I know how to bind a single class:
public function register() {
$this->app->bind('search', 'Laracasts\Search\Search');
}
But imagine my Laracasts\Search\
dir having these files:
- Search.php // class Search
- SearchX.php // class SearchX
- SearchY.php // class SearchY
- SearchZ.php // class SearchZ
What is the best way to bind these four files/classes into the search facade?
I read in another non-related question that we can use a mapper. But how?
Use a separate binding for each class/facade:
public function register() {
$this->app->bind('search.x', 'Laracasts\Search\SearchX');
$this->app->bind('search.y', 'Laracasts\Search\SearchY');
...
}
A binding can only be bound to one thing. Of course, within the bound class, you can do anything you like:
public function register() {
$this->app->bind('search.all', 'Laracasts\Search\SearchAll');
}
class SearchAll() {
private $searchers = []; // an array of searchers
// Use Laravel Dependency Injection to instantiate our searcher classes
public function __construct(SearchX $searchX, SearchY $searchY) {
$this->searchers = [$searchX, $searchY];
}
public function search($value) {
$matches = [];
foreach ($this->searchers() as $searcher) {
$matches += $searchers->search();
}
return $matches;
}
}
// elsewhere in your app...
$searcher = app('search.all');
$matches = $searcher->search('hello');