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Command
in package

Base class for all commands.

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author

Fabien Potencier fabien@symfony.com

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FAILURE  = 1
INVALID  = 2
SUCCESS  = 0
$defaultDescription  : string|null
$defaultName  : string|null
$aliases  : mixed
$application  : mixed
$code  : mixed
$definition  : mixed
$description  : mixed
$fullDefinition  : mixed
$help  : mixed
$helperSet  : mixed
$hidden  : mixed
$ignoreValidationErrors  : mixed
$name  : mixed
$processTitle  : mixed
$synopsis  : mixed
$usages  : mixed
__construct()  : mixed
addArgument()  : $this
Adds an argument.
addOption()  : $this
Adds an option.
addUsage()  : $this
Add a command usage example, it'll be prefixed with the command name.
getAliases()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns the aliases for the command.
getApplication()  : Application|null
Gets the application instance for this command.
getDefaultDescription()  : string|null
getDefaultName()  : string|null
getDefinition()  : InputDefinition
Gets the InputDefinition attached to this Command.
getDescription()  : string
Returns the description for the command.
getHelp()  : string
Returns the help for the command.
getHelper()  : mixed
Gets a helper instance by name.
getHelperSet()  : HelperSet|null
Gets the helper set.
getName()  : string|null
Returns the command name.
getNativeDefinition()  : InputDefinition
Gets the InputDefinition to be used to create representations of this Command.
getProcessedHelp()  : string
Returns the processed help for the command replacing the %command.name% and %command.full_name% patterns with the real values dynamically.
getSynopsis()  : string
Returns the synopsis for the command.
getUsages()  : array<string|int, mixed>
Returns alternative usages of the command.
ignoreValidationErrors()  : mixed
Ignores validation errors.
isEnabled()  : bool
Checks whether the command is enabled or not in the current environment.
isHidden()  : bool
run()  : int
Runs the command.
setAliases()  : $this
Sets the aliases for the command.
setApplication()  : mixed
setCode()  : $this
Sets the code to execute when running this command.
setDefinition()  : $this
Sets an array of argument and option instances.
setDescription()  : $this
Sets the description for the command.
setHelp()  : $this
Sets the help for the command.
setHelperSet()  : mixed
setHidden()  : Command
setName()  : $this
Sets the name of the command.
setProcessTitle()  : $this
Sets the process title of the command.
configure()  : mixed
Configures the current command.
execute()  : int
Executes the current command.
initialize()  : mixed
Initializes the command after the input has been bound and before the input is validated.
interact()  : mixed
Interacts with the user.
validateName()  : mixed
Validates a command name.

Constants

Properties

$defaultDescription

protected static string|null $defaultDescription

$defaultName

protected static string|null $defaultName

$aliases

private mixed $aliases = []

$application

private mixed $application

$definition

private mixed $definition

$description

private mixed $description = ''

$fullDefinition

private mixed $fullDefinition

$hidden

private mixed $hidden = false

$ignoreValidationErrors

private mixed $ignoreValidationErrors = false

$processTitle

private mixed $processTitle

$synopsis

private mixed $synopsis = []

Methods

__construct()

public __construct([string|null $name = null ]) : mixed
Parameters
$name : string|null = null

The name of the command; passing null means it must be set in configure()

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throws
LogicException

When the command name is empty

Return values
mixed

addArgument()

Adds an argument.

public addArgument(string $name[, int|null $mode = null ][, string $description = '' ][, string|array<string|int, string>|null $default = null ]) : $this
Parameters
$name : string
$mode : int|null = null

The argument mode: InputArgument::REQUIRED or InputArgument::OPTIONAL

$description : string = ''
$default : string|array<string|int, string>|null = null

The default value (for InputArgument::OPTIONAL mode only)

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throws
InvalidArgumentException

When argument mode is not valid

Return values
$this

addOption()

Adds an option.

public addOption(string $name[, string|array<string|int, mixed>|null $shortcut = null ][, int|null $mode = null ][, string $description = '' ][, string|array<string|int, string>|bool|null $default = null ]) : $this
Parameters
$name : string
$shortcut : string|array<string|int, mixed>|null = null

The shortcuts, can be null, a string of shortcuts delimited by | or an array of shortcuts

$mode : int|null = null

The option mode: One of the InputOption::VALUE_* constants

$description : string = ''
$default : string|array<string|int, string>|bool|null = null

The default value (must be null for InputOption::VALUE_NONE)

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throws
InvalidArgumentException

If option mode is invalid or incompatible

Return values
$this

addUsage()

Add a command usage example, it'll be prefixed with the command name.

public addUsage(string $usage) : $this
Parameters
$usage : string
Return values
$this

getAliases()

Returns the aliases for the command.

public getAliases() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

An array of aliases for the command

getApplication()

Gets the application instance for this command.

public getApplication() : Application|null
Return values
Application|null

An Application instance

getDefaultDescription()

public static getDefaultDescription() : string|null
Return values
string|null

The default command description or null when no default description is set

getDefaultName()

public static getDefaultName() : string|null
Return values
string|null

The default command name or null when no default name is set

getDescription()

Returns the description for the command.

public getDescription() : string
Return values
string

The description for the command

getHelp()

Returns the help for the command.

public getHelp() : string
Return values
string

The help for the command

getHelper()

Gets a helper instance by name.

public getHelper(string $name) : mixed
Parameters
$name : string
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throws
LogicException

if no HelperSet is defined

throws
InvalidArgumentException

if the helper is not defined

Return values
mixed

The helper value

getHelperSet()

Gets the helper set.

public getHelperSet() : HelperSet|null
Return values
HelperSet|null

A HelperSet instance

getName()

Returns the command name.

public getName() : string|null
Return values
string|null

getNativeDefinition()

Gets the InputDefinition to be used to create representations of this Command.

public getNativeDefinition() : InputDefinition

Can be overridden to provide the original command representation when it would otherwise be changed by merging with the application InputDefinition.

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

Return values
InputDefinition

An InputDefinition instance

getProcessedHelp()

Returns the processed help for the command replacing the %command.name% and %command.full_name% patterns with the real values dynamically.

public getProcessedHelp() : string
Return values
string

The processed help for the command

getSynopsis()

Returns the synopsis for the command.

public getSynopsis([bool $short = false ]) : string
Parameters
$short : bool = false

Whether to show the short version of the synopsis (with options folded) or not

Return values
string

The synopsis

getUsages()

Returns alternative usages of the command.

public getUsages() : array<string|int, mixed>
Return values
array<string|int, mixed>

ignoreValidationErrors()

Ignores validation errors.

public ignoreValidationErrors() : mixed

This is mainly useful for the help command.

Return values
mixed

isEnabled()

Checks whether the command is enabled or not in the current environment.

public isEnabled() : bool

Override this to check for x or y and return false if the command can not run properly under the current conditions.

Return values
bool

isHidden()

public isHidden() : bool
Return values
bool

whether the command should be publicly shown or not

run()

Runs the command.

public run(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) : int

The code to execute is either defined directly with the setCode() method or by overriding the execute() method in a sub-class.

Parameters
$input : InputInterface
$output : OutputInterface
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throws
Exception

When binding input fails. Bypass this by calling .

see
setCode()
see
execute()
Return values
int

The command exit code

setAliases()

Sets the aliases for the command.

public setAliases(array<string|int, string> $aliases) : $this
Parameters
$aliases : array<string|int, string>

An array of aliases for the command

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throws
InvalidArgumentException

When an alias is invalid

Return values
$this

setApplication()

public setApplication([Application $application = null ]) : mixed
Parameters
$application : Application = null
Return values
mixed

setCode()

Sets the code to execute when running this command.

public setCode(callable $code) : $this

If this method is used, it overrides the code defined in the execute() method.

Parameters
$code : callable

A callable(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)

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throws
InvalidArgumentException
see
execute()
Return values
$this

setDefinition()

Sets an array of argument and option instances.

public setDefinition(array<string|int, mixed>|InputDefinition $definition) : $this
Parameters
$definition : array<string|int, mixed>|InputDefinition

An array of argument and option instances or a definition instance

Return values
$this

setDescription()

Sets the description for the command.

public setDescription(string $description) : $this
Parameters
$description : string
Return values
$this

setHelp()

Sets the help for the command.

public setHelp(string $help) : $this
Parameters
$help : string
Return values
$this

setHidden()

public setHidden(bool $hidden) : Command
Parameters
$hidden : bool

Whether or not the command should be hidden from the list of commands The default value will be true in Symfony 6.0

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final

since Symfony 5.1

Return values
Command

The current instance

setName()

Sets the name of the command.

public setName(string $name) : $this

This method can set both the namespace and the name if you separate them by a colon (:)

$command->setName('foo:bar');
Parameters
$name : string
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throws
InvalidArgumentException

When the name is invalid

Return values
$this

setProcessTitle()

Sets the process title of the command.

public setProcessTitle(string $title) : $this

This feature should be used only when creating a long process command, like a daemon.

Parameters
$title : string
Return values
$this

configure()

Configures the current command.

protected configure() : mixed
Return values
mixed

execute()

Executes the current command.

protected execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) : int

This method is not abstract because you can use this class as a concrete class. In this case, instead of defining the execute() method, you set the code to execute by passing a Closure to the setCode() method.

Parameters
$input : InputInterface
$output : OutputInterface
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throws
LogicException

When this abstract method is not implemented

see
setCode()
Return values
int

0 if everything went fine, or an exit code

initialize()

Initializes the command after the input has been bound and before the input is validated.

protected initialize(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) : mixed

This is mainly useful when a lot of commands extends one main command where some things need to be initialized based on the input arguments and options.

Parameters
$input : InputInterface
$output : OutputInterface
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see
InputInterface::bind()
see
InputInterface::validate()
Return values
mixed

interact()

Interacts with the user.

protected interact(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) : mixed

This method is executed before the InputDefinition is validated. This means that this is the only place where the command can interactively ask for values of missing required arguments.

Parameters
$input : InputInterface
$output : OutputInterface
Return values
mixed

validateName()

Validates a command name.

private validateName(string $name) : mixed

It must be non-empty and parts can optionally be separated by ":".

Parameters
$name : string
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throws
InvalidArgumentException

When the name is invalid

Return values
mixed

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