migrateDataFromAnotherTable() does not work for declarative schema

[DmitryFurs]

Preconditions

1. Magneto Community Edition 2.4.3-p1

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a table using a declarative schema
2. run setup:upgrade
3. Add rows to the created table
4. Rename the table using migrateDataFromAnotherTable() in the declarative schema
5. run setup:upgrade again

Expected result

1. Table with a new name has been created
2. Data from the table with the previous name is copied to the table with the new name

Actual result

1. Table with a new name has been created
2. Data is not copied to the new table

Additional Info

During the investigation, it was found that the vertexinc/module-tax module was installed together with Magneto.

This module adds its own trigger to create a table in a declarative schema

When you breakpoint in the Magento\Framework\Setup\Declaration\Schema\Operations\CreateTable class, you can see that the trigger added in app/etc/di.xml is missing from the list of added ones, and there is only vertexinc present there

After vertexinc was commented out

and the setup:upgrade started again, vertexinc disappeared and migrateDataFromAnotherTable appeared

After the setup:upgrade was completed, the rows were copied to the new table.

Most likely the reason lies somewhere in the merger app/etc/di.xml and others di.xml files, in our case it is vendor/vertexinc/module-tax/etc/di.xml

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[ihor-sviziev]

@magento/ext-vertex please take a look at this issue.

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[qsolutions-pl]

This is the exact same issue I've described here https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/26433 However, my issue got zero attention for over a year so I've closed it. Basically adding new arguments to types via di.xml overwrites the entire node. Hard to say it is desired or a bug, but it is safe to assume the XMLs are merged, as the rest of them (config.xml, cache.xml, routes.xml and so on) are in fact merged. Imho, it is a bug, but you can see the info about this in devdocs: https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.4/extension-dev-guide/build/di-xml-file.html

[ihor-sviziev]

@maghamed @kandy, can you explain, why it was implemented in this way? is it a bug, or a feature?

[Den4ik]

It was a feature when some one implemented his mind. But currently fix for one bug add two new bugs in different places 🤔

[kandy]

@ihor-sviziev
Array items of DI configuration in the scope of the same area should be merged. It's a pretty important functionality for modularity and is used in multiple places, For example, \Magento\Framework\Console\CommandListInterface has ~ 30 places in different modules that add items in the common array argument.

I try to reproduce this issue and I do finely after some tries. So the issue can be reproduced only if DI compilation was not run, and only if the configuration is defined in a prime file (app/etc/env.php)

also please see https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/3835#issuecomment-198473455

I prepared draft PR https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/34457 that probably can fix this issue

[lbajsarowicz]

@kandy Will this also resolve the issue with invalid merging of Product Type configuration? For example when you want to change the flag refundable for virtual product type in product_types.xml

[kandy]

@lbajsarowicz no, I think it unrelated issues

[ilnytskyi]

Faced similar issue in DI when wanted to add new items in different area https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/34464

[DmitryFurs]

Is there any news here? Thanks!

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[engcom-Delta]

Hi @DmitryFurs,

We have tried to reproduce this issue in 2.4-develop but for us, it is not reproducible.

We have followed below steps

1.Created catalogproducts table using a declarative schema

2.Added rows to the catalogproducts table.

3.Rename the table using migrateDataFromAnotherTable() as catalogproducts1

4. Table with new name is created and the data are copied to renamed table.
   

Please let us know if we are missing any steps here.

Thanks.

[navarr]

@engcom-Delta The removal of VBEs resolved the symptom of the issue.

The real issue is the way di.xml is merged between the global app/etc/di.xml and module di.xmls (with module di.xml's replacing, instead of expanding, entries in app/etc/di.xml).

When this issue was created, Vertex added a schema trigger. Any module that does so will overwrite core schema triggers - which is not desirable.

[DmitryFurs]

@engcom-Delta Yes, @navarr is right, the problem is that you can't add your own triggers. When merging from different areas, native triggers will be overridden, even if they have other unique names.

[engcom-Delta]

@DmitryFurs ,@navarr We have tried to reproduce this issue in magento 2.4-develop still this issue is not reproducible with merging of di.xml files. In below document vertex is not bundled extension in latest versions. https://docs.magento.com/user-guide/tax/taxes.html Please let us know if we are missed anything. Thanks.

[DmitryFurs]

@engcom-Delta What should we do if we need to install the vertex module or any other that adds its own triggers? If this module is installed, the problem will reappear. How to fix the situation?

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[engcom-Hotel]

Hello @DmitryFurs @navarr,

We have tried to reproduce this issue in the Magento 2.4-develop as well as 2.4.5 by creating a custom module to create a table. We have followed the below steps with and without the Vertex module installed:

1. Creating a module to create a table.
2. Run bin/magento setup:db-declaration:generate-whitelist --module-name=Magz_Issue34394 command
3. and then bin/magento s:up

With the Vertex module, we have the new table created but no data copied from the existing table but without that module the data is also copied.

We need to fix the way in which di.xml merges. So the issue seems in the Magento module. Hence confirming the issue.

Thanks

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[engcom-Hotel]

Hello @DmitryFurs @navarr,

We have discussed this issue with developers internally and come to the below conclusion:

As per the analysis for the issue, the vertexinc/vertex-tax-module:4.2.8 di.xml is an area-specific configuration, and the app/etc/di.xml is the initial one. As per devdocs the area-specific config will override the initial one so this is expected behavior. we can check further Here.

We have one different example as well to demonstrate the expected behavior of DI. vendor/magento/module-customer/etc/di.xml

app/etc/di.xml

The module-specific configuration will override the same expected behavior.

Thanks

[navarr]

@engcom-Hotel I think everyone in this thread understands that's the expected behavior of XML merge as it exists today

However, I think the point of the ticket is that database triggers especially should not be disappear if a module tries to add one

This has two potential solutions to that regard:

• Merge initial and area configuration instead of overwriting
• Or Magento needs to host important configuration in an area configuration file

Personally, I've never understood why app/etc/di.xml exists or is treated differently.

[DmitryFurs]

@engcom-Hotel I completely agree with @navarr

[engcom-Hotel]

Hello @navarr @DmitryFurs,

We are under discussion on this issue internally. Will keep you posted on this soon.

Thanks

[engcom-Hotel]

Moving this ticket "On hold"

[ihor-sviziev]

@engcom-Hotel @engcom-Echo any updates? Why task was closed w/o any comments?

[engcom-Bravo]

Hi @ihor-sviziev @DmitryFurs,

As per the Internal team they are not able to reproduce the issue hence they have closed jira form their side.

Thanks.

[navarr]

Were there any changes made to the way di.xml entries are loaded, or did internal just give up on fixing this architectural issue?