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Tips, tutorials, and updates about Symfony workflows and SymFlowBuilder.

1 day ago
featuresimulatorguards

Testing Guards and Watching Events Fire

The simulator now lets you toggle guards on and off to test different workflow paths. See which Symfony events fire at each step — guard, leave, transition, enter, entered, completed.

2 days ago
featuresimulator

Introducing the Workflow Simulator

Step through your Symfony workflows visually. See active states glow, click transitions to advance, and use auto-play to watch the full flow unfold.

3 days ago
guidepatterns

AND vs OR Patterns: How Symfony Workflows Really Work

Understand the difference between AND-split (parallel forks), AND-join (synchronization), and OR (exclusive choice) in Symfony workflows. Learn how SymFlowBuilder visualizes them.

9 days ago
guidesymfony

Getting Started with Symfony Workflows

A beginner-friendly introduction to the Symfony Workflow component. Learn about places, transitions, marking stores, and how to design your first state machine.

14 days ago
guidesymfony

State Machine vs Workflow: When to Use Which

Symfony offers two types: workflow (Petri net, multiple active places) and state_machine (single active place). Here is when to choose each one.

22 days ago
tutorialyaml

Exporting Production-Ready YAML with SymFlowBuilder

Learn how SymFlowBuilder generates valid Symfony workflow YAML with proper null handling, flow arrays, guards, metadata, and version-specific output.