9. Composer

Activity 9.1: Implementing a Package to Generate a UUID

Solution

1. Run the following command:

   composer require ramsey/uuid

   The output is as follows:

   Figure 9.17: Requiring the packages

2. List the packages in your vendor directory using the following command:

   ls -lart vendor

   The output is as follows:

   Figure 9.18: Listing the packages

3. Edit Example.php to add a use ramsey/uuid/uuid statement, and add a method similar to printUuid() as follows:

   Example.php

   1  <?php
   2 
   3  namespace Packt;
   4 
   5  use Monolog\Logger;
   6  use Ramsey\Uuid\Uuid;
   7 
   8  class Example
   9  {
   10     protected $logger;
   11     public function __construct(Logger $logger)
   12     {
   13         $this->logger = $logger;
   14     }

   https://packt.live/33Hk6Ev

4. Edit your index.php file...