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# Description:
Contrary to certain initial expectations, new instances of NSFileProviderExtension are created within a shared process space.

# Steps to Repro:
 1. Implement rudimentary support for a File Provider in the project
 2. Add new NSFileProviderDomains via the NSFileProviderManager

# Expected Results:
New process, with a separate memory limit, is created to host new, domain-specific, instances of the NSFileProviderExtension.

# Observed Results:
The existing NSFileProviderExtension object relevant to the nil domain is abandoned. A new extension object that will host the newly added domain is instantiated in the same process. This is repeated for every new extension.

# Additional Notes:
Hosting multiple extension objects within the same process, and thus within the same jetsam memory limit, is extremely issue prone. Each of the instantiated extensions requires independent access to local databases, current caches, and remote connection. Furthermore, very limited assumptions can be taken about the usage of static objects, including dispatch tokens.