Added cookbook to show how to make a simple upload (ref to symfony#2346…

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+.. index::
+   single: Controller; Upload; File
+
+How to upload files
+===================
+
+Let's begin with the creation of an entity Product having a document property to
+which will contain the description of that product. We'll also indicate the
+validation needed for each properties of the entity.
+
+So let's say we have a product with a name, a price and a document which must be
+a PDF file::
+
+    // src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Entity/Product.php
+    namespace Vendor\ShopBundle\Entity;
+
+    use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
+
+    class Product
+    {
+        /**
+         * @Assert\NotBlank(message="You must indicate a name to your product.")
+         */
+        private $name;
+
+        /**
+         * @Assert\NotBlank(message="You must indicate a price to your product.")
+         * @Assert\Type(type="float", message="Amount must be a valid number.")
+         */
+        private $price;
+
+        /**
+         * @Assert\NotBlank(message="You must upload a description with a PDF file.")
+         * @Assert\File(mimeTypes={ "application/pdf" })
+         */
+        private $document;
+
+        public function getName()
+        {
+            return $this->name;
+        }
+
+        public function setName($name)
+        {
+            $this->name = $name;
+
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        public function getPrice()
+        {
+            return $this->price;
+        }
+
+        public function setPrice($price)
+        {
+            $this->price = $price;
+
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        public function getDocument()
+        {
+            return $this->document;
+        }
+
+        public function setDocument($document)
+        {
+            $this->document = $document;
+
+            return $this;
+        }
+    }
+
+We also made sure that the user will have to indicate information to each fields.
+To know more about validation, take a look at the :doc:`validation book </book/validation>`
+chapter.
+
+You have now to create the ``ProductType`` with those three fields as following::
+
+    // src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Form/ProductType.php
+    namespace Vendor\ShopBundle\Form;
+
+    use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+    use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+
+    class ProductType extends AbstractType
+    {
+        public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
+        {
+            $builder
+                ->add('name', 'text', array('label' => 'Name:'))
+                ->add('price', 'money', array('label' => 'Price:'))
+                ->add('document', 'file', array('label' => 'Upload description (PDF file):'))
+                ->add('submit', 'submit', array('label' => 'Create!'))
+            ;
+        }
+
+        public function getName()
+        {
+            return 'product';
+        }
+    }
+
+Now, make it as a service so it can be used anywhere easily::
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+    .. code-block:: yaml
+
+        # src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
+        services:
+            vendor.form.product_type:
+                class:        Vendor\ShopBundle\Form\ProductType
+                tags:
+                    -  { name: form.type }
+
+        # Import the services.yml file of your bundle in your config.yml
+        imports:
+            - { resource: "@VendorShopBundle/Resources/config/services.yml" }
+
+    .. code-block:: xml
+
+            <!-- src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Resources/config/services.xml -->
+            <services>
+                <service id="vendor.form.product_type" class="Vendor\ShopBundle\Form\ProductType">
+                    <tag name="form.type" alias="product" />
+                </service>
+            </services>
+
+    .. code-block:: php
+
+        // src/Vendor/ShopBundle/DependencyInjection/VendorShopExtension.php
+        use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
+
+        //…
+
+        $definition = new Definition('Vendor\ShopBundle\Form\ProductType');
+        $container->setDefinition('vendor.form.product_type', $definition);
+        $definition->addTag('form.type');
+
+If you never dealt with services before, take some time to read the
+:doc:`book Service </book/service_container>` chapter.
+
+
+We must display the form to our users. To do that, create the controller as
+following::
+
+    // src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Controller/ProductController.php
+    namespace Vendor\ShopBundle\Controller;
+
+    use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
+    use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+    use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
+    use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;
+    use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Method;
+    use Vendor\ShopBundle\Entity\Product;
+
+    class ProductController extends Controller
+    {
+        /**
+         * @Route("/product/new", name="vendor_product_new")
+         * @Template()
+         * @Method({"GET", "POST"})
+         */
+        public function newAction(Request $request)
+        {
+            $product = new Product();
+            $form = $this->createForm('product', $product);
+            $form->handleRequest($request);
+
+            return array('form' => $form->createView());
+        }
+    }
+
+Create the corresponding template as following::
+
+.. code-block:: html+jinja
+
+    {# src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Resources/views/Product/new.html.twig #}
+    {% form_theme form _self %}
+
+    <h1>Creation of a new Product</h1>
+
+    <form action="{{ path('vendor_product_new') }}" method="POST" {{ form_enctype(form) }}>
+        {{ form_widget(form) }}
+    </form>
+
+    {% block form_row %}
+    {% spaceless %}
+        <fieldset>
+            <legend>{{ form_label(form) }}</legend>
+                {{ form_errors(form) }}
+
+                {{ form_widget(form) }}
+        </fieldset>
+    {% endspaceless %}
+    {% endblock form_row %}
+
+We added some sugar by adapting our form with a form theme (take a look at the
+:doc:`form themes </cookbook/form/form_customization#what-are-form-themes>` to
+know more about the subject).
+
+We now have our form displayed. Let's complete our action to deal with the
+upload of our document::
+
+    // src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Controller/ProductController.php
+
+    class ProductController extends Controller
+    {
+        /**
+         * @Route("/product/new", name="vendor_product_new")
+         * @Template()
+         * @Method({"GET", "POST"})
+         */
+        public function newAction(Request $request)
+        {
+            //…
+
+            if ($form->isValid()) {
+
+                $file = $product->getDocument()
+
+                // Compute the name of the file.
+                $name = md5(uniqid()).'.'.$file->guessExtension();
+
+                $file = $file->move(__DIR__.'/../../../../web/uploads', $name);
+                $product->setDocument($filename);
+
+                // Perform some persistance
+
+                $this->getSession()->getFlashBag()->add('notice', 'The upload has been well uploaded.');
+
+                return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('vendor_product_new'));
+            }
+
+            return array('form' => $form->createView());
+        }
+    }
+
+The :method:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\File\\UploadedFile::guessExtension()`
+returns the extension of the file the user just uploaded.
+
+Note the :method:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\File\\UploadedFile::move`
+method allowing movement of the file
+
+We must display the flash message in our template::
+
+    .. code-block:: html+jinja
+
+    {# src/Vendor/ShopBundle/Resources/views/Product/new.html.twig #}
+
+    {# … #}
+    {% for flashes in app.session.flashbag.all %}
+        {% for flashMessage in flashes %}
+            <ul>
+                <li>{{ flashMessage }}</li>
+            </ul>
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    {# … #}
+
+The file is now uploaded in the folder ``web/upload`` of your project.
+
+.. note::
+
+    For the sake of testability and maintainability, it is recommended to put the
+    logic inherent to the upload in a dedicated service. You could even make the
+    path to the upload folder as a configuration parameter injected to your service.
+    That way, you make the upload feature more flexible.