doctrine / doctrine/phpcr-odm

Support for custom ID generator

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Description

I would like to automatically name a node based on a given prefix then an auto-generated numeric suffix, e.g.:

```
node1/
foobar-0/
foobar-1/
foobar-2/
```

This allows children to be mapped and accessed as an array (e.g. `@Children(filter=foobar-*)`.

This is not currently possible with event listeners as, on update, the child node name is required and the generator is invoked before the event is fired.

It would seem better to me to use a custom generator for this purpose. Doctrine allows a mapping for `@CustomIdGenerator`:

``` php
/**
* @Id @Column(type="string") @GeneratedValue(strategy="CUSTOM")
* @CustomIdGenerator(class="stdClass")
*/
public $id;
```

I don't really see why this cannot be a service, but we could at least copy this in the PHPCR-ODM.

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing PHPCR-ODM's existing identifier generation and mapping configuration, then compare the requested prefix-and-numeric-suffix behavior with Doctrine's custom generator example. Done should include a defined configuration approach and support for generated child node names during updates.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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