Combine constraints and data transformers

Question

I would like to do something looking like what is done in How to use Data Transformers tutorial. But I would like to add a process and I can\'t find any example.

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Answer 1

This is like a workaround, however I suggest writing the class that represents "an invalid issue" to personalize error.

class InvalidIssue extends Issue
{
    public $message = 'This issue is invalid';

    public function __construct($message = null)
    {
        if (null !== $message) {
            $this->message = $message;
        }
    }
}

and in the transformer, if given value is invalid, return InvalidIssue object instead of throwing an exception.

public function reverseTransform($id)
{
    if (!$number) {
        return null;
    }

    $issue = $this->dm
        ->getRepository('AcmeTaskBundle:Issue')
        ->find(new \MongoId($id))
    ;

    if (null === $issue) {
        return new InvalidIssue(sprintf(
            'An issue with number "%s" does not exist!',
            $number
        ));
    }

    return $issue;
}

then, add validator onto your model.

/** Assert\Callback("callback"="validateIssueIsValid") */
class YourModel
{
    protected $issue;

    public function setIssue(Issue $issue)
    {
        $this->issue = $issue;
    }

    public function validateIssueIsValid(ExecutionContextInterface $context)
    {
        if ($this->issue instanceof InvalidIssue) {
            $context->addViolationAt('issue', $this->issue->message, array());
        }
    }
}