EntityTypeInterface.php

Same filename in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityTypeInterface.php
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityTypeInterface.php
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityTypeInterface.php

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Entity

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityTypeInterface.php

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<?php

namespace Drupal\Core\Entity;

use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Definition\PluginDefinitionInterface;

/**
 * Provides an interface for an entity type and its metadata.
 *
 * Entity type classes can provide docblock annotations. The entity type manager
 * will use these annotations to populate the entity type object with
 * properties.
 *
 * Additional properties can be defined by module implementations of
 * hook_entity_type_build(). Existing data can be altered in implementations of
 * hook_entity_type_alter(), which can also be used to fill in defaults.
 * Module-specific properties should be documented in the hook implementations
 * defining them.
 *
 * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface
 * @see hook_entity_type_build()
 * @see hook_entity_type_alter()
 */
interface EntityTypeInterface extends PluginDefinitionInterface {
    
    /**
     * The maximum length of ID, in characters.
     */
    const ID_MAX_LENGTH = 32;
    
    /**
     * The maximum length of bundle name, in characters.
     */
    const BUNDLE_MAX_LENGTH = 32;
    
    /**
     * Gets any arbitrary property.
     *
     * @param string $property
     *   The property to retrieve.
     *
     * @return mixed
     *   The value for that property, or NULL if the property does not exist.
     */
    public function get($property);
    
    /**
     * Sets a value to an arbitrary property.
     *
     * @param string $property
     *   The property to use for the value.
     * @param mixed $value
     *   The value to set.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function set($property, $value);
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the original entity type class.
     *
     * In case the class name was changed with setClass(), this will return
     * the initial value. Useful when trying to identify the entity type ID based
     * on the class.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The name of the original entity type class.
     */
    public function getOriginalClass();
    
    /**
     * Gets an array of entity keys.
     *
     * @return array
     *   An array describing how the Field API can extract certain information
     *   from objects of this entity type:
     *   - id: The name of the property that contains the primary ID of the
     *     entity. Every entity object passed to the Field API must have this
     *     property and its value must be numeric.
     *   - revision: (optional) The name of the property that contains the
     *     revision ID of the entity. The Field API assumes that all revision IDs
     *     are unique across all entities of a type. If this entry is omitted
     *     the entities of this type are not revisionable.
     *   - bundle: (optional) The name of the property that contains the bundle
     *     name for the entity. The bundle name defines which set of fields are
     *     attached to the entity (e.g. what nodes call "content type"). This
     *     entry can be omitted if this entity type exposes a single bundle (such
     *     that all entities have the same collection of fields). The name of this
     *     single bundle will be the same as the entity type.
     *   - label: (optional) The name of the property that contains the entity
     *     label. For example, if the entity's label is located in
     *     $entity->subject, then 'subject' should be specified here. If complex
     *     logic is required to build the label,
     *     \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface::label() should be used.
     *   - langcode: (optional) The name of the property that contains the
     *     language code. For instance, if the entity's language is located in
     *     $entity->langcode, then 'langcode' should be specified here.
     *   - uuid: (optional) The name of the property that contains the universally
     *     unique identifier of the entity, which is used to distinctly identify
     *     an entity across different systems.
     */
    public function getKeys();
    
    /**
     * Gets a specific entity key.
     *
     * @param string $key
     *   The name of the entity key to return.
     *
     * @return string|false
     *   The entity key, or FALSE if it does not exist.
     *
     * @see self::getKeys()
     */
    public function getKey($key);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if a given entity key exists.
     *
     * @param string $key
     *   The name of the entity key to check.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if a given entity key exists, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasKey($key);
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether entities should be statically cached.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if static caching should be used; FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function isStaticallyCacheable();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether the rendered output of entities should be cached.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isRenderCacheable();
    
    /**
     * Indicates if the persistent cache of field data should be used.
     *
     * @todo Used by ContentEntityStorageBase only.
     *
     * The persistent cache should usually only be disabled if a higher level
     * persistent cache is available for the entity type.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isPersistentlyCacheable();
    
    /**
     * Determines if there is a handler for a given type.
     *
     * @param string $handler_type
     *   The type of handler to check.
     * @param string|false $nested
     *   (optional) The nested handler definition key, or FALSE if the handler
     *   does not have a nested definition. Defaults to FALSE.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if a handler of this type exists, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasHandlerClass($handler_type, $nested = FALSE);
    
    /**
     * @param string $handler_type
     *   The handler type to get.
     * @param string|false $nested
     *   (optional) The nested handler definition key, or FALSE if the handler
     *   does not have a nested definition. Defaults to FALSE.
     *
     * @return array|string|null
     *   The handlers for a given type, or NULL if none exist.
     */
    public function getHandlerClass($handler_type, $nested = FALSE);
    
    /**
     * Gets an array of handlers.
     *
     * @return array
     *   An associative array where the keys are the names of different handler
     *   types (listed below) and the values are the names of the classes that
     *   implement that handler:
     *   - storage: The name of the class used to load the objects. The class must
     *     implement \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface.
     *   - form: An associative array where the keys are the names of the
     *     different form operations (such as 'create', 'edit', or 'delete') and
     *     the values are the names of the handler classes for those
     *     operations. The name of the operation is passed also to the form
     *     handler's constructor, so that one class can be used for multiple
     *     entity forms when the forms are similar. The classes must implement
     *     \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface.
     *   - list_builder: The name of the class that provides listings of the entities. The
     *     class must implement \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityListBuilderInterface.
     *   - view_builder: The name of the class that is used to render the entities. The
     *     class must implement \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityViewBuilderInterface.
     *   - access: The name of the class that is used for access checks. The class
     *     must implement \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessControlHandlerInterface.
     *     Defaults to \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessControlHandler.
     *   - route_provider: (optional) A list of class names, keyed by a group
     *     string, which will be used to define routes related to this entity
     *     type. These classes must implement
     *     \Drupal\Core\Entity\Routing\EntityRouteProviderInterface.
     */
    public function getHandlerClasses();
    
    /**
     * Gets the storage class.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The class for this entity type's storage.
     */
    public function getStorageClass();
    
    /**
     * Sets the storage class.
     *
     * @param string $class
     *   The class for this entity type's storage.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setStorageClass($class);
    
    /**
     * Gets the form class for a specific operation.
     *
     * @param string $operation
     *   The name of the operation to use, e.g., 'default'.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The class for this operation's form for this entity type or NULL if the
     *   entity type does not have a form class for this operation.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormBuilderInterface
     */
    public function getFormClass($operation);
    
    /**
     * Sets a form class for a specific operation.
     *
     * @param string $operation
     *   The operation to use this form class for.
     * @param string $class
     *   The form class implementing
     *   \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormInterface.
     *
     * @return $this
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormBuilderInterface
     */
    public function setFormClass($operation, $class);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if this entity type has any forms.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if there are any forms for this entity type, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasFormClasses();
    
    /**
     * Indicates if this entity type has any route provider.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasRouteProviders();
    
    /**
     * Gets all the route provide handlers.
     *
     * Much like forms you can define multiple route provider handlers.
     *
     * @return string[]
     */
    public function getRouteProviderClasses();
    
    /**
     * Gets the list class.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The class for this entity type's list.
     */
    public function getListBuilderClass();
    
    /**
     * Sets the list class.
     *
     * @param string $class
     *   The list class to use for the operation.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setListBuilderClass($class);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if this entity type has a list class.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if there is a list for this entity type, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasListBuilderClass();
    
    /**
     * Gets the view builder class.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The class for this entity type's view builder.
     */
    public function getViewBuilderClass();
    
    /**
     * Gets the view builder class.
     *
     * @param string $class
     *   The class for this entity type's view builder.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setViewBuilderClass($class);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if this entity type has a view builder.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if there is a view builder for this entity type, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasViewBuilderClass();
    
    /**
     * Gets the access control class.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The class for this entity type's access control.
     */
    public function getAccessControlClass();
    
    /**
     * Sets the access control handler class.
     *
     * @param string $class
     *   The class for this entity type's access control handler.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setAccessClass($class);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if the entity type class implements the given interface.
     *
     * @param string $interface
     *   The class or interface to check.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the entity type class implements the given interface.
     */
    public function entityClassImplements($interface);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if the entity type is a subclass of the given class or interface.
     *
     * @param string $class
     *   The class or interface to check.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the entity type is a subclass of the class or interface.
     *
     * @deprecated in drupal:8.3.0 and is removed from drupal:10.0.0.
     *   Use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface::entityClassImplements()
     *   instead.
     *
     * @see https://www.drupal.org/node/2842808
     */
    public function isSubclassOf($class);
    
    /**
     * Sets the handlers for a given type.
     *
     * @param string $handler_type
     *   The type of handler to set.
     * @param array|string $value
     *   The value for a handler type.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setHandlerClass($handler_type, $value);
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the default administrative permission.
     *
     * The default \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessControlHandler class checks this
     * permission for all operations in its checkAccess() method. Entities with
     * more complex permissions can extend this class to do their own access
     * checks.
     *
     * @return string|bool
     */
    public function getAdminPermission();
    
    /**
     * Gets the permission granularity level.
     *
     * The allowed values are respectively "entity_type" or "bundle".
     *
     * @return string
     *   Whether a module exposing permissions for the current entity type
     *   should use entity-type level granularity or bundle level granularity.
     */
    public function getPermissionGranularity();
    
    /**
     * Gets the link templates using the URI template syntax.
     *
     * Links are an array of standard link relations to the URI template that
     * should be used for them. Where possible, link relationships should use
     * established IANA relationships rather than custom relationships.
     *
     * Entities which can be viewed should define "canonical", which is the
     * pattern for URIs to that entity including REST. Entities that will be
     * user-editable via an HTML page should define an "edit-form" relationship.
     *
     * By default, the following placeholders are supported:
     * - [entityType]: The entity type itself will also be a valid token for the
     *   ID of the entity. For instance, a placeholder of {node} used on the Node
     *   class.
     * - [bundleEntityType]: The bundle machine name itself. For instance, a
     *   placeholder of {node_type} used on the Node class.
     *
     * Specific entity types may also expand upon this list by overriding the
     * Entity::urlRouteParameters() method.
     *
     * @link http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xml @endlink
     * @link http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6570 @endlink
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getLinkTemplates();
    
    /**
     * Gets the link template for a given key.
     *
     * @param string $key
     *   The link type.
     *
     * @return string|bool
     *   The path for this link, or FALSE if it doesn't exist.
     */
    public function getLinkTemplate($key);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if a link template exists for a given key.
     *
     * @param string $key
     *   The link type.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the link template exists, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function hasLinkTemplate($key);
    
    /**
     * Sets a single link template.
     *
     * @param string $key
     *   The name of a link.
     * @param string $path
     *   The route path to use for the link.
     *
     * @return $this
     *
     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
     *   Thrown when the path does not start with a leading slash.
     */
    public function setLinkTemplate($key, $path);
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the entity type which provides bundles.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The name of the entity type which provides bundles, or NULL if the entity
     *   type does not have a bundle entity type.
     */
    public function getBundleEntityType();
    
    /**
     * Gets the entity type for which this entity provides bundles.
     *
     * It can be used by other modules to act accordingly; for example,
     * the Field UI module uses it to add operation links to manage fields and
     * displays.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The entity type for which this entity provides bundles, or NULL if does
     *   not provide bundles for another entity type.
     */
    public function getBundleOf();
    
    /**
     * Gets the label for the bundle.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The bundle label.
     */
    public function getBundleLabel();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the entity's base table.
     *
     * @todo Used by SqlContentEntityStorage only.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The name of the entity's base table, or NULL if none exists.
     */
    public function getBaseTable();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether the entity data is internal.
     *
     * This can be used in a scenario when it is not desirable to expose data of
     * this entity type to an external system.
     *
     * The implications of this method are left to the discretion of the caller.
     * For example, a module providing an HTTP API may not expose entities of
     * this type or a custom entity reference field settings form may deprioritize
     * entities of this type in a select list.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the entity data is internal, FALSE otherwise.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface::isInternal()
     */
    public function isInternal();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether entities of this type have multilingual support.
     *
     * At an entity level, this indicates language support and at a bundle level
     * this indicates translation support.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isTranslatable();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether the revision form fields should be added to the form.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the form field should be added, FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function showRevisionUi();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether entities of this type have revision support.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isRevisionable();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the entity's revision data table.
     *
     * @todo Used by SqlContentEntityStorage only.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The name of the entity type's revision data table, or NULL if none
     *   exists.
     */
    public function getRevisionDataTable();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the entity's revision table.
     *
     * @todo Used by SqlContentEntityStorage only.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The name of the entity type's revision table, or NULL if none exists.
     */
    public function getRevisionTable();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the entity's data table.
     *
     * @todo Used by SqlContentEntityStorage only.
     *
     * @return string|null
     *   The name of the entity type's data table, or NULL if none exists.
     */
    public function getDataTable();
    
    /**
     * Gets the human-readable name of the entity type.
     *
     * This label should be used to present a human-readable name of the
     * entity type.
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The human-readable name of the entity type.
     */
    public function getLabel();
    
    /**
     * Gets the uppercase plural form of the name of the entity type.
     *
     * This should return a human-readable version of the name that can refer
     * to all the entities of the given type, collectively. An example usage of
     * this is the page title of a page devoted to a collection of entities such
     * as "Workflows" (instead of "Workflow entities").
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The collection label.
     */
    public function getCollectionLabel();
    
    /**
     * Gets the indefinite singular form of the name of the entity type.
     *
     * This should return the human-readable name for a single instance of
     * the entity type. For example: "opportunity" (with the plural as
     * "opportunities"), "child" (with the plural as "children"), or "content
     * item" (with the plural as "content items").
     *
     * Think of it as an "in a full sentence, this is what we call this" label. As
     * a consequence, the English version is lowercase.
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The singular label.
     */
    public function getSingularLabel();
    
    /**
     * Gets the indefinite plural form of the name of the entity type.
     *
     * This should return the human-readable name for more than one instance of
     * the entity type. For example: "opportunities" (with the singular as
     * "opportunity"), "children" (with the singular as "child"), or "content
     * items" (with the singular as "content item").
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The plural label.
     */
    public function getPluralLabel();
    
    /**
     * Gets the label's definite article form for use with a count of entities.
     *
     * This label should be used when the quantity of entities is provided. The
     * name should be returned in a form usable with a count of the
     * entities. For example: "1 opportunity", "5 opportunities", "1 child",
     * "6 children", "1 content item", "25 content items".
     *
     * @param int $count
     *   The item count to display if the plural form was requested.
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The count label.
     */
    public function getCountLabel($count);
    
    /**
     * Gets a callable that can be used to provide the entity URI.
     *
     * This is only called if there is no matching link template for the link
     * relationship type, and there is no bundle-specific callback provided.
     *
     * @return callable|null
     *   A valid callback that is passed the entity or NULL if none is specified.
     */
    public function getUriCallback();
    
    /**
     * Sets a callable to use to provide the entity URI.
     *
     * @param callable $callback
     *   A callback to use to provide a URI for the entity.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setUriCallback($callback);
    
    /**
     * Gets the machine name of the entity type group.
     *
     * The entity type group is an annotation property of the entity type.
     *
     * Drupal core defines two entity type groups:
     *  - content: Entities which form the information on a site. Content entities
     *    are typically customized with fields.
     *  - config: Entities which define structural elements of a site, which are
     *    managed as part of the site's configuration.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getGroup();
    
    /**
     * Gets the human-readable name of the entity type group.
     *
     * @return string|\Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslatableMarkup
     *   The group label.
     *
     * @see self::getGroup()
     */
    public function getGroupLabel();
    
    /**
     * The list cache contexts associated with this entity type.
     *
     * Enables code listing entities of this type to ensure that rendered listings
     * are varied as necessary, typically to ensure users of role A see other
     * entities listed than users of role B.
     *
     * @return string[]
     */
    public function getListCacheContexts();
    
    /**
     * The list cache tags associated with this entity type.
     *
     * Enables code listing entities of this type to ensure that newly created
     * entities show up immediately.
     *
     * @return string[]
     */
    public function getListCacheTags();
    
    /**
     * Gets the key that is used to store configuration dependencies.
     *
     * @return string
     *   The key to be used in configuration dependencies when storing
     *   dependencies on entities of this type.
     */
    public function getConfigDependencyKey();
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether this entity type is commonly used as a reference target.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE if the entity type is a common reference; FALSE otherwise.
     */
    public function isCommonReferenceTarget();
    
    /**
     * Gets an array of validation constraints.
     *
     * See \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface::getConstraints() for
     * details on how constraints are defined.
     *
     * @return array[]
     *   An array of validation constraint definitions, keyed by constraint name.
     *   Each constraint definition can be used for instantiating
     *   \Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint objects.
     *
     * @see \Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint
     */
    public function getConstraints();
    
    /**
     * Sets the array of validation constraints for the FieldItemList.
     *
     * NOTE: This will overwrite any previously set constraints. In most cases
     * ContentEntityTypeInterface::addConstraint() should be used instead.
     * See \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface::getConstraints() for
     * details on how constraints are defined.
     *
     * @param array $constraints
     *   An array of validation constraint definitions, keyed by constraint name.
     *   Each constraint definition can be used for instantiating
     *   \Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint objects.
     *
     * @return $this
     *
     * @see \Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint
     */
    public function setConstraints(array $constraints);
    
    /**
     * Adds a validation constraint.
     *
     * See \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface::getConstraints() for
     * details on how constraints are defined.
     *
     * @param string $constraint_name
     *   The name of the constraint to add, i.e. its plugin id.
     * @param array|null $options
     *   The constraint options as required by the constraint plugin, or NULL.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function addConstraint($constraint_name, $options = NULL);
    
    /**
     * Gets the config dependency info for this entity, if any exists.
     *
     * @param string $bundle
     *   The bundle name.
     *
     * @return array
     *   An associative array containing the following keys:
     *   - 'type': The config dependency type (e.g. 'module', 'config').
     *   - 'name': The name of the config dependency.
     */
    public function getBundleConfigDependency($bundle);

}

Interfaces

Title Deprecated Summary
EntityTypeInterface Provides an interface for an entity type and its metadata.

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