Install CakePHP Plugin and Helper via Composer

Question

I want to install the following plugin and helper via Composer:

https://github.com/cakephp/debug_kit
https://github.com/loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper

Here is my composer.json:

{
"repositories": [
    {
        "type": "package",
        "package": {
            "name": "cakephp/debug_kit",
            "version": "2.0",
            "source": {
                "url": "https://github.com/cakephp/debug_kit",
                "type": "git",
                "reference": "origin/2.0"
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "type": "package",
        "package": {
            "name": "loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper",
            "version": "2.1",
            "source": {
                "url": "https://github.com/loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper",
                "type": "git",
                "reference": "origin/2.1"
            }
        }
    }
],
"require": {
    "loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper": "2.1.*",
    "cakephp/debug_kit": "2.0"
},
"config": {
    "vendor-dir": "Vendor/"
},
"autoload": {
    "psr-0": {
        "DebugKit": "/cakephp/debug_kit/",
        "TwitterBootstrap" : "/loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper"
    }
}
}

The packages are successfully installed at Vendor/cakephp/debug_kit and Vendor/loadsys/twitter-bootstrap-helper

My issues lies in how to I load them in CakePHP. I have the following in my bootstrap.php:

require APP . 'Vendor/autoload.php'; 

When I attempt to load the Plugin after requiring the autoload with:

CakePlugin::load('DebugKit');

It can not be found. Similar results with loading the helper in my AppController.php with

public $helpers = array('TiwtterBootstrap');

I am a newbie to Composer and am likely missing something simple or just not grasping how to properly load them from the Vendors folder.

Answer 1

Everything you have done is correct, you just need to add an extra section to instruct composer where to install your plugin. Note the extra "installer-paths" sections , it needs to point to the relative path where you want you plugin be installed.

        {
          "minimum-stability": "dev",
          "config": {
              "vendor-dir": "vendors"
          },
          "extra": {
            "installer-paths": {
              "app/Plugin/DebugKit": ["cakephp/debug_kit"],
            }
          },
          "require" : {
            "php": ">=5.4",
            "cakephp/debug_kit": "2.2.*"
          }
        }