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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.

setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher)
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)

Set a helper set to be used with the command.

HelperSet getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.

setDefinition(InputDefinition $definition)

Set an input definition set to be used with this application.

InputDefinition getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.

string getHelp()

Gets the help message.

setCatchExceptions(bool $boolean)

Sets whether to catch exceptions or not during commands execution.

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 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.

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.

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.

array getTerminalDimensions()

Tries to figure out the terminal dimensions based on the current environment.

Application setTerminalDimensions(int $width, int $height)

Sets terminal dimensions.

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

Returns the namespace part of the command name.

setDefaultCommand(string $commandName)

Sets the default Command name.

Details

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

Constructor.

Parameters

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

public setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher)

Parameters

EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher

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

Runs the current application.

Parameters

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

Return Value

int 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

Exceptions

Exception When doRun returns Exception

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

Runs the current application.

Parameters

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

Return Value

int 0 if everything went fine, or an error code

public setHelperSet(HelperSet $helperSet)

Set a helper set to be used with the command.

Parameters

HelperSet $helperSet The helper set

public HelperSet getHelperSet()

Get the helper set associated with the command.

Return Value

HelperSet The HelperSet instance associated with this command

public setDefinition(InputDefinition $definition)

Set an input definition set to be used with this application.

Parameters

InputDefinition $definition The input definition

public InputDefinition getDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition related to this Application.

Return Value

InputDefinition The InputDefinition instance

public string getHelp()

Gets the help message.

Return Value

string A help message.

public 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

public 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

public string getName()

Gets the name of the application.

Return Value

string The application name

public setName(string $name)

Sets the application name.

Parameters

string $name The application name

public string getVersion()

Gets the application version.

Return Value

string The application version

public setVersion(string $version)

Sets the application version.

Parameters

string $version The application version

public string getLongVersion()

Returns the long version of the application.

Return Value

string The long application version

public Command register(string $name)

Registers a new command.

Parameters

string $name The command name

Return Value

Command The newly created command

public addCommands(array $commands)

Adds an array of command objects.

Parameters

array $commands An array of commands

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

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

CommandNotFoundException When command name given does not exist

public 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

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

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

CommandNotFoundException When namespace is incorrect or ambiguous

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

CommandNotFoundException When command name is incorrect or ambiguous

public 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

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

public renderException(Exception $e, OutputInterface $output)

Renders a caught exception.

Parameters

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

public array getTerminalDimensions()

Tries to figure out the terminal dimensions based on the current environment.

Return Value

array Array containing width and height

public Application setTerminalDimensions(int $width, int $height)

Sets terminal dimensions.

Can be useful to force terminal dimensions for functional tests.

Parameters

int $width The width
int $height The height

Return Value

Application The current application

public 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

public setDefaultCommand(string $commandName)

Sets the default Command name.

Parameters

string $commandName The Command name

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