Symfony: Twig ↔ Controller

A VS Code extension for Symfony developers that lets you jump instantly between Twig templates and their PHP Controllers — in both directions.

Features

Open the Controller that renders the currently active Twig template.

How to use:

Right-click inside a .twig or .html file → "Symfony: Open Controller for this Twig"
Or click the $(go-to-file) icon in the editor title bar while a Twig file is active

The extension searches in two ways:

render() scan — scans all PHP files under src/Controller for render('your/template.html.twig') calls and jumps to the exact line.
Naming convention — derives candidates from the template path (e.g. templates/foo/bar.html.twig → FooController.php, Foo/BarController.php).

When multiple matches are found, a Quick Pick list lets you choose.

Open the Twig template(s) rendered by the currently active Controller.

How to use:

Right-click inside a .php file → "Symfony: Open Twig for this Controller"
Or click the $(go-to-file) icon in the editor title bar while a PHP file is active

The extension resolves templates in priority order:

render() calls — reads the open Controller and lists every .twig path found in render() calls, with the source line number.
Naming convention — derives candidates from the Controller filename (e.g. Admin/DashboardController.php → templates/admin/dashboard/index.html.twig).
Fuzzy name match — if nothing else is found, scans all Twig files for a base-name match.

Both directions also work from a selected or cursor-hovered template path string.

In a Twig / HTML file: Select 'admin/dashboard.html.twig' → right-click → "Symfony: Open Controller from template path"

In a PHP file: Select or hover over 'admin/dashboard.html.twig' → right-click → "Symfony: Open Twig from template path"

If no text is selected, the extension automatically extracts the nearest quoted .twig path on the current line.

Active file	Menu item	Action
`.twig` / `.html`	Symfony: Open Controller for this Twig	Jump to Controller
`.twig` / `.html` + selection	Symfony: Open Controller from template path	Jump to Controller at `render()` line
`.php`	Symfony: Open Twig for this Controller	Jump to Twig template
`.php` + selection	Symfony: Open Twig from template path	Open the selected template

Open Settings (Ctrl+,) and search for symfonyTwig.

Setting	Default	Description
`symfonyTwig.templatesDir`	`templates`	Root directory for Twig templates, relative to the project root.
`symfonyTwig.controllerDir`	`src/Controller`	Root directory for Controllers, relative to the project root.
`symfonyTwig.searchInPhp`	`true`	When enabled, scans PHP files for `render()` calls in addition to naming-convention lookups.

MIT