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Support stored properties in extensions
extension SomeUIView {
var someProperty: SomeType? {
get { self[dynamic: #function] }
set { self[dynamic: #function] = newValue }
}
}
public protocol DynamicProperties: AnyObject {
subscript<T>(dynamic key: String) -> T? { get set }
}
private extension String {
var unsafePointer: UnsafeRawPointer {
return UnsafeRawPointer(bitPattern: hashValue)!
}
}
extension DynamicProperties {
public subscript<T>(dynamic key: String) -> T? {
get { return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, key.unsafePointer) as? T }
set { objc_setAssociatedObject(self, key.unsafePointer, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC) }
}
public subscript<T>(dynamic key: String, or `default`: @autoclosure () -> T) -> T {
if let existing: T = self[dynamic: key] {
return existing
} else {
let value = `default`()
self[dynamic: key] = value
return value
}
}
}
extension NSObject: DynamicProperties { }
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