Try to use DataProvider instead of auto-binding with Doctrine annotations

Author: Benjamin RICHARD

config/services.yaml

@@ -108,3 +108,5 @@ services:
     # needs to alias the current security.user.provider.concrete.in_memory to the class (seems not done in sf or security bundle)
     Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\InMemoryUserProvider:
         alias: security.user.provider.concrete.in_memory
+
+    App\DataProvider\PingDataProvider: ~

src/DataProvider/PingDataProvider.php

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+namespace App\DataProvider;
+
+
+use ApiPlatform\Core\DataProvider\CollectionDataProviderInterface;
+use ApiPlatform\Core\DataProvider\ItemDataProviderInterface;
+use ApiPlatform\Core\DataProvider\RestrictedDataProviderInterface;
+use App\Entity\Ping;
+
+class PingDataProvider implements ItemDataProviderInterface, CollectionDataProviderInterface, RestrictedDataProviderInterface
+{
+    public function supports(string $resourceClass, string $operationName = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return Ping::class === $resourceClass;
+    }
+
+    public function getItem(string $resourceClass, $id, string $operationName = null, array $context = [])
+    {
+        $pong = new Ping();
+
+        return $pong;
+    }
+
+    public function getCollection(string $resourceClass, string $operationName = null, array $context = [])
+    {
+        $pong = new Ping();
+
+        return [$pong];
+    }
+
+}

src/Entity/Ping.php

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+namespace App\Entity;
+
+use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiResource;
+
+/**
+ * Class Ping
+ * @ApiResource(
+ *     itemOperations={
+ *         "get"={"method"="GET"}
+ *     },
+ *     collectionOperations={
+ *          "get"={"method"="GET"}
+ *     }
+ * )
+ * @package App\Ping
+ */
+class Ping
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $pong = 'pong';
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getPong()
+    {
+        return $this->pong;
+    }
+}