We should inject entity type manager service into class rather than Global \Drupal::entityQuery('').
It is recommended approach for better testability and adherence to Drupal’s dependency injection practices.
This is the way how we use entityQuery.
$query = \Drupal::entityQuery('node')
->condition('status', 0)
->condition('type', 'content_type')
->accessCheck(TRUE);
$nids = $query->execute();
Inject entity_type.manager Service
In your class (e.g., a custom block or controller), define a constructor and use the create() method to inject the service:
use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
class MyCustomBlock extends BlockBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
protected $entityTypeManager;
public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager) {
parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
$this->entityTypeManager = $entity_type_manager;
}
public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
return new static(
$configuration,
$plugin_id,
$plugin_definition,
$container->get('entity_type.manager')
);
}
Use getStorage() and getQuery()
public function build() {
$query = $this->entityTypeManager ->getStorage('node')
->getQuery()
->condition('type', 'article')
->condition('status', 1)
->accessCheck(TRUE) ->range(0, 5);
$nids = $query->execute(); // Load full node entities
$nodes = $this->entityTypeManager ->getStorage('node') ->loadMultiple($nids);
\Drupal::entityQuery() : It is quick and easy but - Tightly coupled, harder to test.
Service injection : Decoupled, testable, modern and Slightly more verbose.
Use service container aligns with Drupal’s best practices for maintainable and testable code.
