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Copier

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Symfony MakerBundle

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FigureCopierSymfony MakerBundle
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
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Open source—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Code Generators8.1 (#13)8.3 (#10)
LicenseThe project’s GitHub repository identifies its license as MIT.The MakerBundle software is released under the MIT license.
PurposeCopier is a library and command-line app for rendering project templates.Symfony Maker generates commands, controllers, form classes, tests, and other code to reduce boilerplate.

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Symfony MakerBundle

Symfony MakerBundle generates PHP code for Symfony projects through commands in the `make:` namespace. It can create commands, controllers, form classes, tests, and other code to reduce boilerplate. The bundle requires no configuration by default, though its settings can be overridden, and generated PHP files are formatted with php-cs-fixer. The `make:entity` command requires `doctrine/orm` to be installed and configured; it supports ORM but not ODM. Developers can add commands by extending `AbstractMaker` and registering the class as a `maker.command` service. Generated code generally cannot be modified, so the documentation recommends creating a custom maker when changes are needed. Symfony source code is released under the MIT license. The bundle is installed with Composer as a development dependency and costs nothing. Symfony directs users to report security issues privately; for confirmed vulnerabilities, its core team prepares a patch, obtains a CVE identifier, and publishes an announcement. The documentation directs extension-point requests to an issue.

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