.. _document_repositories: Document Repositories ===================== .. note:: A repository mediates between the domain and data mapping layers using a collection-like interface for accessing domain objects. In Doctrine, a repository is a class that concentrates code responsible for querying and filtering your documents. ODM provides you with a default ``DocumentRepository`` for all of your documents: .. code-block:: php getRepository(User::class); $disabledUsers = $repository->findBy(['disabled' => true, 'activated' => true]); The array passed to ``findBy`` specifies the criteria for which documents are matched. ODM will assist with converting PHP values to equivalent BSON types whenever possible: .. code-block:: php find(Group::class, 123); /* @var $repository \Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\DocumentRepository */ $repository = $documentManager->getRepository(User::class); $usersInGroup = $repository->findBy(['group' => $group]); The default repository implementation provides the following methods: - ``find()`` - finds one document by its identifier. This may skip a database query if the document is already managed by ODM. - ``findAll()`` - finds all documents in the collection. - ``findBy()`` - finds all documents matching the given criteria. Additional query options may be specified (e.g. sort, limit, skip). - ``findOneBy()`` - finds one document matching the given criteria. - ``matching()`` - Finds all documents matching the given criteria, as expressed with Doctrine's Criteria API. .. note:: All above methods will include additional criteria specified by :ref:`Filters `. .. note:: Magic ``findBy`` and ``findOneBy`` calls described below are deprecated in 1.2 and will be removed in 2.0. Additional methods that are not defined explicitly in the repository class may also be used if they follow a specific naming convention: .. code-block:: php find(Group::class, 123); /* @var $repository \Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\DocumentRepository */ $repository = $documentManager->getRepository(User::class); $usersInGroup = $repository->findByGroup($group); $randomUser = $repository->findOneByStatus('active'); In the above example, ``findByGroup()`` and ``findOneByStatus()`` will be handled by the ``__call`` method, which intercepts calls to undefined methods. If the invoked method's name starts with "findBy" or "findOneBy", ODM will attempt to infer mapped properties from the remainder of the method name ("Group" or "Status" as per example). The above calls are equivalent to: .. code-block:: php find(Group::class, 123); /* @var $repository \Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\DocumentRepository */ $repository = $documentManager->getRepository(User::class); $usersInGroup = $repository->findBy(['group' => $group]); $randomUser = $repository->findOneBy(['status' => 'active']); Custom Repositories ------------------- A custom repository allows filtering logic to be consolidated into a single class instead of spreading it throughout a project. A custom repository class may be specified for a document class like so: .. configuration-block:: .. code-block:: php .. code-block:: yaml Documents\User: repositoryClass: Repositories\\UserRepository collection: user # ... The next step is implementing your repository class. In most cases, ODM's default ``DocumentRepository`` class may be extended with additional methods that you need. More complex cases that require passing additional dependencies to a custom repository class will be discussed in the next section. .. code-block:: php findBy(['disabled' => true, 'activated' => true]); } } It is also possible to change ODM's default ``DocumentRepository`` to your own implementation for all documents (unless overridden by the mapping): .. code-block:: php $documentManager->getConfiguration() ->setDefaultRepositoryClassName(MyDefaultRepository::class); Repositories with Additional Dependencies ----------------------------------------- .. note:: Implementing your own RepositoryFactory is possible since version 1.0, but the ``AbstractRepositoryFactory`` class used in this example is only available since 1.2. By default, Doctrine assumes that it can instantiate your repositories in same manner as its default one: .. code-block:: php `_ .. code-block:: php eventDispatcher = $eventDispatcher; } protected function instantiateRepository($repositoryClassName, DocumentManager $documentManager, ClassMetadata $metadata) { switch ($repositoryClassName) { case UserRepository::class: return new UserRepository($this->eventDispatcher, $documentManager, $metadata); default: return new $repositoryClassName($documentManager, $documentManager->getUnitOfWork(), $metadata); } } } The factory class must then be registered in the ``Configuration``: .. code-block:: php get('event_dispatcher'); $repoFactory = new YourRepositoryFactory($eventDispatcher); $configuration = new Configuration(); // your other config here $configuration->setRepositoryFactory($repoFactory);