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struct Resource {
	let parse : (String) -> (String)
}

// parseFunc is escaping createResource's scope by being stored off to 
// randResource's parse variable
func createResource(parseFunc: @escaping (String) -> (String)) -> Resource{
	let randResource = Resource(parse: parseFunc)
	return randResource
} 

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struct RandData {
	let parse: (String) -> (String)
}

// Note: There is no @escaping and no compiler warnings occur when parseFunc
// escapes the scope by being stored off to RandData struct.
//
// parseFunc can not be used as nonescaping since optional closures
// are also automatically escaping
func parseString(input: String, parseFunc: ((String) -> (String))?) {

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// IMPLEMENTATION
enum LookupError: ErrorType {
  case InvalidName
  case NullData
}

enum UserResult {
  case Success(String)
  case Error(LookupError)
}

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enum Result<T> {
  case Success(T)
  case Error(ErrorType)
}

// Example function signitures
func findUserAddress(name: String) -> Result<String>
func findUserAge(name: String) -> Result<Int>

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So you want to contribute to VLC-iOS... Well, you have come to the right place. But first thing is first; welcome to the community 🎉.

To get you settled in, here are couple of issues beginners tend to run into when first trying to build and run the app.

• Running VLC-iOS
  • Podfile
    • Solution
  • Shell Script Error
    • Solution
• Running VLC-iOS (Local Device)

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So you just ran 

 git clone https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios.git

after deciding that you want to contribute to VLC-iOS. First thing is first; '''welcome to the community 🎉.'''<br>
To get you settled in, here are couple of issues beginners tend to run into when first trying to build and run the app.

= Running VLC-iOS =

== Podfile ==

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package testhelper

import (
	"fmt"
	"path/filepath"
	"reflect"
	"runtime"
	"testing"
)

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import UIKit
import PlaygroundSupport

class MyViewController : UIViewController {
    override func loadView() {
        let view = UIStackView()
        view.alignment = .center
        view.distribution = .equalCentering
        view.axis = .horizontal
        view.backgroundColor = .black

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func testLength() {
        let tests: [(path: String, expected: VLCTime)] = [
            ("https://youtube.com/some_video_here", VLCTime(int: 12345)),
        ]

        for (path, expected) in tests {
            let media = VLCMedia(url: URL(string: path)!)
            let expection = self.expectation(description: "mediaDidFinishParsing called")
            let delegate = MockMediaDelegate(parseExpectation: expection)
            media.delegate = delegate  

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class MockMediaPlayerDelegate: NSObject, VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
    
    let stateExpectation: XCTestExpectation?
    
    init(stateExpectation: XCTestExpectation) {
        self.stateExpectation = stateExpectation
    }
    
    func mediaPlayerStateChanged(_ aNotification: Notification!) {
        guard let mediaPlayer = aNotification.object as? VLCMediaPlayer else {