Banks.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Banks\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;

/**
 * https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/2.6/reference/basic-mapping.html
 *
 * @ORM\Entity
 * @ORM\Table(name="bank")
 **/
class Banks implements \JsonSerializable
{
    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\Column(type="integer", name="id", nullable=false)
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="IDENTITY")
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * A Bank could have Many Branches
     *
     * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="Branches\Entity\Branches", mappedBy="bank")
     *
     */
    protected $branches;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=true)
     */
    protected $name;

    /**
     *
     * @return array|mixed
     */
    public function jsonSerialize()
    {
        return [
            'id' => $this->id,
            'name' => $this->name,
            'branches' => $this->getBranches()->map(function(Branches $branch) {
                return [
                    'id' => $branch->getId(),
                    'bank_id' => $branch->getBankId(),
                    'name' => $branch->getName(),
                ];
            })->toArray(),
        ];
    }

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->branches = new ArrayCollection();
    }

    public function getBranches(): Collection
    {
        return $this->branches;
    }

    // ... Other getter/setters removed
}

Branches.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Branches\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

/**
 * https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/2.6/reference/basic-mapping.html
 *
 * @ORM\Entity
 * @ORM\Table(name="branches")
 **/
class Branches implements \JsonSerializable
{
    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\Column(type="integer", nullable=false)
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="IDENTITY")
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * A Branch has one Bank
     *
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="Banks\Entity\Banks", inversedBy="branches")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="bank_id", referencedColumnName="id")
     */
    protected $bank;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="integer", nullable=false)
     */
    protected $bank_id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=true)
     */
    protected $name;

    /**
     *
     * @return array|mixed
     */
    public function jsonSerialize()
    {
        return [
            'id' => $this->id,
            'bank_id' => $this->bank_id,
            'name' => $this->name,
            // getBank returns an object which json_encode can't handle
            //'bank' => $this->getBank()
        ];
    }

    public function getBank()
    {
        return $this->bank;
    }

    // ... Other getter/setters removed
}