What is the difference between the SalesChannelRepository and the EntityRepository repositories?

Question

In Shopware 6 you have 2 types of auto generated repositories. Those who implement the \Shopware\Core\System\SalesChannel\Entity\SalesChannelRepositoryInterface and those who implement the \Shopware\Core\Framework\DataAbstractionLayer\EntityRepositoryInterface.

What is the difference between them and when to use which?

Answer 1

Generally you should use the EntityRepositoryInterface for "admin" work, for example to update, import or delete data.

The SalesChannelRepositoryInterface should be used every time a SalesChannelContext is available. For instance the product instance returns SalesChannelProductEntity a extension of the Product Entity, with more data.