How can I autoload a custom class in Laravel 5.1?

Question

I\'ve created a library folder within the app folder to add my own classes.

This is the content of the file app/library/helper.p

Answer 1

Use files directive in composer.json: https://getcomposer.org/doc/04-schema.md#files

{
    "autoload": {
        "files": ["app/library/helper.php"]
    }
}