Attempting to override a core Spryker protected method within the Pyz namespace

mitkumar.dudani.nagar

I am attempting to override a core Spryker method by modifying a file within the Pyz namespace in Spryker. The specific file is located at:
vendor/spryker/glue-application/src/Spryker/Glue/GlueApplication/Rest/Request/RestRequestValidator.php
My goal is to update the validateRequest() method. I have taken the following steps, but the changes are not taking effect:

1. Created a class with the same name in the Pyz namespace as a child class of the Spryker namespace.
2. Defined a private method with the name validateRequest();
   If you have further details about the issue or additional steps you've taken, providing that information could help in offering more specific assistance.

filip.gojkovic955

If you have defined method as private and you are trying to extend protected method from parent. You in fact did not extend but created new method.

There is plugin that helps a lot with extending of core spryker classes and methods.
https://turbinekreuzberg.com/en/topics/spryker-plugin-pyz-phpstorm

mitkumar.dudani.nagar

That was my mistake while writing here, but I am defining the method with same scope. Even I tried my code with all the scopes, private, public and protected. But it's still going to the vendor file.

As this is not any module of Spryker but the core class, is this the reason it is not being executed?

filip.gojkovic955

Use plugin I provided to properly extend class to project level. After that you need to instantiate new extended class from project factory of that module. In your case

src/Pyz/Glue/GlueApplication/GlueApplicationFactory.php

public function createRestRequestValidator(): RestRequestValidatorInterface
{
    return new RestRequestValidator($this->getValidateRestRequestPlugins(), $this->getRestRequestValidatorPlugins());
}

https://docs.spryker.com/docs/scos/dev/back-end-development/extend-spryker/spryker-os-module-customisation/extend-the-core.html

mitkumar.dudani.nagar

@filip.gojkovic955 I don't have a PhpStrom, is there any extension for a VSCode?

info460

Don't override protected methods. It is not good idea.

filip.gojkovic955

@info460 please provide some explanation.

filip.gojkovic955

https://commercequest.space/discussion/comment/28736#Comment_28736

I don't know for VSCode but plugin makes things easier. You can extend it without plugin. But be careful you match file path/structure like in core.

filip.gojkovic955

https://commercequest.space/discussion/comment/28737#Comment_28737

https://docs.spryker.com/docs/scos/dev/back-end-development/extend-spryker/spryker-os-module-customisation/extend-the-core.html#extension-using-replacement

Documentation says that we can, also I didn't find anything on internet why it would be bad idea to extend protected method.