create-grid-query-builder

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Create the Doctrine DBAL QueryBuilder that fetches grid rows, and optionally a GridDataFactory decorator for post-processing. The column aliases must exactly match the column IDs in the Grid Definition. Trigger: "create grid query builder for {Domain}".

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create-grid-query-builder

Read @.ai/Component/Grid/CONTEXT.md for the factory trilogy and GridDataFactory decoration pattern.

1. Query Builder

Create src/Adapter/{Domain}/Grid/Query/{Domain}QueryBuilder.php implementing DoctrineQueryBuilderInterface or extending AbstractDoctrineQueryBuilder:

Two required methods:

getSearchQueryBuilder(SearchCriteriaInterface $searchCriteria): QueryBuilder — returns rows for the current page
getCountQueryBuilder(SearchCriteriaInterface $searchCriteria): QueryBuilder — returns total count (no LIMIT/OFFSET)

Building the query

Base query: SELECT c.id_{domain}, c.name, c.active FROM ps_{domain} c
For each filter in $searchCriteria->getFilters(), add a WHERE clause with parameterized values
Apply sorting: map $searchCriteria->getOrderBy() to actual column expressions
Apply pagination: ->setFirstResult($offset)->setMaxResults($limit) (search query only, not count)
For multilingual columns: LEFT JOIN the _lang table with the current language ID

Reference: src/Core/Grid/Query/LanguageQueryBuilder.php (simple), src/Adapter/Manufacturer/QueryBuilder/ManufacturerQueryBuilder.php (with joins)

2. GridDataFactory (standard)

For most grids, the standard DoctrineGridDataFactory is sufficient — it calls the query builder automatically. Just wire it in DI:

prestashop.core.grid.data.factory.{domain}:
    class: 'PrestaShop\PrestaShop\Core\Grid\Data\Factory\DoctrineGridDataFactory'
    arguments:
        - '@prestashop.core.admin.{domain}.query_builder'
        # ... hook dispatcher, query parser, etc.

3. GridDataFactory decorator (if post-processing needed)

When grid data needs transformation after query execution (e.g. resolving image URLs from IDs, formatting computed columns), create a decorator:

Create a class implementing GridDataFactoryInterface
Inject the original GridDataFactory
In getData(SearchCriteriaInterface $searchCriteria): call the wrapped factory, then modify the RecordCollection
Register with decorates: in DI YAML

class {Domain}GridDataFactory implements GridDataFactoryInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        private readonly GridDataFactoryInterface $dataFactory,
    ) {}

    public function getData(SearchCriteriaInterface $searchCriteria): GridData
    {
        $gridData = $this->dataFactory->getData($searchCriteria);
        $modifiedRecords = $this->applyModifications($gridData->getRecords());
        return new GridData($modifiedRecords, $gridData->getRecordsTotal(), $gridData->getQuery());
    }
}

Reference: Check existing *GridDataFactory decorators in src/Adapter/ for examples.

Rules

Conventions (column alias matching, parameterized queries, PK aliasing, count query rules, decoration preference) are in Grid/CONTEXT.md.