Virtual property having type overriden by doctrine metadata

[cblegare]

Say I have a doctrine entity

/**
 * @Entity
 * @Table(name="some_table")
 */
class SomeEntity {
    /** @Column(type="blob") */
    protected $someObject;

    /**
     * @return SomeType
     */
    public function getSomeObject()
    {
        // ... unserialize $this->someObject to $unserializedObject
        /** @var SomeType $unserializedObject */
        return $unserializedObject
    }
}

And the following Serializer configuration :

SomeEntity:
    access_type: public_method
    virtual_properties:
        getSomeObject:
            serialized_name: someObject

Note that no type is specified in the virtual_properties configuration for getSomeObject. I expect the JMSSerializer to infer the type (SomeType) using the return value of getSomeObject.

But this is not happening. Instead, even if it is a virtual property, it fetches the type from Doctrine metadata of the property having a related name ($someObject) and cast is as a string because blobis considered string by the DoctrineDriver. See https://github.com/schmittjoh/serializer/blob/master/src/JMS/Serializer/Metadata/Driver/DoctrineTypeDriver.php#L47.

The issue is : why should a doctrine type driver be used in case of a virtual property ? I can work around this issue renaming the property to something funny :

class SomeEntity {
    /** 
     * This property has a funny name because JMSSerializer has a funny behavior
     *
     * @Column(type="blob")
     */
    protected $someObjectTotoFooBarFunnyNameHuh;

    /**
     * @return SomeType
     */
    public function getSomeObject()
    {
        // ... unserialize $this->someObjectTotoFooBarFunnyNameHuh to $unserializedObject
        /** @var SomeType $unserializedObject */
        return $unserializedObject
    }
}

Did I missed something or is it pure nonsense ?

[goetas]

solved with afe0e40 and will be released with v1.6