I’m working on a Symfony blog application and running into an issue with module integration. I have two separate modules - one for articles and another for comments. The comment module has its own form and template setup, which works perfectly when accessed directly.
Now I want to display the comment submission form on the article detail page so users can leave comments without navigating away. I tried copying the template content from the comment module’s success template, but it doesn’t function properly even after adjusting some configuration settings.
Is there a proper way to embed or include a form from one module into another module’s template in Symfony? What configuration changes are needed to make this work correctly? I have the backend logic and permissions already set up for comment moderation.
The cleanest approach is to use Symfony’s controller forwarding mechanism. In your article detail controller, you can forward to the comment form controller using the forward() method. This maintains proper separation of concerns while embedding the functionality seamlessly. Alternatively, create a dedicated service that handles comment form creation and validation. Register it in your services configuration and inject it into both controllers. This way, you can call the same form builder logic from your article controller and pass the rendered form to your article template. I encountered a similar challenge when building a product review system. The service approach worked best because it kept the form logic centralized and made testing much easier. Make sure to properly handle form submissions by checking the request method and redirecting appropriately after successful comment creation.
interesting problem! are you handling the form submission properly when embedding it? sometimes the action attribute gets messed up when moving forms between modules. also curious - did you check if the comment form’s javascript/css dependencies are loaded on the article page? that could explain why it doesnt function right even tho it displays.
have you tried using render() method in twig? you can call the comment form controller directly from your article template with {{ render(controller(‘CommentBundle:Comment:form’, {‘article_id’: article.id})) }}. this way the form handles its own submission and you dont need to mess with copying templates around. worked for me when i had similar setup.