Entity object attribute update problem

Currently if i have JSON column `data` in the database and use Entity's i can not do this (i want to update a `role` property of `data` object of `user` entity):

PHP Code:

$user->data->role = "user";
$userModel->save($user); 


It says there is nothing to update
I have to do this:

PHP Code:

$data = $user->data;
$data->role = "user";
$user->data = $data;
$userModel->save($user); 


Is there a better way to say Entity that some attribute has been updated?

Did you create a getUser and setUser methods in your Entity Class?

What did you Try? What did you Get? What did you Expect?

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Did you create a getUser and setUser methods in your Entity Class?

You mean setData and getData?
User class extends Entity class

No. How will that help?

See https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/model...on-casting

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See https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/model...on-casting

yes, the same technique in the docs

PHP Code:

$user    = $userModel->find(15);
$options = $user->options;

$options['foo'] = 'bar';

$user->options = $options;
$userModel->save($user); 


ok

PHP Code:

class Jsonable
{
    protected Entity $entity;

    protected string $attribute;

    protected object $data;

    /**
    * @param Entity $entity
    * @param string $attribute
    * @param string $data
    */
    public function __construct(Entity $entity, string $attribute, string $data)
    {
        $this->entity = $entity;
        $this->attribute = $attribute;
        $this->data = json_decode($data);
    }

    public function __get($name)
    {
        return $this->data->{$name};
    }

    public function __set($name, $value)
    {
        $this->data->{$name} = $value;
        $this->entity->{$this->attribute} = json_encode($this->data);
    }
} 


PHP Code:

class MyEntity extends Entity
{
    protected $attributes = [
        'data' => '{"role":"admin", "ban":"y"}',
    ];

    protected $original = [
        'data' => '{"role":"admin", "ban":"y"}',
    ];

    public function getData()
    {
        return new Jsonable($this, 'data', $this->attributes['data']);
    }
}

$e = new MyEntity();
$e->toRawArray(); // array ('data' => '{"role":"admin", "ban":"y"}',)

$e->data->role = "user";
$e->data->ban = "n";

$e->toRawArray(); // array ('data' => '{"role":"user","ban":"n"}',) 


PHP Code:

class Jsonable 


Thank you!
Nice hack
Although only works with the first level properties of the json object