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Package Service Providers

In Laravel, a service provider is a crucial component that sets up and configures the various features and functionality of a package. The Orchid package also requires a service provider to integrate with your Laravel application.

Note for beginners: Please be aware that the Orchid documentation page primarily focuses on demonstrating the usage and features of the Orchid platform. It does not cover more fundamental topics like creating a Composer package, registering it on Packagist, or basic Laravel package development. If you are new to PHP and Laravel, it is recommended to consult other beginner-friendly resources that specifically address those topics before diving into the Orchid documentation. ↩

To learn more about service providers in Laravel and how they work, you can refer to the official Laravel documentation on service providers.

The Orchid package provides its own service provider called Orchid\Platform\OrchidServiceProvider. This service provider extends the core Laravel ServiceProvider class and provides additional functionality specific to the Orchid package. It allows you to register menus, permissions, routes, and other features within the Orchid dashboard.

To create a custom service provider for your package that extends the functionality of the OrchidServiceProvider, you can follow this example:

• Create a new file called MyPackageServiceProvider.php in your package directory.
• In the MyPackageServiceProvider class, extend the OrchidServiceProvider class provided by Orchid:

use Orchid\Platform\OrchidServiceProvider;

class MyPackageServiceProvider extends OrchidServiceProvider
{
   // Your package-specific code here
}

This will allow you to utilize the features and methods provided by the OrchidServiceProvider class while also adding your own customizations and configurations specific to your package.

Define Routes

To define routes in your package, create a routes method within your service provider. You can use the standard Laravel routing mechanisms to register your routes with the Router instance.

use Illuminate\Routing\Router;

/**
 * Define routes setup.
 *
 * @param \Illuminate\Routing\Router $router
 *
 * @return void
 */
public function routes(Router $route): void
{
    // Define your routes here
    $route->screen('private-route', MyPackageScreen::class)->name('package');
}

Define Permissions

Laravel Orchid provides a flexible permission system to control access to different parts of your package. To define permissions, override the permissions method in your service provider. This method should return an array of ItemPermission instances provided by the Orchid package.

use Orchid\Platform\ItemPermission;

/**
 * Register permissions for the application.
 *
 * @return ItemPermission[]
 */
public function permissions(): array
{
    // Define your permissions here
    return [
        ItemPermission::group('Package Name')
            ->addPermission('platform.package.option', 'View Options')
            ->addPermission('platform.package.other', 'View Content'),
    ];
}

Specify the group name, permission key, and description for each permission.

Define Navigation

To define navigation menus for your package, override the menu method in your service provider. This method should return an array of Menu instances provided by the Orchid package.

use Orchid\Screen\Actions\Menu;

/**
 * Register the application menu.
 *
 * @return Menu[]
 */
public function menu(): array
{
    // Define your menu items here
    return [
        Menu::make('My Package')
            ->icon('bs.book')
            ->route('package.index'),
    ];
}

Define Icons

To utilize icons from different icon sets in your package, you can specify the icon paths and prefixes within the icons method of your service provider.

/**
 * Get the icon paths and prefixes.
 *
 * @return array
 */
public function icons(): array
{
    // Define your icon sets here
    return ['fa' => '/path/to/fontawesome'];
}

In this example, you can define the paths and prefixes for different icon sets. Once registered, you can use the icons within your package’s views or components.

Versioning

When developing a package that supports multiple versions, it is advised to utilize Composer for version management. Composer provides comprehensive tools for resolving version conflicts. If, for any reason, Composer is not suitable for your project, you can consider using the following constant:

Orchid\Platform\Dashboard::VERSION

This constant returns a string representation of the current version being used.