protected object|null extractObjectToPopulate(string $class, array $context, string $key = null)

Extract the object_to_populate field from the context if it exists and is an instance of the provided $class.

Parameters

string	$class	The class the object should be
array	$context	The denormalization context
string	$key	They in which to look for the object to populate. Keeps backwards compatibility with AbstractNormalizer.

Return Value

object|null

an object if things check out, null otherwise

setSerializer(SerializerInterface $serializer)

Sets the serializer.

Parameters

SerializerInterface

$serializer

A SerializerInterface instance

__construct(ClassMetadataFactoryInterface $classMetadataFactory = null, NameConverterInterface $nameConverter = null, PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null, PropertyTypeExtractorInterface $propertyTypeExtractor = null, ClassDiscriminatorResolverInterface $classDiscriminatorResolver = null)

Sets the {@link ClassMetadataFactoryInterface} to use.

Parameters

ClassMetadataFactoryInterface	$classMetadataFactory
NameConverterInterface	$nameConverter
PropertyAccessorInterface	$propertyAccessor
PropertyTypeExtractorInterface	$propertyTypeExtractor
ClassDiscriminatorResolverInterface	$classDiscriminatorResolver

AbstractNormalizer setCircularReferenceLimit(int $circularReferenceLimit)

Set circular reference limit.

Parameters

int

$circularReferenceLimit

Limit of iterations for the same object

Return Value

AbstractNormalizer

AbstractNormalizer setCircularReferenceHandler(callable $circularReferenceHandler)

Set circular reference handler.

Parameters

callable

$circularReferenceHandler

Return Value

AbstractNormalizer

AbstractNormalizer setCallbacks(array $callbacks)

Set normalization callbacks.

Parameters

array

$callbacks

Help normalize the result

Return Value

AbstractNormalizer

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException

if a non-callable callback is set

AbstractNormalizer setIgnoredAttributes(array $ignoredAttributes)

Set ignored attributes for normalization and denormalization.

Parameters

array

$ignoredAttributes

Return Value

AbstractNormalizer

bool hasCacheableSupportsMethod()

Return Value

bool

protected bool isCircularReference(object $object, array $context)

Detects if the configured circular reference limit is reached.

Parameters

object	$object
array	$context

Return Value

bool

Exceptions

CircularReferenceException

protected mixed handleCircularReference(object $object)

Handles a circular reference.

If a circular reference handler is set, it will be called. Otherwise, a {@class CircularReferenceException} will be thrown.

Parameters

object

$object

Return Value

mixed

Exceptions

CircularReferenceException

protected string[]|AttributeMetadataInterface[]|bool getAllowedAttributes(string|object $classOrObject, array $context, bool $attributesAsString = false)

Gets attributes to normalize using groups.

Parameters

string|object	$classOrObject
array	$context
bool	$attributesAsString	If false, return an array of {@link AttributeMetadataInterface}

Return Value

string[]|AttributeMetadataInterface[]|bool

Exceptions

LogicException

if the 'allow_extra_attributes' context variable is false and no class metadata factory is provided

protected bool isAllowedAttribute(object|string $classOrObject, string $attribute, string|null $format = null, array $context = array())

Is this attribute allowed?

Parameters

object|string	$classOrObject
string	$attribute
string|null	$format
array	$context

Return Value

bool

protected array prepareForDenormalization(object|array $data)

Normalizes the given data to an array. It's particularly useful during the denormalization process.

Parameters

object|array

$data

Return Value

array

protected ReflectionMethod|null getConstructor(array $data, string $class, array $context, ReflectionClass $reflectionClass, array|bool $allowedAttributes)

Returns the method to use to construct an object. This method must be either the object constructor or static.

Parameters

array	$data
string	$class
array	$context
ReflectionClass	$reflectionClass
array|bool	$allowedAttributes

Return Value

ReflectionMethod|null

protected object instantiateObject(array $data, string $class, array $context, ReflectionClass $reflectionClass, array|bool $allowedAttributes, string $format = null)

Instantiates an object using constructor parameters when needed.

This method also allows to denormalize data into an existing object if it is present in the context with the object_to_populate. This object is removed from the context before being returned to avoid side effects when recursively normalizing an object graph.

Parameters

array	$data
string	$class
array	$context
ReflectionClass	$reflectionClass
array|bool	$allowedAttributes
string	$format

Return Value

object

Exceptions

RuntimeException
MissingConstructorArgumentsException

protected array createChildContext(array $parentContext, string $attribute)

Parameters

array	$parentContext
string	$attribute

Return Value

array

bool supportsNormalization(mixed $data, string $format = null)

Checks whether the given class is supported for normalization by this normalizer.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to normalize
string	$format	The format being (de-)serialized from or into

Return Value

bool

array|string|int|float|bool normalize(mixed $object, string $format = null, array $context = array())

Normalizes an object into a set of arrays/scalars.

Parameters

mixed	$object	Object to normalize
string	$format	Format the normalization result will be encoded as
array	$context	Context options for the normalizer

Return Value

array|string|int|float|bool

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException	Occurs when the object given is not an attempted type for the normalizer
CircularReferenceException	Occurs when the normalizer detects a circular reference when no circular reference handler can fix it
LogicException	Occurs when the normalizer is not called in an expected context

protected string[] getAttributes(object $object, string|null $format = null, array $context)

Gets and caches attributes for the given object, format and context.

Parameters

object	$object
string|null	$format
array	$context

Return Value

string[]

protected string[] extractAttributes(object $object, string|null $format = null, array $context = array())

Extracts attributes to normalize from the class of the given object, format and context.

Parameters

object	$object
string|null	$format
array	$context

Return Value

string[]

protected mixed getAttributeValue(object $object, string $attribute, string|null $format = null, array $context = array())

Gets the attribute value.

Parameters

object	$object
string	$attribute
string|null	$format
array	$context

Return Value

mixed

void setMaxDepthHandler(callable|null $handler)

Sets a handler function that will be called when the max depth is reached.

Parameters

callable|null

$handler

Return Value

void

bool supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, string $format = null)

Checks whether the given class is supported for denormalization by this normalizer.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to denormalize from
string	$type	The class to which the data should be denormalized
string	$format	The format being deserialized from

Return Value

bool

object denormalize(mixed $data, string $class, string $format = null, array $context = array())

Denormalizes data back into an object of the given class.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to restore
string	$class	The expected class to instantiate
string	$format	Format the given data was extracted from
array	$context	Options available to the denormalizer

Return Value

object

Exceptions

BadMethodCallException	Occurs when the normalizer is not called in an expected context
InvalidArgumentException	Occurs when the arguments are not coherent or not supported
UnexpectedValueException	Occurs when the item cannot be hydrated with the given data
ExtraAttributesException	Occurs when the item doesn't have attribute to receive given data
LogicException	Occurs when the normalizer is not supposed to denormalize
RuntimeException	Occurs if the class cannot be instantiated

protected setAttributeValue(object $object, string $attribute, mixed $value, string|null $format = null, array $context = array())

Sets attribute value.

Parameters

object	$object
string	$attribute
mixed	$value
string|null	$format
array	$context