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Database Gateway Plugins
VuFind uses Laminas' table/row gateway classes to communicate with the database. The plugin managers described here control how gateway objects are retrieved.
Table Gateways
Key Plugin Details
Default Namespace: \VuFind\Db\Table
Base Class: \VuFind\Db\Table\Gateway
Service Locator Configuration Section in module.config.php: ['vufind']['plugin_managers']['db_table']
Service Manager Name for Service Locator: VuFind\DBTablePluginManager (VuFind 2.x-4.x), VuFind\Db\Table\PluginManager (VuFind 5.0+)
See the General Plugin Information page for more details on VuFind plugins.
Row Gateways
Prior to VuFind 4.0, each table class specifies the associated row class, so if you need to override a row class, you also need to override the table class, if only to change how it loads rows. Starting in release 4.0, the row-specific plugin manager was added to allow direct row overriding.
Key Plugin Details
Default Namespace: \VuFind\Db\Row
Base Class: \VuFind\Db\Row\RowGateway
Service Locator Configuration Section in module.config.php: ['vufind']['plugin_managers']['db_row']
Service Manager Name for Service Locator: VuFind\DBRowPluginManager (VuFind 2.x-4.x), VuFind\Db\Row\PluginManager (VuFind 5.0+)
See the General Plugin Information page for more details on VuFind plugins.