I am building network module which uses Body
class that will be encoded to serve as body of url request. I want to init Body
with any class that is conforming to Encodable protocol, in my case it is MyDevice
class conforming to DeviceEncodable
, which is protocol defining everything that my url request needs. TheMyDevice
class is already inheriting from another class called SpecialClass
, therefore I can only conform it to protocol since swift does not allow inheritance from more than one class. The problem is that when I initialize Body
with DeviceEncodable
I get the Error "Type 'Body' does not conform to protocol 'Encodable'" I get it that it is because DeviceEncodable
can be class but also some another protocol conforming to it. What is the correct solution to use DeviceEncodable
as a property in Body
function so it will be encoded properly and without need to inherit ? Here is Samble code:
class Body: Encodable {
let device: DeviceEncodable
init(_ deviceInfo: DeviceEncodable) {
self.device = deviceInfo
}
}
protocol DeviceEncodable: AnyObject, Encodable {
var someSpecialProperty: String {get}
}
class MyDevice: SpecialClass, DeviceEncodable {
var someSpecialProperty: String = "special"
}
class SpecialClass {
var someOtherProperty: String = "other"
}
You cannot encode device
because device
must be a concrete type which conforms to Encodable
. Possible solutions are an associated type of the protocol constrained to Encodable
or a generic, something like
class Body<T : Encodable> : Encodable {
let device: T
init(_ deviceInfo: T) {
self.device = deviceInfo
}
}