When making a Laravel package, how do I register the service provider and alias of dependency packages?

Question

I\'m creating a package for Laravel and I\'ve defined the Notification package (https://github.com/edvinaskrucas/notification) as a dependency for my package.

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Answer 1

You can use the alias() method on the app to register an alias, but I would consider having your package users register aliases and service providers themselves in the install process. It's a good way of keeping track of the external code that you're using, and a nice way of pulling components out to test things.

Personal opinion of course. :)

Dayle

Answer 2

I had the same problem. I had a dependency in a package and didn't want to bother the user with these dependencies, for it was a dependency in a dependency. So this is the solution. Hope it will help you!

public function register()
{
    /*
     * Register the service provider for the dependency.
     */
    $this->app->register('LucaDegasperi\OAuth2Server\OAuth2ServerServiceProvider');
    /*
     * Create aliases for the dependency.
     */
    $loader = \Illuminate\Foundation\AliasLoader::getInstance();
    $loader->alias('AuthorizationServer', 'LucaDegasperi\OAuth2Server\Facades\AuthorizationServerFacade');
    $loader->alias('ResourceServer', 'LucaDegasperi\OAuth2Server\Facades\ResourceServerFacade');
}

Answer 3

During package development you should add your package service provider in composer.json file as in the code below. For additional information please consult at Laravel's Package Discovery.

"extra": {
    "laravel": {
        "providers": [
            "Barryvdh\\Debugbar\\ServiceProvider"
        ],
        "aliases": {
            "Debugbar": "Barryvdh\\Debugbar\\Facade"
        }
    }
},