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magicalpanda/MagicalRecord

Super Awesome Easy Fetching for Core Data! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/magicalpanda/MagicalRecord · Objective-C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5881
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1954
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

10703 stars · 1763 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

MagicalRecord is an Objective-C library that brings Ruby on Rails-style Active Record convenience to Apple's Core Data, enabling simple one-line fetches and cleaner Core Data code. The project's activity has stopped and it is superseded by Core Data's own modern APIs.

Use cases

  • simplify Core Data fetch requests in an iOS app
  • one-line fetching of managed objects
  • wrap Core Data entities with active record style CRUD
  • import JSON data into Core Data entities
  • manage multiple managed object contexts cleanly

When to choose

  • maintaining a legacy Objective-C iOS app already using MagicalRecord
  • you want Rails-like active record ergonomics over Core Data on older iOS targets

When to avoid

  • starting a new iOS or macOS project - use Core Data directly or SwiftData
  • you need actively maintained library support or modern Swift APIs

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

orm database database-driver databases mobile-development developer-tools cpp core-data active-record-pattern objective-c persistence fetching ios macos swift

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Member repositories

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