fix(serializer): deprecate SerializerAwareProviderInterface and SerializableProvider

vinceAmstoutz · vinceAmstoutz · commit 9dce18e2c6d5 · 2025-08-22T14:57:28.000+02:00
A PR for the removal was already made: api-platform#7314.
diff --git a/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php b/src/State/SerializerAwareProviderInterface.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * Injects serializer in providers.
  *
  * @author Vincent Chalamon <vincentchalamon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.
  */
 interface SerializerAwareProviderInterface
 {
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php b/tests/Fixtures/TestBundle/State/SerializableProvider.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @author Vincent Chalamon <vincentchalamon@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.
  */
 class SerializableProvider implements ProviderInterface, SerializerAwareProviderInterface
 {

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`19`	`19`	`* Injects serializer in providers.`
`20`	`20`	`*`
`21`	`21`	`* @author Vincent Chalamon <[email protected]>`
	`22`	`+ *`
	`23`	`+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.`
`22`	`24`	`*/`
`23`	`25`	`interface SerializerAwareProviderInterface`
`24`	`26`	`{`
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`20`	`20`
`21`	`21`	`/**`
`22`	`22`	`* @author Vincent Chalamon <[email protected]>`
	`23`	`+ *`
	`24`	`+ * @deprecated in 4.2, to be removed in 5.0 because it violates the dependency injection principle.`
`23`	`25`	`*/`
`24`	`26`	`class SerializableProvider implements ProviderInterface, SerializerAwareProviderInterface`
`25`	`27`	`{`