The main benefit is that in XML/YML files we have common syntax (i.e. core.controller, form.pre_bind) that properly namespaces event names (before: onCoreController was ok, preBind was not).
On the other hand in PHP land we also have namespaced events, CoreEvents::controller, FormEvents::preBind, before it was Events::onCoreController, Events::onPreBind, we now have more context.
This in effect removes the direct link between event name and the method name on the handler.
Any callback can be given as a handler and the event name becomes an arbitrary string. Allowing for easier namespacing (see next commit)
* bschussek/form-extensions:
[Form] Refactored code from CoreExtension to new ValidatorExtension
[Form] Added FormTypeExtensionInterface
[Form] Reorganized code into "form extensions"
The extension classes are now the only constructor argument of the FormFactory class. They replace the existing "type loader" classes.
new FormFactory(array(
new CoreExtension($validator, $storage),
new CsrfExtension($csrfProvider),
new DoctrineOrmExtension($em),
));
Together with a few upcoming commits this mechanism will make
* extension of the form framework in bundles and
* usage of the forms outside of Symfony2
much easier.
The onCore* events are fired at some pre-defined points during the
handling of a request. At this is more important than the fact
that you can change things from the event.
The only missing part is ContainerAwareEventManager::addEventSubscriberService(),
because I'm not sure how to find out the class name of a service in the DIC.
Also, inline documentation of this code needs to be finished once it is accepted.
Doctrine's EventManager implementation has several advantages over the
EventDispatcher implementation of Symfony2. Therefore I suggest that we
use their implementation.
Advantages:
* Event Listeners are objects, not callbacks. These objects have handler
methods that have the same name as the event. This helps a lot when
reading the code and makes the code for adding an event listener shorter.
* You can create Event Subscribers, which are event listeners with an
additional getSubscribedEvents() method. The benefit here is that the
code that registers the subscriber doesn't need to know about its
implementation.
* All events are defined in static Events classes, so users of IDEs benefit
of code completion
* The communication between the dispatching class of an event and all
listeners is done through a subclass of EventArgs. This subclass can be
tailored to the type of event. A constructor, setters and getters can be
implemented that verify the validity of the data set into the object.
See examples below.
* Because each event type corresponds to an EventArgs implementation,
developers of event listeners can look up the available EventArgs methods
and benefit of code completion.
* EventArgs::stopPropagation() is more flexible and (IMO) clearer to use
than notifyUntil(). Also, it is a concept that is also used in other
event implementations
Before:
class EventListener
{
public function handle(EventInterface $event, $data) { ... }
}
$dispatcher->connect('core.request', array($listener, 'handle'));
$dispatcher->notify('core.request', new Event(...));
After (with listeners):
final class Events
{
const onCoreRequest = 'onCoreRequest';
}
class EventListener
{
public function onCoreRequest(RequestEventArgs $eventArgs) { ... }
}
$evm->addEventListener(Events::onCoreRequest, $listener);
$evm->dispatchEvent(Events::onCoreRequest, new RequestEventArgs(...));
After (with subscribers):
class EventSubscriber
{
public function onCoreRequest(RequestEventArgs $eventArgs) { ... }
public function getSubscribedEvents()
{
return Events::onCoreRequest;
}
}
$evm->addEventSubscriber($subscriber);
$evm->dispatchEvent(Events::onCoreRequest, new RequestEventArgs(...));
* schmittjoh/security:
[Security] added method to retrieve the configured remember-me parameter
[Security] Copy token attributes when auth providers create a new token from another
The Response is not available in the DIC anymore.
When you need to create a response, create an instance of
Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response instead.
As a side effect, the Controller::createResponse() and Controller::redirect()
methods have been removed and can easily be replaced as follows:
return $this->createResponse('content', 200, array('foo' => 'bar'));
return new Response('content', 200, array('foo' => 'bar'));
return $this->redirect($url);
return Response::createRedirect($url);
Note that this commit removes the built-in support for MongoDB user providers.
This code can be moved back in once there is a stable release for MongoDB, but
for now you have to set-up that user provider just like you would set-up any
custom user provider:
security:
providers:
document_provider:
id: my.mongo.provider