magento / magento/architecture

Developer experience: getData should log warnings when an attribute is not loaded

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Description

Is is a common issue to try to fetch data from objects like products with `$product->getData('attribute')` but depending on the source of those objects (for example if they come from an collection) the attribute is not loaded.

I would suggest to at least add a warning

if (!$this->hasData('attribute')) {
$logger->warning('Trying to access not existing / not loaded attribute');
}

This would improve the developer experience.

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Research direction

Locate the implementation of getData and hasData and read how attribute access currently behaves. Define done as warning when an attribute is not loaded, while preserving normal access for loaded attributes; verify the behavior with the relevant tests.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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