From 62fdc8d0771e719fab896e56dee5be19abb291a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Morrison <jslmorrison@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:00:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add note on api platform state management

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+#+hugo_base_dir: ~/development/web/jslmorrison.github.io
+#+hugo_section: posts
+#+options: author:nil
+
+* State management in Api Platform :symfony:api_platform:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: api-platform-state-management
+:EXPORT_DATE: 2023-11-21
+:END:
+Fetch data and mutate state for custom api resources when using the [[https://api-platform.com/][Api Platform framework]].
+
+#+hugo: more
+** Define an api resource
+The following defines an api resource for a product. Note the provider classes set for the operations annotation.
+#+begin_src php :noeval
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\ApiResource;
+
+use App\Entity\Product;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Get;
+use App\State\ProductProvider;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiResource;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\GetCollection;
+
+#[ApiResource(
+    shortName: 'Product',
+    operations: [
+        new Get(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new GetCollection(provider: ProductProvider::class)
+    ]
+)]
+final class ProductResource
+{
+    public string $id;
+    public string $name;
+    public int $price;
+
+    public static function fromEntity(Product $entity): self
+    {
+        $productResource = new self();
+        $productResource->id = (string) $entity->id();
+        $productResource->name = $entity->name();
+        $productResource->price = $entity->price();
+
+        return $productResource;
+    }
+}
+#+end_src
+
+** State Providers
+The following defines a state provider for the above resource.
+#+begin_src php :noeval
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\State;
+
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Operation;
+use App\ApiResource\ProductResource;
+use App\Repository\ProductRepository;
+use ApiPlatform\State\ProviderInterface;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\CollectionOperationInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Uid\Ulid;
+
+final class ProductProvider implements ProviderInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly ProductRepository $productRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function provide(Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $context = []): object|array|null
+    {
+        if ($operation instanceof CollectionOperationInterface) {
+            $products = [];
+
+            foreach ($this->productRepository->findAll() as $product) {
+                $products[] = ProductResource::fromEntity($product);
+            }
+
+            return $products;
+        }
+
+        return ProductResource::fromEntity($this->productRepository->find(Ulid::fromString($uriVariables['id'])));
+    }
+}
+#+end_src
+
+** State Processors
+Continuing with the above resource, in order to mutate its state a new operation should be configured. E.g to enable post request to create new product:
+#+begin_src php :noeval
+#[ApiResource(
+    shortName: 'Product',
+    operations: [
+        new Get(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new GetCollection(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new Post(processor: ProductProcessor::class), // new operation defining processor
+    ]
+)]
+final class ProductResource
+#+end_src
+
+And the corresponding processor:
+#+begin_src php :noeval
+// App\State\ProductProcessor.php
+
+final class ProductProcessor implements ProcessorInterface
+{
+    public function process($data, Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $context = [])
+    {
+        // mutate and persist data as you like here, e.g:
+        $this->productRepository->add(ProductResource::toEntity($data));
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+}
+#+end_src
+
+Read the documentation for more info on [[https://api-platform.com/docs/v3.2/core/state-providers/][state providers]] and [[https://api-platform.com/docs/v3.2/core/state-processors/][state processors]].
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+title = "State management in Api Platform"
+date = 2023-11-21
+tags = ["symfony", "api-platform"]
+draft = false
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+
+Fetch data and mutate state for custom api resources when using the [Api Platform framework](https://api-platform.com/).
+
+<!--more-->
+
+
+## Define an api resource {#define-an-api-resource}
+
+The following defines an api resource for a product. Note the provider classes set for the operations annotation.
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\ApiResource;
+
+use App\Entity\Product;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Get;
+use App\State\ProductProvider;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\ApiResource;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\GetCollection;
+
+#[ApiResource(
+    shortName: 'Product',
+    operations: [
+        new Get(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new GetCollection(provider: ProductProvider::class)
+    ]
+)]
+final class ProductResource
+{
+    public string $id;
+    public string $name;
+    public int $price;
+
+    public static function fromEntity(Product $entity): self
+    {
+        $productResource = new self();
+        $productResource->id = (string) $entity->id();
+        $productResource->name = $entity->name();
+        $productResource->price = $entity->price();
+
+        return $productResource;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+
+## State Providers {#state-providers}
+
+The following defines a state provider for the above resource.
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\State;
+
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\Operation;
+use App\ApiResource\ProductResource;
+use App\Repository\ProductRepository;
+use ApiPlatform\State\ProviderInterface;
+use ApiPlatform\Metadata\CollectionOperationInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Uid\Ulid;
+
+final class ProductProvider implements ProviderInterface
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly ProductRepository $productRepository)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function provide(Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $context = []): object|array|null
+    {
+        if ($operation instanceof CollectionOperationInterface) {
+            $products = [];
+
+            foreach ($this->productRepository->findAll() as $product) {
+                $products[] = ProductResource::fromEntity($product);
+            }
+
+            return $products;
+        }
+
+        return ProductResource::fromEntity($this->productRepository->find(Ulid::fromString($uriVariables['id'])));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+
+## State Processors {#state-processors}
+
+Continuing with the above resource, in order to mutate its state a new operation should be configured. E.g to enable post request to create new product:
+
+```php
+#[ApiResource(
+    shortName: 'Product',
+    operations: [
+        new Get(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new GetCollection(provider: ProductProvider::class),
+        new Post(processor: ProductProcessor::class), // new operation defining processor
+    ]
+)]
+final class ProductResource
+```
+
+And the corresponding processor:
+
+```php
+// App\State\ProductProcessor.php
+
+final class ProductProcessor implements ProcessorInterface
+{
+    public function process($data, Operation $operation, array $uriVariables = [], array $context = [])
+    {
+        // mutate and persist data as you like here, e.g:
+        $this->productRepository->add(ProductResource::toEntity($data));
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Read the documentation for more info on [state providers](https://api-platform.com/docs/v3.2/core/state-providers/) and [state processors](https://api-platform.com/docs/v3.2/core/state-processors/).