useless_eloquent_repository.php

<?php
/** 
 * Example of useless Repository abstraction for Eloquent.
 * From "Architecture of complex web applications" book.
 * https://adelf.tech/2019/architecture-of-complex-web-applications
 */

interface PollRepository
{
    //... some other actions

    public function save(Poll $poll);

    public function saveOption(PollOption $pollOption);
}

class EloquentPollRepository implements PollRepository
{
    //... some other actions

    public function save(Poll $poll)
    {
        $poll->save();
    }

    public function saveOption(PollOption $pollOption)
    {
        $pollOption->save();
    }
}

class PollService
{
    /** @var \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface */
    private $connection;

    /** @var PollRepository */
    private $repository;

    /** @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher */
    private $dispatcher;

    public function __construct(
        ConnectionInterface $connection, 
        PollRepository $repository, 
        Dispatcher $dispatcher)
    {
        $this->connection = $connection;
        $this->repository = $repository;
        $this->dispatcher = $dispatcher;
    }

    public function create(PollCreateDto $dto)
    {
        if(count($dto->options) < 2) {
            throw new BusinessException(
                "Please provide at least 2 options");
        }

        $poll = new Poll();

        $this->connection->transaction(function() use ($dto, $poll) {
            $poll->title = $dto->title;
            $this->repository->save($poll);

            foreach ($dto->options as $optionText) {
                $pollOption = new PollOption();
                $pollOption->poll_id = $poll->id;
                $pollOption->text = $optionText;

                $this->repository->saveOption($pollOption);
            }
        });

        $this->dispatcher->dispatch(new PollCreated($poll->id));
    }
}

class PollServiceTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
{
    public function testCreatePoll()
    {
        $eventFake = new EventFake(
            $this->createMock(Dispatcher::class));

        $repositoryMock = $this->createMock(PollRepository::class);

        $repositoryMock->method('save')
            ->with($this->callback(function(Poll $poll) {
                return $poll->title == 'test title';
            }));

        $repositoryMock->expects($this->at(2))
            ->method('saveOption');

        $postService = new PollService(
            new FakeConnection(), $repositoryMock, $eventFake);
        
        $postService->create(new PollCreateDto(
            'test title',
            ['option1', 'option2']));

        $eventFake->assertDispatched(PollCreated::class);
    }
}

Hi Adelf,

Thank you for your article, it's very helpful.
Btw can you please show up some example about Useful Eloquent Repositories?