Complex classes like Entity often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use Entity, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 23 | class Entity extends Listener |
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| 24 | { |
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| 25 | /** |
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| 26 | * Holds this entity (parsed) documentaions. |
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| 27 | * @var array|null |
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| 28 | */ |
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| 29 | protected $docs = null; |
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| 31 | /** |
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| 32 | * @var Route |
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| 33 | */ |
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| 34 | protected $route; |
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| 35 | |||
| 36 | /** |
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| 37 | * Holds the entity redirect location. |
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| 38 | * @var string|null |
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| 39 | */ |
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| 40 | protected $redirect; |
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| 41 | |||
| 42 | /** |
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| 43 | * Holds all the entity available actions. |
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| 44 | * @var array|null |
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| 45 | */ |
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| 46 | protected $actions = null; |
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| 47 | |||
| 48 | /** |
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| 49 | * Holds all default actions. |
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| 50 | * @var array |
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| 51 | */ |
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| 52 | protected $defaultActions = array( |
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| 53 | 'OPTIONS' => 'help', |
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| 54 | 'HEAD' => 'test' |
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| 55 | ); |
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| 57 | /** |
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| 58 | * Holds the array of results of an entity. |
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| 59 | * @var array|null |
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| 60 | */ |
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| 61 | protected $results = null; |
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| 63 | /** |
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| 64 | * @var Config |
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| 65 | */ |
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| 66 | protected $config; |
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| 67 | |||
| 68 | /** |
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| 69 | * Constructor. |
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| 70 | * |
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| 71 | * @param Config|null $config A config object |
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| 72 | */ |
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| 73 | public function __construct(Config $config = null) |
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| 78 | /** |
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| 79 | * Appends the given array definition and apply generic mappings. |
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| 80 | * |
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| 81 | * @param array $def An entity array definition. |
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| 82 | * @return void |
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| 83 | * @see EntityInterface::_append |
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| 84 | */ |
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| 85 | final public function _append(array $def) |
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| 92 | /** |
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| 93 | * Call the resource entity and return its results as an array. |
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| 94 | * |
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| 95 | * @return array |
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| 96 | * @see EntityInterface::underlineCall |
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| 97 | */ |
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| 98 | public function call($direct=false) |
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| 117 | /** |
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| 118 | * Converts the provided variable to an array. |
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| 119 | * |
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| 120 | * @param mixed $mix |
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| 121 | * @return array |
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| 122 | */ |
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| 123 | public static function convertToArray($mix) |
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| 139 | /** |
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| 140 | * Checks wether the current entity holds the specified method. |
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| 141 | * |
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| 142 | * @param string $method |
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| 143 | * @param array $actions=null Use to override local actions. |
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| 144 | * @return boolean |
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| 145 | */ |
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| 146 | public function hasMethod($method) |
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| 151 | /** |
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| 152 | * Returns all the available actions. |
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| 153 | * |
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| 154 | * @return array |
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| 155 | */ |
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| 156 | public function getAllActions() |
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| 167 | /** |
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| 168 | * Gets the specified default action. |
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| 169 | * |
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| 170 | * @return string|null |
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| 171 | */ |
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| 172 | public function getDefaultAction($method) |
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| 179 | /** |
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| 180 | * Returns this entity as an associative array. |
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| 181 | * |
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| 182 | * @return array |
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| 183 | */ |
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| 184 | public function toArray() |
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| 189 | /** |
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| 190 | * Returns the full class/group or specified method documentation. |
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| 191 | * |
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| 192 | * @param string $method |
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| 193 | * @return array |
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| 194 | */ |
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| 195 | public function getDocs($method=null) |
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| 214 | /** |
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| 215 | * Returns the validated and required parameters. |
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| 216 | * |
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| 217 | * @param \ReflectionFunctionAbstract $refMethod A reflected method/function to introspect. |
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| 218 | * @param string $httpMethod A public method name e.g. GET, POST. |
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| 219 | * @param array $routeParams An array of route parameters to check upon. |
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| 220 | * @return array The array of validated and required parameters |
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| 221 | * @throws \BadMethodCallException 400 |
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| 222 | */ |
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| 223 | public function getValidatedParams( |
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| 260 | /** |
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| 261 | * Sets the entity results. |
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| 262 | * |
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| 263 | * @param array $results |
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| 264 | * @return void |
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| 265 | */ |
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| 266 | public function setResults(array $results=null) |
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| 271 | /** |
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| 272 | * Sets the entity results. |
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| 273 | * |
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| 274 | * @return array |
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| 275 | */ |
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| 276 | public function getResults() |
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| 281 | /** |
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| 282 | * Sets the route object. |
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| 283 | * |
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| 284 | * @param Router $route |
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| 285 | * @return void |
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| 286 | */ |
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| 287 | public function setRoute(Router $route) |
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| 292 | /** |
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| 293 | * Returns the route object. |
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| 294 | * |
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| 295 | * @return Router |
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| 296 | */ |
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| 297 | public function getRoute() |
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| 302 | /** |
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| 303 | * Returns the redirect location. |
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| 304 | * |
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| 305 | * @return string |
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| 306 | */ |
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| 307 | public function hasRedirect() |
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| 312 | /** |
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| 313 | * Returns the redirect location. |
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| 314 | * |
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| 315 | * @return string |
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| 316 | */ |
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| 317 | public function getRedirect() |
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| 322 | /** |
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| 323 | * Returns an array of method keys and action values. |
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| 324 | * |
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| 325 | * @param array $array |
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| 326 | * @return array |
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| 327 | */ |
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| 328 | public function getActions() |
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| 337 | /** |
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| 338 | * Returns the value of an anotation. |
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| 339 | * |
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| 340 | * @param string $name |
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| 341 | * @return mix|null |
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| 342 | */ |
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| 343 | public function getAnnotationValue($name) |
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| 351 | } |
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Let’s take a look at an example:
In the above example, the authenticate() method works fine as long as you just pass instances of MyUser. However, if you now also want to pass a different sub-classes of User which does not have a getDisplayName() method, the code will break.
Available Fixes
Change the type-hint for the parameter:
Add an additional type-check:
Add the method to the parent class: