<?php declare(strict_types=1); namespace Doctrine\ORM\Cache; use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata; /** * Hydrator cache entry for entities */ interface EntityHydrator { /** * @param ClassMetadata $metadata The entity metadata. * @param EntityCacheKey $key The entity cache key. * @param object $entity The entity. * * @return EntityCacheEntry */ public function buildCacheEntry(ClassMetadata $metadata, EntityCacheKey $key, $entity); /** * @param ClassMetadata $metadata The entity metadata. * @param EntityCacheKey $key The entity cache key. * @param EntityCacheEntry $entry The entity cache entry. * @param object|null $entity The entity to load the cache into. If not specified, a new entity is created. * * @return object|null */ public function loadCacheEntry(ClassMetadata $metadata, EntityCacheKey $key, EntityCacheEntry $entry, $entity = null); }