I'm attempting to use Realm in a suspend function....

# coroutines

[kevinskrei]

I'm attempting to use Realm in a suspend function. Realm only allows access to objects on the same thread. Is there a way to ensure that when a suspending call is made inside that function that it returns to the same thread as the caller? I've read about ThreadLocal but i've only seen examples when launching a coroutine and not within a suspend function. Or, is the only way to control the thread switching is from the parent calling <http://GlobalScope.xxx|GlobalScope.xxx>? For example

suspend fun sync() {
   Realm.getDefaultInstance().use { realm ->
          val variable = realm.getSomeVar()
          val result = service.execute() //<- suspending function
          val x = variable.y //<- Error because it returns to a different thread
   }
}

Thank you

[withoutclass]

You could probably use a fixed size thread pool of 1 to do all your Realm interactions

[withoutclass]

something like val realmDispatcher = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1).asCoroutineDispatcher()