[RFC]: Remove laminas-db from require-dev

[arhimede]

RFC

Q	A
Proposed Version(s)	2.25.0
BC Break?	Yes

Goal

Remove laminas-db from require-dev and remove the SaveHandler DbTableGateway class

Background

Currently, in composer , at the require-dev section, it's called the laminas-db package.
Also, composer allow PHP 8.4 but laminas-db does not allow it (yet).
laminas-db is in security mode, so we should not use it in new releases

Considerations

We should decide if the save handler TableGateway is a MUST
If we should remove it or replace it with something else....

Proposal(s)

Remove laminas-db from require-dev and remove the SaveHandler DbTableGateway class

[gsteel]

Kill it with 🔥 as @Ocramius would say

We dropped the record not|exists validators in v3 of validator.

This stuff belongs in its own package and users can always copy/paste the implementation from older releases if neccesary.

[froschdesign]

We dropped the record not|exists validators in v3 of validator.

Even if I think this is right, it always raises questions.

This stuff belongs in its own package…

This path should be taken.

[Ocramius]

I'd say "drop it", and we then move it to a separate package, as @froschdesign correctly mentions.

The dependency graph needs to be slimmed down here

[arhimede]

@laminas/technical-steering-committee
We are about to do a PR to remove laminas-db from the next major release.
We are thinking to remove the MongoDB too .
And recommend eventually to have a separate package which extend this one , if somebody want to use the sessions with mongodb handler, or mysql handler, or redis or etc.
Opinions ?

[froschdesign]

@arhimede
Many more considerations are required, like:

• replace laminas-cache with a PSR interface
• update the entire code base
• define laminas-validator as a hard requirement
• …

Maybe a project will help here or an issue report with sub-issues.

[arhimede]

@arhimede Many more considerations are required, like:

* replace laminas-cache with a PSR interface

* update the entire code base

* define laminas-validator as a hard requirement

* …

Maybe a project will help here or an issue report with sub-issues.

Ok, I created few sub-issues, the last one worries me 😄
If there are other ideas , please add comments.

[froschdesign]

@arhimede

… I created few sub-issues…

https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/using-issues/adding-sub-issues

[arhimede]

@froschdesign i moved all those subissues under the main issue , #101