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myRestBundle_hello_world:
    pattern: /my_rest_bundle/hello/{name}
    defaults:
        _controller: myRestBundle.controller.default:sayHello
    methods: [GET]

Controller action

Unlike standard Symfony 2 controllers, the REST ones don't return an HttpFoundation\Response object, but a ValueObject. This object will during the kernel run be converted, using a ValueObjectVisitor, to a proper Symfony 2 response. One benefit is that when multiple controllers return the same object, such as a Content or a Location, the visitor will be re-used.

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