use override table trait to allow for easily customzing table a controller uses

src/Controller/Traits/OverrideTableTrait.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace CakeProducts\Controller\Traits;
+
+use Cake\Core\Configure;
+use Cake\ORM\Table;
+use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
+
+trait OverrideTableTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Table|null
+     */
+    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected string $_defaultTable = '';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected string $_tableConfigKey = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the table instance
+     *
+     * @return Table
+     */
+    public function getTable(string $tableName = null)
+    {
+        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
+            return $this->_table;
+        }
+        $table = $tableName;
+        if (!isset($table)) {
+            $table = $this->_tableConfigKey && Configure::read($this->_tableConfigKey) ? Configure::read($this->_tableConfigKey) : $this->_defaultTable;
+        }
+        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get($table);
+
+        return $this->_table;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the users table
+     *
+     * @param Table $table table
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setTable(Table $table)
+    {
+        $this->_table = $table;
+    }
+}