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The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture is a design pattern used in software engineering to

separate the concerns of an application into three interconnected components: the Model, the View,
and the Controller. This separation facilitates modular development, code reusability, and easier
maintenance.

### MVC Components

1. **Model**

- **Description**: The Model represents the data and the business logic of the application. It is
responsible for managing the data, logic, and rules of the application.

- **Responsibilities**:

- Fetch and save data to databases.

- Enforce business rules and logic.

- Notify observers (usually Views) when data changes.

- **Example**: In a school management system, the Model might include classes for students,
courses, and grades, each handling the appropriate data and business rules.

2. **View**

- **Description**: The View is responsible for presenting the data to the user in a specific format. It is
the user interface (UI) of the application.

- **Responsibilities**:

- Render data from the Model to the user.

- Present data in a format specified by the application's requirements.

- Allow user interaction, usually through forms or input controls.

- **Example**: In a school management system, the View might include HTML pages or templates
that display student information, course details, and grades.

3. **Controller**

- **Description**: The Controller acts as an intermediary between the Model and the View. It listens
to user input, processes it (often making calls to the Model), and determines which View to display.

- **Responsibilities**:

- Handle user input and interactions.


- Update the Model based on user actions.

- Select the appropriate View for the user.

- **Example**: In a school management system, the Controller might handle actions like enrolling a
student in a course, updating a student's grades, or retrieving a list of courses.

### Benefits of MVC

1. **Separation of Concerns**: MVC separates the application's concerns, making it easier to manage
and scale. Developers can work on the Model, View, and Controller independently.

2. **Reusability**: Components in MVC can be reused across different parts of the application or in
different projects.

3. **Maintainability**: Changes in one component (e.g., updating the user interface) do not directly
affect the other components (e.g., the data model), making the application easier to maintain.

4. **Testability**: MVC makes it easier to write unit tests for individual components of the application,
enhancing the overall quality and reliability.

### MVC Workflow

1. **User Interaction**: The user interacts with the View (e.g., clicks a button, submits a form).

2. **Controller Handling**: The Controller handles the user input, processes it (e.g., validates data,
performs calculations), and updates the Model if necessary.

3. **Model Update**: The Model updates its state based on the Controller's instructions (e.g., saving
data to a database).

4. **View Update**: The View retrieves the updated data from the Model and displays it to the user.

### Example: School Management System

- **Model**: Classes like `Student`, `Course`, and `Grade` manage data and business logic (e.g., a
method to calculate a student's GPA).

- **View**: HTML templates that display student profiles, course lists, and grade reports.

- **Controller**: Methods that handle actions such as adding a new student, enrolling a student in a
course, and updating grades.
### Implementation in Symfony

Symfony, a popular PHP framework, follows the MVC architecture. Here’s a brief overview of how MVC
is implemented in Symfony:

- **Model**: Symfony uses Doctrine ORM for managing database interactions, defining entities and
repositories.

- **View**: Symfony uses Twig templating engine to render HTML views.

- **Controller**: Symfony controllers are PHP classes that handle HTTP requests and return responses,
often by interacting with models and passing data to views.

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