Description
In this episode, you’ll learn how to add dynamic data – such as a product rating from an external API – to a product page by customizing Sylius’s default controller. You’ll override the show() method and pass external data to the Twig view.
You’ll learn:
- How to create a custom ProductController that extends ResourceController,
- How to override the show() method to fetch and pass dynamic values (e.g. a simulated 1–5 rating),
- How to register your controller in services.yaml with autowiring disabled,
- How to configure Sylius to use your custom controller for the product resource via sylius.yaml,
- How to prepare a Twig view using ui heart rating with dynamic data-rating,
- How to integrate dynamic logic into product pages in the frontend.
IMPORTANT: Overriding a controller is considered a last resort. In most use cases, better options include:
- using event listeners,
- state machine transitions,
- creating custom action controllers.
This episode gives you a solid understanding of controller customization in Sylius and how to do it properly when necessary.
