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Features

• Objective-C Language Extensions - Adds modern functional programming patterns and safety features not available in standard Objective-C.
• Objective-C Runtime - Offers a set of tools for runtime method injection, class reflection, and dynamic property synthesis.
• Protocol Default Implementations - Injects shared logic into classes to provide default behaviors for protocol methods.
• Algebraic Data Type Code Generators - Generates source code from algebraic data type definitions to reduce boilerplate.
• Asynchronous Flow Control - Manages complex asynchronous execution flows and coroutines using block-based state machines.
• Category Property Synthesis - Synthesizes backing instance variables for properties defined within categories to enable state storage.
• Category-Based Extensions - Enables the addition of stateful properties to existing classes via category-based extensions.
• Property Synthesis - Provides a mechanism for synthesizing backing instance variables for properties defined within categories.
• Runtime Method Injection - Adds and modifies class methods at runtime using the Objective-C messaging system.
• Runtime Object Reflection - Uses reflection to inject custom methods and analyze object properties or class hierarchies.
• Class Hierarchy Analyzers - Analyzes object properties and class hierarchies using custom method injection and lookup tools.
• Runtime Object Reflection - Uses reflection to inject custom methods and analyze object properties or class hierarchies.
• Reference Cycle Management - Manages the transition between weak and strong references in blocks to prevent memory leaks.
• Coroutine Implementations - Implements coroutine execution contexts using blocks to handle asynchronous flows.
• Key-Path Mappings - Implements validation of language-level key paths during compilation to ensure type safety.
• Compile-Time Validation - Checks the accuracy of key paths during compilation to stop runtime crashes.
• Block-Based Coroutines - Manages asynchronous execution flows by wrapping logic in state-machine blocks that can be paused and resumed.
• Object Reflection Libraries - Provides advanced runtime introspection and method injection to analyze class hierarchies and properties.
• Objective-C Static Analysis - Provides compile-time validation of key paths and selectors to prevent common Objective-C runtime crashes.
• Objective-C Libraries - Provides a comprehensive library of utilities to add dynamism and functional patterns to Objective-C.
• Memory Management - Implements specialized memory management techniques to prevent retain cycles within Objective-C blocks.
• Selector Validation - Verifies that an object declares a specific selector during the compilation process.
• Algebraic Data Types - Implements sum and product types at compile-time to provide structured data modeling for Objective-C classes.
• Compile-Time Type Validation - Enforces type constraints and verifies selectors and key paths during the compilation process.
• Scope-Based Resource Cleanup - Triggers automatic resource cleanup for memory and handles when a defined scope exits.
• Block Memory Management - Manages the memory lifecycle of blocks to prevent retain cycles and leaks.
• Resource Cleanup Utilities - Provides utilities to ensure the deterministic release of system resources like file handles and locks.
• Nil-Safe Message Handling - Prevents crashes by using a safe representation for missing or unrecognized data during message reception.
• Objective-C - Provides a framework for automating resource cleanup and managing reference cycles in Objective-C.
• Scope-Exit Tasks - Provides mechanisms to execute deferred cleanup tasks automatically when a defined code block is exited.
• Selector Validations - Verifies that specific method signatures exist on an object before execution to prevent runtime crashes.
• Developer Utilities - Powerful Objective-C library extensions.
• Security And Privacy - Collection of extensions for the Objective-C language.

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