Comments on: Using mogenerator — Code generation for Core Data — in Xcode 3.1

By: NukemHill

NukemHill — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:42:25 +0000

I’ve been hunting around for tips and tricks on Core Data, and found this. I’ve not dug into the specifics of what mogenerator does, but I’m kinda wondering what the point is. You’ve got the code generation capabilities in Xcode, which allow you to build all of the .h/.m files whenever you make a change to the data model.

There’s really no need for subclasses, though. I do all of my custom cruft in Categories. This allows me to recreate the entity-based classes whenever I want, without having to worry about overwriting the subclasses, as it appears mogenerator would do everytime you run it. Which is often, given the nature of how data models are built and maintained.

Am I missing something? I’m curious, because I think I’ve found a pretty slick way of doing this kind of work. Do you get extra goodies with mogenerator that make the process easier/more robust?

It’s a great idea in general, though. And I am definitely interested in getting into the guts of the xcdatamodel, as I would like to be able to generate other data from the model. I went swimming in my model a few days ago, and quickly realized it’s a horrifying mess!

I’ll dig through your site, as you seem to have some interesting insights.

By: mac

mac — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:03:02 +0000

thank you for point out the real location of momc.
it is not updated in Apple’s official document.

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By: Kai Tischler

Kai Tischler — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:36:30 +0000

Hello Aral !

We write May 2009 a.d. and I am already more than chock full of approaches to (web) app dev … But nevertheless Your Xcode/Core Data/mogenerator approach is new to me … I have the impression that this approach is MAC-based only; is that correct ? If yes, it is no wonder I have not stumbled upon this approach before, because I am exploring the approaches in the WINDOWS world. What I like about Core Data at first glance is its baked-in Undo/Redo Management :-) ! So yes: Can one use this Xcode/Core Data/mogenerator approach to build RUEs (Rich User Experiences) of all kinds ? For example to build browser-based RIAs, too ? And could this approach be worth to switch from the WINDOWS world to the MAC world ? Or asked the other way round: Do You have a recommendation for an approach in the WINDOWS world which resembles the Xcode/Core Data/mogenerator approach ?

Cheers and Tschüss

Kai (Tischler) from Northrhine-Westfalia in Germany