Active Record Implementation for Cycle ORM

This library extends Cycle ORM by integrating the Active Record pattern, providing developers with an intuitive, object-centric way to interact with databases.

Unlike Cycle ORM's default Data Mapper pattern, which separates the in-memory object representations from database operations, Active Record combines data access and business logic in a single entity.

This allows for more straightforward and rapid development cycles, particularly for simpler CRUD operations, by enabling direct data manipulation through the object's properties and methods.

🚩 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure your development environment meets the following requirements:

• PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
• One of the Cycle ORM adapters:
  • spiral/cycle-bridge official Cycle ORM adapter for the Spiral Framework
  • yiisoft/yii-cycle — official Cycle ORM adapter for the Yii 3
  • wayofdev/laravel-cycle-orm-adapter — package managed by @wayofdev for the Laravel 10.x or higher.

💿 Installation

The preferred way to install this package is through Composer.

composer require cycle/active-record

After package install you need to, optionally, register bootloader / service-provider in your application.

→ Spiral Framework

Note

If you are installing the package on the Spiral Framework with the spiral-packages/discoverer package, then you don't need to register bootloader by yourself. It will be registered automatically.

Update Bootloader list in your application configuration:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Application;

use Spiral\Cycle\Bootloader as CycleBridge;
use Cycle\ActiveRecord\Bridge\Spiral\Bootloader\ActiveRecordBootloader;

class Kernel extends \Spiral\Framework\Kernel
{
    public function defineBootloaders(): array
    {
        return [
            // ...
        
            // ORM
            CycleBridge\SchemaBootloader::class,
            CycleBridge\CycleOrmBootloader::class,
            CycleBridge\AnnotatedBootloader::class,
            
            // ActiveRecord
            ActiveRecordBootloader::class,
            
            // ...
        ];
}

For more information about bootloaders, refer to the Spiral Framework documentation.

→ Laravel

Note

If you are using Laravel, then you don't need to register service-provider by yourself. It will be registered automatically.

→ Yii 3

For configuration instructions refer to yii-cycle installation guide.

→ Other Frameworks

This package uses PSR-11 compatible container to resolve dependencies. After container initialization you need to pass container instance to the static facade:

\Cycle\ActiveRecord\Facade::setContainer($container);

📖 Usage

Note

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the documentation.

→ Basic Example

Define Entity with ActiveRecord

use Cycle\ActiveRecord\ActiveRecord;
use Cycle\Annotated\Annotation\Column;
use Cycle\Annotated\Annotation\Entity;

#[Entity(table: 'users')]
class User extends ActiveRecord
{
    #[Column(type: 'primary', typecast: 'int')]
    private int $id;

    #[Column(type: 'string')]    
    private string $name;

    public function __construct(string $name)
    {
        $this->name = $name;
    }
    
    public function id(): int
    {
        return $this->id;
    }
    
    public function name()
    {
        return $this->name;
    }
}

Create a new record

$user = new User(name: 'John');
$user->save();

🧪 Running Tests

→ PHPUnit tests

To run tests, run the following command:

make test

→ Mutation tests

To run mutation tests, using infection/infection:

make infect

→ Static Analysis

Code quality using PHPStan:

make lint-stan

and using Psalm:

make lint-psalm

→ Coding Standards Fixing

Fix code using The PHP Coding Standards Fixer (PHP CS Fixer) to follow our standards:

make lint-php

→ Lint Yaml files

Lint all yaml files in project:

make lint-yaml

→ Lint Markdown files

Lint all yaml files in project:

make lint-md

→ Lint GitHub Actions

Lint all yaml files in project:

make lint-actions

🔒 Security Policy

This project has a security policy.

🙌 Want to Contribute?

Thank you for considering contributing to the cycle community! We are open to all kinds of contributions. If you want to:

• 🤔 Suggest a feature
• 🐛 Report an issue
• 📖 Improve documentation
• 👨‍💻 Contribute to the code

You are more than welcome. Before contributing, kindly check our contribution guidelines.

🫡 Contributors

🌐 Social Links

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⚖️ License