serializer

• Avoid duplicate/invalid definitions when loading the php attributes using the annotation driver #1340 (goetas)

• run php8 ci on high and low deps #1339 (goetas)
• php8 attributes are enabled by default on php8 or higher #1338 (goetas)
• Allow positional php8 attributes #1337 (goetas)
• Drop Travis #1306 (simPod)

• Add PHP attributes support #1332 (goetas and joaojacome)
• Deprecate @ReadOnly annotation in favor of @ReadOnlyProperty #1333 (mbabker)

• Use FilesystemAdapter when possible to fix compatibility with doctrine/cache 2 #1328 (rasmustnilsson)
• Use PsrCachedReader and drop doctrine/cache #1327 (simPod)
• Check data can be casted before actual casting #1317 (scaytrase)
• Add methods for data_collector #1316 (gam6itko)
• fix iterable::class that does not exist #1315 (Tobion)
• useful error when data is not an object #1313 (dbu)
• Fix callback-method setup using XmlDriver #1310 (curzio-della-santa)

• [docs] Add documentation to deserialize on existing objects #1308 (gam6itko)
• Allow phpstan/phpdoc-parser v0.5 #1307 (simPod)

Fixed bugs:

• Undefined offset: 0 when using @var null|string instead of @var string|null #1301 (ruudk)

Merged pull requests:

• move around some doc block classes #1304 (goetas)

Fixed bugs:

• Fix for issue #1286: loading fails when deserializing XML #1289 (jviersel-ipronto)
• Fix DocBlockTypeResolver crash on PHP 7.3 and less #1288 (simPod)
• Doctrine json field type can contain not only an array #1295 (gam6itko)

Merged pull requests:

• add missing CustomPropertyOrderingStrategyTest #1296 (gam6itko)
• fix #314 #1293 (gam6itko)
• Show all toctree on index page #1292 (gam6itko)

Fixed bugs:

• Remove from the serialization groups if no match #1291 (goetas)

Merged pull requests:

• [DOCS] Add 'Deserialization Exclusion Strategy with Groups' topic #1287 (gam6itko)
• Add ascii_string, dateinterval, and json to doctrine type mapping #1281 (dontub)
• Cleanup #1278 (simPod)
• Drop coverage badge #1277 (simPod)
• Introduce PHPStan #1276 (simPod)
• Replace Scrutinizer with GA #1275 (simPod)
• Add throws tag #1273 (VincentLanglet)

Implemented enhancements:

• Allow installing and build on PHP 8 #1267 (sanmai)
• Use phpstan/phpdoc-parser to retrieve additional type information from PhpDoc #1261 (Namoshek)
• DoctrineObjectConstructor Using array_key_exists() on objects is deprecated in php7.4 #1253 (gam6itko)
• Add Composer cache for v2 on Travis CI #1266 (sanmai)
• Allow interfaces for DocBlock #1256 (marein)
• Allow interfaces for typed properties #1254 (marein)

Implemented enhancements:

• Allow null to be visited if is a root object #1250 (goetas)
• Resolve collections from DocBlock #1214 (dgafka)

Merged pull requests:

• Bump CS #1249 (simPod)
• Removed redundant property initialization #1232 (xepozz)

Implemented enhancements:

• Add support for skippable (de)serialization handlers #1238 (bobvandevijver)
• added support for milliseconds in DateInterval deserialization #1234 (ivoba)

Fixed bugs:

• Do not load entities when deserializing if their identifier is not ex… #1247 (goetas)
• Do not use excluded fields when fetching entities #1246 (goetas)
• Ensure accessors are cached per property when using reflection #1237 (goetas)

Merged pull requests:

• remove missing deprecated removal on hasData #1245 (rflavien)
• Change return type of SerializerBuilder::build() to Serializer #1241 (icanhazstring)
• docs: add note about array key type being ignored when serializing #1235 (eduardoweiland)
• Sort packages in composer.json #1228 (simPod)
• fix xml embeddable data getReference for DoctrineObjectConstructor #1224 (gam6itko)
• fixed exception for strict_types #1222 (ivoba)

Implemented enhancements:

• Use doctrine/lexer instead of hoa/compiler #1212 (goetas)

Fixed bugs:

• Consider exclude rules on parents if defined #1206 (goetas)
• hoa/protocol package conflicts with laravel helper #1154

Merged pull requests:

• Remove conflicts to hoa packages #1216 (alexander-schranz)
• Test also agains twig 3 #1215 (alexander-schranz)
• Allow doctrine/persistence v2/v3 #1210 (goetas)

Implemented enhancements:

• Allow deserialization of typehinted DateTimeInterface to DateTime class #1193 (goetas)
• Infer types from PHP 7.4 type declarations #1192 (goetas)
• Support conditional exclude for classes #1099 (arneee)

Fixed bugs:

• Exclude if at class level are not merge #1203
• Class level expression exclusion strategy should work with hierarchies #1204 (goetas)

Merged pull requests:

• Fix deprecated assertFileNotExist #1197 (mpoiriert)
• [Docs] Improve documentation on dynamic exclusion strategy #1188 (arneee)
• Fix Support conditional exclude for classes #1187 (arneee)
• Fix travis tests #1183 (peter279k)
• Replace "Exclude" by "Expose" #1180 (kpn13)
• add .gitattributes #1177 (Tobion)

Implemented enhancements:

• do not hide Exceptions from custom handlers but correctly handle null #1169 (Hikariii)
• Handle ObjectConstructor returning NULL #1172 (jankramer)

Fixed bugs:

• Handle discriminator groups #1175 (goetas)

Merged pull requests:

• test serializing entity that uses Discriminator and extends some base… #1174 (FrKevin)
• test symfony translator contract #1171 (goetas)

Implemented enhancements:

• Improved return type for fluent methods in Context #1162 (wouterj)
• Handle array format for dateHandler #1108 (VincentLanglet)

Fixed bugs:

• Make sure serialzation context is immutable #1159 (goetas)

Merged pull requests:

• Allow for newer PHPUnit #1166 (sanmai)
• [Docs] Explain recursion in FileLocator #1155 (ruudk)
• Changed CI environment to stable PHP 7.4 #1153 (grogy)

Merged pull requests:

• PHP7.4 ternary operator deprecation #1163 (adhocore)

3.4.0 (2019-12-14)

Implemented enhancements:

• Symfony 5.0 compatibility #1145 (goetas)
• Support new doctrine ODM proxy objects #1139 (notrix)
• Update major version that v2.x deprecation will be removed #1134 (carusogabriel)
• Visitor interfaces in handlers #1129 (derzkiy)

Closed issues:

• [Improvement] Ability to define a global exclusion_policy: ALL for all classes. #1144
• Embed JSON string without extra escape #1142
• Make possible to set ArrayCollectionHandler classes from outside #1131

Merged pull requests:

• Remove PHP 7.4 from allow\_failures matrix #1138 (carusogabriel)
• Remove unnecessary cast #1133 (carusogabriel)

Implemented enhancements:

• Implement short expose syntax for XML as it is available for YAML #1127 (goetas)

Fixed bugs:

• Avoid implicit expose of a property instead of virtual-property #1126 (goetas)

Closed issues:

• Accessing static property as non static #1122
• Travis builds on 1.x are failing #1120

Merged pull requests:

• Allow failures on php "7.4snapshot" (waiting for stable symfony 4.4) #1128 (goetas)
• Fix PHPUnit deprecations #1123 (Majkl578)
• Test 1.x on PHP 7.3 on Travis; fix builds for PHP 5.5 #1119 (sanmai)

Fixed bugs:

• PHP7.4: Deprecated warning - serializationContext.php on line 152 #1111

Closed issues:

• StaticPropertyMetadata first constructor argument not nullable #1116
• Add support for PSR-7 URIInterface objects #1115
• Upgraded 2.4 -> 3.4 / Symfony 4.3.3 #1112
• Empty namespace #1087
• Format constants (JSON, XML) #1079
• @ExclusionPolicy(policy="ALL") causes PHP notice message #1073

Merged pull requests:

• Explain once and for all the use of StaticPropertyMetadata #1118 (goetas)
• PHP 7.4 compatibility #1113 (goetas)
• Fix typos in UPGRADING.md #1107 (jdreesen)
• Fix exclusion policy bug #1106 (spam312sn)
• Add Doctrine 2 immutable datetime types to field mapping. #1104 (Sonny812)

Fixed bugs:

• Could not deserialize object if all properties have not type #1102

Merged pull requests:

• Revert "Move type check when deserializing into the graph navigator" #1103 (goetas)