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Repository pattern

The repository pattern is intended to create an abstraction layer between the data access layer and the business logic layer of an application.

It is a data access pattern that prompts a more loosely coupled approach to data access. We create the data access logic in a separate class, or set of classes, called a repository with the responsibility of persisting the application's business model.

You can generate repository classes using the Dominus CLI with the following command: generate repository MyRepository

Dominus CLI

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<?php
namespace App\Modules\MyModule\Repositories;
use Dominus\System\Repository;

final class MyRepositoryRepository extends Repository
{
    // Example method
    // public function getItems(): array
    // {
    //    $db = $this->getDb();
    //    return $db->prepare('SELECT item_name FROM items')->execute()->fetchAllFromColumn();
    // }
}

See also

Dependency Injection