Double hydration problem

[MuntzMathias]

Hello,

Here is how I use this hydrator

• I do an SQL query
• I get the result in the form of an array
• I hydrate the data in a DTO
• I send this DTO to another service
• This service also executes an SQL query and hydrates the data once in the DTO

But I have a problem with nullable properties, indeed the hydrator will hydrate the null value for these properties, if they are not present in the data array.

I am able to correct the problem by modifying the HydratorMethodsVisitor class at line 110 by replacing
return ['$ object->'. $ propertyName. '='. $ inputArrayName. '['. $ escapedName. '] ?? null; '];
by
return ['$ object->'. $ propertyName. '='. $ inputArrayName. '['. $ escapedName. '] ?? '. '$ object->'. $ propertyName. ' ?? null; '];

So my question is, shouldn't the hydrator only hydrate properties if it exists in the array, like Laminas Hydrator ?

Should I use my own FileWriterGeneratorStrategy to overcome this problem ?

Thanks