[DDC-2297] Add ConstraintException for parent row

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:29:48 +0000

Currently there is no constraint check for entities that depends another one.
I always check the dependencies using repository. Something like this:

$childRepository = $em->getRepository('Child');
$parent = $em->getReference('app:Parent', $id);
$children = $childRepository->findBy(array('parent' => $parent));

if ($children) {
    throw new Exception('You can not delete this record. There are records related');
}
        
$em->remove($parent);
$em->flush();

This exception could be thrown in $em->flush(); or could look like:

 
try {
    $parentEntity = $em->gerReference('ParentEntity', $id);
    $em->remove($parentEntity);
    $em->flush();
catch (SomeORMNamespace\ConstraintException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(); //outs: You cannot remove this entity. There is another one related.
}

I think this functionality could be implemented through metadata on any sides of the relationship or on the @Entity mapping.

@Entity(children={'Child'}) //this is not a good attr name =)
class Parent {}

I know that is more app business logic related, but is it possible to implement this feature in next releases?

Doctrine Project

[DDC-2297] Add ConstraintException for parent row