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nickolasburr/ezimports
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Register PHP imports at runtime.

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ezimports
=========

[](#ezimports)

Register PHP imports via JSON.

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Constants](#constants)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Benefits](#benefits)
- [Caveats](#caveats)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require nickolasburr/ezimports

```

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

[](#configuration)

The imports JSON file should contain an array of objects, each representing an entity and its subsequent imports. For each entity object, the following properties should be specified:

- `class`: The FQCN of the class, interface, or trait.
- `imports`: An array of import objects.
    - `use`: The FQCN of the class, interface, or trait to import.
    - `as`: \[OPTIONAL\] The alias to use in place of the short name. Defaults to short name.

Constants
---------

[](#constants)

Prior to searching, ezimports looks for the following constants:

- `EZIMPORTS_MODULE_PATH`: The path to the ezimports module directory. Defaults to `vendor/nickolasburr/ezimports`.
- `__IMPORTS_FILE_NAME`: Imports file basename. Defaults to `imports.json`.
- `__IMPORTS_FILE_PATH`: Imports file path. Defaults to `vendor///imports.json`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Instead of including imports statically:

```