I wanted to use custom repositories in TypeORM, but I found that @EntityRepository(User) was deprecated. I ended up with this solution, which is ultimately working for me. However, I want to know if it is optimal or if it is redundant, inefficient, or something like that.

import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
import { User } from '../entities/user.entity';
import { UnauthorizedException } from '@nestjs/common';
import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';

export class UserRepository extends Repository<User> {
  
  @InjectRepository(User)
  userRepository: Repository<User>;

  async findByCodeOrEmail(userCredentials: string): Promise<User | undefined> {
    try {
      const user = await this.userRepository.findOne({
        where: [
          { code: userCredentials },
          { email: userCredentials }
        ]
      });
      return user;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error in UserRepository:', error);
      throw new UnauthorizedException('Error con credenciales');
    }
  }
}

I encountered deprecated functions for using custom repositories and found a solution that I am not sure is the best.