Prevent a package from including the provider definition of the embedded composer.json-CodePudding

I have a use case where I want to extend a certain package by using my own service provider as well as extending the provided command.

The package has a composer.json definition as follows:

"extra": {
    "laravel": {
      "providers": ["BeyondCode\\LaravelWebSockets\\WebSocketsServiceProvider"],
      "aliases": {
        "WebSocketRouter": "BeyondCode\\LaravelWebSockets\\Facades\\WebSocketRouter"
      }
    }
  }

I want laravel to ignore the providers definition without modifying the package.

Does anyone know if that is actually possible?

CodePudding user response：

This can be done by opting out of package discovery.

As a consumer of a package, you can add the following to your composer.json file to selectively opt out of package discovery.

"extra": {
    "laravel": {
        "dont-discover": [
            "beyondcode/laravel-websockets"
        ]
    }
},

This way, the package's service provider will be available to extend your own but won't be automatically loaded.