error: \(error)")
}
})
}
}
Here you can see the viewModel test using mocks for the data and view.
class BeerListViewModelTest: XCTestCase {
private enum ErrorMock: Error {
case error
}
class BeersListUseCaseMock: BeersListUseCase {
var error: Error?
var expt: XCTestExpectation?
func execute(completion: #escaping (Result<[BeerEntity], Error>) -> Void) -> Cancellable? {
let beersMock = BeersMock.makeBeerListEntityMock()
if let error = error {
completion(.failure(error))
} else {
completion(.success(beersMock))
}
expt?.fulfill()
return nil
}
func image(with imageUrl: String, completion: #escaping (Result<Data, Error>) -> Void) -> Cancellable? {
return nil
}
}
func testWhenAPIReturnAllData() {
let beersListUseCaseMock = BeersListUseCaseMock()
beersListUseCaseMock.expt = self.expectation(description: "All OK")
beersListUseCaseMock.error = nil
let viewModel = DefaultBeersListViewModel(beersListUseCase: beersListUseCaseMock)
viewModel.items.bind { (_) in}
viewModel.updateView()
waitForExpectations(timeout: 10, handler: nil)
XCTAssertNotNil(viewModel.items.value)
XCTAssertNil(viewModel.error.value)
XCTAssert(viewModel.loadingStatus.value == .stop)
}
func testWhenDataReturnsError() {
let beersListUseCaseMock = BeersListUseCaseMock()
beersListUseCaseMock.expt = self.expectation(description: "Error")
beersListUseCaseMock.error = ErrorMock.error
let viewModel = DefaultBeersListViewModel(beersListUseCase: beersListUseCaseMock)
viewModel.updateView()
waitForExpectations(timeout: 10, handler: nil)
XCTAssertNil(viewModel.items.value)
XCTAssertNotNil(viewModel.error.value)
XCTAssert(viewModel.loadingStatus.value == .stop)
}
}
in this way you can test the view, the business logic and the data separately, in addition to being a code that is very reusable.
Hope this helps you, I have it posted on github in case you need it.
https://github.com/cardona/MVVM

Testing view models that rely on an asynchronous data source

I'm building a SwiftUI app that is using the MVVM pattern. The data source for the view models is provided by a custom Publisher for a Realm database. As I'm trying to be good and do a bit of test-driven development, I wrote a test to ensure that the view model responds appropriately to inputs from the SwiftUI front end (specifically in this instance, only querying the Realm once the UI was displayed). The code functions as expected but the test doesn't...
This is almost certainly because I'm not accounting for background processing / thread issues. My normal approach would to set up an expectation but this doesn't help as I need to use the property I'm interested in to create a Publisher but this completes immediately after emitting the initial state and I don't know how to keep it "alive" until the expectation expires. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
View model:
final class PatientListViewModel: ObservableObject, UnidirectionalDataFlowType {
typealias InputType = Input
enum Input {
case onAppear
}
private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
private let onAppearSubject = PassthroughSubject<Void, Never>()
// MARK: Output
#Published private(set) var patients: [Patient] = []
// MARK: Private properties
private let realmSubject = PassthroughSubject<Array<Patient>, Never>()
private let realmService: RealmServiceType
// MARK: Initialiser
init(realmService: RealmServiceType) {
self.realmService = realmService
bindInputs()
bindOutputs()
}
// MARK: ViewModel protocol conformance (functional)
func apply(_ input: Input) {
switch input {
case .onAppear:
onAppearSubject.send()
}
}
// MARK: Private methods
private func bindInputs() {
let _ = onAppearSubject
.flatMap { [realmService] _ in realmService.all(Patient.self) }
.share()
.eraseToAnyPublisher()
.receive(on: RunLoop.main)
.subscribe(realmSubject)
.store(in: &cancellables)
}
private func bindOutputs() {
let _ = realmSubject
.assign(to: \.patients, on: self)
.store(in: &cancellables)
}
}
Test class: (very bulky due to my debugging code!)
import XCTest
import RealmSwift
import Combine
#testable import AthenaVS
class AthenaVSTests: XCTestCase {
private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
private var service: RealmServiceType?
override func setUp() {
service = TestRealmService()
}
override func tearDown() {
// Put teardown code here. This method is called after the invocation of each test method in the class.
service = nil
cancellables.removeAll()
}
func testPatientListViewModel() {
let viewModel = PatientListViewModel(realmService: service!)
let expectation = self.expectation(description: #function)
var outcome = Array<Patient>()
let _ = viewModel.patients.publisher.collect()
.handleEvents(receiveSubscription: { (subscription) in
print("Receive subscription")
}, receiveOutput: { output in
print("Received output: \(output)")
outcome = output
}, receiveCompletion: { _ in
print("Receive completion")
expectation.fulfill()
}, receiveCancel: {
print("Receive cancel")
expectation.fulfill()
}, receiveRequest: { demand in
print("Receive request: \(demand)")})
.sink { _ in }
.store(in: &cancellables)
viewModel.apply(.onAppear)
waitForExpectations(timeout: 2, handler: nil)
XCTAssertEqual(outcome.count, 4, "ViewModel state should change once triggered")
}
}
EDITED:
My apologies for the lack of clarity. The rest of the code base is as follows:
SwiftUI View
struct ContentView: View {
#ObservedObject var viewModel: PatientListViewModel
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List {
ForEach(viewModel.patients) { patient in
Text(patient.name)
}
.onDelete(perform: delete )
}
.navigationBarTitle("Patients")
.navigationBarItems(trailing:
Button(action: { self.viewModel.apply(.onAdd) })
{ Image(systemName: "plus.circle")
.font(.title)
}
)
}
.onAppear(perform: { self.viewModel.apply(.onAppear) })
}
func delete(at offset: IndexSet) {
viewModel.apply(.onDelete(offset))
}
}
Realm Service
protocol RealmServiceType {
func all<Element>(_ type: Element.Type, within realm: Realm) -> AnyPublisher<Array<Element>, Never> where Element: Object
#discardableResult
func addPatient(_ name: String, to realm: Realm) throws -> AnyPublisher<Patient, Never>
func deletePatient(_ patient: Patient, from realm: Realm)
}
extension RealmServiceType {
func all<Element>(_ type: Element.Type) -> AnyPublisher<Array<Element>, Never> where Element: Object {
all(type, within: try! Realm())
}
func deletePatient(_ patient: Patient) {
deletePatient(patient, from: try! Realm())
}
}
final class TestRealmService: RealmServiceType {
private let patients = [
Patient(name: "Tiddles"), Patient(name: "Fang"), Patient(name: "Phoebe"), Patient(name: "Snowy")
]
init() {
let realm = try! Realm()
guard realm.isEmpty else { return }
try! realm.write {
for p in patients {
realm.add(p)
}
}
}
func all<Element>(_ type: Element.Type, within realm: Realm) -> AnyPublisher<Array<Element>, Never> where Element: Object {
return Publishers.realm(collection: realm.objects(type).sorted(byKeyPath: "name")).eraseToAnyPublisher()
}
func addPatient(_ name: String, to realm: Realm) throws -> AnyPublisher<Patient, Never> {
let patient = Patient(name: name)
try! realm.write {
realm.add(patient)
}
return Just(patient).eraseToAnyPublisher()
}
func deletePatient(_ patient: Patient, from realm: Realm) {
try! realm.write {
realm.delete(patient)
}
}
}
Custom Publisher (using Realm as a backend)
/ MARK: Custom publisher - produces a stream of Object arrays in response to change notifcations on a given Realm collection
extension Publishers {
struct Realm<Collection: RealmCollection>: Publisher {
typealias Output = Array<Collection.Element>
typealias Failure = Never // TODO: Not true but deal with this later
let collection: Collection
init(collection: Collection) {
self.collection = collection
}
func receive<S>(subscriber: S) where S : Subscriber, Failure == S.Failure, Output == S.Input {
let subscription = RealmSubscription(subscriber: subscriber, collection: collection)
subscriber.receive(subscription: subscription)
}
}
}
// MARK: Convenience accessor function to the custom publisher
extension Publishers {
static func realm<Collection: RealmCollection>(collection: Collection) -> Publishers.Realm<Collection> {
return Publishers.Realm(collection: collection)
}
}
// MARK: Custom subscription
private final class RealmSubscription<S: Subscriber, Collection: RealmCollection>: Subscription where S.Input == Array<Collection.Element> {
private var subscriber: S?
private let collection: Collection
private var notificationToken: NotificationToken?
init(subscriber: S, collection: Collection) {
self.subscriber = subscriber
self.collection = collection
self.notificationToken = collection.observe { (changes: RealmCollectionChange) in
switch changes {
case .initial:
// Results are now populated and can be accessed without blocking the UI
let _ = subscriber.receive(Array(collection.elements))
// case .update(_, let deletions, let insertions, let modifications):
case .update(_, _, _, _):
let _ = subscriber.receive(Array(collection.elements))
case .error(let error):
fatalError("\(error)")
#warning("Impl error handling - do we want to fail or log and recover?")
}
}
}
func request(_ demand: Subscribers.Demand) {
// no impl as RealmSubscriber is effectively just a sink
}
func cancel() {
subscriber = nil
notificationToken = nil
}
}
The issue I'm experiencing is a failure of the test case. I am anticipating the the view model will map an input (.onAppear) from the SwiftUI front end into an array of 'Patients' and assign this array to its patients property. The code works as expected but XCTAssertEqual fails, reporting that the 'patients' property is an empty array after calling 'viewmodel.assign(.onAppear)'. If I put a property observer on 'patients' it does update as expected but the test is not "seeing" the this.

Boolean returns nil and unable to access value from response on view controller

I have a usermodel that checks the backend if the email exists - then I drill back into a viewcontroller and set a boolean value that should trigger a function run. However the value is unchanged and I am trying to change this value from the usermodel but it is not accessible. I understand why it does not work.. but do not know how to resolve the issue.
static func sendEmailWithResetLink(email: String) {
let params : Parameters = [
PARAM_EMAIL : email
]
request(URL_RESET_PASSWORD as String, method: .post, parameters: params, headers: nil).responseJSON {
(response: DataResponse<Any>) in
hideProgress()
print("this is response \(response)")
switch(response.result)
{
case .success(_):
print("it did not fail")
let passwordResetVC = PasswordResetViewController()
passwordResetVC.hasFailed = false
break
case .failure(_):
print("it failed")
let passwordResetVC = PasswordResetViewController()
//here boolean is set that I am trying to access in viewcontroller
passwordResetVC.hasFailed = true
break
}
}
}
Here's what I would suggest. You probably have some of these in place already:
Create an PasswordResetViewController object has an #IBAction func resetButtonClicked triggered by a button or whatever, which kicks off the password reset process.
Create a UserManager class. This class is responsible for all profile management activies in your app. Among other things, it has the ability to reset user passwords. This UserManager would probably be a singleton, that' sprobably good enough for now.
Create a new UserManagerDelegate protocol. Add to it all capabilities that are required by the UserManager to inform them of whatever happened. For example: var passwordResetHasFailed: Bool { get set }.
Extend your PasswordResetViewController conform to this protocol.
Your VC gets a reference to the singleton UserManager object, stores it in an instance variable, and uses that to access the shared object from then on.
Make your PasswordResetViewController register itself as the delegate to the user manager, with userManager.delegate = self
The #IBAction func resetButtonClicked will just call userManager.resetPassword()
Your UserManager does whatever it needs to do to reset the user's password.
When it's done, it'll call self.delegate?.passwordResetHasFailed = true/false.
Since your PasswordResetViewController registered itself as the delegate of the UserManager, when the operation is done, its passwordResetHasFailed property will be changed, giving it a chance to respond (by updating some UI or whatever).
There are some limitations to this approach, but it's a decent way to get started. Some thing to note:
This lets you unit test your PasswordResetViewController. You can create a MockUserManager, and set tesPasswordResetViewController.userManager = MockUserManager(), allowing you to separate out the user manager, and test PasswordResetViewController in isolation.
You'll run into issues if you need multiple objects to subscribe to receive delegate call backs (since there can only be 1 delegate object). At that point, you can switch to using something like Promises, RxSwift or Combine. But that's a problem for a later time, and the migration would be easy.
Going off of #Alexander - Reinstate Monica and what I assume what the code to look like to approach your problem.
Using MVC:
In Models folder (data/ logic part)
public class User {
private var name: String!
private var userEmail: String!
public var hasFailed: Bool?
init() {
name = ""
userEmail = ""
hasFailed = nil
}
public func setName(name: String) { self.name = name }
public func getName() -> String { return name }
public func setEmail(email: String) { userEmail = email }
public func getEmail() ->String { return userEmail }
public static func sendEmailWithRestLing(email: String) {
// your other code
switch response.result {
case .success(_):
//your code
hasFailed = false
break
case .failuare(_):
// your code
hasFailed = true
break
}
}
}
User Manager class applying singleton design
final class UserManager {
private var user = User()
static let instance = UserManager()
private init(){}
public func userName(name: String) {
if (name.count > 3) {
user.setName(name: name)
}
else { print("user name is too short") }
}
public func userEmail(email: String) {
if (email.count > 3) {
user.setEmail(email: email)
}
else { print("user email is too short") }
}
public func getUserName() -> String {
let name = user.getName()
if (name.isEmpty) { return "user name is Empty" }
return name
}
public func getUserEmail() -> String {
let email = user.getEmail()
if (email.isEmpty) { return "user email is Empty" }
return email
}
public func doKatieTask(link: String) -> Int {
guard let myValue = user.hasFailed else {
return -1
}
if (myValue) { return 1}
return 0
}
}
So, Now in the Controllers folder and since we a one-to-one relation we will use delegate design pattern. If had had one-to-many with the view controller. Use observers.
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var nameTextField: UITextField!
#IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: UITextField!
var _hasFail: Bool!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
#IBAction func doTask() {
UserManager.instance.userName(name: nameTextField.text!)
UserManager.instance.userEmail(email: emailTextField.text!)
switch UserManager.instance.doKatieTask(link: emailTextField.text!) {
case 0:
_hasFail = false
break
case 1:
_hasFail = true
break
default:
print("hasFailed is nil")
break
}
if let vc = storyboard?.instantiateViewController(identifier: "passwordVC") as? PasswordResetViewController {
vc.modalPresentationStyle = .fullScreen
vc.delegate = self
self.present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}
}
extension ViewController: KatieDelegate {
var hasFailed: Bool {
get {
return _hasFail
}
set {
_hasFail = newValue
}
}
}
In PasswordReset UIViewController
protocol KatieDelegate {
var hasFailed: Bool { get set }
}
class PasswordResetViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var nameLabel: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var emailLabel: UILabel!
var delegate: KatieDelegate?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
nameLabel.text = UserManger.instance.getUserName()
emailLabel.text = UserManger.instance.getUserEmail()
if let delegate = delegate {
print("The value for has failed is: .....\(delegate.hasFailed)!")
}
else { print("error with delegate") }
}
}

Bind uitextfield value to viewModel using mvvm

I'm trying to bind a UITextField to a viewModel, however whatever i do i keep getting Cannot invoke 'bind' with an argument list of type '(to: EmailViewModel). What am i doing wrong?
SignUpViewModel
class SignUpViewModel {
let model: SignUpModel
private let disposeBag = DisposeBag()
let emailFieldViewModel = EmailViewModel()
init(model :SignUpModel) {
self.model = model
}
}
EmailViewModel
struct EmailViewModel : FieldViewModel {
var value: Variable<String> = Variable("")
var errorValue: Variable<String?> = Variable(nil)
let title = "Email"
let errorMessage = "Email is wrong"
func validate() -> Bool {
let emailPattern = "[A-Z0-9a-z._%+-]+#([A-Za-z0-9.-]{2,64})+\\.[A-Za-z]{2,64}"
guard validateString(value.value, pattern:emailPattern) else {
errorValue.value = errorMessage
return false
}
errorValue.value = nil
return true
}
}
viewcontroller
class SignUpViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet var emailField: UITextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
configureBinding()
}
private func configureBinding() {
// binding
self.emailField.rx.text.bind(to: viewModel.emailFieldViewModel)
}
}
The bind function expects an object that conforms to the ObserverType protocol. Here, EmailViewModel does not conform to that type, hence the error.
Writing an extension to make EmailViewModel conform to the ObserverType protocol would solve the compilation error.
extension EmailViewModel: ObserverType {
func on(_ event: Event<String?>) {
switch event {
case .next(let newValue): value.value = newValue ?? ""
case .error(_), .completed: fatalError("Completion and error are not handled")
}
}
}