Autoload Service Providers
Overview
WP Bones allows you to create your own service providers. Service providers are used to register services, actions, filters, and other services you require.
Create a new Service Provider
You may create your own service provider by following the steps below:
php bones make:provider MyProvider
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By default, the new provider will be created in the `plugins/Providers` directory.
Of course, you may create your Service Provider manually and in any directory you prefer. You have to change the namespace accordingly.
## Edit the Service Provider bootstrap
```php copy
<?php
namespace YourNamespace\Providers;
use YourNamespace\WPBones\Support\ServiceProvider;
class YourServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
public function register()
{
// TODO
}
}The service providers are useful because they are loaded at the start (init) of the plugin. For example, you may use them to add the plugin row data in the plugin list view:
public function register()
{
// plugin list
add_action( 'plugin_action_links_' . WPKirk()->pluginBasename, [ $this, 'plugin_action_links' ], 10, 4 );
}
public function plugin_action_links( $links )
{
$main = '<a href="' . menu_page_url( 'wp_kirk_slug_menu', false ) . '">' . __( 'Main' ) . '</a>';
$settings = '<a href="' . menu_page_url( 'wp_kirk_slug_menu-settings', false ) . '">' . __( 'Settings' ) . '</a>';
array_unshift( $links, $main, $settings );
return $links;
}Plugin instance pointer
As you know, you can get the plugin instance by using WPKirk() global function or YourNamespace(). Anyway, in the service provider, you’ll be able to get the plugin instance by using $this->plug property.
<?php
namespace YourNamespace\Providers;
use YourNamespace\WPBones\Support\ServiceProvider;
class YourServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
public function register()
{
// TODO
}
public function myMethod()
{
$plugin = $this->plugin;
}
}Load the Service Provider
The service providers are loaded through the config/plugin.php file.
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Autoload Service Providers
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| The service providers listed here will be automatically loaded on the
| initialization of your plugin. Feel free to add your own services to
| this array to provide expanded functionality to your applications.
|
*/
"providers" => [
"YourNamespace\Providers\YourServiceProvider",
],Of course, you can add one or more classes in the providers array.
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