name: add-bc-contract description: Add Contract for inter-BC communication using Provider pattern. Use when one Bounded Context needs to access data from another BC (e.g., Inventory needs Articles from Admin). Creates Contract interface, Provider implementation, and configuration.
Add BC Contract
Create Contract for inter-BC communication using Provider pattern.
When to Use
- BC needs to read data from another BC
- Creating select options from another BC (TwigComponent)
- Exposing domain data to other contexts
Inputs/Outputs
| Input | Example | Output |
|---|---|---|
| provider_bc | Admin | ProviderBC/Contracts/ContractName.php |
| consumer_bc | Inventory | ProviderBC/Adapters/Contracts/ProviderBCContractName.php |
| contract_name | ArticleProvider | ProviderBC/Frameworks/config/services.yaml (updated) |
| methods | ['provide', 'provideAll'] | ConsumerBC/Frameworks/deptrac.yaml (updated) |
Process
| Step | File | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Contract | ProviderBC/Contracts/ContractName.php | Interface with methods (template: contract.php.tpl) |
| Provider | ProviderBC/Adapters/Contracts/ProviderBCContractName.php | Implementation with Finder (template: provider.php.tpl) |
| Config | ProviderBC/Frameworks/config/services.yaml | Autowire Contract → Provider |
| Deptrac | ConsumerBC/Frameworks/deptrac.yaml | Allow ProviderBC\Contracts |
| Validate | - | make cs-fixer && make stan && bin/deptrac analyse && make qa |
Structures
Contract (interface in ProviderBC/Contracts/):
interface ContractName {
public function provide(string $uuid): EntityData; // throws
public function provideAll(?array $ids = null): iterable;
}
Provider (readonly, uses Finder):
final readonly class ProviderBCContractName implements ContractName {
public function __construct(private EntityFinder $finder) {} // Finder, NOT Repository
public function provide(string $uuid): EntityData {
$entity = $this->finder->find($uuid) ?? throw EntityNotFound::fromUuid($uuid);
return $this->toData($entity);
}
public function provideAll(?array $ids = null): iterable {
$entities = $ids ? $this->finder->findByUuids($ids) : $this->finder->findAll();
foreach ($entities as $entity) {
yield $this->toData($entity);
}
}
private function toData(Entity $entity): EntityData { /* convert to DTO */ }
}
Config (ProviderBC/Frameworks/config/services.yaml):
ProviderBC\Contracts\ContractName:
class: ProviderBC\Adapters\Contracts\ProviderBCContractName
Deptrac (ConsumerBC/Frameworks/deptrac.yaml):
ConsumerBC\Adapters:
- ProviderBC\Contracts # ONLY Contracts, NOT Entities/UseCases
See: docs/GLOSSARY.md#contract, #provider, #data-dto
Rules
CRITICAL:
- Provider uses Finder (NOT Repository) - providers are read-only
- Consumer depends ONLY on Contract interface (never Provider implementation)
- Deptrac allows ONLY
Contractsnamespace (not Entities/UseCases)
Locations:
- Contract:
ProviderBC/Contracts/ - Provider:
ProviderBC/Adapters/Contracts/ - Exception:
ProviderBC/Contracts/Exception/if needed - DTO:
ProviderBC/Contracts/DTO/if complex data
Naming:
- Contract:
{Entity}Provider(e.g., ArticleProvider) - Provider:
{BC}{Contract}(e.g., AdminArticleProvider)
Variants
Query Provider (data access):
public function provide(string $uuid): EntityData;
public function provideAll(?array $ids = null): iterable;
TwigComponent Provider (form select):
/** @return array<string, string> [uuid => label] */
public function getAllForChoice(): array;
Templates
contract.php.tpl- Contract interfaceprovider.php.tpl- Provider implementation
Location: .claude/templates/
References
- Contract/Provider pattern:
docs/GLOSSARY.md#contract,#provider - Inter-BC architecture:
docs/architecture.md#inter-bc - Detailed guide:
docs/guides/bounded-contexts.md