Class 'Modules\Media' not found in eval()'d code on line 1 in Laravel after installing laravel-modules by nWidart - class

Question

I'm using nWidart's laravel-modules for a project. The idea is great but I don't like having the modules directory starting with a capital letter (Modules).
I decided to change the directory name in the configuration file:
/config/modules.php
I kept the namespace as Modules, but I changed path:
return [
'namespace' => 'Modules',
'paths' => [
'modules' => base_path('modules'), // Used to be ('Modules')
]
];
I added this to the composer.json file:
"autoload": {
"classmap": [
"database"
],
"psr-4": {
"App\\": "app/",
"Modules\\": "modules/"
}
},
Now, I created a Module called Media:
php artisan module:make Media
And also created a model Media:
php artisan module:make-model Media media
My model goes like this:
<?php
namespace Modules\Media\Entities;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Media extends Model{
//
public function categories(){
return $this->belongsToMany( Category::class, 'category_media' );
}
}
Everything works fine, but when I go to tinker
php artisan tinker
And I try to load an Object (which exists) from the database:
$file = \Modules\Media\Entities::find( 1 );
or
$file = Modules\Media\Entities::find( 1 );
or
$file = modules\Media\Entities::find( 1 );
or
$file = \modules\Media\Entities::find( 1 );
I get this error:
PHP Fatal error: Class 'Modules\Media\Entities' not found in eval()'d code on line 1
Any ideas on what might be causing the problem? was it the changeof the directory name? Am I missing something in the composer.json configuration? I have no idea.

Answer 1

After reading my own code, I figured out that I was not referencing the Class, but only the namespace. The correct way to call the Media class was:
$file = \Modules\Media\Entities\Media::find( 1 );
(Notice that this time I end with \Media)
And of course, the result is the expected:
=> Modules\Media\Entities\Media {#857
id: 1,
filename: "my_file.jpg",
properties: "[]",
mime: "image\jpg",
extension: "jpg",
created_at: "2017-05-21 04:37:28",
updated_at: "2017-05-21 04:37:28",
published: 0,
published_at: "2017-05-20 23:37:28",
}