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+<?php
+/*
+ * This file is part of Part-DB (https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-symfony).
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019 - 2025 Jan Böhmer (https://github.com/jbtronics)
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ *  by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * This class extends the default doctrine ORM configuration to enable native lazy objects on PHP 8.4+.
+ * We have to do this in a PHP file, because the yaml file does not support conditionals on PHP version.
+ */
+
+return static function(\Symfony\Config\DoctrineConfig $doctrine) {
+    //On PHP 8.4+ we can use native lazy objects, which are much more efficient than proxies.
+    if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80400) {
+        $doctrine->orm()->enableNativeLazyObjects(true);
+    }
+};