Extension devolpment; Where to put helper functions?

[JSHBV]

Like the title says; Convention wise, where to place helper functions.

Currently i am putting them in the main extension file, but it feels not the right place. I have tried creating a helpers.php in the /includes/ folder, however it does not seem to get loaded.

[andrii]

Hi,

Thanks for the request. Please describe your use case in more detail, and we will try to provide a solution or workaround. Also, please review this doc: Getting started | Developer Docs

[JSHBV]

My use case is the exact same as hivepress core:

Helper functions in the helper.php HivePress Code Reference.

So, when developing an extension, according to the conventions of hivepress, where to place the helper functions.

[ihor]

Hi,

Thanks for the details. Yes, the helpers.php file is loaded in the core only, it works this way to prevent function naming issues, since there’s the same namespace.

There are 3 ways to keep helper functions, if they have no specific context:

• Create a custom component to access functions via hivepress()->mycomponent->function();
• Create a custom helpers.php file and load it via require_once in the main extension file
• Keep them at the bottom of the main extension file (a bit hacky but works fine)

Hope this helps