CakePHP 2.x - Using Plugins with a Shell Command

Question

I am currently trying to use the following Stripe plugin for CakePHP 2.x:

https://github.com/chronon/CakePHP-StripeComponent-Plugin

I have created a Shell Command that tries to utilise one of the functions of the Stripe Library.

my bootstrap is as below:

App::import('Vendor', array('file' => 'autoload'));
CakePlugin::load('Stripe');

and I have defined the following at the header of the Shell Command:

App::uses('Shell', 'Console');
App::uses('Controller', 'Controller');
App::uses('ComponentCollection', 'Controller');
App::uses('StripeComponent', 'Stripe.Controller/Component');

Finally, in the main function, I have written the following:

$collection = new ComponentCollection();
$StripeComponent = new StripeComponent($collection);
$controller = new Controller();
$StripeComponent->initialize($controller);
$sub = $StripeComponent->stripeFunction($data);

When I am executing the command, the following error appears:

PHP Fatal error: Class 'Stripe' not found in /var/www/html/myapp/app/Plugin/Stripe/Controller/Component/StripeComponent.php on line 367 Fatal error: Class 'Stripe' not found in /var/www/html/myapp/app/Plugin/Stripe/Controller/Component/StripeComponent.php on line 367 Fatal Error Error: Class 'Stripe' not found in [/var/www/html/myapp/app/Plugin/Stripe/Controller/Component/StripeComponent.php, line 367]

The error appears to be causing problems on this line in StripeComponent, which appears to indicate that the plugin is not loaded during the execution of the command:

Stripe::setApiKey($this->key);

It seems to appear that the plugin was not correctly loaded when executing the Command (The Plugin works for the rest of the App). Is there something that I am doing incorrectly that affects the loading of the plugin? Or can't shell commands load all of the plugins prior to execution?

Any direction is most appreciated.

Its said in the documentation, you need to install Stripe PHP library.. You will need the component (packaged as a plugin), and Stripe's PHP library. — shahonseven
Thanks Shahonseven, the documentation does say that. I'll investigate when in front of machine next and update if required. — Matthew Spencer
@shahonseven The Stripe PHP Library is included as part of the plugin, and the Stripe PHP Library code is contained in myapp/app/Plugin/Stripe/Vendor/Stripe. — Matthew Spencer

Matthew Spencer Matthew Spencer · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-24T01:32:42

It turns out that I needed to call a startup method as opposed to initialize:

$collection = new ComponentCollection();
$StripeComponent = new StripeComponent($collection);
$controller = new Controller();
//$StripeComponent->initialize($controller);
$StripeComponent->startup($controller);
$sub = $StripeComponent->stripeFunction($data);

To answer the initial question, Shell Commands do indeed allow access to the Plugin library code.

CakePHP 2.x - Using Plugins with a Shell Command

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