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Informations about the package doctrine-enum-type
Doctrine Enum Type
This extension brings easy usage of enums in your Doctrine entities.
Why to use enums
- You can type-check passed value
- You document what values are valid
- You can add useful methods to your enum class
Installation
Choosing enum library
Currently three enum libraries are supported out of the box:
Don't worry, you can use another Enum implementation, just create bridge implementing BrandEmbassy\Doctrine\EnumType\EnumImplementation interface.
Usage
Setup Doctrine
Let's say we have this enum with colors:
Now we need to tell Doctrine about our enum class. You can use BrandEmbassy\Doctrine\EnumType\EnumTypesManager for it:
This initialization must be done before working with entities or schema that is using your enums.
First parameter of EnumTypesManager is object implementing BrandEmbassy\Doctrine\EnumType\EnumImplementation that describes enum implementation you are using.
Method addEnumTypeDefinition accepts the name of your enum that you want to use in your entities, second one is your enum class.
Start using enums in your entities
We are ready to go, we can now define our car entity using color enum:
Internals
Database columns generated by this library are of type VARCHAR(255). This brings one constraint to your enums: value of your enum can't be longer than 255 characters.
