Custom validation class not loading in Laravel 4 - php

Question

I'm trying to write my own validation class in Laravel 4. To do this, I created a new directory called app/validators. I then added this directory to the composer.json classmap and ran composer update, like so:
"classmap": [
"app/commands",
"app/controllers",
"app/models",
"app/validators", <- added here
"app/database/migrations",
"app/database/seeds",
"app/tests/TestCase.php"
]
My validation class looks like this:
class LinkValidation extends Illuminate\Validation\Validator {
{
public function validateHost($field, $value, $params)
{
return $value == 'test';
}
}
and in my controller, I'm trying to extend the validator like so:
Validator::extend('awesome', 'LinkValidation#supportedHost');
However, I'm getting this error when loading a page:
{
"error":{
"type":"ReflectionException",
"message":"Class LinkValidation does not exist",
"file":"C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel\\vendor\\laravel\\framework\\src\\Illuminate\\Container\\Container.php",
"line":301
}
}
Any ideas why Laravel won't load the class? I thought it'd do it automatically if added to composer's classmap.

Answer 1

Not sure why it isn't working, but I think you should try adding it in app/start/global.php.
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Register The Laravel Class Loader
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| In addition to using Composer, you may use the Laravel class loader to
| load your controllers and models. This is useful for keeping all of
| your classes in the "global" namespace without Composer updating.
|
*/
ClassLoader::addDirectories(array(
app_path().'/commands',
app_path().'/controllers',
app_path().'/models',
app_path().'/database/seeds',
app_path().'/validators',
));

Answer 2

Always do composer dumpautoload after create new class object.