neonus/db-layer

A custom DBAL-based repository pattern.

v1.2.0 2026-01-12 09:12 UTC

Requires

• doctrine/dbal: ^3.0 || ^4.0
• symfony/dependency-injection: ^8.0

proprietary

• NEONUS, s.r.o.

README

A lightweight PHP database abstraction layer built on top of Doctrine DBAL with a repository pattern implementation.

Overview

This package provides a clean, extensible database layer for PHP applications using:

• Doctrine DBAL for database interactions
• Repository Pattern for data access abstraction
• Entity pattern for object-oriented data representation
• Factory pattern for entity creation

Features

• 🔧 BaseRepository - Abstract repository with common database operations
• 🏗️ BaseEntity - Abstract entity class with standard properties and methods
• 📦 EntityFactory - Factory for creating entity instances from data
• 🔌 Extensible interfaces - Easy to implement custom repositories and entities
• ✨ Type-safe operations - Parameter type handling for DBAL

Installation

composer require neonus/db-layer

Requirements

• PHP 7.4+
• Doctrine DBAL ^3.0 or ^4.0
• Symfony Dependency Injection ^8.0

Quick Start

1. Create an Entity

Extend BaseEntity to define your domain model:

namespace App\Entity;

use Neonus\DbLayer\Entity\BaseEntity;

class User extends BaseEntity
{
    protected string $name = '';
    protected string $email = '';
    protected string $url = '';

    public function getName(): string
    {
        return $this->name;
    }

    public function setName(string $name): void
    {
        $this->name = $name;
    }

    // Add more getters/setters...
}

2. Create a Repository

Extend BaseRepository to implement data access logic:

namespace App\Repository;

use Neonus\DbLayer\Repository\BaseRepository;
use App\Entity\User;

class UserRepository extends BaseRepository
{
    public const TABLE_NAME = 'users';
    public const ENTITY_NAME = User::class;

    // Inherit basic CRUD operations, or add custom queries
}

3. Use the Repository

$userRepository = new UserRepository($connection, $entityFactory);

// Retrieve a user by ID
$user = $userRepository->get(1);

// Retrieve a user by URL
$user = $userRepository->getByUrl('john-doe');

// Create/Update a user
$user->setName('John Doe');
$userRepository->persist($user);

// Delete all records
$userRepository->deleteAll();

API Reference

BaseRepository

Methods

• get(int $id): BaseEntity|bool - Fetch a single entity by ID
• getByUrl(string $url): BaseEntity|bool - Fetch a single entity by URL
• persist(BaseEntity $entity, bool $forceInsert = false): int - Save or update an entity
• deleteAll(): int - Delete all records from the table
• getDb(): Connection - Access the DBAL connection directly

BaseEntity

Properties

• id - Primary key (auto-managed)
• created_at - Creation timestamp (DateTime)

Methods

• getId(): int - Get the entity ID
• setId(int $id): void - Set the entity ID
• getCreatedAt(): DateTime - Get creation timestamp
• setCreatedAt(mixed $created_at): void - Set creation timestamp
• toArray(): array - Convert entity to array

Project Structure

src/
├── Entity/
│   └── BaseEntity.php              # Base entity class
├── Repository/
│   └── BaseRepository.php          # Base repository class
├── Lib/
│   └── EntityFactory.php           # Entity factory
└── Interfaces/
    ├── RepositoryInterface.php     # Repository interface
    ├── HydratationInterface.php    # Hydration interface

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a list of changes in each release.

License

Proprietary - NEONUS, s.r.o.

Author

NEONUS, s.r.o. ([e-mail])