Interface EntityInterface
Describes the methods that any class representing a data storage should comply with.
Property Summary
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$id public @property
mixedAlias for commonly used primary key.
Method Summary
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clean() public
Sets the entire entity as clean, which means that it will appear as no fields being modified or added at all. This is an useful call for an initial object hydration
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extract() public
Returns an array with the requested fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name
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extractOriginal() public
Returns an array with the requested original fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name.
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extractOriginalChanged() public
Returns an array with only the original fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name.
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get() public
Returns the value of a field by name
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getAccessible() public @method
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getDirty() public
Gets the dirty fields.
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getError() public
Returns validation errors of a field
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getErrors() public
Returns all validation errors.
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getHidden() public
Gets the hidden fields.
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getOriginal() public
Returns the original value of a field.
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getOriginalValues() public
Gets all original values of the entity.
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getSource() public
Returns the alias of the repository from which this entity came from.
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getVirtual() public
Gets the virtual fields on this entity.
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getVisible() public
Get the list of visible fields.
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has() public
Returns whether this entity contains a field named $field regardless of if it is empty.
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hasErrors() public
Returns whether this entity has errors.
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isAccessible() public
Checks if a field is accessible
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isDirty() public
Checks if the entity is dirty or if a single field of it is dirty.
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isNew() public
Returns whether or not this entity has already been persisted.
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set() public
Sets one or multiple fields to the specified value
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setAccess() public
Stores whether or not a field value can be changed or set in this entity.
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setDirty() public
Sets the dirty status of a single field.
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setError() public
Sets errors for a single field
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setErrors() public
Sets error messages to the entity
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setHidden() public
Sets hidden fields.
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setNew() public
Set the status of this entity.
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setSource() public
Sets the source alias
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setVirtual() public
Sets the virtual fields on this entity.
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toArray() public
Returns an array with all the visible fields set in this entity.
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unset() public
Removes a field or list of fields from this entity
Method Detail
clean() ¶ public
clean(): voidSets the entire entity as clean, which means that it will appear as no fields being modified or added at all. This is an useful call for an initial object hydration
Returns
voidextract() ¶ public
extract(string[] $fields, bool $onlyDirty = false): arrayReturns an array with the requested fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name
Parameters
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string[]$fields list of fields to be returned
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bool$onlyDirty optional Return the requested field only if it is dirty
Returns
arrayextractOriginal() ¶ public
extractOriginal(string[] $fields): arrayReturns an array with the requested original fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name.
Parameters
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string[]$fields List of fields to be returned
Returns
arrayextractOriginalChanged() ¶ public
extractOriginalChanged(string[] $fields): arrayReturns an array with only the original fields stored in this entity, indexed by field name.
Parameters
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string[]$fields List of fields to be returned
Returns
arrayget() ¶ public
get(string $field): mixedReturns the value of a field by name
Parameters
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string$field the name of the field to retrieve
Returns
mixedgetError() ¶ public
getError(string $field): arrayReturns validation errors of a field
Parameters
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string$field Field name to get the errors from
Returns
arraygetOriginal() ¶ public
getOriginal(string $field): mixedReturns the original value of a field.
Parameters
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string$field The name of the field.
Returns
mixedgetOriginalValues() ¶ public
getOriginalValues(): arrayGets all original values of the entity.
Returns
arraygetSource() ¶ public
getSource(): stringReturns the alias of the repository from which this entity came from.
Returns
stringgetVirtual() ¶ public
getVirtual(): string[]Gets the virtual fields on this entity.
Returns
string[]has() ¶ public
has(string|string[] $field): boolReturns whether this entity contains a field named $field regardless of if it is empty.
Parameters
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string|string[]$field The field to check.
Returns
boolhasErrors() ¶ public
hasErrors(bool $includeNested = true): boolReturns whether this entity has errors.
Parameters
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bool$includeNested optional true will check nested entities for hasErrors()
Returns
boolisAccessible() ¶ public
isAccessible(string $field): boolChecks if a field is accessible
Parameters
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string$field Field name to check
Returns
boolisDirty() ¶ public
isDirty(string|null $field = null): boolChecks if the entity is dirty or if a single field of it is dirty.
Parameters
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string|null$field optional The field to check the status for. Null for the whole entity.
Returns
boolisNew() ¶ public
isNew(): boolReturns whether or not this entity has already been persisted.
Returns
boolset() ¶ public
set(string|array $field, mixed $value = null, array $options = []): $thisSets one or multiple fields to the specified value
Parameters
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string|array$field the name of field to set or a list of fields with their respective values
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mixed$value optional The value to set to the field or an array if the first argument is also an array, in which case will be treated as $options
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array$options optional options to be used for setting the field. Allowed option keys are
setterandguard
Returns
$thissetAccess() ¶ public
setAccess(string|array $field, bool $set): $thisStores whether or not a field value can be changed or set in this entity.
Parameters
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string|array$field single or list of fields to change its accessibility
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bool$set true marks the field as accessible, false will mark it as protected.
Returns
$thissetDirty() ¶ public
setDirty(string $field, bool $isDirty = true): $thisSets the dirty status of a single field.
Parameters
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string$field the field to set or check status for
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bool$isDirty optional true means the field was changed, false means it was not changed. Default true.
Returns
$thissetError() ¶ public
setError(string $field, string|array $errors, bool $overwrite = false): $thisSets errors for a single field
Parameters
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string$field The field to get errors for, or the array of errors to set.
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string|array$errors The errors to be set for $field
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bool$overwrite optional Whether or not to overwrite pre-existing errors for $field
Returns
$thissetErrors() ¶ public
setErrors(array $errors, bool $overwrite = false): $thisSets error messages to the entity
Parameters
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array$errors The array of errors to set.
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bool$overwrite optional Whether or not to overwrite pre-existing errors for $fields
Returns
$thissetHidden() ¶ public
setHidden(string[] $fields, bool $merge = false): $thisSets hidden fields.
Parameters
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string[]$fields An array of fields to hide from array exports.
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bool$merge optional Merge the new fields with the existing. By default false.
Returns
$thissetNew() ¶ public
setNew(bool $new): $thisSet the status of this entity.
Using true means that the entity has not been persisted in the database,
false indicates that the entity has been persisted.
Parameters
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bool$new Indicate whether or not this entity has been persisted.
Returns
$thissetSource() ¶ public
setSource(string $alias): $thisSets the source alias
Parameters
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string$alias the alias of the repository
Returns
$thissetVirtual() ¶ public
setVirtual(string[] $fields, bool $merge = false): $thisSets the virtual fields on this entity.
Parameters
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string[]$fields An array of fields to treat as virtual.
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bool$merge optional Merge the new fields with the existing. By default false.
Returns
$thistoArray() ¶ public
toArray(): arrayReturns an array with all the visible fields set in this entity.
Note hidden fields are not visible, and will not be output by toArray().
Returns
arrayunset() ¶ public
unset(string|string[] $field): $thisRemoves a field or list of fields from this entity
Parameters
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string|string[]$field The field to unset.
Returns
$this