Silex controller skeleton

MyController.php

<?php
use Silex\Application;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;

abstract class MyController {

    protected $request;
    protected $application;

    public function __construct(Request $req, Application $app) {
        $this->request = $req;
        $this->application = $app;
    }

    public function getApplication() {
        return $this->application;
    }

    public function isPostRequest() {
        return strtolower($this->request->getMethod() == 'post');
    }

    public function getRequest() {
        return $this->request;
    }

    public function willHandleRequest(Silex\Controller $controller) {
        $controller->before(function() {
            // do stuff
        });
    }

    public function handleRequest() {

        // handle the actual request here

    }

    public function didHandleRequest(Silex\Controller $controller) {
        $controller->after(function() {
            // do stuff
        });
    }

}