@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ later how you can configure a service that has multiple instances in the
152152 In this example, the controller extends Symfony's base Controller, which
153153 gives you access to the service container itself. You can then use the
154154 ``get `` method to locate and retrieve the ``app.mailer `` service from
155- the service container. You can also define your:doc: `controllers as services </cookbook/controller/service >`.
156- This is a bit more advanced and not necessary, but it allows you to inject
157- only the services you need into your controller.
155+ the service container.
158156
159157.. _book-service-container-parameters :
160158
@@ -277,10 +275,10 @@ be imported from inside this file in one way or another. This gives you absolute
277275flexibility over the services in your application.
278276
279277External service configuration can be imported in two different ways. The first
280- method, commonly used to importcontainer configuration from thebundles you've
281- created - is via the `` imports `` directive. The second method,although slightly more
282- complex offers more flexibility and is commonly used toimport third-party bundle
283- configuration. Read on to learn more about both methods.
278+ method, commonly used to importother resources, is via the`` imports ``
279+ directive. The second method,using dependency injection extensions, is used by
280+ third-party bundles to load the configuration. Read on tolearn more about both
281+ methods.
284282
285283..index ::
286284 single: Service Container; Imports
@@ -291,20 +289,16 @@ Importing Configuration with ``imports``
291289~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
292290
293291So far, you've placed your ``app.mailer `` service container definition directly
294- in the application configuration file (e.g. ``app/config/config.yml ``). Of
295- course, since the ``Mailer `` class itself lives inside the AppBundle, it
296- makes more sense to put the ``app.mailer `` container definition inside the
297- bundle as well.
298-
299- First, move the ``app.mailer `` container definition into a new container resource
300- file inside AppBundle. If the ``Resources `` or ``Resources/config ``
301- directories don't exist, create them.
292+ in the services configuration file (e.g. ``app/config/services.yml ``). If your
293+ application ends up having many services, this file becomes huge and hard to
294+ maintain. To avoid this, you can split your service configuration into multiple
295+ service files:
302296
303297..configuration-block ::
304298
305299 ..code-block ::yaml
306300
307- # src/AppBundle/Resources/ config/services.yml
301+ # app/ config/services/mailer .yml
308302parameters :
309303app.mailer.transport :sendmail
310304
@@ -315,7 +309,7 @@ directories don't exist, create them.
315309
316310 ..code-block ::xml
317311
318- <!-- src/AppBundle/Resources/ config/services.xml-->
312+ <!-- app/ config/services/mailer .xml-->
319313 <?xml version =" 1.0" encoding =" UTF-8" ?>
320314 <container xmlns =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
321315xmlns : xsi =" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
@@ -335,7 +329,7 @@ directories don't exist, create them.
335329
336330 ..code-block ::php
337331
338- //src/AppBundle/Resources/ config/services.php
332+ //app/ config/services/mailer .php
339333 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
340334
341335 $container->setParameter('app.mailer.transport', 'sendmail');
@@ -345,46 +339,42 @@ directories don't exist, create them.
345339 array('%app.mailer.transport%')
346340 ));
347341
348- The definition itself hasn't changed, only its location.Of course the service
349- containerdoesn't know about the new resource file. Fortunately, you can
350- easily import the resourcefile using the `` imports ``key in the application
351- configuration.
342+ The definition itself hasn't changed, only its location.To make the service
343+ containerload the definitions in this resource file, use the `` imports `` key
344+ in any already loaded resource(e.g. `` app/config/services.yml ``or
345+ `` app/config/config.yml ``):
352346
353347..configuration-block ::
354348
355349 ..code-block ::yaml
356350
357- # app/config/config .yml
351+ # app/config/services .yml
358352imports :
359- -{ resource:'@AppBundle/Resources/config/ services.yml' }
353+ -{ resource: services/mailer .yml }
360354
361355 ..code-block ::xml
362356
363- <!-- app/config/config .xml-->
357+ <!-- app/config/services .xml-->
364358 <?xml version =" 1.0" encoding =" UTF-8" ?>
365359 <container xmlns =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
366360xmlns : xsi =" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
367361xsi : schemaLocation =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services
368362 http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd" >
369363
370364 <imports >
371- <import resource =" @AppBundle/Resources/config/ services.xml" />
365+ <import resource =" services/mailer .xml" />
372366 </imports >
373367 </container >
374368
375369 ..code-block ::php
376370
377- // app/config/config .php
378- $loader->import('@AppBundle/Resources/config/ services.php');
371+ // app/config/services .php
372+ $loader->import('services/mailer .php');
379373
380- ..include ::/components/dependency_injection/_imports-parameters-note.rst.inc
374+ The ``resource `` location, for files, is either a relative path from the
375+ current file or an absolute path.
381376
382- The ``imports `` directive allows your application to include service container
383- configuration resources from any other location (most commonly from bundles).
384- The ``resource `` location, for files, is the absolute path to the resource
385- file. The special ``@AppBundle `` syntax resolves the directory path
386- of the AppBundle bundle. This helps you specify the path to the resource
387- without worrying later if you move the AppBundle to a different directory.
377+ ..include ::/components/dependency_injection/_imports-parameters-note.rst.inc
388378
389379..index ::
390380 single: Service Container; Extension configuration
@@ -394,31 +384,14 @@ without worrying later if you move the AppBundle to a different directory.
394384Importing Configuration via Container Extensions
395385~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
396386
397- When developing in Symfony, you'll most commonly use the ``imports `` directive
398- to import container configuration from the bundles you've created specifically
399- for your application. Third-party bundle container configuration, including
400- Symfony core services, are usually loaded using another method that's more
401- flexible and easy to configure in your application.
402-
403- Here's how it works. Internally, each bundle defines its services very much
404- like you've seen so far. Namely, a bundle uses one or more configuration
405- resource files (usually XML) to specify the parameters and services for that
406- bundle. However, instead of importing each of these resources directly from
407- your application configuration using the ``imports `` directive, you can simply
408- invoke a *service container extension * inside the bundle that does the work for
409- you. A service container extension is a PHP class created by the bundle author
410- to accomplish two things:
411-
412- * import all service container resources needed to configure the services for
413- the bundle;
387+ Third-party bundle container configuration, including Symfony core services,
388+ are usually loaded using another method that's more flexible and easy to
389+ configure in your application.
414390
415- * provide semantic, straightforward configuration so that the bundle can
416- be configured without interacting with the flat parameters of the bundle's
417- service container configuration.
418-
419- In other words, a service container extension configures the services for
420- a bundle on your behalf. And as you'll see in a moment, the extension provides
421- a sensible, high-level interface for configuring the bundle.
391+ Internally, each bundle defines its services like you've seen so far. However,
392+ these files aren't imported using the ``import `` directive. These bundles use a
393+ *dependency injection extension * to load the files. The extension also allows
394+ bundles to provide configuration to dynamically load some services.
422395
423396Take the FrameworkBundle - the core Symfony Framework bundle - as an
424397example. The presence of the following code in your application configuration
@@ -430,10 +403,8 @@ invokes the service container extension inside the FrameworkBundle:
430403
431404# app/config/config.yml
432405framework :
433- secret :xxxxxxxxxx
434- form :true
435- csrf_protection :true
436- router :{ resource: '%kernel.root_dir%/config/routing.yml' }
406+ secret :xxxxxxxxxx
407+ form :true
437408# ...
438409
439410 ..code-block ::xml
@@ -443,15 +414,13 @@ invokes the service container extension inside the FrameworkBundle:
443414 <container xmlns =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
444415xmlns : xsi =" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
445416xmlns : framework =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony"
446- xsi : schemaLocation =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services
447- http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd
448- http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony
449- http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony/symfony-1.0.xsd" >
417+ xsi : schemaLocation =" http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd
418+ http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony/symfony-1.0.xsd"
419+ >
450420
451421 <framework : config secret =" xxxxxxxxxx" >
452422 <framework : form />
453- <framework : csrf-protection />
454- <framework : router resource =" %kernel.root_dir%/config/routing.xml" />
423+
455424<!-- ...-->
456425 </framework >
457426 </container >
@@ -460,51 +429,31 @@ invokes the service container extension inside the FrameworkBundle:
460429
461430 // app/config/config.php
462431 $container->loadFromExtension('framework', array(
463- 'secret' => 'xxxxxxxxxx',
464- 'form' => array(),
465- 'csrf-protection' => array(),
466- 'router' => array(
467- 'resource' => '%kernel.root_dir%/config/routing.php',
468- ),
432+ 'secret' => 'xxxxxxxxxx',
433+ 'form' => array(),
469434
470435 // ...
471436 ));
472437
473- When the configuration is parsed, the container looks for an extension that
474- can handle the ``framework `` configuration directive. The extension in question,
475- which lives in the FrameworkBundle, is invoked and the service configuration
476- for the FrameworkBundle is loaded. If you remove the ``framework `` key
477- from your application configuration file entirely, the core Symfony services
478- won't be loaded. The point is that you're in control: the Symfony Framework
479- doesn't contain any magic or perform any actions that you don't have control
480- over.
481-
482- Of course you can do much more than simply "activate" the service container
483- extension of the FrameworkBundle. Each extension allows you to easily
484- customize the bundle, without worrying about how the internal services are
485- defined.
486-
487- In this case, the extension allows you to customize the ``error_handler ``,
488- ``csrf_protection ``, ``router `` configuration and much more. Internally,
489- the FrameworkBundle uses the options specified here to define and configure
490- the services specific to it. The bundle takes care of creating all the necessary
491- ``parameters `` and ``services `` for the service container, while still allowing
492- much of the configuration to be easily customized. As a bonus, most
493- service container extensions are also smart enough to perform validation -
494- notifying you of options that are missing or the wrong data type.
438+ When the resources are parsed, the container looks for an extension that
439+ can handle the ``framework `` directive. The extension in question, which lives
440+ in the FrameworkBundle, is invoked and the service configuration for the
441+ FrameworkBundle is loaded.
442+
443+ The settings under the ``framework `` directive (e.g. ``form: true ``) indicate
444+ that the extension should load all services related to the Form component. If
445+ form was disabled, these services wouldn't be loaded and Form integration would
446+ not be available.
495447
496448When installing or configuring a bundle, see the bundle's documentation for
497449how the services for the bundle should be installed and configured. The options
498450available for the core bundles can be found inside the:doc: `Reference Guide </reference/index >`.
499451
500- ..note ::
501-
502- Natively, the service container only recognizes the ``parameters ``,
503- ``services ``, and ``imports `` directives. Any other directives
504- are handled by a service container extension.
452+ ..seealso ::
505453
506- If you want to expose user friendly configuration in your own bundles, read the
507- ":doc: `/cookbook/bundles/extension `" cookbook recipe.
454+ If you want to use dependency injection extensions in your own shared
455+ bundles and provide user friendly configuration, take a look at the
456+ ":doc: `/cookbook/bundles/extension `" cookbook recipe.
508457
509458..index ::
510459 single: Service Container; Referencing services