Making a composer package out of our client

One practice you will start to do a lot is making packages you can use in other projects. In this example, I will start to move the Marvel client into its own namespace and rename it UniversalComicClient. Then, once this is working, I will pull it completely out and put it onto Packagist.

Getting ready

A fresh installation of Laravel is fine. The code for the client can just be moved around in there.

How to do it…

1. Make a new folder called app\UniversalComicsClient\src as we are going to make this a universal client.

   Tip

   Later, I will rename all of this Comic singular.

2. Then move the files here:

   • app/UniversalComicsClient/src/MarvelApiClient.php

   • app/UniversalComicsClient/src/ComicClientInterface.php

   • app/UniversalComicsClient/src/MarvelApi.php

3. Update all these namespaces to be YourGithubName\Package, so in my case Alnutile\UniversalComicsClient example:

   

   Provider Boot

   Tip

   Alnutile is my GitHub name, and in this case, it is my vendor name.

4. Now, set up the local...