Class Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\AbstractBrowser


					
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__construct(array $server = [], ?History $history = null, ?CookieJar $cookieJar = null)

Parameters

$server

The server parameters (equivalent of $_SERVER)

Overriden by

Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\HttpBrowser::__construct()

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	public

followRedirects(bool $followRedirects = true)

Sets whether to automatically follow redirects or not.

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	public

followMetaRefresh(bool $followMetaRefresh = true)

Sets whether to automatically follow meta refresh redirects or not.

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	public

isFollowingRedirects(): bool

Returns whether client automatically follows redirects or not.

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	public

setMaxRedirects(int $maxRedirects)

Sets the maximum number of redirects that crawler can follow.

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	public

getMaxRedirects(): int

Returns the maximum number of redirects that crawler can follow.

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	public

insulate(bool $insulated = true)

Sets the insulated flag.

Throws

RuntimeException

When Symfony Process Component is not installed

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	public

setServerParameters(array $server)

Sets server parameters.

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	public

setServerParameter(string $key, string $value)

Sets single server parameter.

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	public

getServerParameter(string $key, mixed $default = ''): mixed

Gets single server parameter for specified key.

Parameters

$default

A default value when key is undefined

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	public

xmlHttpRequest(
	string $method,
	string $uri,
	array $parameters = [],
	array $files = [],
	array $server = [],
	?string $content = null,
	bool $changeHistory = true,
): Crawler

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	public

jsonRequest(
	string $method,
	string $uri,
	array $parameters = [],
	array $server = [],
	bool $changeHistory = true,
): Crawler

Converts the request parameters into a JSON string and uses it as request content.

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	public

getHistory(): History

Returns the History instance.

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	public

getCookieJar(): CookieJar

Returns the CookieJar instance.

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	public

getCrawler(): Crawler

Returns the current Crawler instance.

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	public

getInternalResponse(): Response

Returns the current BrowserKit Response instance.

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	public

getResponse(): object

Returns the current origin response instance.

The origin response is the response instance that is returned by the code that handles requests.

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getInternalRequest(): Request

Returns the current BrowserKit Request instance.

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getRequest(): object

Returns the current origin Request instance.

The origin request is the request instance that is sent to the code that handles requests.

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	public

click(Link $link): Crawler

Clicks on a given link.

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	public

clickLink(string $linkText): Crawler

Clicks the first link (or clickable image) that contains the given text.

Parameters

$linkText

The text of the link or the alt attribute of the clickable image

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	public

submit(Form $form, array $values = [], array $serverParameters = []): Crawler

Submits a form.

Parameters

`$values`	An array of form field values
`$serverParameters`	An array of server parameters

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submitForm(string $button, array $fieldValues = [], string $method = 'POST', array $serverParameters = []): Crawler

Finds the first form that contains a button with the given content and uses it to submit the given form field values.

Parameters

`$button`	The text content, id, value or name of the form
`$fieldValues`	Use this syntax: ['my_form[name]' => '...', 'my_form[email]' => '...']
`$method`	The HTTP method used to submit the form
`$serverParameters`	These values override the ones stored in $SERVER (HTTP headers must include an HTTP prefix as PHP does)

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	public

request(
	string $method,
	string $uri,
	array $parameters = [],
	array $files = [],
	array $server = [],
	string $content = null,
	bool $changeHistory = true,
): Crawler

Calls a URI.

Parameters

`$method`	The request method
`$uri`	The URI to fetch
`$parameters`	The Request parameters
`$files`	The files
`$server`	The server parameters (HTTP headers are referenced with an HTTP_ prefix as PHP does)
`$content`	The raw body data
`$changeHistory`	Whether to update the history or not (only used internally for back(), forward(), and reload())

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	protected

doRequestInProcess(object $request): object

Makes a request in another process.

Throws

RuntimeException

When processing returns exit code

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					abstract
	protected

doRequest(object $request): object

Makes a request.

Implemented by

Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\HttpBrowser::doRequest()

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	protected

getScript(object $request)

Returns the script to execute when the request must be insulated.

Parameters

$request

An origin request instance

Throws

LogicException

When this abstract class is not implemented

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	protected

filterRequest(Request $request): object

Filters the BrowserKit request to the origin one.

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	protected

filterResponse(object $response): Response

Filters the origin response to the BrowserKit one.

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createCrawlerFromContent(string $uri, string $content, string $type): Crawler|null

Creates a crawler.

This method returns null if the DomCrawler component is not available.

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back(): Crawler

Goes back in the browser history.

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forward(): Crawler

Goes forward in the browser history.

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reload(): Crawler

Reloads the current browser.

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	public

followRedirect(): Crawler

Follow redirects?

Throws

LogicException

If request was not a redirect

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	public

restart()

Restarts the client.

It flushes history and all cookies.

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	protected

getAbsoluteUri(string $uri): string

Takes a URI and converts it to absolute if it is not already absolute.

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	protected

requestFromRequest(Request $request, bool $changeHistory = true): Crawler

Makes a request from a Request object directly.

Parameters

$changeHistory

Whether to update the history or not (only used internally for back(), forward(), and reload())

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Properties
`protected`	`$history`	#
`protected`	`$cookieJar`	#
`protected`	`$server = []`	#
`protected`	`$internalRequest`	#
`protected`	`$request`	#
`protected`	`$internalResponse`	#
`protected`	`$response`	#
`protected`	`$crawler`	#
`protected`	`$insulated = false`	#
`protected`	`$redirect`	#
`protected`	`$followRedirects = true`	#
`protected`	`$followMetaRefresh = false`	#

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Class Symfony\Component\BrowserKit\AbstractBrowser

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