协议在Swift中是引用类型还是值类型?

我问这个问题的原因是因为我正在阅读一个使用委托的教程。根据我在网上读到的其他教程/文章,据我所知,这个特定的教程并没有创建一个保留周期。我还通过使用工具(内存泄漏和僵尸)来测试它,以确保没有内存泄漏。

我试图弄清楚,如果一个类只是要符合一个协议,这会创建一个引用吗?

我想不会,但我想确定一下。

以下是创建委托成员的协议和类:

import Foundation
import CoreBluetooth

protocol TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol: NSObjectProtocol {
    func didStartScan()
    func didStopScan()
    func didTransferData(data: NSData?)
}

class TransferServiceScanner: NSObject, CBCentralManagerDelegate, CBPeripheralDelegate {
    var centralManager: CBCentralManager!
    var discoveredPeripheral: CBPeripheral?
    var data = NSMutableData()
    weak var delegate: TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol?

    init(delegate: TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol?) {
        super.init()
        centralManager = CBCentralManager(delegate: self, queue: nil)
        self.delegate = delegate
    }


    //start of cbCentralDelegate method
    func centralManagerDidUpdateState(_ central: CBCentralManager) {
        switch central.state {
        case .poweredOn:
            print("Central is powered on...")
            break
        case .poweredOff:
            print("Central is powered off...")
            break
        default:
            print("Central manager changed state \(central.state)")
            break
        }
    }
    //end of cbCentralDelegate method

}

import UIKit

class CentralViewController: UIViewController, TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol {
    @IBOutlet var heartImage: UIImageView!
    @IBOutlet var scanButton: CustomButton!
    @IBOutlet var textView: UITextView!
    var transferServiceScanner: TransferServiceScanner!

    // MARK: TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol methods
    func didStartScan() {
        //
    }

    func didStopScan() {
        //
    }

    func didTransferData(data: NSData?) {
        //
    }
    //end of TransferServiceScannerDelegateProtocol methods


    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        transferServiceScanner = TransferServiceScanner.init(delegate: self)
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    }


    /*
    // MARK: - Navigation

    // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
    override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
        // Get the new view controller using segue.destinationViewController.
        // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
    }
    */

}