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Getting Results from your Handler

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Getting Results from your Handler

When a message is handled, the HandleMessageMiddleware adds a HandledStamp for each object that handled the message. You can use this to get the value returned by the handler(s):

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use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Stamp\HandledStamp;

$envelope = $messageBus->dispatch(new SomeMessage());

// get the value that was returned by the last message handler
$handledStamp = $envelope->last(HandledStamp::class);
$handledStamp->getResult();

// or get info about all of handlers
$handledStamps = $envelope->all(HandledStamp::class);

Working with Command & Query Buses

The Messenger component can be used in CQRS architectures where command & query buses are central pieces of the application. Read Martin Fowler's article about CQRS to learn more and how to configure multiple buses.

As queries are usually synchronous and expected to be handled once, getting the result from the handler is a common need.

A HandleTrait exists to get the result of the handler when processing synchronously. It also ensures that exactly one handler is registered. The HandleTrait can be used in any class that has a $messageBus property:

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// src/Action/ListItems.php
namespace App\Action;

use App\Message\ListItemsQuery;
use App\MessageHandler\ListItemsQueryResult;
use Symfony\Component\Messenger\HandleTrait;
use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;

class ListItems
{
    use HandleTrait;

    public function __construct(MessageBusInterface $messageBus)
    {
        $this->messageBus = $messageBus;
    }

    public function __invoke()
    {
        $result = $this->query(new ListItemsQuery(/* ... */));

        // Do something with the result
        // ...
    }

    // Creating such a method is optional, but allows type-hinting the result
    private function query(ListItemsQuery $query): ListItemsQueryResult
    {
        return $this->handle($query);
    }
}

Hence, you can use the trait to create command & query bus classes. For example, you could create a special QueryBus class and inject it wherever you need a query bus behavior instead of the MessageBusInterface:

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// src/MessageBus/QueryBus.php
namespace App\MessageBus;

use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
use Symfony\Component\Messenger\HandleTrait;
use Symfony\Component\Messenger\MessageBusInterface;

class QueryBus
{
    use HandleTrait;

    public function __construct(MessageBusInterface $messageBus)
    {
        $this->messageBus = $messageBus;
    }

    /**
     * @param object|Envelope $query
     *
     * @return mixed The handler returned value
     */
    public function query($query)
    {
        return $this->handle($query);
    }
}
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