[RFC] Add a make:maker command about maker-bundle HOT 5 CLOSED

But would projects themselves need to create makers ? I'm not sure about it. third-party makers are more likely to be provided by third-party bundles than by projects themselves IMO.

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I thought about this... I wasn't sure. It shouldn't be that common... and there's a small cost: it's another command that the user needs to look through when trying to find the one they want.

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It shouldn't be that common

Yep, it isn't right now, because the bundle is really very new, but I think it will be. I have many skeletons specific to other libraries (not directly related to Symfony) that I would love to not have to create manually, so I'll need the maker.

I know, I can create my own make:maker but I will have to update it constantly with the latest changes in the bundle, as well as the documentation (here) related to how create a new one.

it's another command that the user needs to look through when trying to find the one they want.

I think it is very subjective depending on whether the maker is really necessary or no.

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I'm not sure either. We could add it as a hidden command though.

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But would projects themselves need to create makers ?

@stof I think so, in case your applications need to generate custom boilerplate code, also there is not way to override a skeleton template ATM (and we probably will not have it), so how I can modify it?

Current steps to create your own maker:

1. Find the documentation of the MakerBundle and read it.
2. Create the class that implements MakerInterface.
3. Find the skeleton template to reuse or create a new one.
4. Understand the architecture! (The most complicated step for everyone)
5. Done! try and add a test case, as I need to make sure that future changes made to the bundle don't break my maker.

It is not too easy really IMHO.

The make:maker command should be visible on bin/console list make. It can provide the nicer maker class with important comments (jumping steps 1, 2 and 4), this one could ask me: do you want to reuse one or create a new skeleton template? It could create the base skeleton template for me (step 3) with important comments (mandatory <?= "<?php\n" ?>), even it could ask (step 5): do you want to add a test case class for this new maker? oh, definitely yes :)

The big question is, if we already have the possibility of creating our own maker, why not make the path happy?

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