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ConsoleApplication

Extends \Joomla\Console\Application Implements \Joomla\Event\DispatcherAwareInterface, CMSApplicationInterface

The Joomla! CMS Console Application

since

4.0.0
package

Application

Methods

__construct

Class constructor.

__construct(\Joomla\Registry\Registry config, \Joomla\Event\DispatcherInterface dispatcher, \Joomla\DI\Container container, \Joomla\CMS\Language\Language language, \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface|null input = null, \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface|null output = null) : mixed
since

4.0.0

Arguments

config

\Joomla\Registry\RegistryAn optional argument to provide dependency injection for the application's config object. If the argument is a Registry object that object will become the application's config object, otherwise a default config object is created.

dispatcher

\Joomla\Event\DispatcherInterfaceAn optional argument to provide dependency injection for the application's event dispatcher. If the argument is a DispatcherInterface object that object will become the application's event dispatcher, if it is null then the default event dispatcher will be created based on the application's loadDispatcher() method.

container

\Joomla\DI\ContainerDependency injection container.

language

\Joomla\CMS\Language\LanguageThe language object provisioned for the application.

input

\Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface|nullAn optional argument to provide dependency injection for the application's input object. If the argument is an InputInterface object that object will become the application's input object, otherwise a default input object is created.

output

\Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface|nullAn optional argument to provide dependency injection for the application's output object. If the argument is an OutputInterface object that object will become the application's output object, otherwise a default output object is created.

Response

mixed

__get

Magic method to access properties of the application.

__get(string name) : mixed
deprecated
since

4.0.0
deprecated

5.0 This is a B/C proxy for deprecated read accesses

Arguments

name

stringThe name of the property.

Response

mixedA value if the property name is valid, null otherwise.

bootComponent

Boots the component with the given name.

bootComponent(string component) : \Joomla\CMS\Extension\ComponentInterface
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

component

stringThe component to boot.

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Extension\ComponentInterface

bootModule

Boots the module with the given name.

bootModule(string module, string applicationName) : \Joomla\CMS\Extension\ModuleInterface
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

module

stringThe module to boot

applicationName

stringThe application name

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Extension\ModuleInterface

bootPlugin

Boots the plugin with the given name and type.

bootPlugin(string plugin, string type) : \Joomla\CMS\Extension\PluginInterface
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

plugin

stringThe plugin name

type

stringThe type of the plugin

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Extension\PluginInterface

createExtensionNamespaceMap

Allows the application to load a custom or default identity.

createExtensionNamespaceMap() : void
inherited
since

4.0.0

doExecute

Method to run the application routines.

doExecute() : int
since

4.0.0
throws

\Throwable

Response

intThe exit code for the application

enqueueMessage

Enqueue a system message.

enqueueMessage(string msg, string type = self::MSG_INFO) : void
since

4.0.0

Arguments

msg

stringThe message to enqueue.

type

stringThe message type.

execute

Execute the application.

execute() : void
since

4.0.0
throws

\Throwable

flushAssets

Flush the media version to refresh versionable assets

flushAssets() : void
since

4.0.0

getConfig

Retrieve the application configuration object.

getConfig() : \Joomla\Registry\Registry
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\Registry\Registry

getContainer

Get the DI container.

getContainer() : \Joomla\DI\Container
inherited abstract
since

4.0.0
throws

\Joomla\DI\Exception\ContainerNotFoundExceptionMay be thrown if the container has not been set.

Response

\Joomla\DI\Container

getDefaultCommands

Get the commands which should be registered by default to the application.

getDefaultCommands() : \Joomla\Console\Command\AbstractCommand[]
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\Console\Command\AbstractCommand[]

getDispatcher

Get the event dispatcher.

getDispatcher() : \Joomla\Event\DispatcherInterface
inherited abstract
since

4.0.0
throws

\UnexpectedValueExceptionMay be thrown if the dispatcher has not been set.

Response

\Joomla\Event\DispatcherInterface

getIdentity

Get the application identity.

getIdentity() : \Joomla\CMS\User\User
inherited
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\CMS\User\User

getInput

Method to get the application input object.

getInput() : \Joomla\Input\Input
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\Input\Input

getLanguage

Method to get the application language object.

getLanguage() : \Joomla\CMS\Language\Language
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Language\LanguageThe language object

getLogger

Get the logger.

getLogger() : \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface
inherited abstract
since

4.0.0

Response

\Psr\Log\LoggerInterface

getLongVersion

Get the long version string for the application.

getLongVersion() : string

Overrides the parent method due to conflicting use of the getName method between the console application and the CMS application interface.

since

4.0.0

Response

string

getMessageQueue

Get the system message queue.

getMessageQueue() : array
since

4.0.0

Response

arrayThe system message queue.

getName

Gets the name of the current running application.

getName() : string
since

4.0.0

Response

stringThe name of the application.

getRouter

Returns the application Router object.

getRouter(string name = null, array options = array()) : \Joomla\CMS\Router\Router
static
since

4.0.6
throws

\InvalidArgumentException

Arguments

name

stringThe name of the application.

options

arrayAn optional associative array of configuration settings.

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Router\Router

getSession

Method to get the application session object.

getSession() : \Joomla\Session\SessionInterface
since

4.0.0

Response

\Joomla\Session\SessionInterfaceThe session object

isCli

Flag if the application instance is a CLI or web based application.

isCli() : bool
deprecated

Helper function, you should use the native PHP functions to detect if it is a CLI application.

since

4.0.0
deprecated

5.0 Will be removed without replacements

Response

bool

isClient

Check the client interface by name.

isClient(string identifier) : bool
since

4.0.0

Arguments

identifier

stringString identifier for the application interface

Response

boolTrue if this application is of the given type client interface.

loadExtension

Loads the extension.

loadExtension(string type, string extensionName, string extensionPath) : \Joomla\CMS\Extension\ComponentInterface|\Joomla\CMS\Extension\ModuleInterface|\Joomla\CMS\Extension\PluginInterface
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

type

stringThe extension type

extensionName

stringThe extension name

extensionPath

stringThe path of the extension

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Extension\ComponentInterface|\Joomla\CMS\Extension\ModuleInterface|\Joomla\CMS\Extension\PluginInterface

loadIdentity

Allows the application to load a custom or default identity.

loadIdentity(\Joomla\CMS\User\User identity = null) : $this
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

identity

\Joomla\CMS\User\UserAn optional identity object. If omitted, a null user object is created.

Response

$this

loadPluginFromFilesystem

Creates a CMS plugin from the filesystem.

loadPluginFromFilesystem(string plugin, string type) : \Joomla\CMS\Plugin\CMSPlugin
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

plugin

stringThe plugin

type

stringThe type

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Plugin\CMSPlugin

registerEvent

Registers a handler to a particular event group.

registerEvent(string event, callable handler) : $this
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

event

stringThe event name.

handler

callableThe handler, a function or an instance of an event object.

Response

$this

setName

Set the name of the application.

setName(string name) : void
since

4.0.0
throws

\RuntimeExceptionbecause the application name cannot be changed

Arguments

name

stringThe new application name.

setSession

Sets the session for the application to use, if required.

setSession(\Joomla\Session\SessionInterface session) : $this
since

4.0.0

Arguments

session

\Joomla\Session\SessionInterfaceA session object.

Response

$this

setUserFactory

Set the user factory to use.

setUserFactory(\Joomla\CMS\User\UserFactoryInterface userFactory) : void
inherited
since

4.0.0

Arguments

userFactory

\Joomla\CMS\User\UserFactoryInterfaceThe user factory to use

triggerEvent

Calls all handlers associated with an event group.

triggerEvent(string eventName, array|\Joomla\Event\Event args = []) : array
inherited deprecated

This is a legacy method, implementing old-style (Joomla! 3.x) plugin calls. It's best to go directly through the Dispatcher and handle the returned EventInterface object instead of going through this method. This method is deprecated and will be removed in Joomla! 5.x.

This method will only return the 'result' argument of the event

since

4.0.0
throws

\InvalidArgumentException
deprecated

5.0

Arguments

eventName

stringThe event name.

args

array|\Joomla\Event\EventAn array of arguments or an Event object (optional).

Response

arrayAn array of results from each function call. Note this will be an empty array if no dispatcher is set.

Properties

input

The input.

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

\Joomla\Input\Input

name

The name of the application.

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

string

language

The application language object.

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

Language

messages

The application message queue.

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

array

session

The application session object.

since

4.0.0

Type(s)

\Joomla\Session\SessionInterface

identity

The application identity object.

inherited
since

4.0.0

Type(s)

User

userFactory

UserFactoryInterface

inherited
since

4.0.0

Type(s)

UserFactoryInterface
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