simplified Composer instructions

README.rst

@@ -23,17 +23,11 @@ Silex works with PHP 5.3.3 or later.
 Installation
 ------------
 
-The recommended way to install Silex is through `Composer`_. Just create a
-``composer.json`` file and run the ``php composer.phar install`` command to
-install it:
+The recommended way to install Silex is through `Composer`_:
 
-.. code-block:: json
+.. code-block:: bash
 
-    {
-        "require": {
-            "silex/silex": "~1.1"
-        }
-    }
+    composer require "silex/silex:~1.2"
 
 Alternatively, you can download the `silex.zip`_ file and extract it.
 

doc/cookbook/validator_yaml.rst

@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@ Simplicity is at the heart of Silex so there is no out of the box solution to
 use YAML files for validation. But this doesn't mean that this is not
 possible. Let's see how to do it.
 
-First, you need to install the YAML Component. Declare it as a dependency in
-your ``composer.json`` file:
+First, you need to install the YAML Component:
 
-.. code-block:: json
+.. code-block:: bash
 
-    "require": {
-        "symfony/yaml": "~2.3"
-    }
+    composer require symfony/yaml
 
 Next, you need to tell the Validation Service that you are not using
 ``StaticMethodLoader`` to load your class metadata but a YAML file::

doc/providers/doctrine.rst

@@ -67,14 +67,11 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     Doctrine DBAL comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular
-    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your
-    ``composer.json`` file:
+    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "doctrine/dbal": "2.2.*",
-         }
+        composer require "doctrine/dbal:~2.2"
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/providers/form.rst

@@ -46,54 +46,40 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     The Symfony Form Component and all its dependencies (optional or not) comes
-    with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular one.
+    with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular one. If you are using
+    Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your
-    ``composer.json`` file:
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-    .. code-block:: json
-
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/form": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/form
 
     If you are going to use the validation extension with forms, you must also
     add a dependency to the ``symfony/config`` and ``symfony/translation``
     components:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/validator": "~2.3",
-            "symfony/config": "~2.3",
-            "symfony/translation": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/validator symfony/config symfony/translation
 
     The Symfony Form Component relies on the PHP intl extension. If you don't have
     it, you can install the Symfony Locale Component as a replacement:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/locale": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/locale
         
     The Symfony Security CSRF component is used to protect forms against CSRF attacks:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
     
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/security-csrf": "~2.4"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/security-csrf
 
     If you want to use forms in your Twig templates, make sure to install the
     Symfony Twig Bridge:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/twig-bridge": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/twig-bridge
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/providers/monolog.rst

@@ -51,14 +51,11 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     Monolog comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular one.
-    If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your
-    ``composer.json`` file:
+    If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "monolog/monolog": ">=1.0.0"
-        }
+        composer require monolog/monolog
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/providers/security.rst

@@ -55,14 +55,11 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     The Symfony Security Component comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not
-    with the regular one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to
-    your ``composer.json`` file:
+    with the regular one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/security": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/security
 
 .. caution::
 

doc/providers/serializer.rst

@@ -36,14 +36,11 @@ Registering
     The *SerializerServiceProvider* relies on Symfony's `Serializer Component
     <http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html>`_, 
     which comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular
-    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your
-    ``composer.json`` file:
+    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/serializer": ">=2.3,<2.5-dev",
-         }
+        composer require symfony/serializer
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/providers/swiftmailer.rst

@@ -69,14 +69,11 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     SwiftMailer comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular
-    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your
-    ``composer.json`` file:
+    one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "swiftmailer/swiftmailer": ">=4.1.2,<4.2-dev"
-        }
+        composer require swiftmailer/swiftmailer
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/providers/translation.rst

@@ -45,13 +45,11 @@ Registering
 
     The Symfony Translation Component comes with the "fat" Silex archive but
     not with the regular one. If you are using Composer, add it as a
-    dependency to your ``composer.json`` file:
+    dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/translation": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/translation
 
 Usage
 -----
@@ -120,15 +118,11 @@ YAML-based language files
 Having your translations in PHP files can be inconvenient. This recipe will
 show you how to load translations from external YAML files.
 
-First, add the Symfony2 ``Config`` and ``Yaml`` components in your composer
-file:
+First, add the Symfony2 ``Config`` and ``Yaml`` components as dependencies:
 
-.. code-block:: json
+.. code-block:: bash
 
-    "require": {
-        "symfony/config": "~2.3",
-        "symfony/yaml": "~2.3"
-    }
+    composer require symfony/config symfony/yaml
 
 Next, you have to create the language mappings in YAML files. A naming you can
 use is ``locales/en.yml``. Just do the mapping in this file as follows:

doc/providers/twig.rst

@@ -42,27 +42,21 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     Twig comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not with the regular one. If
-    you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to your ``composer.json``
-    file:
+    you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "twig/twig": ">=1.8,<2.0-dev"
-        }
+        composer require twig/twig
 
 Symfony2 Components Integration
 -------------------------------
 
 Symfony provides a Twig bridge that provides additional integration between
-some Symfony2 components and Twig. Add it as a dependency to your
-``composer.json`` file:
+some Symfony2 components and Twig. Add it as a dependency:
 
-.. code-block:: json
+.. code-block:: bash
 
-    "require": {
-        "symfony/twig-bridge": "~2.3"
-    }
+    composer require symfony/twig-bridge
 
 When present, the ``TwigServiceProvider`` will provide you with the following
 additional capabilities:

doc/providers/url_generator.rst

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ When using Twig, the service can be used like this:
 
     {{ app.url_generator.generate('homepage') }}
 
-Moreover, if you have ``twig-bridge`` in your ``composer.json``, you will have access to the ``path()`` and
-``url()`` functions:
+Moreover, if you have ``twig-bridge`` as a Composer dep, you will have access
+to the ``path()`` and ``url()`` functions:
 
 .. code-block:: jinja
 

doc/providers/validator.rst

@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@ Registering
 .. note::
 
     The Symfony Validator Component comes with the "fat" Silex archive but not
-    with the regular one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency to
-    your ``composer.json`` file:
+    with the regular one. If you are using Composer, add it as a dependency:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require": {
-            "symfony/validator": "~2.3"
-        }
+        composer require symfony/validator
 
 Usage
 -----

doc/testing.rst

@@ -79,15 +79,11 @@ use it by making your test extend it::
 .. note::
 
     If you want to use the Symfony2 ``WebTestCase`` class you will need to
-    explicitly install its dependencies for your project. Add the following to
-    your ``composer.json`` file:
+    explicitly install its dependencies for your project:
 
-    .. code-block:: json
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        "require-dev": {
-            "symfony/browser-kit": ">=2.3,<2.4-dev",
-            "symfony/css-selector": ">=2.3,<2.4-dev"
-        }
+        composer require --dev symfony/browser-kit symfony/css-selector
 
 For your WebTestCase, you will have to implement a ``createApplication``
 method, which returns your application. It will probably look like this::

doc/usage.rst

@@ -18,39 +18,11 @@ it, you should have the following directory structure:
     └── web
         └── index.php
 
-If you want more flexibility, use Composer_ instead. Create a
-``composer.json`` file and put this in it:
-
-.. code-block:: json
-
-    {
-        "require": {
-            "silex/silex": "~1.1"
-        }
-    }
-
-And run Composer to install Silex and all its dependencies:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-    $ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
-    $ php composer.phar install
-
-.. tip::
-
-    By default, Silex relies on the stable Symfony components. If you want to
-    use their master version instead, add ``"minimum-stability": "dev"`` in
-    your ``composer.json`` file.
-
-Upgrading
----------
-
-Upgrading Silex to the latest version is as easy as running the ``update``
-command:
+If you want more flexibility, use Composer_ instead:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ php composer.phar update
+    composer require silex/silex:~1.2
 
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