How to update your project? =========================== This document explains how to upgrade from one Symfony2 PR version to the next one. It only discusses changes that need to be done when using the "public" API of the framework. If you "hack" the core, you should probably follow the timeline closely anyway. beta1 to beta2 -------------- * The annotation parsing process has been changed. All annotations which are used in a class must now be imported (just like you import PHP namespaces with the "use" statement): Before: /** * @orm:Entity */ class MyUser { /** * @orm:Id * @orm:GeneratedValue(strategy = "AUTO") * @orm:Column(type="integer") * @var integer */ private $id; /** * @orm:Column(type="string", nullable=false) * @assert:NotBlank * @var string */ private $name; } After: use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM; use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert; /** * @ORM\Entity */ class MyUser { /** * @ORM\Id * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO") * @ORM\Column(type="integer") * * @var integer */ private $id; /** * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=false) * @Assert\NotBlank * * @var string */ private $name; } * The config under "framework.validation.annotations" has been removed and was replaced with a boolean flag "framework.validation.enable_annotations" which defaults to false. * The Set constraint has been removed as it is not required anymore. Before: /** * @assert:Set({@assert:Callback(...), @assert:Callback(...)}) */ private $foo; After: use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Callback; /** * @Callback(...) * @Callback(...) */ private $foo; * Forms must now be explicitly enabled (automatically done in Symfony SE): form: ~ # equivalent to form: enabled: true * The Routing Exceptions have been moved: Before: Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\Exception\Exception Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\Exception\NotFoundException Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException After: Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\Exception Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\NotFoundException Symfony\Component\Routing\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException * The form component's ``csrf_page_id`` option has been renamed to ``intention``. * The ``error_handler`` setting has been removed. The ``ErrorHandler`` class is now managed directly by Symfony SE in ``AppKernel``. * The Doctrine metadata files has moved from ``Resources/config/doctrine/metadata/orm/`` to ``Resources/config/doctrine``, the extension from ``.dcm.yml`` to ``.orm.yml``, and the file name has been changed to the short class name. Before: Resources/config/doctrine/metadata/orm/Bundle.Entity.dcm.xml Resources/config/doctrine/metadata/orm/Bundle.Entity.dcm.yml After: Resources/config/doctrine/Entity.orm.xml Resources/config/doctrine/Entity.orm.yml * With the introduction of a new Doctrine Registry class, the following parameters have been removed (replaced by methods on the `doctrine` service): * doctrine.orm.entity_managers * doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager * doctrine.dbal.default_connection Before: $container->getParameter('doctrine.orm.entity_managers') $container->getParameter('doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager') $container->getParameter('doctrine.orm.default_connection') After: $container->get('doctrine')->getEntityManagerNames() $container->get('doctrine')->getDefaultEntityManagerName() $container->get('doctrine')->getDefaultConnectionName() But you don't really need to use these methods anymore, as to get an entity manager, you can now use the registry directly: Before: $em = $this->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager'); $em = $this->get('doctrine.orm.foobar_entity_manager'); After: $em = $this->get('doctrine')->getEntityManager(); $em = $this->get('doctrine')->getEntityManager('foobar'); * The `doctrine:generate:entities` arguments and options changed. Run `./app/console doctrine:generate:entities --help` for more information about the new syntax. * The `doctrine:generate:repositories` command has been removed. The functionality has been moved to the `doctrine:generate:entities`. * Doctrine event subscribers now use a unique "doctrine.event_subscriber" tag. Doctrine event listeners also use a unique "doctrine.event_listener" tag. To specify a connection, use the optional "connection" attribute. Before: listener: class: MyEventListener tags: - { name: doctrine.common.event_listener, event: name } - { name: doctrine.dbal.default_event_listener, event: name } subscriber: class: MyEventSubscriber tags: - { name: doctrine.common.event_subscriber } - { name: doctrine.dbal.default_event_subscriber } After: listener: class: MyEventListener tags: - { name: doctrine.event_listener, event: name } # register for all connections - { name: doctrine.event_listener, event: name, connection: default } # only for the default connection subscriber: class: MyEventSubscriber tags: - { name: doctrine.event_subscriber } # register for all connections - { name: doctrine.event_subscriber, connection: default } # only for the default connection * Application translations are now stored in the `Resources` directory: Before: app/translations/catalogue.fr.xml After: app/Resources/translations/catalogue.fr.xml * The option "modifiable" of the "collection" form type was split into two options "allow_add" and "allow_delete". Before: $builder->add('tags', 'collection', array( 'type' => 'text', 'modifiable' => true, )); After: $builder->add('tags', 'collection', array( 'type' => 'text', 'allow_add' => true, 'allow_delete' => true, )); * Request::hasSession() has been renamed to Request::hasPreviousSession(). The method hasSession() still exists, but only checks if the request contains a session object, not if the session was started in a previous request. * Serializer: The NormalizerInterface's `supports()` method has been split in two methods: `supportsNormalization` and `supportsDenormalization`. * ParameterBag::getDeep() has been removed, and is replaced with a boolean flag on the ParameterBag::get() method. * Serializer: `AbstractEncoder` & `AbstractNormalizer` were renamed to `SerializerAwareEncoder` & `SerializerAwareNormalizer`. * Serializer: The `$properties` argument has been dropped from all interfaces. * Form: Renamed option value "text" of "widget" option of the "date" type was renamed to "single-text". "text" indicates to use separate text boxes now (like for the "time" type). * Form: Renamed view variable "name" to "full_name". The variable "name" now contains the local, short name (equivalent to $form->getName()). PR12 to beta1 ------------- * The CSRF secret configuration has been moved to a mandatory global `secret` setting (as the secret is now used for everything and not just CSRF): Before: framework: csrf_protection: secret: S3cr3t After: framework: secret: S3cr3t * The `File::getWebPath()` and `File::rename()` methods have been removed, as well as the `framework.document_root` configuration setting. * The `File::getDefaultExtension()` method has been renamed to `File::guessExtension()`. The renamed method now returns null if it cannot guess the extension. * The `session` configuration has been refactored: * The `class` option has been removed (use the `session.class` parameter instead); * The PDO session storage configuration has been removed (a cookbook recipe is in the work); * The `storage_id` option now takes a service id instead of just part of it. * The `DoctrineMigrationsBundle` and `DoctrineFixturesBundle` bundles have been moved to their own repositories. * The form framework has been refactored extensively (more information in the documentation). * The `trans` tag does not accept a message as an argument anymore: {% trans "foo" %} {% trans foo %} Use the long version the tags or the filter instead: {% trans %}foo{% endtrans %} {{ foo|trans }} This has been done to clarify the usage of the tag and filter and also to make it clearer when the automatic output escaping rules are applied (see the doc for more information). * Some methods in the DependencyInjection component's ContainerBuilder and Definition classes have been renamed to be more specific and consistent: Before: $container->remove('my_definition'); $definition->setArgument(0, 'foo'); After: $container->removeDefinition('my_definition'); $definition->replaceArgument(0, 'foo'); * In the rememberme configuration, the `token_provider key` now expects a real service id instead of only a suffix. PR11 to PR12 ------------ * HttpFoundation\Cookie::getExpire() was renamed to getExpiresTime() * XML configurations have been normalized. All tags with only one attribute have been converted to tag content: Before: After: MyBundle twig twig.extension.debug * Fixes a critical security issue which allowed all users to switch to arbitrary accounts when the SwitchUserListener was activated. Configurations which do not use the SwitchUserListener are not affected. * The Dependency Injection Container now strongly validates the references of all your services at the end of its compilation process. If you have invalid references this will result in a compile-time exception instead of a run-time exception (the previous behavior). PR10 to PR11 ------------ * Extension configuration classes should now implement the `Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\ConfigurationInterface` interface. Note that the BC is kept but implementing this interface in your extensions will allow for further developments. * The "fingerscrossed" Monolog option has been renamed to "fingers_crossed". PR9 to PR10 ----------- * Bundle logical names earned back their `Bundle` suffix: *Controllers*: `Blog:Post:show` -> `BlogBundle:Post:show` *Templates*: `Blog:Post:show.html.twig` -> `BlogBundle:Post:show.html.twig` *Resources*: `@Blog/Resources/config/blog.xml` -> `@BlogBundle/Resources/config/blog.xml` *Doctrine*: `$em->find('Blog:Post', $id)` -> `$em->find('BlogBundle:Post', $id)` * `ZendBundle` has been replaced by `MonologBundle`. Have a look at the changes made to Symfony SE to see how to upgrade your projects: https://github.com/symfony/symfony-standard/pull/30/files * Almost all core bundles parameters have been removed. You should use the settings exposed by the bundle extension configuration instead. * Some core bundles service names changed for better consistency. * Namespace for validators has changed from `validation` to `assert` (it was announced for PR9 but it was not the case then): Before: @validation:NotNull After: @assert:NotNull Moreover, the `Assert` prefix used for some constraints has been removed (`AssertTrue` to `True`). * `ApplicationTester::getDisplay()` and `CommandTester::getDisplay()` method now return the command exit code PR8 to PR9 ---------- * `Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Util\Filesystem` has been moved to `Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Util\Filesystem` * The `Execute` constraint has been renamed to `Callback` * The HTTP exceptions classes signatures have changed: Before: throw new NotFoundHttpException('Not Found', $message, 0, $e); After: throw new NotFoundHttpException($message, $e); * The RequestMatcher class does not add `^` and `$` anymore to regexp. You need to update your security configuration accordingly for instance: Before: pattern: /_profiler.* pattern: /login After: pattern: ^/_profiler pattern: ^/login$ * Global templates under `app/` moved to a new location (old directory did not work anyway): Before: app/views/base.html.twig app/views/AcmeDemoBundle/base.html.twig After: app/Resources/views/base.html.twig app/Resources/AcmeDemo/views/base.html.twig * Bundle logical names lose their `Bundle` suffix: *Controllers*: `BlogBundle:Post:show` -> `Blog:Post:show` *Templates*: `BlogBundle:Post:show.html.twig` -> `Blog:Post:show.html.twig` *Resources*: `@BlogBundle/Resources/config/blog.xml` -> `@Blog/Resources/config/blog.xml` *Doctrine*: `$em->find('BlogBundle:Post', $id)` -> `$em->find('Blog:Post', $id)` * Assetic filters must be now explicitly loaded: assetic: filters: cssrewrite: ~ yui_css: jar: "/path/to/yuicompressor.jar" my_filter: resource: "%kernel.root_dir%/config/my_filter.xml" foo: bar