Simple file upload validate request with Symfony

Question

Validate an input field of HTML form is a simple operation, as follows:

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validation;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

    public function adminPassword(Request $request) 
    {
        $this->parameters = $request->request->all();
           ...
        $new_password = $this->parameters['new_password'];
        $validator = Validation::createValidator();
        $violations = $validator->validate($new_password, [
            new Assert\Length([
                'min' => 4
            ])
        ]);
        if (0 !== count($violations)) {
            ...
        }
           ...
    }

Can validation request of HTML form file upload (image), can be done by Symfony in the same simple way?

public function logoUpload(Request $request)
{
     $file = $request->files->get('logo');
     ...
}

The requirement is not using Twig, or Symfony 'Form' ('createFormBuilder'), as not done above.

this.myself · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-01 15:54:27Z

6

In Symfony, the result of $request->files->get('key') is an UploadedFile or null.

With an UploadedFile you can use your validator with a file constraint as the example below :

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\File; 
use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationListInterface;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validation;

...

public function validateFile(Request $request): ConstraintViolationListInterface
{
   $fileConstraints = new File([
       'maxSize' => '64M',
       'maxSizeMessage' => 'The file is too big',
       'mimeTypes' => ['pdf' => 'application/pdf'],
       'mimeTypesMessage' => 'The format is incorrect, only PDF allowed'
   ]);

   $validator = Validation::createValidator();
   
   return $validator->validate($request->files->get('key'), $fileConstraints);
}

The method returns an iterator of constraints.

Please note to use MimeTypes you need to install symfony/mime on your app

edited May 1, 2023 at 15:54

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answered Sep 30, 2022 at 14:08

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6 Comments

blsn Over a year ago

In '.. = new File([...])' I'm getting error 'Expected type 'string'. Found 'string[]''?

Thomas Lamothe Over a year ago

It seems we don't have the same constructor for this constraints, which version of Symfony are you using ? Can you send me the constructor signature of your 'File' constraints please ?

blsn Over a year ago

I use standalone Symfony components in my app. Based on 'Kernel.php' public const VERSION = '6.1.4'; __construct()

blsn Over a year ago

I changed to '..\Constraints\File; ' it was ' ../HttpFoundation\File\File;'. Also, please note $file is '..->files->get('logo')', not '..->file' (plural), now I'm getting the following error message: "You cannot guess the mime type as the Mime component is not installed. Try running "composer require symfony/mime".

blsn Over a year ago

After running "composer require symfony/mime" I got the validation to work, Thx.

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