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perform a block in a background thread, and call a completion block on the main thread when its done.
//
// NSObject+RFExtensions.h
//
// Created by brandon on 10/5/12.
// Copyright (c) 2012 redf.net. All rights reserved.
//
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
typedef void (^NSObjectPerformBlock)(id userObject);
@interface NSObject (RFExtensions)
- (void)performBlockInBackground:(NSObjectPerformBlock)performBlock completion:(NSObjectPerformBlock)completionBlock userObject:(id)userObject;
@end
//
// NSObject+RFExtensions.m
//
// Created by brandon on 10/5/12.
// Copyright (c) 2012 redf.net. All rights reserved.
//
#import "NSObject+RFExtensions.h"
@implementation NSObject (RFExtensions)
- (void)performBlockInBackground:(NSObjectPerformBlock)performBlock completion:(NSObjectPerformBlock)completionBlock userObject:(id)userObject
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
performBlock(userObject);
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
completionBlock(userObject);
});
});
}
@end
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