Every custom Model, ResourceModel and Collection that extends from the core abstract classes from Magento\Framework\Model\ ... has to implement the _construct() method in which to call the _init() method and set things like table_name and primary_key in the ResourceModel and so on.
That this is smelly code I'm sure that you are aware and I'm not judging God knows how much work you have going on.
But please enforce this by making the _construct() method abstract and leave a comment something like //call the init method a developer should not have to remember or memorize that every time he creates a Model(or any other entity related class) he has to implement some secret method or else things are not working.
Every custom Model, ResourceModel and Collection that extends from the core abstract classes from Magento\Framework\Model\ ... has to implement the _construct() method in which to call the _init() method and set things like table_name and primary_key in the ResourceModel and so on.
That this is smelly code I'm sure that you are aware and I'm not judging God knows how much work you have going on.
But please enforce this by making the
_construct()method abstract and leave a comment something like//call the init methoda developer should not have to remember or memorize that every time he creates a Model(or any other entity related class) he has to implement some secret method or else things are not working.