Error in using my own Curl class in laravel - class

Question

i have laravel 4 installed in my wamp server. this what i did :
1-add this "app/classes" to composer.json.
2-create folder classes in app and put Curl.php class in that folder.
3-add this app_path().'/classes', to global.php inside app/start.
4-run composer dump-autoload in command in www directory.
5-for using like Curl::help() must add this alias to app/config/app.php aliases section 'Curl'=>'Curl' .
after doing this when i return return Curl::hello(); in router this page comes :
http://www.mediafire.com/view/h9489jr5s2699ty/err.PNG
my Curl's class : Curl class
any help??

Answer 1

This is not how Laravel aliases works, you need more code (create Facades and Service Providers) to make it work.
So you have some options:
1) Remove the Alias from app/config/app.php and instantiate your class:
$curl = new Curl;
$curl->help();
2) Instantiate your class and bind it to the IoC container, in global.php, filters.php or create a file for that:
App::bindShared('mycurl', function($app)
{
return new Curl;
});
And create a Facade:
<?php namespace MyClasses\Facades;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Facade;
class MyCurlFacade extends Facade {
protected static function getFacadeAccessor()
{
return 'mycurl';
}
}
Your Alias has to point to this Facade script file, like all the others you see in app.php.
'Curl' => 'MyClasses\MyCurlFacade',
And it should work like this Curl::hello();.
3) Create the usual (correct?) Laravel structure, which also includes a ServiceProvider to instantiate your class and bind it to the IoC container in the application Boot:
<?php namespace MyClasses;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
class MyCurlServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
protected $defer = false;
public function boot()
{
}
public function register()
{
{
$this->app['mycurl'] = $this->app->share(function($app)
{
return new MyCurl;
});
}
public function provides()
{
return array('mycurl');
}
}
THIS IS UNTESTED CODE, SO DO NOT EXPECT IT TO WORK IN THE FIRST RUN