1. class
  2. Symfony
  3. Component
  4. Console
  5. Application

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')

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setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher)

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setCommandLoader(CommandLoaderInterface $commandLoader)

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int
run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null)

Runs the current application.

int
doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)

Runs the current application.

setHelperSet(HelperSet $helperSet)

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HelperSet
getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.

setDefinition(InputDefinition $definition)

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InputDefinition
getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.

string
getHelp()

Gets the help message.

bool
areExceptionsCaught()

Gets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

setCatchExceptions(bool $boolean)

Sets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

bool
isAutoExitEnabled()

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

setAutoExit(bool $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|null
add(Command $command)

Adds a command object.

Command
get(string $name)

Returns a registered command by name or alias.

bool
has(string $name)

Returns true if the command exists, false otherwise.

string[]
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.

Command[]
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.

renderException(Exception $e, OutputInterface $output)

Renders a caught exception.

string
extractNamespace(string $name, string $limit = null)

Returns the namespace part of the command name.

Application
setDefaultCommand(string $commandName, bool $isSingleCommand = false)

Sets the default Command name.

Details

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

Parameters

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

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setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher)

Parameters

EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher

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setCommandLoader(CommandLoaderInterface $commandLoader)

Parameters

CommandLoaderInterface $commandLoader

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int run(InputInterface $input = null, OutputInterface $output = null)

Runs the current application.

Parameters

InputInterface $input
OutputInterface $output

Return Value

int 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

Exceptions

Exception When running fails. Bypass this when {@link setCatchExceptions()}.

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int doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)

Runs the current application.

Parameters

InputInterface $input
OutputInterface $output

Return Value

int 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

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setHelperSet(HelperSet $helperSet)

Parameters

HelperSet $helperSet

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HelperSet getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.

Return Value

HelperSet The HelperSet instance associated with this command

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setDefinition(InputDefinition $definition)

Parameters

InputDefinition $definition

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InputDefinition getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.

Return Value

InputDefinition The InputDefinition instance

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string getHelp()

Gets the help message.

Return Value

string A help message

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bool areExceptionsCaught()

Gets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

Return Value

bool Whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution

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setCatchExceptions(bool $boolean)

Sets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

Parameters

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

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bool isAutoExitEnabled()

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

Return Value

bool Whether to automatically exit after a command execution or not

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setAutoExit(bool $boolean)

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

Parameters

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

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string getName()

Gets the name of the application.

Return Value

string The application name

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setName(string $name)

Sets the application name.

Parameters

string $name The application name

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string getVersion()

Gets the application version.

Return Value

string The application version

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setVersion(string $version)

Sets the application version.

Parameters

string $version The application version

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string getLongVersion()

Returns the long version of the application.

Return Value

string The long application version

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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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addCommands(array $commands)

Adds an array of command objects.

If a Command is not enabled it will not be added.

Parameters

array $commands An array of commands

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Command|null add(Command $command)

Adds a command object.

If a command with the same name already exists, it will be overridden. If the command is not enabled it will not be added.

Parameters

Command $command

Return Value

Command|null The registered command if enabled or null

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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

CommandNotFoundException When given command name does not exist

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bool has(string $name)

Returns true if the command exists, false otherwise.

Parameters

string $name The command name or alias

Return Value

bool true if the command exists, false otherwise

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string[] getNamespaces()

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

It does not return the global namespace which always exists.

Return Value

string[] An array of namespaces

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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

CommandNotFoundException When namespace is incorrect or ambiguous

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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

CommandNotFoundException When command name is incorrect or ambiguous

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Command[] 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

Command[] An array of Command instances

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static 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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renderException(Exception $e, OutputInterface $output)

Renders a caught exception.

Parameters

Exception $e
OutputInterface $output

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string extractNamespace(string $name, string $limit = null)

Returns the namespace part of the command name.

This method is not part of public API and should not be used directly.

Parameters

string $name The full name of the command
string $limit The maximum number of parts of the namespace

Return Value

string The namespace of the command

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Application setDefaultCommand(string $commandName, bool $isSingleCommand = false)

Sets the default Command name.

Parameters

string $commandName The Command name
bool $isSingleCommand Set to true if there is only one command in this application

Return Value

Application