denormalize_transformer.md

DenormalizeTransformer

Denormalize the input into an instance of the given class, using the Symfony Serializer denormalizer.

See also DenormalizerTask for the task equivalent.

Transformer reference

• Service: CleverAge\ProcessBundle\Transformer\Serialization\DenormalizeTransformer
• Transformer code: denormalize

Accepted inputs

any: data supported by the configured denormalizers (usually an array)

Possible outputs

any: the denormalized value, usually an instance of class

Options

Code	Type	Required	Default	Description
class	string	X		Target type: a fully qualified class name, or e.g. App\Entity\Author[] for a collection
format	string|null		null	Format passed to the denormalizer
context	array		[]	Denormalization context (groups, object_to_populate…)

Examples

• Denormalize an array into an Author entity

# Transformer options level
denormalize:
  class: 'App\Entity\Author'

• Denormalize using serialization groups

# Transformer options level
denormalize:
  class: 'App\Entity\Book'
  context:
    groups: [import]