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Can you show your composer autoload ?
Sep 14, 2022
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Level 1
Helper not recognizing Classes
I am attempting to write a Helper function to create graphs. I have included my app/helper.php file in the composer autoload, however when I attempt to run the following code, the classes aren't found.
<?php
use App\Amenadiel\JpGraph\Graph;
use App\Amenadiel\JpGraph\Plot;
function create_pie_graph(array $data, array $dimensions, string $title, string $file_name){
$colours = ['#8D201C', '#EE8310', '#2A7DA6', '#5A306B', '#285228'];
$graph = new Graph/PieGraph($dimensions[0],$dimensions[1]);
$graph->title->Set($title);
$graph->SetBox(true);
$pie = new Plot\PiePlot($data);
$pie->ShowBorder();
$pie->SetColor('black');
$pie->SetSliceColors($colours);
$graph->Add($pie);
if(file_exists(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name))){
unlink(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name));
}
$graph->Stroke(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name));
}
Level 1
@vincent15000 I've changed the helper to a class GraphCreation.php
"autoload": {
"psr-4": {
"App\": "app/",
"Database\Factories\": "database/factories/",
"Database\Seeders\": "database/seeders/"
},
"files": [
"app/Helpers/GraphCreation.php"
]
}
The new code for the class follows
<?php
namespace App\Helpers;
use App\Amenadiel\JpGraph\Graph;
use App\Amenadiel\JpGraph\Plot;
class GraphCreation{
public static function create_pie_graph(array $data, array $dimensions, string $title, string $file_name){
$colours = ['#8D201C', '#EE8310', '#2A7DA6', '#5A306B', '#285228'];
$graph = new Graph/PieGraph($dimensions[0],$dimensions[1]);
$graph->title->Set($title);
$graph->SetBox(true);
$pie = new Plot\PiePlot($data);
$pie->ShowBorder();
$pie->SetColor('black');
$pie->SetSliceColors($colours);
$graph->Add($pie);
if(file_exists(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name))){
unlink(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name));
}
$graph->Stroke(storage_path('app/public/charts/'.$file_name));
}
}
Level 102
@Digisol that's a class, so no need to load it. It follows composer autoload already. Just make sure the folder is the same as the namespace
How do you use it?
Level 51
I would advise you create its own class. If you're going to throw pie chart creation into the helper file, where will it stop?
Level 1
@lancashireman I've changed it to a class, still not able to recognize other classes.
Level 75
@Digisol just verify all your "use" statements are correct and dumpautoload.
Level 1
@jlrdw I've attempted that, I reference the problem classes:
use Amenadiel\JpGraph\Graph;
use Amenadiel\JpGraph\Plot;
In my controller using this code, and they work fine from within the controller. I've never had this problem before, whenever I have referenced classes from composer in a helper before everything worked fine. I'm completely at a loss for what's wrong.
Level 75
@Digisol put Amenadiel\JpGraph\Graph in correct folder, Helpers, and namespace it correctly.
use App\Helpers\Amenadiel\JpGraph\Graph;
namespace is:
App\Helpers\Amenadiel\JpGraph
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