How can I use a library directly inside an existing Symfony2 project. I am, for instance, trying to add the faker library. I installed it via composer but I don’t know how and where to put the code I need.
According to documentation:
// require the Faker autoloader require_once '/path/to/Faker/src/autoload.php'; // alternatively, use another PSR-0 compliant autoloader (like the Symfony2 ClassLoader for instance)
What is a simple explanation of auto loader?
How to use a library directly without a bundle?
Is it a requirement for a library to have an autoload.php file so that it can be integrated inside a php project?
Where to put the above code?
Any links explaining such notions for newbies? Thank you very much for your usual guidance.
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Answer
You do not need to config nothing. Faker library is PSR-4 (see composer.json, this line) compliant so just install it (through composer) and use the proper namespace. Symfony automatically loads PSR-4 / PSR-0 libraries/components. Like this:
<?php # src/AppBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
namespace AppBundleController;
use SymfonyBundleFrameworkBundleControllerController;
use Faker;
class DefaultController extends Controller
{
public function indexAction()
{
$faker = FakerFactory::create();
var_dump($faker); die;
// ...
}
}
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