diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/YamlExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/YamlExtension.php
index 130575cb68..f88829ee34 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/YamlExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/YamlExtension.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class YamlExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         );
     }
 
-    public function encode($input, $inline = 0)
+    public function encode($input, $inline = 0, $dumpObjects = false)
     {
         static $dumper;
 
@@ -39,20 +39,20 @@ class YamlExtension extends \Twig_Extension
             $dumper = new YamlDumper();
         }
 
-        return $dumper->dump($input, $inline);
+        return $dumper->dump($input, $inline, false, $dumpObjects);
     }
 
-    public function dump($value)
+    public function dump($value, $inline = 0, $dumpObjects = false)
     {
         if (is_resource($value)) {
             return '%Resource%';
         }
 
         if (is_array($value) || is_object($value)) {
-            return '%'.gettype($value).'% '.$this->encode($value);
+            return '%'.gettype($value).'% '.$this->encode($value, $inline, $dumpObjects);
         }
 
-        return $this->encode($value);
+        return $this->encode($value, $inline, $dumpObjects);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/ArgvInput.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/ArgvInput.php
index 3ca9b0521e..9addf1483d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/ArgvInput.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Input/ArgvInput.php
@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@ class ArgvInput extends Input
 
         $option = $this->definition->getOption($name);
 
-        if (null === $value && $option->acceptValue()) {
+        if (null === $value && $option->acceptValue() && count($this->parsed)) {
             // if option accepts an optional or mandatory argument
             // let's see if there is one provided
             $next = array_shift($this->parsed);
-            if ('-' !== $next[0]) {
+            if (isset($next[0]) && '-' !== $next[0]) {
                 $value = $next;
+            } elseif (empty($next)) {
+                $value = '';
             } else {
                 array_unshift($this->parsed, $next);
             }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/ArgvInputTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/ArgvInputTest.php
index cf63177005..fc7ab21834 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/ArgvInputTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Input/ArgvInputTest.php
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ class ArgvInputTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $input->bind(new InputDefinition(array(new InputOption('foo', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED))));
         $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => 'bar'), $input->getOptions(), '->parse() parses short options with a required value (with a space separator)');
 
+        $input = new ArgvInput(array('cli.php', '-f', ''));
+        $input->bind(new InputDefinition(array(new InputOption('foo', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL))));
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => ''), $input->getOptions(), '->parse() parses short options with an optional empty value');
+
+        $input = new ArgvInput(array('cli.php', '-f', '', 'foo'));
+        $input->bind(new InputDefinition(array(new InputArgument('name'), new InputOption('foo', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL))));
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => ''), $input->getOptions(), '->parse() parses short options with an optional empty value followed by an argument');
+
+        $input = new ArgvInput(array('cli.php', '-f', '', '-b'));
+        $input->bind(new InputDefinition(array(new InputOption('foo', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL), new InputOption('bar', 'b'))));
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => '', 'bar' => true), $input->getOptions(), '->parse() parses short options with an optional empty value followed by an option');
+
         $input = new ArgvInput(array('cli.php', '-f', '-b', 'foo'));
         $input->bind(new InputDefinition(array(new InputArgument('name'), new InputOption('foo', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL), new InputOption('bar', 'b'))));
         $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => null, 'bar' => true), $input->getOptions(), '->parse() parses short options with an optional value which is not present');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
index 220cb39742..fa1cd6a3e0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Dumper.php
@@ -38,19 +38,21 @@ class Dumper
     /**
      * Dumps a PHP value to YAML.
      *
-     * @param mixed   $input  The PHP value
-     * @param integer $inline The level where you switch to inline YAML
-     * @param integer $indent The level of indentation (used internally)
+     * @param mixed   $input                  The PHP value
+     * @param integer $inline                 The level where you switch to inline YAML
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
+     * @param integer $indent                 The level of indentation (used internally)
      *
      * @return string  The YAML representation of the PHP value
      */
-    public function dump($input, $inline = 0, $indent = 0)
+    public function dump($input, $inline = 0, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false, $indent = 0)
     {
         $output = '';
         $prefix = $indent ? str_repeat(' ', $indent) : '';
 
         if ($inline <= 0 || !is_array($input) || empty($input)) {
-            $output .= $prefix.Inline::dump($input);
+            $output .= $prefix.Inline::dump($input, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
         } else {
             $isAHash = array_keys($input) !== range(0, count($input) - 1);
 
@@ -59,9 +61,9 @@ class Dumper
 
                 $output .= sprintf('%s%s%s%s',
                     $prefix,
-                    $isAHash ? Inline::dump($key).':' : '-',
+                    $isAHash ? Inline::dump($key, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport).':' : '-',
                     $willBeInlined ? ' ' : "\n",
-                    $this->dump($value, $inline - 1, $willBeInlined ? 0 : $indent + $this->indentation)
+                    $this->dump($value, $inline - 1, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport, $willBeInlined ? 0 : $indent + $this->indentation)
                 ).($willBeInlined ? "\n" : '');
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
index df8928577c..92bfb52726 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Inline.php
@@ -22,15 +22,23 @@ class Inline
 {
     const REGEX_QUOTED_STRING = '(?:"([^"\\\\]*(?:\\\\.[^"\\\\]*)*)"|\'([^\']*(?:\'\'[^\']*)*)\')';
 
+    private static $exceptionOnInvalidType = false;
+    private static $objectSupport = false;
+
     /**
      * Converts a YAML string to a PHP array.
      *
-     * @param string $value A YAML string
+     * @param string  $value                  A YAML string
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
      * @return array A PHP array representing the YAML string
      */
-    public static function parse($value)
+    public static function parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
+        self::$exceptionOnInvalidType = $exceptionOnInvalidType;
+        self::$objectSupport = $objectSupport;
+
         $value = trim($value);
 
         if (0 == strlen($value)) {
@@ -69,21 +77,35 @@ class Inline
     /**
      * Dumps a given PHP variable to a YAML string.
      *
-     * @param mixed $value The PHP variable to convert
+     * @param mixed   $value                  The PHP variable to convert
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
      * @return string The YAML string representing the PHP array
      *
      * @throws DumpException When trying to dump PHP resource
      */
-    public static function dump($value)
+    public static function dump($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
         switch (true) {
             case is_resource($value):
-                throw new DumpException(sprintf('Unable to dump PHP resources in a YAML file ("%s").', get_resource_type($value)));
+                if ($exceptionOnInvalidType) {
+                    throw new DumpException(sprintf('Unable to dump PHP resources in a YAML file ("%s").', get_resource_type($value)));
+                }
+
+                return 'null';
             case is_object($value):
-                return '!!php/object:'.serialize($value);
+                if ($objectSupport) {
+                    return '!!php/object:'.serialize($value);
+                }
+
+                if ($exceptionOnInvalidType) {
+                    throw new DumpException('Object support when dumping a YAML file has been disabled.');
+                }
+
+                return 'null';
             case is_array($value):
-                return self::dumpArray($value);
+                return self::dumpArray($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
             case null === $value:
                 return 'null';
             case true === $value:
@@ -121,11 +143,13 @@ class Inline
     /**
      * Dumps a PHP array to a YAML string.
      *
-     * @param array $value The PHP array to dump
+     * @param array   $value                  The PHP array to dump
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
      * @return string The YAML string representing the PHP array
      */
-    private static function dumpArray($value)
+    private static function dumpArray($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport)
     {
         // array
         $keys = array_keys($value);
@@ -134,7 +158,7 @@ class Inline
         ) {
             $output = array();
             foreach ($value as $val) {
-                $output[] = self::dump($val);
+                $output[] = self::dump($val, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
             }
 
             return sprintf('[%s]', implode(', ', $output));
@@ -143,7 +167,7 @@ class Inline
         // mapping
         $output = array();
         foreach ($value as $key => $val) {
-            $output[] = sprintf('%s: %s', self::dump($key), self::dump($val));
+            $output[] = sprintf('%s: %s', self::dump($key, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport), self::dump($val, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport));
         }
 
         return sprintf('{ %s }', implode(', ', $output));
@@ -373,7 +397,15 @@ class Inline
             case 0 === strpos($scalar, '! '):
                 return intval(self::parseScalar(substr($scalar, 2)));
             case 0 === strpos($scalar, '!!php/object:'):
-                return unserialize(substr($scalar, 13));
+                if (self::$objectSupport) {
+                    return unserialize(substr($scalar, 13));
+                }
+
+                if (self::$exceptionOnInvalidType) {
+                    throw new ParseException('Object support when parsing a YAML file has been disabled.');
+                }
+
+                return null;
             case ctype_digit($scalar):
                 $raw = $scalar;
                 $cast = intval($scalar);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
index d09227b279..1d87d94a19 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ class Parser
     /**
      * Parses a YAML string to a PHP value.
      *
-     * @param string $value A YAML string
+     * @param string  $value                  A YAML string
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
      * @return mixed  A PHP value
      *
      * @throws ParseException If the YAML is not valid
      */
-    public function parse($value)
+    public function parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
         $this->currentLineNb = -1;
         $this->currentLine = '';
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class Parser
                     $c = $this->getRealCurrentLineNb() + 1;
                     $parser = new Parser($c);
                     $parser->refs =& $this->refs;
-                    $data[] = $parser->parse($this->getNextEmbedBlock());
+                    $data[] = $parser->parse($this->getNextEmbedBlock(), $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                 } else {
                     if (isset($values['leadspaces'])
                         && ' ' == $values['leadspaces']
@@ -104,9 +106,9 @@ class Parser
                             $block .= "\n".$this->getNextEmbedBlock($this->getCurrentLineIndentation() + 2);
                         }
 
-                        $data[] = $parser->parse($block);
+                        $data[] = $parser->parse($block, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                     } else {
-                        $data[] = $this->parseValue($values['value']);
+                        $data[] = $this->parseValue($values['value'], $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                     }
                 }
             } elseif (preg_match('#^(?P<key>'.Inline::REGEX_QUOTED_STRING.'|[^ \'"\[\{].*?) *\:(\s+(?P<value>.+?))?\s*$#u', $this->currentLine, $values)) {
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ class Parser
                 }
                 $context = 'mapping';
 
+                // force correct settings
+                Inline::parse(null, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                 try {
                     $key = Inline::parseScalar($values['key']);
                 } catch (ParseException $e) {
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ class Parser
                         $c = $this->getRealCurrentLineNb() + 1;
                         $parser = new Parser($c);
                         $parser->refs =& $this->refs;
-                        $parsed = $parser->parse($value);
+                        $parsed = $parser->parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
 
                         $merged = array();
                         if (!is_array($parsed)) {
@@ -176,20 +180,20 @@ class Parser
                         $c = $this->getRealCurrentLineNb() + 1;
                         $parser = new Parser($c);
                         $parser->refs =& $this->refs;
-                        $data[$key] = $parser->parse($this->getNextEmbedBlock());
+                        $data[$key] = $parser->parse($this->getNextEmbedBlock(), $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                     }
                 } else {
                     if ($isInPlace) {
                         $data = $this->refs[$isInPlace];
                     } else {
-                        $data[$key] = $this->parseValue($values['value']);
+                        $data[$key] = $this->parseValue($values['value'], $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 // 1-liner followed by newline
                 if (2 == count($this->lines) && empty($this->lines[1])) {
                     try {
-                        $value = Inline::parse($this->lines[0]);
+                        $value = Inline::parse($this->lines[0], $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                     } catch (ParseException $e) {
                         $e->setParsedLine($this->getRealCurrentLineNb() + 1);
                         $e->setSnippet($this->currentLine);
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ class Parser
      *
      * @throws ParseException When reference does not exist
      */
-    private function parseValue($value)
+    private function parseValue($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport)
     {
         if (0 === strpos($value, '*')) {
             if (false !== $pos = strpos($value, '#')) {
@@ -389,7 +393,7 @@ class Parser
         }
 
         try {
-            return Inline::parse($value);
+            return Inline::parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
         } catch (ParseException $e) {
             $e->setParsedLine($this->getRealCurrentLineNb() + 1);
             $e->setSnippet($this->currentLine);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/DumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/DumperTest.php
index c662eadb8d..89e6924add 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/DumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/DumperTest.php
@@ -152,11 +152,26 @@ EOF;
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->dumper->dump($array, 10), '->dump() takes an inline level argument');
     }
 
-    public function testObjectsSupport()
+    public function testObjectSupportEnabled()
     {
-        $a = array('foo' => new A(), 'bar' => 1);
+        $dump = $this->dumper->dump(array('foo' => new A(), 'bar' => 1), 0, false, true);
 
-        $this->assertEquals('{ foo: !!php/object:O:30:"Symfony\Component\Yaml\Tests\A":1:{s:1:"a";s:3:"foo";}, bar: 1 }', $this->dumper->dump($a), '->dump() is able to dump objects');
+        $this->assertEquals('{ foo: !!php/object:O:30:"Symfony\Component\Yaml\Tests\A":1:{s:1:"a";s:3:"foo";}, bar: 1 }', $dump, '->dump() is able to dump objects');
+    }
+
+    public function testObjectSupportDisabledButNoExceptions()
+    {
+        $dump = $this->dumper->dump(array('foo' => new A(), 'bar' => 1));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('{ foo: null, bar: 1 }', $dump, '->dump() does not dump objects when disabled');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Yaml\Exception\DumpException
+     */
+    public function testObjectSupportDisabledWithExceptions()
+    {
+        $this->dumper->dump(array('foo' => new A(), 'bar' => 1), 0, true, false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
index e27482a694..6980523018 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\Yaml\Tests;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Parser;
-use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Exception\ParseException;
 
 class ParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -106,14 +105,31 @@ EOF;
         $this->assertEquals('foo', $this->parser->parse($yaml));
     }
 
-    public function testObjectsSupport()
+    public function testObjectSupportEnabled()
     {
-        $b = array('foo' => new B(), 'bar' => 1);
-        $this->assertEquals($this->parser->parse(<<<EOF
+        $input = <<<EOF
 foo: !!php/object:O:30:"Symfony\Component\Yaml\Tests\B":1:{s:1:"b";s:3:"foo";}
 bar: 1
-EOF
-        ), $b, '->parse() is able to dump objects');
+EOF;
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => new B(), 'bar' => 1), $this->parser->parse($input, false, true), '->parse() is able to parse objects');
+    }
+
+    public function testObjectSupportDisabledButNoExceptions()
+    {
+        $input = <<<EOF
+foo: !!php/object:O:30:"Symfony\Tests\Component\Yaml\B":1:{s:1:"b";s:3:"foo";}
+bar: 1
+EOF;
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array('foo' => null, 'bar' => 1), $this->parser->parse($input), '->parse() does not parse objects');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Yaml\Exception\ParseException
+     */
+    public function testObjectsSupportDisabledWithExceptions()
+    {
+        $this->parser->parse('foo: !!php/object:O:30:"Symfony\Tests\Component\Yaml\B":1:{s:1:"b";s:3:"foo";}', true, false);
     }
 
     public function testNonUtf8Exception()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
index 85cdf3db66..ed340b4152 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Yaml.php
@@ -22,13 +22,53 @@ use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Exception\ParseException;
  */
 class Yaml
 {
+    /**
+     * Be warned that PHP support will be removed in Symfony 2.3.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.0, to be removed in 2.3.
+     */
     public static $enablePhpParsing = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Enables PHP support when parsing YAML files.
+     *
+     * Be warned that PHP support will be removed in Symfony 2.3.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.0, to be removed in 2.3.
+     */
     public static function enablePhpParsing()
     {
         self::$enablePhpParsing = true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the PHP support flag when parsing YAML files.
+     *
+     * Be warned that PHP support will be removed in Symfony 2.3.
+     *
+     * @param Boolean $boolean true if PHP parsing support is enabled, false otherwise
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.0, to be removed in 2.3.
+     */
+    public static function setPhpParsing($boolean)
+    {
+        self::$enablePhpParsing = (Boolean) $boolean;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if PHP support is enabled when parsing YAML files.
+     *
+     * Be warned that PHP support will be removed in Symfony 2.3.
+     *
+     * @return Boolean true if PHP parsing support is enabled, false otherwise
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.0, to be removed in 2.3.
+     */
+    public static function supportsPhpParsing()
+    {
+        return self::$enablePhpParsing;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses YAML into a PHP array.
      *
@@ -49,7 +89,7 @@ class Yaml
      *
      * @api
      */
-    public static function parse($input)
+    public static function parse($input, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
         // if input is a file, process it
         $file = '';
@@ -79,7 +119,7 @@ class Yaml
         $yaml = new Parser();
 
         try {
-            return $yaml->parse($input);
+            return $yaml->parse($input, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
         } catch (ParseException $e) {
             if ($file) {
                 $e->setParsedFile($file);
@@ -95,19 +135,21 @@ class Yaml
      * The dump method, when supplied with an array, will do its best
      * to convert the array into friendly YAML.
      *
-     * @param array   $array  PHP array
-     * @param integer $inline The level where you switch to inline YAML
-     * @param integer $indent The amount of spaces to use for indentation of nested nodes.
+     * @param array   $array                  PHP array
+     * @param integer $inline                 The level where you switch to inline YAML
+     * @param integer $indent                 The amount of spaces to use for indentation of nested nodes.
+     * @param Boolean $exceptionOnInvalidType true if an exception must be thrown on invalid types (a PHP resource or object), false otherwise
+     * @param Boolean $objectSupport          true if object support is enabled, false otherwise
      *
      * @return string A YAML string representing the original PHP array
      *
      * @api
      */
-    public static function dump($array, $inline = 2, $indent = 4)
+    public static function dump($array, $inline = 2, $indent = 4, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport = false)
     {
         $yaml = new Dumper();
         $yaml->setIndentation($indent);
 
-        return $yaml->dump($array, $inline);
+        return $yaml->dump($array, $inline, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
     }
 }