Symfony2: Custom equals method in user entity to refresh roles

sf2-user-role-refresh.php

<?php

// Just change the "equals" method of your User class like the following to enable automatic roles refresh instead of having to logout / login for roles change to take effect

class User implements UserInterface
{
    // ...
    
    /**
     * Compares this user to another to determine if they are the same.
     * 
     * @param  UserInterface $user
     * @return boolean True if equal, false otherwise.
     */
    public function equals(UserInterface $user)
    {
   	return
            md5($user->getUsername()) == md5($this->getUsername()) &&
            md5(serialize($user->getRoles())) == md5(serialize($this->getRoles()));
    }
    
    // ...
}