#868 Load the AppKernel class using Composer's autoloader

It is possible to register single files to load every time in Composer. Using Composer to load the AppKernel means we don't have to manually include it in all the entry points of the application.

Author: mnapoli

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();