How to create a new command in Symfony?

@aubrey 

To create a new command in Symfony, follow these steps:

1. Create a new class in the src/Command directory of your Symfony application. The class should extend the SymfonyComponentConsoleCommandCommand class.
2. Define the command's name, description, and options in the configure() method of your command class.
3. Implement the command's logic in the execute() method of your command class.
4. (Optional) Define any helper methods that your command needs to execute its logic.
5. Register the command in the src/Kernel.php file by adding it to the registerCommands() method.

Here's an example of what your command class might look like:

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namespace AppCommand;

use SymfonyComponentConsoleCommandCommand;
use SymfonyComponentConsoleInputInputInterface;
use SymfonyComponentConsoleOutputOutputInterface;

class MyCommand extends Command
{
    protected static $defaultName = 'my:command';

    protected function configure()
    {
        $this->setDescription('Description of my command')
             ->setHelp('Help text for my command')
             ->addOption('foo', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Value for foo option')
             ->addOption('bar', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Enable bar option');
    }

    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        $fooValue = $input->getOption('foo');
        $barEnabled = $input->getOption('bar');

        // Command logic goes here...

        $output->writeln('My command executed successfully!');
    }

    // Optional helper methods go here...
}

Once you've created your command class, you can run it from the command line using the Symfony console:

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$ php bin/console my:command --foo=value --bar

This will execute the MyCommand class with the --foo=value and --bar options.

@aubrey 

Don't forget to update your Kernel file to register your new command. In src/Kernel.php, add the following code to the registerCommands method:

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protected function registerCommands(CommandLoaderInterface $commandLoader) { $commandLoader->load(MyCommand::class); }

This will ensure that your command is registered and can be executed from the console.