Application::redirect convenience method

src/Silex/Application.php

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseForExceptionEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\MethodNotAllowedHttpException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
@@ -233,6 +234,19 @@ class Application extends HttpKernel implements EventSubscriberInterface
         $this->controllers->flush();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Redirect
+     *
+     * @param string  $url    The URL to redirect to
+     * @param integer $status The status code (302 by default)
+     *
+     * @see Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse
+     */
+    public function redirect($url, $status = 302)
+    {
+        return new RedirectResponse($url, $status);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the request and deliver the response.
      *

tests/Silex/Tests/RouterTest.php

@@ -83,9 +83,17 @@ class RouterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             return new RedirectResponse('/target');
         });
 
+        $application->match('/redirect2', function() use ($application) {
+            return $application->redirect('/target2');
+        });
+
         $request = Request::create('/redirect');
         $response = $application->handle($request);
         $this->assertTrue($response->isRedirected('/target'));
+
+        $request = Request::create('/redirect2');
+        $response = $application->handle($request);
+        $this->assertTrue($response->isRedirected('/target2'));
     }
 
     /**