When creating a module with the init-module task (generate:module in symfony 1.1), symfony creates an actions.class.php file:

<?php
 
/**
 * article actions.
 *
 * @package    symfony
 * @subpackage article
 * @author     Your name here
 * @version    SVN: $Id$
 */
class articleActions extends sfActions
{
  /**
   * Executes index action
   *
   */
  public function executeIndex()
  {
    $this->forward('default', 'module');
  }
}
 

symfony generates the class content and adds some PHPDoc comments. But if you have a closer look, you see that the author is a meaningless Your name here placeholder.

You can change this default by adding an author property in the config/properties.ini file:

[symfony]
  name=aidedecamp
  author=Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier [at] symfony-project.com>
 

symfony will now use this author when generating a module:

<?php
 
/**
 * article actions.
 *
 * @package    symfony
 * @subpackage article
 * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier [at] symfony-project.com>
 * @version    SVN: $Id$
 */
class articleActions extends sfActions
{
  /**
   * Executes index action
   *
   */
  public function executeIndex()
  {
    $this->forward('default', 'module');
  }
}
 

The name property is used for the following tasks in symfony 1.0:

• init-module
• init-controller
• init-batch
• propel-generate-crud
• propel-init-crud
• propel-init-admin

Here is the tasks list for symfony 1.1:

• generate:module
• generate:controller
• generate:batch
• propel:generate-crud
• propel:generate-admin