/**
* Gets a reference to the entity identified by the given type and identifier
* without actually loading it, if the entity is not yet loaded.
*
* @param string $documentName The name of the entity type.
* @param mixed $identifier The entity identifier.
* @return object The entity reference.
*/
public function getReference($documentName, $identifier)
{
$class = $this->metadataFactory->getMetadataFor(ltrim($documentName, '\\'));
// Check identity map first, if its already in there just return it.
if ($document = $this->unitOfWork->tryGetById($identifier)) {
return $document;
}
$document = $this->proxyFactory->getProxy($class->name, $identifier);
$this->unitOfWork->registerManaged($document, $identifier, null);
return $document;
}