Use old-style collection view datasource so we can use fetchBatchSize to

avoid loading every single item into memory

Reader/Screens/Items/ItemsViewController.swift

@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ class ItemsViewController: UIViewController {
     let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Item>
     
     private var collectionView: UICollectionView!
-    private var dataSource: UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Item>!
     private var resultsController: NSFetchedResultsController<Item>!
     
+    private var batchUpdates: [() -> Void] = []
+    
     init(fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Item>, fervorController: FervorController) {
         self.fervorController = fervorController
         self.fetchRequest = fetchRequest
@@ -37,56 +38,74 @@ class ItemsViewController: UIViewController {
         let layout = UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout.list(using: configuration)
         collectionView = UICollectionView(frame: view.bounds, collectionViewLayout: layout)
         collectionView.delegate = self
+        collectionView.dataSource = self
         collectionView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
         collectionView.register(ItemCollectionViewCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: "itemCell")
         view.addSubview(collectionView)
         
-        dataSource = createDataSource()
-        
-        var snapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Section, Item>()
-        snapshot.appendSections([.items])
-        dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: false)
-        
         fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "published", ascending: false)]
+        fetchRequest.fetchBatchSize = 20
         resultsController = NSFetchedResultsController(fetchRequest: fetchRequest, managedObjectContext: fervorController.persistentContainer.viewContext, sectionNameKeyPath: nil, cacheName: nil)
         resultsController.delegate = self
         try! resultsController.performFetch()
     }
 
-    private func createDataSource() -> UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Item> {
-        let itemCell = UICollectionView.CellRegistration<ItemCollectionViewCell, Item> { [unowned self] cell, indexPath, item in
-            cell.updateUI(item: item)
+}
+
+extension ItemsViewController: UICollectionViewDataSource {
+    func numberOfSections(in collectionView: UICollectionView) -> Int {
+        return 1
+    }
+    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
+        return resultsController.fetchedObjects?.count ?? 0
+    }
+    func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
+        let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "itemCell", for: indexPath) as! ItemCollectionViewCell
         cell.delegate = self
-        }
-        let dataSource = UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Item>(collectionView: collectionView) { collectionView, indexPath, item in
-            return collectionView.dequeueConfiguredReusableCell(using: itemCell, for: indexPath, item: item)
-        }
-        return dataSource
-    }
-
-}
-
-extension ItemsViewController {
-    enum Section: Hashable {
-        case items
+        cell.updateUI(item: resultsController.fetchedObjects![indexPath.row])
+        return cell
     }
 }
 
 extension ItemsViewController: NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate {
-    func controller(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>, didChangeContentWith snapshot: NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshotReference) {
-        var snapshot = self.dataSource.snapshot()
-        snapshot.deleteItems(snapshot.itemIdentifiers(inSection: .items))
-        // use resultsController here instead of controller so we don't have to cast
-        snapshot.appendItems(resultsController.fetchedObjects!, toSection: .items)
-        self.dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: false)
+    func controllerWillChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) {
+        batchUpdates = []
+    }
+    func controllerDidChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) {
+        collectionView.performBatchUpdates {
+            for update in self.batchUpdates {
+                update()
+            }
+        }
+        // clear to prevent retain cycles
+        batchUpdates = []
+    }
+    func controller(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>, didChange anObject: Any, at indexPath: IndexPath?, for type: NSFetchedResultsChangeType, newIndexPath: IndexPath?) {
+        guard let indexPath = indexPath else {
+            return
+        }
+        batchUpdates.append {
+            switch type {
+            case .insert:
+                self.collectionView.insertItems(at: [indexPath])
+            case .delete:
+                self.collectionView.deleteItems(at: [indexPath])
+            case .move:
+                if let newIndexPath = newIndexPath {
+                    self.collectionView.moveItem(at: indexPath, to: newIndexPath)
+                }
+            case .update:
+                self.collectionView.reloadItems(at: [indexPath])
+            @unknown default:
+                break
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
 extension ItemsViewController: UICollectionViewDelegate {
     func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, contextMenuConfigurationForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath, point: CGPoint) -> UIContextMenuConfiguration? {
-        guard let item = dataSource.itemIdentifier(for: indexPath) else {
-            return nil
-        }
+        let item = resultsController.fetchedObjects![indexPath.row]
         return UIContextMenuConfiguration(identifier: nil, previewProvider: {
             ReadViewController(item: item, fervorController: self.fervorController)
         }, actionProvider: { _ in