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Run Rector on your code to see what it can do for you:

 <?php
 
 namespace App\Controller;

 
 class TestController extends AbstractController
 {
-    #[Route('/test/{status}', name: 'app_test')]
-    public function index(Status $status): Response
-    {
-        return new Response('Status: ' . $status->value);
+    public function __construct(private readonly \App\Controller\Status $status)
+    {
+    }
+    #[Route('/test/{status}', name: 'app_test')]
+    public function index(): Response
+    {
+        return new Response('Status: ' . $this->status->value);
     }
 }

PHP snippet to change

<?php

namespace App\Controller;


use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;

enum Status: string
{
    case PENDING = 'pending';
    case APPROVED = 'approved';
    case REJECTED = 'rejected';
}


class TestController extends AbstractController
{
    #[Route('/test/{status}', name: 'app_test')]
    public function index(Status $status): Response
    {
        return new Response('Status: ' . $status->value);
    }
}

Applied Rules:

ControllerMethodInjectionToConstructorRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\Symfony\CodeQuality\Rector\Class_\ControllerMethodInjectionToConstructorRector;

return RectorConfig::configure()
  
    ->withPhpSets(php82: true)
    ->withRules([
        ControllerMethodInjectionToConstructorRector::class,
    ]);

Rector version: eac1ef - released at 2026-02-01 16:47