//
//  StoredObject.swift
//  LeStorage
//
//  Created by Laurent Morvillier on 03/05/2024.
//

import Foundation

/// A class extending the capabilities of StoredCollection but supposedly manages only one item
public class StoredSingleton<T: Storable>: StoredCollection<T> {
    
    /// Sets the singleton to the collection without synchronizing it
    public func setItemNoSync(_ instance: T) {
        self.setSingletonNoSync(instance: instance)
    }
    
    /// updates the existing singleton
    public func update() throws {
        if let item = self.item() {
            try self.addOrUpdate(instance: item)
        }
    }
    
    /// Returns the singleton
    public func item() -> T? {
        return self.items.first
    }
    
    // MARK: - Protects from use
    
    public override func addOrUpdate(contentOfs sequence: any Sequence<T>) throws {
        fatalError("method unavailable for StoredSingleton, use update")
    }
    
}