NSDistributedNotificationCenter should be available on iOS

Originator:michaelhochs
Number:rdar://32943399 Date Originated:23-Jun-2017 10:15 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:11b2
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
NSDistributedNotificationCenter should be available as an easy way to communicate between processes. While on iOS it may not make sense to be able to communicate between completely unrelated processes, it would be nice if it would be possible to communicate between processes from the same app (extensions / containing app) or maybe even between apps from the same developer in an easy way.

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Version:
11b2

Notes:
While communicating between an extension and its containing app is possible right now, doing so in a nice way with a good interface requires some wrapping or usage of third party frameworks. NSDistributedNotificationCenter seems to be a good way of erasing the need of such a third party framework even if it would only be enabled for extension <-> containing app communication.

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