@@ -227,9 +227,12 @@ class Store {
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/// without any info like model definition, database directory and others.
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///
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/// This store is e.g. good enough to start a transaction, but does not allow
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- /// to e.g. use boxes.
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+ /// to e.g. use boxes. This is useful when creating a store within another
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+ /// isolate as only information that can be sent to an isolate is necessary
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+ /// (the store and model definition contain pointers that can not be sent to
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+ /// an isolate).
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///
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- /// Obtain a [ptrAddress] from [_clone] .
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+ /// Obtain a [ptrAddress] from [_clone] , see it for more details .
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Store ._minimal (int ptrAddress, {bool queriesCaseSensitiveDefault = true })
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: _defs = null ,
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_weak = false ,
@@ -360,7 +363,26 @@ class Store {
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/// Clones this native store and returns a pointer to the clone.
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///
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- /// Use the address of the pointer with [Store._minimal] .
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+ /// The address of the pointer can be used with [Store._minimal] .
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+ ///
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+ /// This can be useful to work with isolates as it is not possible to send a
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+ /// [Store] to an isolate (the Store itself and the contained model definition
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+ /// contain pointers). Instead, send the pointer address returned by this
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+ /// and create a minimal store (for limitations see [Store._minimal] ) in the
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+ /// isolate. Make sure to [close] the clone as well before the isolate exits.
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+ ///
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+ /// ```dart
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+ /// // Clone the store and obtain its address, can be sent to an isolate.
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+ /// final storePtrAddress = store.clone().address;
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+ ///
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+ /// // Within an isolate create a minimal store.
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+ /// final store = InternalStoreAccess.createMinimal(isolateInit.storePtrAddress);
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+ /// try {
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+ /// // Use the store.
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+ /// } finally {
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+ /// store.close();
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+ /// }
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+ /// ```
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Pointer <OBX_store > _clone () {
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final ptr = checkObxPtr (C .store_clone (_ptr));
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reachabilityFence (this );
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