WIP

Author: mpysiak

src/Denormalizer/DefaultResourceDenormalizer.php

@@ -67,17 +67,35 @@ public function denormalize(array $data, string $resourceClass): object
             }
         }
 
-        // Create entity manually and set properties to avoid serializer issues
-        $entity = new $resourceClass();
-        
-        foreach ($processedData as $property => $value) {
-            $setter = 'set' . ucfirst($property);
-            if (method_exists($entity, $setter)) {
-                $entity->$setter($value);
+        // Ensure all entity relationships are properly managed before denormalization
+        foreach ($processedData as $field => $value) {
+            if ($metadata->hasAssociation($field)) {
+                if ($metadata->isCollectionValuedAssociation($field) && is_array($value)) {
+                    foreach ($value as $entity) {
+                        if (is_object($entity) && !$this->entityManager->contains($entity)) {
+                            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                                'Entity %s in collection %s is not managed by EntityManager',
+                                get_class($entity),
+                                $field
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                } elseif (is_object($value) && !$this->entityManager->contains($value)) {
+                    throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                        'Entity %s in field %s is not managed by EntityManager',
+                        get_class($value),
+                        $field
+                    ));
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        return $entity;
+        return $this->denormalizer->denormalize(
+            $processedData,
+            $resourceClass,
+            null,
+            [ExportAwareItemNormalizer::EXPORT_CONTEXT_KEY => true]
+        );
     }
 
     private function processNestedArray(array $data): array

src/Denormalizer/DoctrineRelationResolver.php

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ public function resolveEntity(string $entityClass, array $data): ?object
                 $identifierField, 
                 $identifier
             ));
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Ensure entity is managed by EntityManager to prevent cascade persist errors
+        if (!$this->entityManager->contains($entity)) {
+            $entity = $this->entityManager->merge($entity);
         }
 
         return $entity;