feature #869 Autoload the AppKernel using Composer (mnapoli)

This PR was merged into the 2.8 branch.

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Autoload the AppKernel using Composer

Fixes #868

Using Composer to load the AppKernel means we don't have to manually include it in all the entry points of the application.

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ab358a4 #868 Load the AppKernel class using Composer's autoloader

Author: Tobion

app/AppCache.php

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once __DIR__.'/AppKernel.php';
-
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\HttpCache\HttpCache;
 
 class AppCache extends HttpCache

app/console

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ set_time_limit(0);
  * @var Composer\Autoload\ClassLoader $loader
  */
 $loader = require __DIR__.'/../app/autoload.php';
-require_once __DIR__.'/AppKernel.php';
 
 $input = new ArgvInput();
 $env = $input->getParameterOption(array('--env', '-e'), getenv('SYMFONY_ENV') ?: 'dev');

composer.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "type": "project",
     "description": "The \"Symfony Standard Edition\" distribution",
     "autoload": {
-        "psr-4": { "": "src/" }
+        "psr-4": { "": "src/" },
+        "files": [ "app/AppKernel.php" ]
     },
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.3.9",

web/app.php

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 $apcLoader->register(true);
 */
 
-require_once __DIR__.'/../app/AppKernel.php';
 //require_once __DIR__.'/../app/AppCache.php';
 
 $kernel = new AppKernel('prod', false);

web/app_dev.php

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 $loader = require __DIR__.'/../app/autoload.php';
 Debug::enable();
 
-require_once __DIR__.'/../app/AppKernel.php';
-
 $kernel = new AppKernel('dev', true);
 $kernel->loadClassCache();
 $request = Request::createFromGlobals();