custom type using a custom handler for primitives

[sebastianreloaded]

It's nice to have the @type annotation to format e.g. datetime database fields.

Why is it not possible to write a custom handler to modify primitives like string. My use case is to run htmlpurifier on certain fields that contain html.

I now use the event pre_serialize, but a type annotation would be more flexible. Is there a reason it is not possible to use a custom type?

[khallmark]

I'd like this also.

[FractalizeR]

I would like it also. I have a need, for example, to serialize/deserialize values of type Carbon into a string of predefined format. I would happily write a serialization/deserialization handler for the type.

[nnmer]

The same here.
Always getting Logic Exception "Expected object but got string. Do you have the wrong @type mapping or could this be a Doctrine many-to-many relation?"

[goetas]

solved with schmittjoh/serializer#610