symfony · javiereguiluz · Jan 17, 2019 · Nov 28, 2018
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+.. index::
+    single: Messenger; Getting results / Working with command & query buses
+
+Getting Results from your Handler
+---------------------------------
+
+When a message is handled, the :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Messenger\\Middleware\\HandleMessageMiddleware`
+adds a :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Messenger\\Stamp\\HandledStamp` for each object that handled the message.
+You can use this to get the value returned by the handler(s):
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+    .. code-block:: php
+
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Stamp\HandledStamp;
+
+        $envelope = $messageBus->dispatch(SomeMessage());
+
+        // get the value that was returned by the last message handler
+        $handledStamp = $envelope->last(HandledStamp::class);
+        $handledStamp->getResult();
+
+        // or get info about all of handlers
+        $handledStamps = $envelope->all(HandledStamp::class);
+
+A :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Messenger\\HandleTrait` also exists in order to ease
+leveraging a Messenger bus for synchronous needs.
+The :method:`Symfony\\Component\\Messenger\\HandleTrait::handle` method ensures
+there is exactly one handler registered and returns its result.
+
+Working with command & query buses
+----------------------------------
+
+The Messenger component can be used in CQRS architectures where command & query
+buses are central pieces of the application.
+See Martin Fowler's `article about CQRS`_ to learn more and :doc:`how to configure multiple buses </messenger/multiple_buses>`.
+
+As queries are usually synchronous and expected to be handled once,
+getting the result from the handler is a common need.
+
+To make this easy, you can leverage the ``HandleTrait`` in any class that has
+a ``$messageBus`` property:
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+    .. code-block:: php
+
+        // src/Action/ListItems.php
+
+        namespace App\Action;
+
+        use App\Message\ListItemsQuery;
+        use App\MessageHandler\ListItemsQueryResult;
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\HandleTrait;
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;
+
+        class ListItems
+        {
+            use HandleTrait;
+
+            public function __construct(MessageBusInterface $messageBus)
+            {
+                $this->messageBus = $messageBus;
+            }
+
+            public function __invoke()
+            {
+                $result = $this->query(new ListItemsQuery(/* ... */));
+
+                // Do something with the result
+                // ...
+            }
+
+            // Creating such a method is optional, but allows type-hinting the result
+            private function query(ListItemsQuery $query): ListItemsResult
+            {
+                return $this->handle($query);
+            }
+        }
+
+Hence, you can use the trait to create command & query bus classes.
+For example, you could create a special ``QueryBus`` class and inject it
+wherever you need a query bus behavior instead of the ``MessageBusInterface``:
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+    .. code-block:: php
+
+        // src/MessageBus/QueryBus.php
+
+        namespace App\MessageBus;
+
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\HandleTrait;
+        use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;
+
+        class QueryBus
+        {
+            use HandleTrait;
+
+            public function __construct(MessageBusInterface $messageBus)
+            {
+                $this->messageBus = $messageBus;
+            }
+
+            /**
+             * @param object|Envelope $query
+             *
+             * @return mixed The handler returned value
+             */
+            public function query($query)
+            {
+                return $this->handle($query);
+            }
+        }
+
+.. _article about CQRS: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CQRS.html