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# AGENTS.md

## Overview

- `sentry/sentry-symfony` is a Composer library and Symfony bundle, not an
  application.
- Use this file for repo-specific constraints that are easy to miss, and
  explore the codebase for current implementation details.

## Compatibility Rules

- The minimum supported PHP version for shipped code is `7.2`.
  `composer.json` requires `^7.2 || ^8.0`, so code added to this package must
  remain valid on PHP `7.2` unless support policy is intentionally being
  changed.
- CI exercises Symfony `4.4` through `8`, so Symfony-facing changes must keep
  the existing cross-version behavior intact.
- Do not assume optional packages are installed. Messenger, Doctrine, Twig,
  Cache, and HttpClient support are guarded throughout the codebase with
  `class_exists()`, `interface_exists()`, and `method_exists()`.
- Preserve the existing compatibility style. Prefer feature detection and
  version-specific implementation classes over hard version checks when
  extending support for Symfony or Doctrine.
- If you change tracing wrappers or compatibility behavior, verify the matching
  aliases in `src/aliases.php` and the version-specific files under
  `src/Tracing/`.
- Listener priorities are intentional and covered by tests. Changing listener
  order usually requires test updates and may require an upgrade note.

## Editing Guidance

- Keep `declare(strict_types=1);` in PHP files.
- Do not introduce PHP syntax or runtime assumptions that require newer than
  PHP `7.2` in shipped code unless the package minimum is being raised.
- Follow the existing formatting rules from `.php-cs-fixer.dist.php`.
- Services are private by default. Prefer existing FQCN service IDs and aliases
  instead of introducing new public services.
- If a service or class has no intended public API surface but is public only
  for tests, wiring, or framework integration reasons, mark it `@internal` so
  users do not rely on it as a stable extension point and future refactors do
  not become accidental BC breaks.
- XML fixtures are still relevant for older Symfony versions even though XML
  config support is skipped on Symfony 8+ in tests.
- End-to-end behavior lives in `tests/End2End/App`. Prefer end-to-end coverage
  for regressions involving listeners, request scope data, tracing, logging,
  metrics, or console behavior.
- DBAL compatibility tests use helpers in `tests/DoctrineTestCase.php`. Keep
  skip conditions and version-specific expectations intact.
- `tests/bootstrap.php` registers `ClockMock` for tracing timing behavior. Do
  not remove timing assumptions without updating the related tests.
- `src/EventListener/TracingRequestListener.php` temporarily injects the active
  request into `RequestFetcher` and clears it on terminate. Keep that set/reset
  lifecycle balanced if you change request tracing.
- `SentryBundle::SDK_VERSION` is updated by the release action. Do not modify
  it manually as part of normal development changes.
- `BufferFlushPass`, logging, and metrics code are sensitive to terminate-time
  behavior. Add end-to-end coverage when changing those paths.

## Test Expectations

- Add tests with every behavior change. This is a library repo and the existing
  test suite is broad.
- For config changes, update the YAML, PHP, and XML DI fixtures together.
- For optional-package behavior, mirror the existing pattern of conditional
  skips instead of forcing packages to exist in every environment.
- After editing files, run the relevant formatting, lint, and test commands for
  the code you changed.
- Before committing, run `composer check`.

## Docs And Release Notes

- `README.md` and `CHANGELOG.md` are updated manually during releases, so do
  not modify them as part of normal development changes.
- If a change may require updates in the separate documentation repo, ask the
  user whether to review `../sentry-docs` if that sibling checkout exists. If
  it does not exist, ask the user for the local docs path first. If they opt
  in, update that repo's `master` branch when safe, use git worktrees to
  inspect the relevant docs, and suggest any needed changes to avoid stale
  documentation.
- `CONTRIBUTING.md` states that new code should include tests and notes that
  style checkers require PHP 7.4+ locally, but shipped code still has to comply
  with the package's PHP `7.2` baseline.

## CI Notes

- `.github/workflows/tests.yaml` runs a PHP/Symfony matrix and also includes
  jobs that remove optional packages before running tests.
- `.github/workflows/static-analysis.yaml` runs PHP-CS-Fixer, PHPStan, and
  Psalm on a single recent PHP version rather than across the full test matrix.