Composer Autoloading for classes without php extension

Question

I'm creating a composer package but my library uses a ".class.php" extension instead of the usual ".php" extension.

E.g. BaseController.class.php for BaseController class

As a result of this the Composer Autoloader is unable to find my files.

How do I fix this?

You could use always classmap, but you need to regenerate it after each class addding. — sectus
– sectus, Commented Dec 22, 2014 at 9:54
ok, I just looked into that and there are at least 50+ .class.php files inside my library. Is it recommended that I do this or should I just fork my library and rename all .class.php and .php and use that? — supersan
– supersan, Commented Dec 22, 2014 at 9:59
See ClassLoader.php inside composer folder. If I change this line to use '.class.php' it works! >> $file = $this->findFileWithExtension($class, '.php'); //line 303 — supersan
– supersan, Commented Dec 22, 2014 at 10:04
I wish I could but composer overwrites ClassLoader.php when I run it. — supersan
– supersan, Commented Dec 22, 2014 at 15:13

supersan · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-23 08:29:07Z

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After a lot of research there are two ways of doing it. Unfortunately neither is good enough but for now anyone who faces this problem can use it:

Rename all .class.php to .php if it is your own library
In line 303 of ClassLoader.php (inside composer folder) change .php to .class.php

$file = $this->findFileWithExtension($class, '.php'); //line 303 $file = $this->findFileWithExtension($class, '.class.php'); //line 303

Hopefully there will be support for this in future versions!

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 8:29

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Halfstop Over a year ago

Step 1 is the only correct course of action. Using class.php as an extension serves no purpose other than to make your code look outdated and antiquated.

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