symfony · nicolas-grekas · Jul 6, 2022 · Jul 5, 2022
diff --git a/UPGRADE-6.2.md b/UPGRADE-6.2.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FrameworkBundle
  * Deprecate the `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer` and
    `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\PropertyNormalizer` autowiring aliases, type-hint against
    `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface` or implement `NormalizerAwareInterface` instead
+ * Deprecate `AbstractController::renderForm()`, use `render()` instead
 
 Mailer
 --------

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ CHANGELOG
 6.2
 ---
 
-* Deprecate the `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer` and
-  `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\PropertyNormalizer` autowiring aliases, type-hint against
-  `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface` or implement `NormalizerAwareInterface` instead
  * Add option `framework.catch_all_throwables` to allow `Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernel` to catch all kinds of `Throwable`
+ * Make `AbstractController::render()` able to deal with forms and deprecate `renderForm()`
+ * Deprecate the `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer` and
+   `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\PropertyNormalizer` autowiring aliases, type-hint against
+   `Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface` or implement `NormalizerAwareInterface` instead
 
 6.1
 ---

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/AbstractController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/AbstractController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormFactoryInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormView;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\BinaryFileResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Exception\SessionNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
@@ -219,18 +218,29 @@ protected function denyAccessUnlessGranted(mixed $attribute, mixed $subject = nu
 
     /**
      * Returns a rendered view.
+     *
+     * Forms found in parameters are auto-cast to form views.
      */
     protected function renderView(string $view, array $parameters = []): string
     {
         if (!$this->container->has('twig')) {
             throw new \LogicException('You cannot use the "renderView" method if the Twig Bundle is not available. Try running "composer require symfony/twig-bundle".');
         }
 
+        foreach ($parameters as $k => $v) {
+            if ($v instanceof FormInterface) {
+                $parameters[$k] = $v->createView();
+            }
+        }
+
         return $this->container->get('twig')->render($view, $parameters);
     }
 
     /**
      * Renders a view.
+     *
+     * If an invalid form is found in the list of parameters, a 422 status code is returned.
+     * Forms found in parameters are auto-cast to form views.
      */
     protected function render(string $view, array $parameters = [], Response $response = null): Response
     {
@@ -240,6 +250,15 @@ protected function render(string $view, array $parameters = [], Response $respon
             $response = new Response();
         }
 
+        if (200 === $response->getStatusCode()) {
+            foreach ($parameters as $v) {
+                if ($v instanceof FormInterface && $v->isSubmitted() && !$v->isValid()) {
+                    $response->setStatusCode(422);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         $response->setContent($content);
 
         return $response;
@@ -249,28 +268,12 @@ protected function render(string $view, array $parameters = [], Response $respon
      * Renders a view and sets the appropriate status code when a form is listed in parameters.
      *
      * If an invalid form is found in the list of parameters, a 422 status code is returned.
+     *
+     * @deprecated since Symfony 6.2, use render() instead
      */
     protected function renderForm(string $view, array $parameters = [], Response $response = null): Response
     {
-        if (null === $response) {
-            $response = new Response();
-        }
-
-        foreach ($parameters as $k => $v) {
-            if ($v instanceof FormView) {
-                throw new \LogicException(sprintf('Passing a FormView to "%s::renderForm()" is not supported, pass directly the form instead for parameter "%s".', get_debug_type($this), $k));
-            }
-
-            if (!$v instanceof FormInterface) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $parameters[$k] = $v->createView();
-
-            if (200 === $response->getStatusCode() && $v->isSubmitted() && !$v->isValid()) {
-                $response->setStatusCode(422);
-            }
-        }
+        trigger_deprecation('symfony/framework-bundle', '6.2', 'The "%s::renderForm()" method is deprecated, use "render()" instead.', get_debug_type($this));
 
         return $this->render($view, $parameters, $response);
     }

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/AbstractControllerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Controller/AbstractControllerTest.php
@@ -392,7 +392,55 @@ public function testRenderTwig()
         $this->assertEquals('bar', $controller->render('foo')->getContent());
     }
 
-    public function testRenderFormNew()
+    public function testRenderViewWithForm()
+    {
+        $formView = new FormView();
+
+        $form = $this->getMockBuilder(FormInterface::class)->getMock();
+        $form->expects($this->once())->method('createView')->willReturn($formView);
+
+        $twig = $this->getMockBuilder(Environment::class)->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+        $twig->expects($this->once())->method('render')->with('foo', ['bar' => $formView])->willReturn('bar');
+
+        $container = new Container();
+        $container->set('twig', $twig);
+
+        $controller = $this->createController();
+        $controller->setContainer($container);
+
+        $content = $controller->renderView('foo', ['bar' => $form]);
+
+        $this->assertSame('bar', $content);
+    }
+
+    public function testRenderWithFormSubmittedAndInvalid()
+    {
+        $formView = new FormView();
+
+        $form = $this->getMockBuilder(FormInterface::class)->getMock();
+        $form->expects($this->once())->method('createView')->willReturn($formView);
+        $form->expects($this->once())->method('isSubmitted')->willReturn(true);
+        $form->expects($this->once())->method('isValid')->willReturn(false);
+
+        $twig = $this->getMockBuilder(Environment::class)->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+        $twig->expects($this->once())->method('render')->with('foo', ['bar' => $formView])->willReturn('bar');
+
+        $container = new Container();
+        $container->set('twig', $twig);
+
+        $controller = $this->createController();
+        $controller->setContainer($container);
+
+        $response = $controller->render('foo', ['bar' => $form]);
+
+        $this->assertSame(422, $response->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertSame('bar', $response->getContent());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
+    public function testRenderForm()
     {
         $formView = new FormView();
 
@@ -414,6 +462,9 @@ public function testRenderFormNew()
         $this->assertSame('bar', $response->getContent());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testRenderFormSubmittedAndInvalid()
     {
         $formView = new FormView();