Can we use locks with Swift Concurrency?
Asked on 07/30/2024
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Yes, you can use locks with Swift Concurrency. The synchronization module in Swift introduces low-level primitives such as atomics and mutexes. A mutex can be stored in a let property and accessed safely concurrently. All accesses to the storage protected by the mutex are done via the closure passed to the withLock method, ensuring mutually exclusive access.
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