How to Create a custom Data Collector

Creating a custom Data Collector¶

Creating a custom data collector is as simple as implementing the DataCollectorInterface:

interface DataCollectorInterface
{
    /**
     * Collects data for the given Request and Response.
     *
     * @param Request    $request   A Request instance
     * @param Response   $response  A Response instance
     * @param Exception $exception An Exception instance
     */
    function collect(Request $request, Response $response, Exception $exception = null);

    /**
     * Returns the name of the collector.
     *
     * @return string The collector name
     */
    function getName();
}

The getName() method must return a unique name. This is used to access the information later on (see How to Use the Profiler in a Functional Test for instance).

The collect() method is responsible for storing the data it wants to give access to in local properties.

Most of the time, it is convenient to extend DataCollector and populate the $this->data property (it takes care of serializing the $this->data property):

class MemoryDataCollector extends DataCollector
{
    public function collect(Request $request, Response $response, Exception $exception = null)
    {
        $this->data = array(
            'memory' => memory_get_peak_usage(true),
        );
    }

    public function getMemory()
    {
        return $this->data['memory'];
    }

    public function getName()
    {
        return 'memory';
    }
}

Enabling custom Data Collectors¶

To enable a data collector, add it as a regular service in one of your configuration, and tag it with data_collector:

Adding Web Profiler Templates¶

When you want to display the data collected by your data collector in the web debug toolbar or the web profiler, create a Twig template following this skeleton:

{% extends 'WebProfilerBundle:Profiler:layout.html.twig' %}

{% block toolbar %}
    {# the web debug toolbar content #}
{% endblock %}

{% block head %}
    {# if the web profiler panel needs some specific JS or CSS files #}
{% endblock %}

{% block menu %}
    {# the menu content #}
{% endblock %}

{% block panel %}
    {# the panel content #}
{% endblock %}

Each block is optional. The toolbar block is used for the web debug toolbar and menu and panel are used to add a panel to the web profiler.

All blocks have access to the collector object.

<img src="data:image/png;base64,..." />

#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php
echo base64_encode(file_get_contents($_SERVER['argv'][1]));

To enable the template, add a template attribute to the data_collector tag in your configuration. For example, assuming your template is in some AcmeDebugBundle: