<?php

namespace Common;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository;

/**
 * Factory for doctrine repositories - provides adapter for the service locator pattern used
 * to access repositories via entity manager, for the ability to use repositories in DI container
 *
 * @author Jan Pavlíček <jan.pavlicek@altekpro.cz>
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
class EntityRepositoryFactory
{
    /**
     * @var Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager
     */
    protected $em;


    public function __construct(EntityManager $em)
    {
        $this->em = $em;
    }


    /**
     * Creates the repository using entity manager
     */
    public function create(string $class) : EntityRepository
    {
        return $this->em->getRepository($class);
    }
}