Naming ParamConverter with autowiring activated and with no priority set

[loverg-c]

Hello,

I'm trying to call my CustomParamConverter from my Controller.

If I understand how converters work: if I don't explicitly write the converter= options in the @ParamConverter annotation it will call ALL converters by priority.

Problem is if I want to typed my controller's param with an Entity class, then it will call the DoctrineParamConverter

So, I have to declare explicitly my converter in my services.yml, give it a name (like my_converter) and then call the @ParamConverter annotation with the converter="my_converter" options.

Is there another way to give a name to my CustomParamConverter and using autowiring ? Because when I don't declare it explicitly, the converter name seems to be NULL in the AddParamConverterPass class :/

Maybe we could add a getName method in the paramConverterInterface ?

[loverg-c]

Ok I just understand that I should use DTO/Value object with param converter (instead of entity itself) if I don't want to use database and don't want to specify the paramConverter

But my question about naming the paramConverter is still available ^^'

[VincentLanglet]

I think adding a getName function could be a great solution

[GinoPane]

Same here. Custom param conventer has null name when autowiring and therefore it is not picked up due to exception "No converter named 'bar' found for conversion of parameter 'foo'"

[gaetan-petit]

Yes or auto set the name to something like the class name or the FQCN. It's currently driving me a bit crazy 😆