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bhuvidya/laravel-helper-loader
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Load multiple helpers from a source directory, providing support for them to be concatenated into a cache file in the bootstrap/cache directory.

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Laravel Helper Loader
=====================

[](#laravel-helper-loader)

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**Note I have now switched the semver versioning for my Laravel packages to "match" the latest supported Laravel version.**

Laravel Helper Loader is a package that will load multiple, custom "helper" modules from a given path. This allows you to separate your custom helper functions into different php files. You can also cache multiple helper files into one, quick to load file, a la Laravel "config".

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Add `bhuvidya/laravel-helper-loader` to your app:

```
$ composer require "bhuvidya/laravel-helper-loader"

```

**If you're using Laravel 5.5 or above, you don't have to edit `app/config/app.php`.**

Otherwise, edit `app/config/app.php` and add the service provider:

```
'providers' => [
    'BhuVidya\HelperLoader\HelperLoaderServiceProvider',
]

```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

The configuration file specifies the path to your helper files (default `APP_ROOT/helpers`), and the cache file (default `APP_ROOT/bootstrap/cache/helpers.php`).

You can manage and customise the configuration by installing the default config file:

```
$ php artisan vendor:publish --provider='BhuVidya\HelperLoader\HelperLoaderServiceProvider' --tag=config
```

The following config file will be published in `config/helper_loader.php`:

```
return [

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Path to helpers. Can either be relative to base path, or use an
    | absolute path.
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */

    'path' => env('HELPER_LOADER_PATH', 'helpers'),

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Path to cache file. Can either be relative to bootstrap cache path, or use an
    | absolute path.
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */

    'cache' => env('HELPER_LOADER_CACHE_FILE', 'helpers.php'),

];

```

Alternately, you can set the Helper Loader config vars by using your `.env` file. As you can see above, the env variables used are:

```
HELPER_LOADER_PATH
HELPER_LOADER_CACHE_FILE

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

So once your helpers path is set, you can freely add and edit helper modules to that path, and they will be loaded automatically for you. For a production environment, you may want to cache your helper files. You can do this in a way similar to caching your config files:

```
$ php artisan helper-loader:cache

```

If the helper loader cache file exists, it is always loaded, even if you have updated or added to your helper modules. You can clear the cache file as follows:

```
$ php artisan helper-loader:clear

```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [bhu Boue vidya](https://github.com/bhuvidya)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~73 days

Recently: every ~84 days

Total

8

Last Release

2063d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.6 → v8.02020-09-17

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.1.3

v1.0.6PHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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