Symfony2 API
Class

Symfony\Component\Console\Application

class Application

An Application is the container for a collection of commands.

It is the main entry point of a Console application.

This class is optimized for a standard CLI environment.

Usage:

$app = new Application('myapp', '1.0 (stable)');
$app->add(new SimpleCommand());
$app->run();

Methods

__construct(string $name = 'UNKNOWN', string $version = 'UNKNOWN')

Constructor.
integer run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null)

Runs the current application.
integer doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)

Runs the current application.
setHelperSet(HelperSet $helperSet)

Set a helper set to be used with the command.
HelperSet getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.
InputDefinition getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.
string getHelp()

Gets the help message.
setCatchExceptions(Boolean $boolean)

Sets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.
setAutoExit(Boolean $boolean)

Sets whether to automatically exit after a command execution or not.
string getName()

Gets the name of the application.
setName(string $name)

Sets the application name.
string getVersion()

Gets the application version.
setVersion(string $version)

Sets the application version.
string getLongVersion()

Returns the long version of the application.
Command register(string $name)

Registers a new command.
addCommands(array $commands)

Adds an array of command objects.
Command add(Command $command)

Adds a command object.
Command get(string $name)

Returns a registered command by name or alias.
Boolean has(string $name)

Returns true if the command exists, false otherwise.
array getNamespaces()

Returns an array of all unique namespaces used by currently registered commands.
string findNamespace(string $namespace)

Finds a registered namespace by a name or an abbreviation.
Command find(string $name)

Finds a command by name or alias.
array all(string $namespace = null)

Gets the commands (registered in the given namespace if provided).
static array getAbbreviations(array $names)

Returns an array of possible abbreviations given a set of names.
string asText(string $namespace = null, boolean $raw = false)

Returns a text representation of the Application.
string|DOMDocument asXml(string $namespace = null, Boolean $asDom = false)

Returns an XML representation of the Application.
renderException(Exception $e, OutputInterface $output)

Renders a caught exception.

Details

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public __construct(string $name = 'UNKNOWN', string $version = 'UNKNOWN')

Constructor.

Parameters

string $name The name of the application
string $version The version of the application

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public integer run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null)

Runs the current application.

Parameters

InputInterface $input An Input instance
OutputInterface $output An Output instance

Return Value

integer 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

Exceptions

Exception When doRun returns Exception

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public integer doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)

Runs the current application.

Parameters

InputInterface $input An Input instance
OutputInterface $output An Output instance

Return Value

integer 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

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public setHelperSet(HelperSet $helperSet)

Set a helper set to be used with the command.

Parameters

HelperSet $helperSet The helper set

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public HelperSet getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.

Return Value

HelperSet The HelperSet instance associated with this command

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public InputDefinition getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.

Return Value

InputDefinition The InputDefinition instance

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public string getHelp()

Gets the help message.

Return Value

string A help message.

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public setCatchExceptions(Boolean $boolean)

Sets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

Parameters

Boolean $boolean Whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution

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public setAutoExit(Boolean $boolean)

Sets whether to automatically exit after a command execution or not.

Parameters

Boolean $boolean Whether to automatically exit after a command execution or not

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public string getName()

Gets the name of the application.

Return Value

string The application name

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public setName(string $name)

Sets the application name.

Parameters

string $name The application name

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public string getVersion()

Gets the application version.

Return Value

string The application version

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public setVersion(string $version)

Sets the application version.

Parameters

string $version The application version

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public string getLongVersion()

Returns the long version of the application.

Return Value

string The long application version

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public Command register(string $name)

Registers a new command.

Parameters

string $name The command name

Return Value

Command The newly created command

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public addCommands(array $commands)

Adds an array of command objects.

Parameters

array $commands An array of commands

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public Command add(Command $command)

Adds a command object.

If a command with the same name already exists, it will be overridden.

Parameters

Command $command A Command object

Return Value

Command The registered command

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public Command get(string $name)

Returns a registered command by name or alias.

Parameters

string $name The command name or alias

Return Value

Command A Command object

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException When command name given does not exist

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public Boolean has(string $name)

Returns true if the command exists, false otherwise.

Parameters

string $name The command name or alias

Return Value

Boolean true if the command exists, false otherwise

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public array getNamespaces()

Returns an array of all unique namespaces used by currently registered commands.

It does not returns the global namespace which always exists.

Return Value

array An array of namespaces

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public string findNamespace(string $namespace)

Finds a registered namespace by a name or an abbreviation.

Parameters

string $namespace A namespace or abbreviation to search for

Return Value

string A registered namespace

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException When namespace is incorrect or ambiguous

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public Command find(string $name)

Finds a command by name or alias.

Contrary to get, this command tries to find the best
match if you give it an abbreviation of a name or alias.

Parameters

string $name A command name or a command alias

Return Value

Command A Command instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException When command name is incorrect or ambiguous

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public array all(string $namespace = null)

Gets the commands (registered in the given namespace if provided).

The array keys are the full names and the values the command instances.

Parameters

string $namespace A namespace name

Return Value

array An array of Command instances

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static public array getAbbreviations(array $names)

Returns an array of possible abbreviations given a set of names.

Parameters

array $names An array of names

Return Value

array An array of abbreviations

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public string asText(string $namespace = null, boolean $raw = false)

Returns a text representation of the Application.

Parameters

string $namespace An optional namespace name
boolean $raw Whether to return raw command list

Return Value

string A string representing the Application

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public string|DOMDocument asXml(string $namespace = null, Boolean $asDom = false)

Returns an XML representation of the Application.

Parameters

string $namespace An optional namespace name
Boolean $asDom Whether to return a DOM or an XML string

Return Value

string|DOMDocument An XML string representing the Application

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public renderException(Exception $e, OutputInterface $output)

Renders a caught exception.

Parameters

Exception $e An exception instance
OutputInterface $output An OutputInterface instance