Document RawInputInterface for raw arguments, options and unparsing

console/input.rst

@@ -825,6 +825,56 @@ command without having to worry about the number of arguments or options::
         // ...
     }
 
+Accessing Raw Arguments and Options
+-----------------------------------
+
+While ``getRawTokens()`` returns the unparsed CLI tokens as strings, sometimes
+you need access to the *parsed* arguments and options without default values
+merged in. The :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Input\\RawInputInterface`
+provides methods for this:
+
+* ``getRawArguments()``: returns only arguments explicitly passed by the user
+  (without default values merged in);
+* ``getRawOptions()``: returns only options explicitly passed by the user
+  (without default values merged in);
+* ``unparse()``: converts parsed options back to their CLI string representation
+  (e.g. ``['--format=json', '--verbose']``).
+
+You can type-hint ``RawInputInterface`` in invokable commands to access these
+methods::
+
+    // ...
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+    use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+    use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        // returns only arguments explicitly passed (no defaults)
+        $rawArguments = $input->getRawArguments();
+
+        // returns only options explicitly passed (no defaults)
+        $rawOptions = $input->getRawOptions();
+
+        // converts parsed options back to CLI tokens, useful for forwarding
+        // to a child process
+        $process = new Process([
+            'app:child-command',
+            ...$input->getRawArguments(),
+            ...$input->unparse(),
+        ]);
+        $process->mustRun();
+
+        // you can also filter specific options to unparse
+        $unparsed = $input->unparse(['format', 'verbose']);
+
+        // ...
+    }
+
+.. versionadded:: 8.1
+
+    The ``RawInputInterface`` was introduced in Symfony 8.1.
+
 .. _console-input-completion:
 
 Adding Argument/Option Value Completion