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NSNotification observing with blocks
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface NSNotificationCenter (CHAdditions)
+ (void)addObserver:(id)observer forNotificationNamed:(NSString *)notificationName withBlock:(void (^)(NSNotification *note))block;
@end
#import "NSNotificationCenter+CHAdditions.h"
@implementation NSNotificationCenter (CHAdditions)
+ (void)addObserver:(id)observer forNotificationNamed:(NSString *)notificationName withBlock:(void (^)(NSNotification *note))block {
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserverForName:notificationName
object:nil
queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
usingBlock:block];
}
@end
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Considered a category on NSObject but felt that violated the purpose of NSNotificationCenter.
Slightly less messy, doesn't extend your notification handling code so far to the right in your editor.

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