Using a custom function in twig

Question

In my template I want to output the server timezone.

My template has something like

{{ getservertimezone }}

Then in the services.yml co

Answer 1

Symfony ^2.6 - twig ^1.38

See example below

---

AppExtension.php

namespace Your/NameSpace;

class AppExtension extends \Twig_Extension {

    public function getFilters() 
    {
        return array(
            new \Twig_SimpleFilter('cdn_asset_filter', array($this, 'cdn_asset_filter')),
        );
    }

    public function getFunctions()
    {
        return array(
            new \Twig\TwigFunction('cdn_asset_function', array($this, 'cdn_asset_function')),
        );
    }


    public function cdn_asset_filter($path) 
    {
        return "https://cdn.example.com/$path";
    }


    public function cdn_asset_function($path) 
    {
        return "https://cdn.example.com/$path";
    }
}

---

view.html.twig

// Filter

<img src="{{ 'path/to/image.png'|cdn_asset_filter }}">

// result : <img src="https://cdn.example.com/path/to/image.png">


// Function

<img src="{{ cdn_asset_function('path/to/image.png') }}">

// result : <img src="https://cdn.example.com/path/to/image.png">

---

app/config/services.yml

services:
    my_global_filters_and_functions:
        class: Your/NameSpace/AppExtension
        tags:
            - { name: twig.extension }

---

This is how i used custom functions in Twig in one my old projects, i don't know if it's a best practice, but it worked for me.

---

Resources : Twig Documentation - Extending Twig

Answer 2

Use getFunctions() instead of getFilters()

public function getFunctions()
{
    return array(
        new \Twig_SimpleFunction('server_time_zone', array($this, 'getServerTimeZone')),
    );
}

Twig filters are used to filter some value.

{{ "some value" | filter_name_here }}

Btw, you can define both filters and functions in the same class.

Answer 3

In the newer versions of Twig he should be using Twig_SimpleFunction instead of Twig_Function_Method and Twig_SimpleFilter instead of Twig_Filter_Method, since Twig_*_Method are deprecated (I am using Twig v. 1.24.0 along with Symfony 2.8.2)

Answer 4

Instead of getFilters, override getFunctions and use Twig_Function_Method instead of Twig_Filter_Method.