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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Entity;
+
+use Catalyst\ApiBundle\Entity\User as BaseUser;
+
+class ApiUser extends BaseUser;
+{
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=80)
+     */
+    protected $name;
+
+    // rider linked to user
+    // NOTE: we're directly linking this only because we don't have to care about other apps using this library
+    /**
+     * @ORM\OneToOne(targetEntity="App\Entity\Rider", mappedBy="api_user")
+     */
+    protected $rider;
+
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="json")
+     */
+    protected $metadata;
+
+    public function setName($name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    public function setMetadata($meta)
+    {
+        $this->metadata = $meta;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getMetadata()
+    {
+        if ($this->metadata == null)
+            return [];
+
+        return $this->metadata;
+    }
+
+    public function setRider($rider)
+    {
+        $this->rider = $rider;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getRider()
+    {
+        return $this->rider;
+    }
+}