Installation

Install the metapackage with Composer:

composer require fast-forward/framework

This single command installs the Fast Forward container, configuration helpers, HTTP stack, event-dispatcher stack, deferred callback utilities, enum helpers, iterator helpers, and process-management tools.

Requirements

  • PHP 8.3 or higher
  • Composer 2

What gets installed

fast-forward/framework is a metapackage-style entry point. The package itself contains one local service provider class, while Composer pulls in the runtime libraries listed below.

Package Why it is included Registered automatically by FrameworkServiceProvider
fast-forward/container PSR-11 container composition, autowiring, and service-provider support No
fast-forward/config Configuration objects and config-backed container integration No
fast-forward/http Aggregated HTTP stack for PSR-7, PSR-17, and PSR-18 usage Yes
fast-forward/event-dispatcher PSR-14 event dispatching, listener aggregation, and Symfony-contract compatibility Yes
fast-forward/defer Deferred callback helpers and middleware-oriented cleanup workflows No
fast-forward/fork Parallel worker orchestration for CLI workloads No
fast-forward/enum Enum and value-object helper abstractions for explicit domain modeling No
fast-forward/iterators Iterator utilities for grouping, chunking, lookahead, and related data flows No

Optional event-dispatcher integration

If your application wants Symfony-style subscribers or #[AsEventListener] attributes explicitly, add the component package to your application as well:

composer require symfony/event-dispatcher

Recommended next step

Continue with Quickstart to create a container and resolve your first services.