symfony · weaverryan · Mar 24, 2014 · Feb 28, 2014 · Mar 1, 2014 · Mar 1, 2014
diff --git a/cookbook/console/commands_as_services.rst b/cookbook/console/commands_as_services.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+.. index::
+    single: Console; Commands as Services
+
+How to Define Commands as Services
+==================================
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.4
+   Support for registering commands in the service container was introduced in
+   version 2.4.
+
+By default, Symfony will take a look in the ``Command`` directory of each
+bundle and automatically register your commands. If a command extends the
+:class:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Command\\ContainerAwareCommand`,
+Symfony will even inject the container.
+While making life easier, this has some limitations:
+
+* Your command must live in the ``Command`` directory;
+* There's no way to conditionally register your service based on the environment
+  or availability of some dependencies;
+* You can't access the container in the ``configure()`` method (because
+  ``setContainer`` hasn't been called yet);
+* You can't use the same class to create many commands (i.e. each with
+  different configuration).
+
+To solve these problems, you can register your command as a service and tag it
+with ``console.command``:
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+    .. code-block:: yaml
+
+        # app/config/config.yml
+        services:
+            acme_hello.command.my_command:
+                class: Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand
+                tags:
+                    -  { name: console.command }
+
+    .. code-block:: xml
+
+        <!-- app/config/config.xml -->
+        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+        <container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
+
+            <services>
+                <service id="acme_hello.command.my_command"
+                    class="Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand">
+                    <tag name="console.command" />
+                </service>
+            </services>
+        </container>
+
+    .. code-block:: php
+
+        // app/config/config.php
+        $container
+            ->register('acme_hello.command.my_command', 'Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand')
+            ->addTag('console.command')
+        ;
+
+Using Dependencies and Parameters to Set Default Values for Options
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Imagine you want to provide a default value for the ``name`` option. You could
+pass one of the following as the 5th argument of ``addOption()``:
+
+* a hardcoded string;
+* a container parameter (e.g. something from parameters.yml);
+* a value computed by a service (e.g. a repository).
+
+By extending ``ContainerAwareCommand``, only the first is possible, because you
+can't access the container inside the ``configure()`` method. Instead, inject
+any parameter or service you need into the constructor. For example, suppose you
+have some ``NameRepository`` service that you'll use to get your default value::
+
+    // src/Acme/DemoBundle/Command/GreetCommand.php
+    namespace Acme\DemoBundle\Command;
+
+    use Acme\DemoBundle\Entity\NameRepository;
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+    class GreetCommand extends Command
+    {
+        protected $nameRepository;
+
+        public function __construct(NameRepository $nameRepository)
+        {
+            $this->nameRepository = $nameRepository;
+        }
+
+        protected function configure()
+        {
+            $defaultName = $this->nameRepository->findLastOne();
+
+            $this
+                ->setName('demo:greet')
+                ->setDescription('Greet someone')
+                ->addOption('name', '-n', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Who do you want to greet?', $defaultName)
+            ;
+        }
+
+        protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+        {
+            $name = $input->getOption('name');
+
+            $output->writeln($name);
+        }
+    }
+
+Now, just update the arguments of your service configuration like normal to
+inject the ``NameRepository``. Great, you now have a dynamic default value!
+
+.. caution::
+
+    Be careful not to actually do any work in ``configure`` (e.g. make database
+    queries), as your code will be run, even if you're using the console to
+    execute a different command.
diff --git a/cookbook/console/console_command.rst b/cookbook/console/console_command.rst
@@ -65,55 +65,11 @@ This command will now automatically be available to run:
 .. _cookbook-console-dic:
 
 Register Commands in the Service Container
-------------------------------------------
-
-.. versionadded:: 2.4
-   Support for registering commands in the service container was added in
-   version 2.4.
-
-Instead of putting your command in the ``Command`` directory and having Symfony
-auto-discover it for you, you can register commands in the service container
-using the ``console.command`` tag:
-
-.. configuration-block::
-
-    .. code-block:: yaml
-
-        # app/config/config.yml
-        services:
-            acme_hello.command.my_command:
-                class: Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand
-                tags:
-                    -  { name: console.command }
-
-    .. code-block:: xml
-
-        <!-- app/config/config.xml -->
-        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
-        <container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
-            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-            xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
-
-            <service id="acme_hello.command.my_command"
-                class="Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand">
-                <tag name="console.command" />
-            </service>
-        </container>
-
-    .. code-block:: php
-
-        // app/config/config.php
-
-        $container
-            ->register('acme_hello.command.my_command', 'Acme\HelloBundle\Command\MyCommand')
-            ->addTag('console.command')
-        ;
-
-.. tip::
+-------------------------------------------
 
-    Registering your command as a service gives you more control over its
-    location and the services that are injected into it. But, there are no
-    functional advantages, so you don't need to register your command as a service.
+Just like controllers, commands can be declared as services. See the
+:doc:`dedicated cookbook entry </cookbook/console/commands_as_services>`
+for details.
 
 Getting Services from the Service Container
 -------------------------------------------

diff --git a/cookbook/console/index.rst b/cookbook/console/index.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ Console
     usage
     sending_emails
     logging
+    commands_as_services
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         usage
         sending_emails
         logging
+        commands_as_services