README

This is a Symfony Bundle helps you to copy an entity with its dependencies

Features

• Easily configure the copying behavior of entities

Installation

In composer.json file, add :

{
    "require": {
        "ev/ev-copy-bundle": "^1.2"
    }
}

In app/AppKernel.php file, add :

public function registerBundles()
{
    return array(
        // ...
        new EV\CopyBundle\EVCopyBundle(),
        // ...
    );
}

Entity configuration

Annotations

• @Copy\Simple : Takes the value and adding to the copy

• @Copy\Variable : Set the value based on parameters given to Cloner

  Required attributes:

  • name

• @Copy\Collection : Copy each entity of collection

  Optional attributes:

  • memorizeMatching : Enable the matching memory and define a name of the memory bag

• @Copy\Entity : Copy the entity

• @Copy\UseMatching : Takes an entity copied previously. It uses the matching memory system

  Required attributes:

  • name : Name of the memory bag

• @Copy\Construct : Gives parameters to the constructor based on parameters given to Cloner

  Required attributes:

  • variables : Array of parameters

Example

namespace EV\BlogBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use EV\CopyBundle\Annotation as Copy;

class Article
{

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="id", type="integer")
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="title", type="string", length=255)
     * @Copy\Variable(name="articleTitle")
     */
    private $title;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="content", type="text")
     * @Copy\Simple
     */
    private $content;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="date", type="datetime")
     */
    private $date;

    /**
     * @ORM\OneToOne(targetEntity="EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Options", cascade={"persist","remove"})
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="optionsId", referencedColumnName="id")
     * @Copy\Entity
     */
    private $options;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Author", inversedBy="articles")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="authorId", referencedColumnName="id", nullable=false)
     * @Copy\Simple
     */
    private $author;

    /**
     * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Comment", mappedBy="article", cascade={"persist"})
     * @Copy\Collection
     */
    private $comments

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Blog", inversedBy="articles")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="blogId", referencedColumnName="id", onDelete="cascade")
     */
    protected $blog;

    /**
     * @Copy\Construct(variables={"blog"})
     */
    public function __construct(Blog $blog)
    {
        $this->blog = $blog;
        $this->date = new \DateTime('now');
    }

    // Getters, Setters and Adders methods...

    public function addComment(\EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Comment $comment)
    {
        $this->comments[] = $comment;

        // IMPORTANT : without this line, the copy won't work
        $comment->setArticle($this);

        return $this;
    }

}

namespace EV\BlogBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use EV\CopyBundle\Annotation as Copy;

class Comment
{

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="pseudo", type="string", length=255)
     * @Copy\Simple
     */
    $pseudo;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="content", type="text")
     * @Copy\Simple
     */
    $content;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="EV\BlogBundle\Entity\Article", inversedBy="comments")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="articleId", referencedColumnName="id", nullable=false)
     */
    protected $article;

    // Getters, Setters and Adders methods...

}

Usage example

public function articleCopyAction() {

    //...

    $params = array(
        'blog' => $blog,
        'articleTitle' => $article->getTitle().' - Copy'
    );

    $articleCopy = $this->get('ev_copy.factory.cloner')->copy($article, $params);

    //...

}

Future features

• Add an annotation in order to condition the copy of a parameter
• Define an order to copy parameters

How to contribute

To contribute just open a Pull Request with your new code taking into account that if you add new features or modify existing ones you have to document in this README what they do.

License

EVCopyBundle is licensed under MIT