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Abstract Class yii\base\Application

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Inheritanceyii\base\Application » yii\base\Module » yii\di\ServiceLocator » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implementsyii\base\Configurable
Subclassesyii\console\Application, yii\web\Application
Available since version2.0
Source Code https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/base/Application.php

Application is the base class for all application classes.

For more details and usage information on Application, see the guide article on applications.

Public Properties

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PropertyTypeDescriptionDefined By
$aliases array List of path aliases to be defined. The array keys are alias names (must start with @) and the array values are the corresponding paths or aliases. See setAliases() for an example. This property is write-only. yii\base\Module
$assetManager yii\web\AssetManager The asset manager application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$authManager yii\rbac\ManagerInterface The auth manager application component. Null is returned if auth manager is not configured. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$basePath string The root directory of the application. yii\base\Application
$behaviors yii\base\Behavior[] List of behaviors attached to this component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Component
$bootstrap array List of components that should be run during the application bootstrapping process. yii\base\Application
$cache yii\caching\CacheInterface The cache application component. Null if the component is not enabled. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$charset string The charset currently used for the application. yii\base\Application
$components array The list of the component definitions or the loaded component instances (ID => definition or instance). yii\di\ServiceLocator
$container array Values given in terms of name-value pairs. This property is write-only. yii\base\Application
$controller yii\base\Controller The currently active controller instance yii\base\Application
$controllerMap array Mapping from controller ID to controller configurations. yii\base\Module
$controllerNamespace string The namespace that controller classes are located in. yii\base\Application
$controllerPath string The directory that contains the controller classes. This property is read-only. yii\base\Module
$db yii\db\Connection The database connection. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$defaultRoute string The default route of this module. yii\base\Module
$errorHandler yii\web\ErrorHandler|yii\console\ErrorHandler The error handler application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$extensions array List of installed Yii extensions. yii\base\Application
$formatter yii\i18n\Formatter The formatter application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$i18n yii\i18n\I18N The internationalization application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$id string An ID that uniquely identifies this module among other modules which have the same parent. yii\base\Module
$language string The language that is meant to be used for end users. yii\base\Application
$layout string|boolean The layout that should be applied for views in this application. yii\base\Application
$layoutPath string The root directory of layout files. Defaults to "$viewPath/layouts". yii\base\Module
$loadedModules array List of loaded modules indexed by their class names. yii\base\Application
$log yii\log\Dispatcher The log dispatcher application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$mailer yii\mail\MailerInterface The mailer application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$module yii\base\Module|null The parent module of this module. yii\base\Module
$modules array The modules (indexed by their IDs). yii\base\Module
$name string The application name. yii\base\Application
$params array Custom module parameters (name => value). yii\base\Module
$request yii\web\Request|yii\console\Request The request component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$requestedAction yii\base\Action The requested Action. yii\base\Application
$requestedParams array The parameters supplied to the requested action. yii\base\Application
$requestedRoute string The requested route yii\base\Application
$response yii\web\Response|yii\console\Response The response component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$runtimePath string The directory that stores runtime files. Defaults to the "runtime" subdirectory under $basePath. yii\base\Application
$security yii\base\Security The security application component. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$sourceLanguage string The language that the application is written in. yii\base\Application
$state integer The current application state during a request handling life cycle. yii\base\Application
$timeZone string The time zone used by this application. yii\base\Application
$uniqueId string The unique ID of the module. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$urlManager yii\web\UrlManager The URL manager for this application. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$vendorPath string The directory that stores vendor files. Defaults to "vendor" directory under $basePath. yii\base\Application
$version string The version of this module. Note that the type of this property differs in getter and setter. See getVersion() and setVersion() for details. yii\base\Module
$view yii\base\View|yii\web\View The view application component that is used to render various view files. This property is read-only. yii\base\Application
$viewPath string The root directory of view files. Defaults to "$basePath/views". yii\base\Module

Public Methods

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MethodDescriptionDefined By
__call() Calls the named method which is not a class method. yii\base\Component
__clone() This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one. yii\base\Component
__construct() Constructor. yii\base\Application
__get() Returns the value of a component property. yii\base\Component
__isset() Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. yii\base\Component
__set() Sets the value of a component property. yii\base\Component
__unset() Sets a component property to be null. yii\base\Component
afterAction() This method is invoked right after an action within this module is executed. yii\base\Module
attachBehavior() Attaches a behavior to this component. yii\base\Component
attachBehaviors() Attaches a list of behaviors to the component. yii\base\Component
beforeAction() This method is invoked right before an action within this module is executed. yii\base\Module
behaviors() Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as. yii\base\Component
canGetProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. yii\base\Component
canSetProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. yii\base\Component
className() Returns the fully qualified name of this class. yii\base\BaseObject
clear() Removes the component from the locator. yii\di\ServiceLocator
coreComponents() Returns the configuration of core application components. yii\base\Application
createController() Creates a controller instance based on the given route. yii\base\Module
createControllerByID() Creates a controller based on the given controller ID. yii\base\Module
detachBehavior() Detaches a behavior from the component. yii\base\Component
detachBehaviors() Detaches all behaviors from the component. yii\base\Component
end() Terminates the application. yii\base\Application
ensureBehaviors() Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component. yii\base\Component
get() Returns the component instance with the specified ID. yii\base\Module
getAssetManager() Returns the asset manager. yii\base\Application
getAuthManager() Returns the auth manager for this application. yii\base\Application
getBasePath() Returns the root directory of the module. yii\base\Module
getBehavior() Returns the named behavior object. yii\base\Component
getBehaviors() Returns all behaviors attached to this component. yii\base\Component
getCache() Returns the cache component. yii\base\Application
getComponents() Returns the list of the component definitions or the loaded component instances. yii\di\ServiceLocator
getControllerPath() Returns the directory that contains the controller classes according to $controllerNamespace. yii\base\Module
getDb() Returns the database connection component. yii\base\Application
getErrorHandler() Returns the error handler component. yii\base\Application
getFormatter() Returns the formatter component. yii\base\Application
getI18n() Returns the internationalization (i18n) component. yii\base\Application
getInstance() Returns the currently requested instance of this module class. yii\base\Module
getLayoutPath() Returns the directory that contains layout view files for this module. yii\base\Module
getLog() Returns the log dispatcher component. yii\base\Application
getMailer() Returns the mailer component. yii\base\Application
getModule() Retrieves the child module of the specified ID. yii\base\Module
getModules() Returns the sub-modules in this module. yii\base\Module
getRequest() Returns the request component. yii\base\Application
getResponse() Returns the response component. yii\base\Application
getRuntimePath() Returns the directory that stores runtime files. yii\base\Application
getSecurity() Returns the security component. yii\base\Application
getTimeZone() Returns the time zone used by this application. yii\base\Application
getUniqueId() Returns an ID that uniquely identifies this module among all modules within the current application. yii\base\Application
getUrlManager() Returns the URL manager for this application. yii\base\Application
getVendorPath() Returns the directory that stores vendor files. yii\base\Application
getVersion() Returns current module version. yii\base\Module
getView() Returns the view object. yii\base\Application
getViewPath() Returns the directory that contains the view files for this module. yii\base\Module
handleRequest() Handles the specified request. yii\base\Application
has() Returns a value indicating whether the locator has the specified component definition or has instantiated the component. yii\base\Module
hasEventHandlers() Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event. yii\base\Component
hasMethod() Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. yii\base\Component
hasModule() Checks whether the child module of the specified ID exists. yii\base\Module
hasProperty() Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component. yii\base\Component
init() Initializes the module. yii\base\Application
off() Detaches an existing event handler from this component. yii\base\Component
on() Attaches an event handler to an event. yii\base\Component
preInit() Pre-initializes the application. yii\base\Application
run() Runs the application. yii\base\Application
runAction() Runs a controller action specified by a route. yii\base\Module
set() Registers a component definition with this locator. yii\di\ServiceLocator
setAliases() Defines path aliases. yii\base\Module
setBasePath() Sets the root directory of the application and the @app alias. yii\base\Application
setComponents() Registers a set of component definitions in this locator. yii\di\ServiceLocator
setContainer() Configures Yii::$container with the $config. yii\base\Application
setInstance() Sets the currently requested instance of this module class. yii\base\Module
setLayoutPath() Sets the directory that contains the layout files. yii\base\Module
setModule() Adds a sub-module to this module. yii\base\Module
setModules() Registers sub-modules in the current module. yii\base\Module
setRuntimePath() Sets the directory that stores runtime files. yii\base\Application
setTimeZone() Sets the time zone used by this application. yii\base\Application
setVendorPath() Sets the directory that stores vendor files. yii\base\Application
setVersion() Sets current module version. yii\base\Module
setViewPath() Sets the directory that contains the view files. yii\base\Module
trigger() Triggers an event. yii\base\Component

Protected Methods

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MethodDescriptionDefined By
bootstrap() Initializes extensions and executes bootstrap components. yii\base\Application
defaultVersion() Returns default module version. yii\base\Module
registerErrorHandler() Registers the errorHandler component as a PHP error handler. yii\base\Application

Events

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EventTypeDescriptionDefined By
EVENT_AFTER_ACTION yii\base\ActionEvent An event raised after executing a controller action. yii\base\Module
EVENT_AFTER_REQUEST yii\base\Event An event raised after the application successfully handles a request (before the response is sent out). yii\base\Application
EVENT_BEFORE_ACTION yii\base\ActionEvent An event raised before executing a controller action. yii\base\Module
EVENT_BEFORE_REQUEST yii\base\Event An event raised before the application starts to handle a request. yii\base\Application

Constants

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ConstantValueDescriptionDefined By
STATE_AFTER_REQUEST 4 Application state used by $state: application is triggering EVENT_AFTER_REQUEST. . yii\base\Application
STATE_BEFORE_REQUEST 2 Application state used by $state: application is triggering EVENT_BEFORE_REQUEST. yii\base\Application
STATE_BEGIN 0 Application state used by $state: application just started. yii\base\Application
STATE_END 6 Application state used by $state: application has ended. yii\base\Application
STATE_HANDLING_REQUEST 3 Application state used by $state: application is handling the request. yii\base\Application
STATE_INIT 1 Application state used by $state: application is initializing. yii\base\Application
STATE_SENDING_RESPONSE 5 Application state used by $state: application is about to send response. yii\base\Application

Property Details

$assetManager public property

The asset manager application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\AssetManager $assetManager = null
$authManager public property

The auth manager application component. Null is returned if auth manager is not configured. This property is read-only.

public yii\rbac\ManagerInterface $authManager = null
$basePath public property

The root directory of the application.

public string $basePath = null
$bootstrap public property

List of components that should be run during the application bootstrapping process.

Each component may be specified in one of the following formats:

  • an application component ID as specified via $components.
  • a module ID as specified via $modules.
  • a class name.
  • a configuration array.
  • a Closure

During the bootstrapping process, each component will be instantiated. If the component class implements yii\base\BootstrapInterface, its bootstrap() method will be also be called.

public array $bootstrap = []
$cache public property

The cache application component. Null if the component is not enabled. This property is read-only.

public yii\caching\CacheInterface $cache = null
$charset public property

The charset currently used for the application.

public string $charset = 'UTF-8'
$container public property

Values given in terms of name-value pairs. This property is write-only.

public array $container = null
$controller public property

The currently active controller instance

public yii\base\Controller $controller = null
$controllerNamespace public property

The namespace that controller classes are located in. This namespace will be used to load controller classes by prepending it to the controller class name. The default namespace is app\controllers.

Please refer to the guide about class autoloading for more details.

public string $controllerNamespace = 'app\\controllers'
$db public property

The database connection. This property is read-only.

public yii\db\Connection $db = null
$errorHandler public property

The error handler application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\ErrorHandler|yii\console\ErrorHandler $errorHandler = null
$extensions public property

List of installed Yii extensions. Each array element represents a single extension with the following structure:

[
    'name' => 'extension name',
    'version' => 'version number',
    'bootstrap' => 'BootstrapClassName',  // optional, may also be a configuration array
    'alias' => [
        '@alias1' => 'to/path1',
        '@alias2' => 'to/path2',
    ],
]

The "bootstrap" class listed above will be instantiated during the application bootstrapping process. If the class implements yii\base\BootstrapInterface, its bootstrap() method will be also be called.

If not set explicitly in the application config, this property will be populated with the contents of @vendor/yiisoft/extensions.php.

public array $extensions = null
$formatter public property

The formatter application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\i18n\Formatter $formatter = null
$i18n public property

The internationalization application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\i18n\I18N $i18n = null
$language public property

The language that is meant to be used for end users. It is recommended that you use IETF language tags. For example, en stands for English, while en-US stands for English (United States).

See also $sourceLanguage.

public string $language = 'en-US'
$layout public property

The layout that should be applied for views in this application. Defaults to 'main'. If this is false, layout will be disabled.

public string|boolean $layout = 'main'
$loadedModules public property

List of loaded modules indexed by their class names.

public array $loadedModules = []
$log public property

The log dispatcher application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\log\Dispatcher $log = null
$mailer public property

The mailer application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\mail\MailerInterface $mailer = null
$name public property

The application name.

public string $name = 'My Application'
$request public property

The request component. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\Request|yii\console\Request $request = null
$requestedAction public property

The requested Action. If null, it means the request cannot be resolved into an action.

public yii\base\Action $requestedAction = null
$requestedParams public property

The parameters supplied to the requested action.

public array $requestedParams = null
$requestedRoute public property

The requested route

public string $requestedRoute = null
$response public property

The response component. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\Response|yii\console\Response $response = null
$runtimePath public property

The directory that stores runtime files. Defaults to the "runtime" subdirectory under $basePath.

public string $runtimePath = null
$security public property

The security application component. This property is read-only.

public yii\base\Security $security = null
$sourceLanguage public property

The language that the application is written in. This mainly refers to the language that the messages and view files are written in.

See also $language.

public string $sourceLanguage = 'en-US'
$state public property

The current application state during a request handling life cycle. This property is managed by the application. Do not modify this property.

public integer $state = null
$timeZone public property

The time zone used by this application.

public string $timeZone = null
$uniqueId public property

The unique ID of the module. This property is read-only.

public string $uniqueId = null
$urlManager public property

The URL manager for this application. This property is read-only.

public yii\web\UrlManager $urlManager = null
$vendorPath public property

The directory that stores vendor files. Defaults to "vendor" directory under $basePath.

public string $vendorPath = null
$view public property

The view application component that is used to render various view files. This property is read-only.

public yii\base\View|yii\web\View $view = null

Method Details

__construct() public method

Constructor.

public void __construct ( $config = [] )
$config array

Name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties. Note that the configuration must contain both $id and $basePath.
throws yii\base\InvalidConfigException

if either $id or $basePath configuration is missing.
bootstrap() protected method

Initializes extensions and executes bootstrap components.

This method is called by init() after the application has been fully configured. If you override this method, make sure you also call the parent implementation.

protected void bootstrap ( )
coreComponents() public method

Returns the configuration of core application components.

See also set().

public void coreComponents ( )
end() public method

Terminates the application.

This method replaces the exit() function by ensuring the application life cycle is completed before terminating the application.

public void end ( $status = 0, $response = null )
$status integer

The exit status (value 0 means normal exit while other values mean abnormal exit).
$response yii\base\Response

The response to be sent. If not set, the default application $response component will be used.
throws yii\base\ExitException

if the application is in testing mode
getAssetManager() public method

Returns the asset manager.

public yii\web\AssetManager getAssetManager ( )
return yii\web\AssetManager

The asset manager application component.
getAuthManager() public method

Returns the auth manager for this application.

public yii\rbac\ManagerInterface getAuthManager ( )
return yii\rbac\ManagerInterface

The auth manager application component. Null is returned if auth manager is not configured.
getCache() public method

Returns the cache component.

public yii\caching\CacheInterface getCache ( )
return yii\caching\CacheInterface

The cache application component. Null if the component is not enabled.
getDb() public method

Returns the database connection component.

public yii\db\Connection getDb ( )
return yii\db\Connection

The database connection.
getErrorHandler() public method

Returns the error handler component.

public yii\web\ErrorHandler|yii\console\ErrorHandler getErrorHandler ( )
return yii\web\ErrorHandler|yii\console\ErrorHandler

The error handler application component.
getFormatter() public method

Returns the formatter component.

public yii\i18n\Formatter getFormatter ( )
return yii\i18n\Formatter

The formatter application component.
getI18n() public method

Returns the internationalization (i18n) component.

public yii\i18n\I18N getI18n ( )
return yii\i18n\I18N

The internationalization application component.
getLog() public method

Returns the log dispatcher component.

public yii\log\Dispatcher getLog ( )
return yii\log\Dispatcher

The log dispatcher application component.
getMailer() public method

Returns the mailer component.

public yii\mail\MailerInterface getMailer ( )
return yii\mail\MailerInterface

The mailer application component.
getRequest() public method

Returns the request component.

public yii\web\Request|yii\console\Request getRequest ( )
return yii\web\Request|yii\console\Request

The request component.
getResponse() public method

Returns the response component.

public yii\web\Response|yii\console\Response getResponse ( )
return yii\web\Response|yii\console\Response

The response component.
getRuntimePath() public method

Returns the directory that stores runtime files.

public string getRuntimePath ( )
return string

The directory that stores runtime files. Defaults to the "runtime" subdirectory under $basePath.
getSecurity() public method

Returns the security component.

public yii\base\Security getSecurity ( )
return yii\base\Security

The security application component.
getTimeZone() public method

Returns the time zone used by this application.

This is a simple wrapper of PHP function date_default_timezone_get(). If time zone is not configured in php.ini or application config, it will be set to UTC by default.

See also https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-get.php.

public string getTimeZone ( )
return string

The time zone used by this application.
getUniqueId() public method

Returns an ID that uniquely identifies this module among all modules within the current application.

Since this is an application instance, it will always return an empty string.

public string getUniqueId ( )
return string

The unique ID of the module.
getUrlManager() public method

Returns the URL manager for this application.

public yii\web\UrlManager getUrlManager ( )
return yii\web\UrlManager

The URL manager for this application.
getVendorPath() public method

Returns the directory that stores vendor files.

public string getVendorPath ( )
return string

The directory that stores vendor files. Defaults to "vendor" directory under $basePath.
getView() public method

Returns the view object.

public yii\base\View|yii\web\View getView ( )
return yii\base\View|yii\web\View

The view application component that is used to render various view files.
handleRequest() public abstract method

Handles the specified request.

This method should return an instance of yii\base\Response or its child class which represents the handling result of the request.

public abstract yii\base\Response handleRequest ( $request )
$request yii\base\Request

The request to be handled
return yii\base\Response

The resulting response
init() public method

Initializes the module.

This method is called after the module is created and initialized with property values given in configuration. The default implementation will initialize $controllerNamespace if it is not set.

If you override this method, please make sure you call the parent implementation.

public void init ( )
preInit() public method

Pre-initializes the application.

This method is called at the beginning of the application constructor. It initializes several important application properties. If you override this method, please make sure you call the parent implementation.

public void preInit ( &$config )
$config array

The application configuration
throws yii\base\InvalidConfigException

if either $id or $basePath configuration is missing.
registerErrorHandler() protected method

Registers the errorHandler component as a PHP error handler.

protected void registerErrorHandler ( &$config )
$config array

Application config
run() public method

Runs the application.

This is the main entrance of an application.

public integer run ( )
return integer

The exit status (0 means normal, non-zero values mean abnormal)
setBasePath() public method

Sets the root directory of the application and the @app alias.

This method can only be invoked at the beginning of the constructor.

public void setBasePath ( $path )
$path string

The root directory of the application.
throws yii\base\InvalidArgumentException

if the directory does not exist.
setContainer() public method (available since version 2.0.11)

Configures Yii::$container with the $config.

public void setContainer ( $config )
$config array

Values given in terms of name-value pairs
setRuntimePath() public method

Sets the directory that stores runtime files.

public void setRuntimePath ( $path )
$path string

The directory that stores runtime files.
setTimeZone() public method

Sets the time zone used by this application.

This is a simple wrapper of PHP function date_default_timezone_set(). Refer to the php manual for available timezones.

See also https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php.

public void setTimeZone ( $value )
$value string

The time zone used by this application.
setVendorPath() public method

Sets the directory that stores vendor files.

public void setVendorPath ( $path )
$path string

The directory that stores vendor files.

Event Details

EVENT_AFTER_REQUEST event of type yii\base\Event

An event raised after the application successfully handles a request (before the response is sent out).

EVENT_BEFORE_REQUEST event of type yii\base\Event

An event raised before the application starts to handle a request.