Align EntityInterface::setHidden() and setAccess()

[othercorey]

Description

You can set accessibility for individual fields using setAccess() but setHidden() only allows adding or overwriting the full hidden field array.

When working with role-based permissions, unhiding specific fields is tricky because the entire array has to be managed with each change.

CakePHP Version

6.0

[markstory]

When working with role-based permissions, unhiding specific fields is tricky because the entire array has to be managed with each change.

That's fair. The current signature of setHidden() doesn't really give us much room to change the behavior though. We could add new methods though for removing hidden fields, or making a single field hidden/visible. Perhaps a setVisible(array|string $field, bool $set) method could work?

[othercorey]

That's fair. The current signature of setHidden() doesn't really give us much room to change the behavior though.

I think you'd have to rename $merge also or when the first parameter is string then the 2nd parameter is acts like $set.