From bbf7e8fa8b88585909045b6aae56d2146cf20d98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurent <laurent@staxriver.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:24:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] adds method to clear before loading

---
 LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
index aefa7a5..79d840c 100644
--- a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
@@ -183,8 +183,12 @@ public class StoredCollection<T: Storable>: RandomAccessCollection, SomeCollecti
         }
     }
     
-    /// Retrieves the data from the server and loads it into the items array
     public func loadDataFromServerIfAllowed() async throws {
+        try await self.loadDataFromServerIfAllowed(clear: false)
+    }
+    
+    /// Retrieves the data from the server and loads it into the items array
+    public func loadDataFromServerIfAllowed(clear: Bool = false) async throws {
         guard self.synchronized, !(self is StoredSingleton<T>) else {
             throw StoreError.cannotSyncCollection(name: self.resourceName)
         }
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@ public class StoredCollection<T: Storable>: RandomAccessCollection, SomeCollecti
             let items: [T] = try await self._store.getItems()
             if items.count > 0 {
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    if clear {
+                        self.clear()
+                    }
                     self._addOrUpdate(contentOfs: items, shouldSync: false)
                 }
             }