Core Data addObject one-to-many relationShip

Question

I have tried to add objects to my core data model. But, when I try to display them, they are not there. I am using a Category as a Helper.

+ (Project *)createProjectWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)dic inManagedObjectContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext {

    Project *project = nil;

    // Build a fetch request to see if we can find this Flickr photo in the database.
    // The "unique" attribute in Photo is Flickr's "id" which is guaranteed by Flickr to be unique.

    NSFetchRequest *request = [NSFetchRequest fetchRequestWithEntityName:@"Project"];
    request.sortDescriptors = @[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"title" ascending:YES]];
    request.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"title = %@", [dic[kTagProjectTitle]description]];

    // Execute the fetch

    NSError *error = nil;
    NSArray *matches = [managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];

    // Check what happened in the fetch

    if (!matches || ([matches count] > 1)) {  // nil means fetch failed; more than one impossible (unique!)
        // handle error
    } else if (![matches count]) { // none found, so let's create a Photo for that Flickr photo
        project = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Project" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
        NSLog(@"Encontrado Primera vez");

        project.projectId = [NSNumber numberWithInt:[[dic valueForKey:kTagProjectId] intValue]];
        project.title = [dic valueForKey:kTagProjectTitle];
        project.estimatedPrice = [NSNumber numberWithInt:[[dic valueForKey:kTagProjectEstimatedPrice] floatValue]];
        NSMutableArray *tags = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
        tags = [dic objectForKey:kTagProjectsTags];

        NSMutableSet *tagSet = [[NSMutableSet alloc]init];
        for (NSDictionary * tagDic in tags){
            NSString *tagName = [tagDic objectForKey:kTagProjectTagName];
            Tag *tag = [Tag insertTagName:tagName inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
            [project addTagsObject:tag];
        }

       // [project addTags:tagSet];

I have tried using a NSMutableSet with addObject:(NSSet *tag) , and also with addTagObject and I have the same output in NSLog.

            for( Tag *tag in project.tags){
                NSLog(@"TAG TITLES %@", tag.name);  
            }
       2013-09-30 23:03:36.003 Prototype[28959:c07] TAG TITLES iOS
       2013-09-30 23:03:36.004 Prototype[28959:c07] TAG TITLES Windows Phone
    }

Then, when I try to display them in the cell. I have a new NSLog and this is the output. Why in the firs NSLog I can see them and not in the cellForRowAtIndexPath method?

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)aTableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
   Project *project = (Project *)[self.data objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
   NSLog(@"TITLE %@", project.tags);
}

OUTPUT

 TITLE Relationship 'tags' on managed object (0x7c60ba0) <Project: 0x7c60ba0> (entity: Project; id: 0x7c60be0 <x-coredata:///Project/tE9F74F99-04BC-43CC-BD68-F435712B3B3C9> ; data: {

    estimatedPrice = 1999;
    projectId = 418;
    tags =     (
    );
    title = "Aplicaci\U00f3n IOS";
    "yp_desc" = nil;
}) with objects {(
)}

}

Answer 1

Most likely you didn't save context after adding tags.

Answer 2

I would recommend you that you use the Magical Record framework (https://github.com/magicalpanda/magicalrecord), it makes too much easier Core Data management!

In the other hand if you want keep on without it I will try changing:

 + (Project *)createProjectWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)dic inManagedObjectContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext {

    Project *project = nil;

    // Build a fetch request to see if we can find this Flickr photo in the database.
    // The "unique" attribute in Photo is Flickr's "id" which is guaranteed by Flickr to be unique.

    NSFetchRequest *request = [NSFetchRequest fetchRequestWithEntityName:@"Project"];
    request.sortDescriptors = @[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"title" ascending:YES]];
    request.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"title = %@", [dic[kTagProjectTitle]description]];

    // Execute the fetch

    NSError *error = nil;
    NSArray *matches = [managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];

    // Check what happened in the fetch

    if (!matches || ([matches count] > 1)) {  // nil means fetch failed; more than one impossible (unique!)
        // handle error
    } else if (![matches count]) { // none found, so let's create a Photo for that Flickr photo
        project = [matches lastObject];
        NSLog(@"Encontrado Primera vez");

        //Makes that only if you want to rehydrate your saved object. At other way I am not sure what yo want to do here :S
        project.projectId = [NSNumber numberWithInt:[[dic valueForKey:kTagProjectId] intValue]];
        project.title = [dic valueForKey:kTagProjectTitle];
        project.estimatedPrice = [NSNumber numberWithInt:[[dic valueForKey:kTagProjectEstimatedPrice] floatValue]];
        NSMutableArray *tags = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
        tags = [dic objectForKey:kTagProjectsTags];

        for (NSDictionary * tagDic in tags){
            NSString *tagName = [tagDic objectForKey:kTagProjectTagName];
            Tag *tag = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Tag" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
            //TODO: populate tag object using tagDic
            [project addTagsObject:tag];
        }

And remember to make the fetch in the same context if you haven't saved the current context ;)