. */ namespace Doctrine\Common\Persistence; /** * Contract for a Doctrine persistence layer ObjectRepository class to implement. * * @link www.doctrine-project.org * @since 2.1 * @author Benjamin Eberlei * @author Jonathan Wage */ interface ObjectRepository { /** * Finds an object by its primary key / identifier. * * @param mixed $id The identifier. * * @return object|null The object. */ public function find($id); /** * Finds all objects in the repository. * * @return array The objects. */ public function findAll(); /** * Finds objects by a set of criteria. * * Optionally sorting and limiting details can be passed. An implementation may throw * an UnexpectedValueException if certain values of the sorting or limiting details are * not supported. * * @param array $criteria * @param array|null $orderBy * @param int|null $limit * @param int|null $offset * * @return array The objects. * * @throws \UnexpectedValueException */ public function findBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null); /** * Finds a single object by a set of criteria. * * @param array $criteria The criteria. * * @return object|null The object. */ public function findOneBy(array $criteria); /** * Returns the class name of the object managed by the repository. * * @return string */ public function getClassName(); }