symfony/browser-kit
Simulates the behavior of a web browser, allowing you to make requests, click on links and submit forms programmatically observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 5671
- days_rel: 11
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 33
Adoption not part of the score
3012 stars · 59 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Symfony BrowserKit is a PHP component that simulates the behavior of a web browser, enabling programmatic requests, link clicks, and form submissions. It ships with an HttpBrowser implementation built on the HttpClient component and integrates with Symfony's functional testing workflow.
Use cases
- simulate a web browser in php tests
- click links and submit forms programmatically
- write functional tests for symfony applications
- scrape websites by navigating pages and forms
- make http requests with cookie and history handling
When to choose
- you are writing functional tests for a Symfony or PHP application
- you need programmatic browser-like navigation (cookies, history, forms) without a real browser
- you want a lightweight alternative to headless browsers for HTTP-level testing
When to avoid
- you need JavaScript rendering or a real browser engine
- you are not working in PHP
- you need full end-to-end browser automation like Playwright or Selenium
Facets
library · maturity stable
http-client testing web-scraping web-development testing developer-tools php symfony-component browser-simulation functional-testing dom-crawler form-submission
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/symfony/browser-kit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6ccbf88d3062
- homepage: https://symfony.com/browser-kit · fetched 2026-08-29 · 09ee6c76c88a
- site_page: https://symfony.com/doc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44889134f4fb
- site_page: https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/browser_kit.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · cc7bff249427
- site_page: https://symfony.com/projects/phpmyfaq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3596e76ac3ce
- site_page: https://symfony.com/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2fd410222cfe
- site_page: https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · cdec5bd82c72
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| symfony/browser-kit | main | 99 |
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