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aedart/dto
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A variation / interpretation of the Data Transfer Object (DTO) design pattern (Distribution Pattern). Provides an abstraction for such DTOs

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Deprecated - Data Transfer Object (DTO)
=======================================

[](#deprecated---data-transfer-object-dto)

Package has been replaced by [aedart/athenaeum](https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum)

A variation / interpretation of the Data Transfer Object (DTO) design pattern (Distribution Pattern). A DTO is nothing more than an object that can hold some data. Most commonly it is used for for transporting that data between systems, e.g. a client and a server.

This package provides an abstraction for such DTOs.

If you don't know about DTOs, I recommend you to read [Martin Fowler's description](http://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/dataTransferObject.html) of DTO, and perhaps perform a few [Google searches](https://www.google.com/search?q=data+transfer+object&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) about this topic.

Contents
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[](#contents)

- [When to use this](#when-to-use-this)
- [How to install](#how-to-install)
- [Quick start](#quick-start)
- [Advanced usage](#advanced-usage)
- [Contribution](#contribution)
- [Acknowledgement](#acknowledgement)
- [Versioning](#versioning)
- [License](#license)

When to use this
----------------

[](#when-to-use-this)

- When there is a strong need to interface DTOs, e.g. what properties must be available via getters and setters
- When you need to encapsulate data that needs to be communicated between systems and or component instances

Nevertheless, using DTOs can / will increase complexity of your project. Therefore, you should only use it, when you are really sure that you need them.

How to install
--------------

[](#how-to-install)

```
composer require aedart/dto
```

This package uses [composer](https://getcomposer.org/). If you do not know what that is or how it works, I recommend that you read a little about, before attempting to use this package.

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

### Custom Interface for your DTO

[](#custom-interface-for-your-dto)

Start off by creating an interface for your DTO. Below is an example for a simple Person interface

```