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Version: 2026.2

Add a Custom Query Operator

For adding a new query operator two steps are necessary:

  • add a type definition
  • add the operator implementation

Type Definition​

Add a section similar to this one to your services.yml file.

    pimcore.datahub.graphql.querytypegenerator_operator_mycustomoperator:
        class: Pimcore\Bundle\DataHubBundle\GraphQL\QueryOperatorConfigGenerator\MyCustomOperator
        tags:
            - { name: pimcore.datahub.graphql.dataobjectquerytypegenerator, id: typegenerator_queryoperator_mycustomoperator }

For reference, have a look at the Trimmer operator.

Operator Implementation​

An operator has two halves: the server-side PHP implementation doing the actual calculation, and a Pimcore Studio frontend type providing its configuration dialog.

Provide the server-side implementation first. A sample can be found here.

warning

The frontend half is not a public extension point yet. Operators are Pimcore Studio dynamic types extending DynamicTypeOperatorAbstract (readonly id, getIcon(), getLabel(), getConfigModal(), getGroup()), registered on the DataHub/DynamicTypes/Operator/GraphQL/QueryRegistry service. That base class is not exported from the Datahub Studio SDK (assets/studio/js/src/sdk/index.ts), so another bundle's Studio plugin cannot currently import it. The shipped operators under assets/studio/js/src/modules/operators/operators/ show the pattern, but until the operator API is exported, a custom operator has no configuration dialog in Pimcore Studio.

An operator whose server-side implementation needs no configuration options still works: it is selectable only if a frontend type is registered for it, so plan for the export limitation above.

For general plugin setup, see the Studio UI bundle's Getting Started with Your First Plugin.

Finally, we have to define how the operator instances get created. In most cases we use the DefaultOperatorFactory for that:

    pimcore.datahub.graphql.dataobjectqueryoperator.factory.mycustomoperator:
        class: Pimcore\Bundle\DataHubBundle\GraphQL\Query\Operator\Factory\DefaultOperatorFactory
        arguments:
            $className: Pimcore\Bundle\DataHubBundle\GraphQL\Query\Operator\MyCustomOperator
        tags:
            - { name: pimcore.datahub.graphql.dataobjectqueryoperator_factory, id: mycustomoperator }