Designing clear API endpoints — field note 0206
API providers keep endpoint concerns together. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
ORM showcase
Lemonade Blog
A small blog powered by Doctrine ORM and SQLite.
Doctrine ORM · SQLite · ManyToMany
Live ORM result
Articles by adam
294 articles
Form errors that guide the next step — field note 0213
Good validation messages help people correct input quickly. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
A practical routing convention — field note 0220
Named routes make links resilient as an application grows. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Cache keys with useful namespaces — field note 0225
Namespaced keys make invalidation easier to understand. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Testing command output — field note 0230
CLI tests protect the messages operators rely on. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Configuration for different environments — field note 0234
Use explicit environment values rather than hidden branches. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Route middleware for API access — field note 0237
Attach access rules where the route is declared. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Deployment without surprise schema changes — field note 0239
Keep runtime startup separate from schema evolution. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
ManyToMany authors in a blog — field note 0241
An article can credit several contributors without a primary-author rule. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Queue retries with clear limits — field note 0245
Bounded retries make failures visible to operators. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
HTTP middleware for request tracing — field note 0247
Trace identifiers make production diagnostics faster. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
Security review for file handling — field note 0249
Treat uploaded paths and names as untrusted input. This deterministic field note expands the demo dataset.
How this blog works
Doctrine ORM integration behind the example
The paginated blog feed reads current-page IDs through toIterable(); a bounded graph batch then loads authors and tags without N+1 queries.
Provider wiring
DoctrineServiceProvider.php
Registers Doctrine as a regular application service through a Lemonade provider.
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Providers;
use App\Repository\OrmDemoArticleRepository;
use App\Repository\OrmDemoAuthorRepository;
use App\Repository\OrmDemoTagRepository;
use App\Services\DoctrineEntityManagerFactory;
use App\Services\OrmDemoService;
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
use Lemonade\Framework\Container\ContainerInterface;
use Lemonade\Framework\Core\ServiceProviderInterface;
final class DoctrineServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
{
public function register(ContainerInterface $container): void
{
$container->singleton(DoctrineEntityManagerFactory::class, DoctrineEntityManagerFactory::class);
$container->singleton(
EntityManagerInterface::class,
static fn (ContainerInterface $container): EntityManagerInterface => $container
->get(DoctrineEntityManagerFactory::class)
->create(),
);
$container->set(OrmDemoArticleRepository::class, OrmDemoArticleRepository::class);
$container->set(OrmDemoTagRepository::class, OrmDemoTagRepository::class);
$container->set(OrmDemoAuthorRepository::class, OrmDemoAuthorRepository::class);
$container->singleton(OrmDemoService::class, OrmDemoService::class);
}
}
Article entity
OrmDemoArticle.php
Maps multiple authors and multiple tags through ManyToMany associations.
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Entity;
use DateTimeImmutable;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use InvalidArgumentException;
#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'orm_demo_articles')]
final class OrmDemoArticle
{
#[ORM\Id]
#[ORM\GeneratedValue]
#[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
private ?int $id = null;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'string', length: 255)]
private string $title;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'text')]
private string $perex;
/** @var Collection<int, OrmDemoAuthor> */
#[ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity: OrmDemoAuthor::class, inversedBy: 'articles', cascade: ['persist'])]
#[ORM\JoinTable(name: 'orm_demo_article_authors')]
private Collection $authors;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'datetime_immutable')]
private DateTimeImmutable $createdAt;
/** @var Collection<int, OrmDemoTag> */
#[ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity: OrmDemoTag::class, inversedBy: 'articles', cascade: ['persist'])]
#[ORM\JoinTable(name: 'orm_demo_article_tags')]
private Collection $tags;
/**
* @param non-empty-list<OrmDemoAuthor> $authors
*/
public function __construct(string $title, string $perex, array $authors, DateTimeImmutable $createdAt)
{
if ($authors === []) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('An ORM demo article must have at least one author.');
}
$this->title = $title;
$this->perex = $perex;
$this->createdAt = $createdAt;
$this->authors = new ArrayCollection();
$this->tags = new ArrayCollection();
foreach ($authors as $author) {
$this->addAuthor($author);
}
}
public function id(): ?int
{
return $this->id;
}
public function title(): string
{
return $this->title;
}
public function perex(): string
{
return $this->perex;
}
/** @return list<OrmDemoAuthor> */
public function authors(): array
{
return $this->authors->toArray();
}
public function addAuthor(OrmDemoAuthor $author): void
{
if (!$this->authors->contains($author)) {
$this->authors->add($author);
}
}
public function createdAt(): DateTimeImmutable
{
return $this->createdAt;
}
/** @return Collection<int, OrmDemoTag> */
public function tags(): Collection
{
return $this->tags;
}
public function addTag(OrmDemoTag $tag): void
{
if (!$this->tags->contains($tag)) {
$this->tags->add($tag);
}
}
}
Author entity
OrmDemoAuthor.php
Authors are separate entities identified by a unique nickname.
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Entity;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'orm_demo_authors')]
final class OrmDemoAuthor
{
#[ORM\Id]
#[ORM\GeneratedValue]
#[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
private ?int $id = null;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'string', length: 80, unique: true)]
private string $nickname;
/** @var Collection<int, OrmDemoArticle> */
#[ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity: OrmDemoArticle::class, mappedBy: 'authors')]
private Collection $articles;
public function __construct(string $nickname)
{
$this->nickname = $nickname;
$this->articles = new ArrayCollection();
}
public function id(): ?int
{
return $this->id;
}
public function nickname(): string
{
return $this->nickname;
}
}
Tag entity
OrmDemoTag.php
Tags are shared entities connected to articles through a join table.
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Entity;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'orm_demo_tags')]
final class OrmDemoTag
{
#[ORM\Id]
#[ORM\GeneratedValue]
#[ORM\Column(type: 'integer')]
private ?int $id = null;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'string', length: 80)]
private string $name;
#[ORM\Column(type: 'string', length: 80, unique: true)]
private string $slug;
/** @var Collection<int, OrmDemoArticle> */
#[ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity: OrmDemoArticle::class, mappedBy: 'tags')]
private Collection $articles;
public function __construct(string $name, string $slug)
{
$this->name = $name;
$this->slug = $slug;
$this->articles = new ArrayCollection();
}
public function id(): ?int
{
return $this->id;
}
public function name(): string
{
return $this->name;
}
public function slug(): string
{
return $this->slug;
}
}
Repository and pagination
OrmDemoArticleRepository.php
Combines optional filters with SQL-level pagination and avoids N+1 queries.
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Repository;
use App\Entity\OrmDemoArticle;
use App\Services\DoctrineEntityManagerFactory;
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
final class OrmDemoArticleRepository
{
private const GRAPH_BATCH_SIZE = 25;
public function __construct(private readonly DoctrineEntityManagerFactory $entityManagerFactory)
{
}
public function paginate(int $page, int $perPage, ?string $tag = null, ?string $author = null): OrmDemoArticlePage
{
$perPage = max(1, $perPage);
$count = $this->entityManager()
->createQueryBuilder()
->select('COUNT(DISTINCT article.id)')
->from(OrmDemoArticle::class, 'article');
if ($tag !== null) {
$count
->innerJoin('article.tags', 'tag')
->andWhere('tag.slug = :tag')
->setParameter('tag', $tag);
}
if ($author !== null) {
$count
->innerJoin('article.authors', 'author')
->andWhere('author.nickname = :author')
->setParameter('author', $author);
}
$total = (int) $count->getQuery()->getSingleScalarResult();
$page = min(max(1, $page), max(1, (int) ceil($total / $perPage)));
$idsQuery = $this->entityManager()
->createQueryBuilder()
->select('DISTINCT article.id AS id')
->from(OrmDemoArticle::class, 'article');
if ($tag !== null) {
$idsQuery
->innerJoin('article.tags', 'tag')
->andWhere('tag.slug = :tag')
->setParameter('tag', $tag);
}
if ($author !== null) {
$idsQuery
->innerJoin('article.authors', 'author')
->andWhere('author.nickname = :author')
->setParameter('author', $author);
}
$idsQuery
->orderBy('article.createdAt', 'DESC')
->addOrderBy('article.id', 'DESC')
->setFirstResult(($page - 1) * $perPage)
->setMaxResults($perPage);
$articles = (function () use ($idsQuery): iterable {
$entityManager = $this->entityManager();
$ids = [];
foreach ($idsQuery->getQuery()->toIterable() as $row) {
$ids[] = (int) $row['id'];
if (count($ids) === self::GRAPH_BATCH_SIZE) {
yield from $this->fetchGraphBatch($entityManager, $ids);
$ids = [];
$entityManager->clear();
}
}
if ($ids !== []) {
yield from $this->fetchGraphBatch($entityManager, $ids);
$entityManager->clear();
}
})();
return new OrmDemoArticlePage($articles, $total, $page);
}
/** @param list<int> $ids @return iterable<OrmDemoArticle> */
private function fetchGraphBatch(EntityManagerInterface $entityManager, array $ids): iterable
{
/** @var list<OrmDemoArticle> $fetched */
$fetched = $entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
->select('article, author, tag')
->from(OrmDemoArticle::class, 'article')
->leftJoin('article.authors', 'author')
->leftJoin('article.tags', 'tag')
->where('article.id IN (:ids)')
->setParameter('ids', $ids)
->getQuery()
->getResult();
$byId = [];
foreach ($fetched as $article) {
$byId[$article->id() ?? 0] = $article;
}
foreach ($ids as $id) {
if (isset($byId[$id])) {
yield $byId[$id];
}
}
}
public function hasArticles(): bool
{
return $this->entityManager()->getRepository(OrmDemoArticle::class)->count([]) > 0;
}
public function add(OrmDemoArticle $article): void
{
$this->entityManager()->persist($article);
$this->entityManager()->flush();
}
/** @param iterable<OrmDemoArticle> $articles */
public function addAll(iterable $articles, int $batchSize): void
{
$entityManager = $this->entityManager();
$processed = 0;
$batchSize = max(1, $batchSize);
foreach ($articles as $article) {
$entityManager->persist($article);
++$processed;
if ($processed % $batchSize === 0) {
$entityManager->flush();
}
}
$entityManager->flush();
}
private function entityManager(): EntityManagerInterface
{
return $this->entityManagerFactory->create();
}
}
How filtering works
Articles can have multiple authors and multiple tags. Both associations are mapped in Doctrine ORM as ManyToMany. When filtering by author, Doctrine connects articles through the join table orm_demo_article_authors and selects them by author.nickname. When filtering by tag, it uses the join table orm_demo_article_tags with a condition on tag.slug. Both filters can be combined.