Class "MarkdownPlus" not found (in panel)

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1

Hi

I’m trying to understand the example /site/plugins/markdown-parser/index.php:

Kirby::plugin('my/markdown', [
	'components' => [
		'markdown' => function (Kirby $kirby, string $text = null, array $options = [], bool $inline = false) {
			return YourMarkdownParser::parse($text);
		}
	]
]);

I assume that I have to place the implementation of YourMarkdownParser inside the plugin folder. Right?

Could I instead do

'markdown' => function (Kirby $kirby, string $text = null, array $options = [], bool $inline = false) {
	require_once __DIR__ . 'YourMarkdownParser.php';
	$my = new YourMarkdownParser();
	return $my->parse($text);
}

Actually, I tried that and it seems to work. Except that I get an error message in the page panel: Class “YourMarkdownParser” not found

So, what did I get wrong here?

I guess I’d have to somehow make Kirby be aware of my new Class, right?
If so, how do I do that?

Thanks,
Dieter

2

You should load your class in your plugin’s index.php

3

Yep, that worked! Thanks.

Would it be possible to make Kirby’s autoloader find my new class automatcally?

4

Well, you have to tell Kirby what files to load when the classes are requested see docs: