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Tweaks after proofreading the 2.6 OptionsResolver stuff

Hi guys!

This is a proofread after merging #4159. There were enough changes there that the easiest way to handle things was to merge, re-read entirely, then open a PR with small tweaks. But largely, I am very happy with how the document turned out :).

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Doc fix?      | yes
| New docs?     | no
| Applies to    | 2.6+
| Fixed tickets | --

Thanks!

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b49731b Linking to the 2.6 headline thanks to a suggestion from @xabbuh
a1badc5 Renaming a method at the suggestion of my friend Bernhard
f179ec7 A few more tweaks from comments
59fd436 Also did a quick proofread
d190831 Tweaks after proofreading the 2.6 OptionsResolver stuff
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The OptionsResolver Component
=============================

The OptionsResolver component is `array_replace()` on steroids.
The OptionsResolver component is :phpfunction:`array_replace` on steroids.
It allows you to create an options system with required options, defaults,
validation (type, value), normalization and more.

Installation
------------
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.. versionadded:: 2.6
This documentation was written for Symfony 2.6 and later. If you use an older
version, please read the corresponding documentation using the version
drop-down on the upper right.
version, please `read the Symfony 2.5 documentation`_. For a list of changes,
see the `CHANGELOG`_.

Usage
-----
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public function sendMail($from, $to)
{
$mail = ...;

$mail->setHost(isset($this->options['host'])
? $this->options['host']
: 'smtp.example.org');

$mail->setUsername(isset($this->options['username'])
? $this->options['username']
: 'user');

$mail->setPassword(isset($this->options['password'])
? $this->options['password']
: 'pa$$word');

$mail->setPort(isset($this->options['port'])
? $this->options['port']
: 25);

// ...
}
}

This boilerplate is hard to read and repetitive. Also, the default values of the
options are buried in the business logic of your code. We can use
options are buried in the business logic of your code. Use the
:phpfunction:`array_replace` to fix that::

class Mailer
{
// ...

public function __construct(array $options = array())
{
$this->options = array_replace(array(
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}

Now all four options are guaranteed to be set. But what happens if the user of
the ``Mailer`` class does a mistake?
the ``Mailer`` class makes a mistake?

.. code-block:: php
$mailer = new Mailer(array(
'usernme' => 'johndoe',
));
No error will be shown. In the best case, the bug will be appear during testing.
The developer will possibly spend a lot of time looking for the problem. In the
worst case, however, the bug won't even appear and will be deployed to the live
system.
No error will be shown. In the best case, the bug will appear during testing,
but the developer will spend time looking for the problem. In the worst case,
the bug might not appear until it's deployed to the live system.

Let's use the :class:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver`
class to fix this problem::
Fortunately, the :class:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver`
class helps you to fix this problem::

use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;

class Mailer
{
// ...

public function __construct(array $options = array())
{
$resolver = new OptionsResolver();
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class Mailer
{
// ...

public function sendMail($from, $to)
{
$mail = ...;
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class Mailer
{
// ...

public function __construct(array $options = array())
{
$resolver = new OptionsResolver();
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protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
$resolver->setDefaults(array(
'host' => 'smtp.example.org',
'username' => 'user',
'password' => 'pa$$word',
'port' => 25,
'host' => 'smtp.example.org',
'username' => 'user',
'password' => 'pa$$word',
'port' => 25,
'encryption' => null,
));
}
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If an option must be set by the caller, pass that option to
:method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::setRequired`.
For example, let's make the ``host`` option required::
For example, to make the ``host`` option required, you can do::

// ...
class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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}

.. versionadded:: 2.6
Before Symfony 2.6, `setRequired()` accepted only arrays. Since then, single
option names can be passed as well.
As of Symfony 2.6, ``setRequired()`` accepts both an array of options or a
single option. Prior to 2.6, you could only pass arrays.

If you omit a required option, a
:class:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\Exception\\MissingOptionsException`
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class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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If you want to check whether a required option is still missing from the default
options, you can use :method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::isMissing`.
The difference to :method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::isRequired`
is that this method will return false for required options that have already
The difference between this and :method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::isRequired`
is that this method will return false if a required option has already
been set::

// ...
class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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}

For each option, you can define either just one type or an array of acceptable
types. You can pass any type for which an ``is_<type>()`` method is defined.
Additionally, you may pass fully qualified class or interface names.
types. You can pass any type for which an ``is_<type>()`` function is defined
in PHP. Additionally, you may pass fully qualified class or interface names.

If you pass an invalid option now, an
:class:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\Exception\\InvalidOptionsException`
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.. versionadded:: 2.6
Before Symfony 2.6, `setAllowedTypes()` and `addAllowedTypes()` expected
the values to be given as an array mapping option names to allowed types:

.. code-block:: php
the values to be given as an array mapping option names to allowed types::

$resolver->setAllowedTypes(array('port' => array('null', 'int')));

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Some options can only take one of a fixed list of predefined values. For
example, suppose the ``Mailer`` class has a ``transport`` option which can be
one of ``sendmail``, ``mail`` and ``smtp``. Use the method
:method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::setAllowedValues` to verify
that the passed option contains one of these values::
:method:`Symfony\\Component\\OptionsResolver\\OptionsResolver::setAllowedValues`
to verify that the passed option contains one of these values::

// ...
class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...

$resolver->setNormalizer('host', function ($options, $value) {
if ('http://' !== substr($value, 0, 7)) {
$value = 'http://'.$value;
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Suppose you want to set the default value of the ``port`` option based on the
encryption chosen by the user of the ``Mailer`` class. More precisely, we want
encryption chosen by the user of the ``Mailer`` class. More precisely, you want
to set the port to ``465`` if SSL is used and to ``25`` otherwise.

You can implement this feature by passing a closure as default value of the
``port`` option. The closure receives the options as argument. Based on these
options, you can return the desired default value::
You can implement this feature by passing a closure as the default value of
the ``port`` option. The closure receives the options as argument. Based on
these options, you can return the desired default value::

use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;

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.. caution::

The argument of the callable must be type hinted as ``Options``. Otherwise,
the callable is considered as the default value of the option.
the callable itself is considered as the default value of the option.

.. note::

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In some cases, it is useful to define an option without setting a default value.
Mostly, you will need this when you want to know whether an option was passed
or not. If you set a default value for that option, this is not possible::
This is useful if you need to know whether or not the user *actually* set
an option or not. For example, if you set the default value for an option,
it's not possible to know whether the user passed this value or if it simply
comes from the default::

// ...
class Mailer
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class Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
// ...
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// ...
class GoogleMailer extends Mailer
{
// ...

protected function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
{
parent::configureOptions($resolver);
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public function __construct(array $options = array())
{
// Are we a Mailer, a GoogleMailer, ... ?
// What type of Mailer is this, a Mailer, a GoogleMailer, ... ?
$class = get_class($this);

// Did we call configureOptions() before for this class?
// Was configureOptions() executed before for this class?
if (!isset(self::$resolversByClass[$class])) {
self::$resolversByClass[$class] = new OptionsResolver();
$this->configureOptions(self::$resolversByClass[$class]);
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will be created once per class and reused from that on. Be aware that this may
lead to memory leaks in long-running applications, if the default options contain
references to objects or object graphs. If that's the case for you, implement a
method ``clearDefaultOptions()`` and call it periodically::
method ``clearOptionsConfig()`` and call it periodically::

// ...
class Mailer
{
private static $resolversByClass = array();

public static function clearDefaultOptions()
public static function clearOptionsConfig()
{
self::$resolversByClass = array();
}
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.. _Packagist: https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/options-resolver
.. _Form component: http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/form/introduction.html
.. _CHANGELOG: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/master/src/Symfony/Component/OptionsResolver/CHANGELOG.md#260
.. _`read the Symfony 2.5 documentation`: http://symfony.com/doc/2.5/components/options_resolver.html

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