item_repository_interface extends repository_interface
Marker interface for Repositories.
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Methods
- create() : array<int, item_interface>
- Create a new item from a DTO.
- delete() : void
- Delete an item and all related metadata.
- find_by_id() : null|item_interface
- Find an item by ID.
- find_by_metadata() : item_interface
- Search items by metadata key/value pair.
- find_by_type() : item_interface
- Find all items of a given TYPE.
- get_metadata() : array<string, mixed>
- Get all metadata associated with an item.
- save_metadata() : void
- Save (insert/update) metadata entries.
- update() : array<int, item_interface>
- Update an existing item from a DTO.
Methods
create()
Create a new item from a DTO.
public
create(item_dto_interface $dto) : array<int, item_interface>
Must be atomic: Item + Metadata in a single transaction.
Parameters
- $dto : item_dto_interface
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Return values
array<int, item_interface>delete()
Delete an item and all related metadata.
public
delete(int $id) : void
Parameters
- $id : int
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find_by_id()
Find an item by ID.
public
find_by_id(int $id) : null|item_interface
Parameters
- $id : int
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Return values
null|item_interfacefind_by_metadata()
Search items by metadata key/value pair.
public
find_by_metadata(string $key, string $value) : item_interface
Parameters
- $key : string
- $value : string
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item_interfacefind_by_type()
Find all items of a given TYPE.
public
find_by_type(string $type) : item_interface
Must use efficient metadata loading to avoid N+1.
Parameters
- $type : string
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Return values
item_interfaceget_metadata()
Get all metadata associated with an item.
public
get_metadata(int $itemid) : array<string, mixed>
Parameters
- $itemid : int
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Return values
array<string, mixed>save_metadata()
Save (insert/update) metadata entries.
public
save_metadata(int $itemid, array<string, mixed> $metadata) : void
Keys not provided must remain untouched.
Parameters
- $itemid : int
- $metadata : array<string, mixed>
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update()
Update an existing item from a DTO.
public
update(item_dto_interface $dto) : array<int, item_interface>
Must be atomic: Item + Metadata in a single transaction.
Parameters
- $dto : item_dto_interface