update createdAt & updatedAt fields automatically in symfony3 (doctrine) - doctrine-orm

I have an entity (Server) that should have two extra fields: createdAt and updatedAt (like cakephp). I tried this on Server entity:
/**
* #ORM\PrePersist
* #ORM\PreUpdate
*/
public function updateTimestamp()
{
$this->setModifiedAt(new \DateTime());
if($this->getCreatedAt() == null){
$this->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime());
}
}
but nothing happened during update process. Then I searched about it and there was this EventListener solution.
I couldn't fix it by that too.
is there any solution for this problem, please provide a step by step solution.
thank you a lot and sorry for bad English! ;)

Check you have the HasLifecycleCallbacks annotation on your entity, as example:
/**
* #ORM\Entity
* #ORM\HasLifecycleCallbacks
*/
class Server
Hope this help

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Symfony 4: Updating an existing entity through a deserialized entity ends up with a new related item or with an ORMInvalidArgumentException

That's my first question here on Stackoverflow.com and before I'll write to much. First the controller function:
/**
* #Rest\Patch("/identifiers/v2/{id}")
*
* #ParamConverter("identifier")
* #ParamConverter("identifierPatch", converter="fos_rest.request_body")
*/
public function patchAction(Identifier $identifier, Identifier $identifierPatch)
{
$identifier->setLandingPage($identifierPatch->getLandingPage());
$identifier->setIdentifier($identifierPatch->getIdentifier());
$identifier->setIsUsed($identifierPatch->getIsUsed());
$this->entityManager->flush();
/**
* Just for debugging...
*/
$view = $this->view([
'identifier' => $identifier,
'identifierPatch' => $identifierPatch
]);
return $this->handleView($view);
}
When i try to UPDATE an existing entity this way I get an ORMInvalidArgumentException with a message "A new entity was found through the relationship (...)"
When I set cascade={"persist"} on the related entity:
/**
* #ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="App\Entity\LandingPage", inversedBy="identifiers")
* #ORM\JoinColumn(nullable=false)
* #Assert\NotNull()
* #Serializer\Type("App\Entity\LandingPage")
*/
private $landing_page;
... the related entity will be inserted as new entity and that's not what I am looking for.
I could use $this->entityManager->merge($identifier) but that's not what I am looking for aswell, because I'll need to do some manual validations in future and I would like to return the entity as response (the related entity will be null when not updated) and $this->entityManager->merge() will be deprecated in Doctrine 3.
Question: Is there any way to update the given entity with the deserialized entity?
Greetings,
Danny Endert
EDIT (1):
Well, I guess i found a solution regarding this "issue".
services.yaml
jms_serializer.object_constructor:
alias: jms_serializer.doctrine_object_constructor
public: false
Now I'm not getting any exception and the related entity will not be inserted as new entity.

Must I sanitize my inputs when using setter methods to populate a Doctrine Entity?

I am under impression that ORM uses some kind of sanitation technique, but I am not sure. I looked at http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/latest/reference/security.html and was not clear on the issue.
Question
Will it be safe to use
$product = new Product();
$product->setModel($_POST['model']);
where POST is NOT sanitized previously, or must I always sanitize/validate my values first before sending them to Doctrine?
For reference
/**
* #Entity
*/
class Product
{
/**
* #var integer #Column(name="id", type="integer", nullable=false)
* #Id #GeneratedValue
*/
private $id;
/**
* #var string #Column(type="string")
*/
private $model;
}
You should always validate/sanitize user input. Even though Doctrine is using a prepared queries (which prevents SQL injections) you are not safe against other attacks.
Check this page, to see how to deal with inputs in Doctrine:
http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/latest/reference/security.html#user-input-and-doctrine-orm
Your are right, Doctrine ORM is doing all the sanitization automatically. Therefore, as long as you are using ORM, you are perfectly safe.
So in your example no additional sanitization is required.
I would only say that instead of using raw $_POST array you are supposed to use the Request object that is automatically injected in your controller:
$product = new Product();
$product->setModel($request->get('model'));

Doctrine - Prevent double flush on using identity through foreign entity

I've got 2 entities - TestUser and TestAddress. Address has OneToOne relation with User and it's primary key is also foreign key to User.
/**
* #ORM\Entity
*/
class TestUser
{
/**
* #ORM\Id
* #ORM\Column(type="integer")
* #ORM\GeneratedValue
*/
private $id;
}
/**
* #ORM\Entity
*/
class TestAddress
{
/**
* #ORM\Id
* #ORM\OneToOne(targetEntity="TestUser")
*/
private $user;
/**
* #param $user
*/
public function setUser($user)
{
$this->user = $user;
}
}
When I try to save both entities through entityManager I get an Exception.
$em = $this->getEntityManager();
$user = new TestUser();
$address = new TestAddress();
$address->setUser($user);
$em->persist($user);
$em->persist($address);
$em->flush();
Exception:
Doctrine\ORM\ORMInvalidArgumentException: The given entity of type 'Entity\TestAddress' (Entity\TestAddress#000000004fcda1bf000000002f07b49b) has no identity/no id values set. It cannot be added to the identity map.
Only way to save both entities is "flush" with User and then persist and flush with address.
$em->persist($user);
$em->flush();
$em->persist($address);
$em->flush();
Question: Is there way to use autoincrement on TestUser id and save TestUser and TestAddress entities with one flush?
class TestAddress
{
/**
* #ORM\OneToOne(targetEntity="TestUser", cascade={"persist"})
*/
private $user;
I know it is not even an answer to your question, but IMO you should rethink the purpose of this schema choice when the ID of the Address entity must correspond to the ID of the User entity. I do not think this is necessary and you would be better off by going with separate foreign key and primary key fields on Address entity.
However one other thing you could try is making the relationship bi-directional, that is defining the testAddress variable on the User object and then adding the corresponding mapping information to it:
/**
* #OneToOne(targetEntity="TestAddress", mappedBy="user", cascade={"persist"})
*/
private $testAddress;
then you will probably also need to create the setTestAddress() method on the user entity, and set the user object for TestAddress explicitly in there:
public function setTestAddress($address)
{
$address->setUser($this);
$this->testAddress = $address;
}
then you could call $user->setTestAddress($address) and try flushing only the user entity:
$user = new TestUser();
$address = new TestAddress();
$user->setTestAddress($address);
$em->persist($user);
$em->flush();
I am not quite familiar with the order in which doctrine persists entities, but by having the entity be persisted by the TestUser entity and not the other way around(as was suggested) User should be persisted first and than its ID added to the Address before it is even persisted.
I didn't test the code so there might be some errors in it.

Doctrine 2.0 vs 2.1 cascade remove OneToMany

Hello I have problem when trying to cascade remove entities in OneToMany relations.
After a few hours of debugging I tried to downgrade the doctrine from the latest 2.1.2 to 2.0.2 and It suddenly starts working.
Imagin two entities Company and Address in relation 1:N.
/**
* #Entity
*/
class Company extends Entity
{
/**
* #var integer
* #id #Column(type="integer")
* #generatedValue
*/
private $id;
/**
* #var Collection
* #OneToMany(targetEntity="Address",mappedBy="company", cascade={"persist","remove"})
*/
private $addresses;
}
/**
* #Entity
*/
class Address extends Entity
{
/**
* #var integer
* #id #Column(type="integer")
* #generatedValue
*/
private $id;
/**
* #var Company
* #ManyToOne(targetEntity="Company", inversedBy="addresses")
* #JoinColumn(name="company_id", referencedColumnName="id",nullable=false)
*/
private $company;
}
when I try to remove the entity Company, I would like the assigned addresses will be removed as well.
$em->remove($company);
$em->flush();
In doctrine 2.1.2 the deletion of addresses is not performed so the integrity constraint fails. In version 2.0.2 there it works perfectly. Wierd thing on it is, if I use EntityAudit extension https://github.com/simplethings/EntityAudit the LogRevisionListener is corretly versioning the addresses entities (set them revtype = DEL) in doctrine 2.1.2 (of course in 2.0.2 as well) but the UnitOfWork is not removing it.
Is there any difference how to handle cascade removing in 2.0.2 and in 2.1.2?
Thank you very much
Try using this on the addresses attribute of your Company Class
#OneToMany(targetEntity="Address",mappedBy="company",
cascade={"persist"}, orphanRemoval=true)
I had the same problem... Relations were added or updated, but not deleted, even if I had cascade: [persist, remove].
I found out that I didn't need the "remove" attribute in "cascade", but I had to add the orphanRemoval: true.
I was going crazy, you made my day!
I have met the same problem and i have solved him with that code :
$em->remove($object);
$em->flush();
$em->remove($user);
$em->flush();
Maybe you can use a findAll on your company for the addresses and remove this with a foreach like that :
// Return all the addresses of the company
$addresses = $em->getRepository(...)->findAllAddressesByCompany($company);
$em->remove($company);
foreach ($address in $addresses)
{
$em->remove($address);
}
That's not a very good method but for now, that's all I've found.

Doctrine Cascade Options for OneToMany

I'm having a hard time making sense of the Doctrine manual's explanation of cascade operations and need someone to help me understand the options in terms of a simple ManyToOne relationship.
In my application, I have a table/entity named Article that has a foreign key field referencing the 'id' field in a table/entity named Topic.
When I create a new Article, I select the Topic from a dropdown menu. This inserts an integer into the 'topic_id' foreign key field in the Article table.
I have the $topic association set up in the Article entity like this:
/**
* #ManyToOne(targetEntity="Topic")
* #JoinColumn(name="topic_id", referencedColumnName="id", nullable=false)
*/
private $topic;
The Topic entity doesn't have any reciprocating annotation regarding the Article entity. Topics don't care what Articles reference them and nothing needs to happen to a Topic when an Article that references the Topic is deleted.
Because I'm not specifying the cascade operation in the Article entity, Doctrine throws an error when I try to create a new Article: "A new entity was found through a relationship that was not configured to cascade persist operations. Explicitly persist the new entity or configure cascading persist operations on the relationship."
So I know I need to choose a cascade operation to include in the Article entity, but how do I know which operation to choose in this situation?
From reading the Doctrine manual, "detach" sounds like the right option. But researching others' similar questions here and here makes me think I want to use "persist" instead.
Can anyone help me understand what "persist," "remove," "merge," and "detach" mean in terms of a simple ManyToOne relationship like the one I've described?
In the Doctrine2 documentation "9.6. Transitive persistence / Cascade Operations" there are few examples of how you should configure your entities so that when you persist $article, the $topic would be also persisted. In your case I'd suggest this annotation for Topic entity:
/**
* #OneToMany(targetEntity="Article", mappedBy="topic", cascade={"persist", "remove"})
*/
private $articles;
The drawback of this solution is that you have to include $articles collection to Topic entity, but you can leave it private without getter/setter.
And as #kurt-krueckeberg mentioned, you must pass the real Topic entity when creating new Article, i.e.:
$topic = $em->getRepository('Entity\Topic')->find($id);
$article = new Article($topic);
$em->persist($article);
$em->flush();
// perhaps, in this case you don't even need to configure cascade operations
Good luck!
If you have a #OneToMany unidirectional association, like that described in section 6.10 of the Doctrine Reference, then most likely you forgot to persist the Topic before calling flush. Don't set the topic_id primary key in Article. Instead set the Topic instance.
For example, given Article and Topic entities like these:
<?php
namespace Entities;
/**
#Entity
#Table(name="articles")
*/
class Article {
/**
* #Id
* #Column(type="integer", name="article_id")
* #GeneratedValue
*/
protected $id;
/**
* #Column(type="text")
*/
protected $text;
/**
* #ManyToOne(targetEntity="Topic", inversedBy="articles")
* #JoinColumn(name="topic_id", referencedColumnName="topic_id")
*/
protected $topic;
public function __construct($text=null)
{
if (!is_null($text)) {
$this->text = $text;
}
}
public function setArticle($text)
{
$this->text = $text;
}
public function setTopic(Topic $t)
{
$this->topic = $t;
}
}
<?php
namespace Entities;
/**
#Entity
#Table(name="topics")
*/
class Topic {
/**
* #Id
* #Column(type="integer", name="topic_id")
* #GeneratedValue
*/
protected $id;
public function __construct() {}
public function getId() {return $this->id;}
}
After you generate the schema:
# doctrine orm:schema-tool:create
your code to persist these entities would look like something this
//configuration omitted..
$em = \Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager::create($connectionOptions, $config);
$topic = new Entities\Topic();
$article1 = new Entities\Article("article 1");
$article2 = new Entities\Article("article 2");
$article1->setTopic($topic);
$article2->setTopic($topic);
$em->persist($article1);
$em->persist($article2);
$em->persist($topic);
try {
$em->flush();
} catch(Exception $e) {
$msg= $e->getMessage();
echo $msg . "<br />\n";
}
return;
I hope this helps.