symfony/finder

★ 8,454PHPAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((symfony finder))
    What it does
      Search files and folders
      Filter by name pattern
      Filter by size
      Filter by age
    API style
      Chainable methods
      Reads like a sentence
    Use in projects
      Standalone component
      Works without Symfony
    Ecosystem
      Part of Symfony family
      Large user base

mindmap root((symfony finder)) What it does Search files and folders Filter by name pattern Filter by size Filter by age API style Chainable methods Reads like a sentence Use in projects Standalone component Works without Symfony Ecosystem Part of Symfony family Large user base

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Scan a directory tree and filter files by name pattern or extension in a PHP project using chainable method calls.

USE CASE 2

Find files modified within the last week and larger than 1 MB without writing nested loops or manual checks.

USE CASE 3

Add file-search logic to any PHP project, with or without the full Symfony framework, by installing this single component.

Tech stack

PHPSymfony

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

Symfony Finder is a PHP library that helps code search for files and folders stored on a computer. Developers include it in PHP projects when they need to scan through directories and filter results based on criteria like file type, name pattern, size, or age. The library's key selling point, as stated in its README, is a fluent interface, which means you chain together short method calls in a sequence that reads almost like a sentence rather than writing nested loops and manual checks by hand. The library is one piece of Symfony, a widely used collection of PHP tools and frameworks. Symfony structures much of its internal functionality as independent components so that developers can pull in only what they need, without adopting the full Symfony framework. Finder is one of those standalone components: you can add it to any PHP project, Symfony-based or not. The README for this repository is minimal. It provides one descriptive sentence, then links to the full Symfony documentation site for usage guides, and to the main Symfony GitHub repository for reporting bugs or submitting changes. No installation instructions, code examples, or configuration details appear in the README itself. Anyone looking to understand how to use Finder in practice will need to visit the external documentation link. Because the project is part of Symfony's broader ecosystem, it has a large user base and a long track record. The README's brevity reflects the fact that the real documentation lives elsewhere, not that the project lacks depth.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I want to use Symfony Finder to list all .log files in a directory that were modified in the last 7 days and are larger than 100 KB. Write the PHP code.

Prompt 2

How do I use Symfony Finder to recursively find all PHP files in a directory while excluding any vendor subdirectory?

Prompt 3

I want to sort the results from Symfony Finder by file size descending. How do I chain that onto my existing Finder query?

Prompt 4

How do I install Symfony Finder in a plain PHP project that does not use the full Symfony framework?

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