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MainActor usage in Swift explained to dispatch to the main thread
MainActor is a new attribute introduced in Swift 5.5 as a global actor providing an executor which performs its tasks on the main thread. When building apps, it’s important to perform UI updating tasks on the main thread, which can sometimes be challenging when using several background threads. Using the @MainActor attribute will help you make sure your UI is always updated on the main thread.
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