ecotone-business-interface

Auto-implementing repository interfaces involves annotating PHP interface methods with Ecotone attributes like DbalQueryBusinessMethod and DbalWriteBusinessMethod, which auto-generate the DBAL access logic and remove manual boilerplate.

Ecotone business interfaces are gateway abstractions that auto-implement messaging, data conversion, and DBAL access. You need them when building database query interfaces, media type converters, or cross-aggregate gateways in PHP projects.

Yes, Ecotone DBAL query interfaces support expression language parameters within annotated methods. This allows dynamic parameter binding when defining DbalQueryBusinessMethod or DbalWriteBusinessMethod attributes on your interface methods.

To set up a media type converter, define a PHP interface and annotate its methods with the Ecotone Converter attribute. This auto-discovers and implements the converter gateway to handle data transformation consistently.

Yes, Ecotone supports auto-generating cross-aggregate gateways for message sending through the BusinessMethod attribute. Applying this annotation to interface methods auto-implements the gateway and allows injection into message handlers.

The best way to build database query abstractions in an Ecotone application is using annotated PHP interfaces with DbalQueryBusinessMethod attributes, which auto-implement standardized DBAL query gateways and reduce manual data access code.