Get Packages composer.json Values Within Laravel Command Class - node.js

Question

I would like to be able to set some configuration values within a particular package that I'm developing for laravel.
example:
"extra": {
"maxminddbpath": "src/storage/db"
},
I need to access those values from within one of my classes. How can this be accomplished.
Pseudocode might look something like this:
public function fire()
{
$this->getCompiler()->getPackage()->getExtra();//returns the extra node from composer.json
}
For my example I will be accessing the value from within a class that extends \Command
I would tend to agree that in some eyes this is something fanatical or silly because there is a better option. I understand that
In that case could you answer this, are there any instances where one might find it better as a software architect to locate provisional static values within that configuration file(composer.json)?
I think what is happening is we are avoiding the question by stating that it shouldn't be done.
an argument could then be made that the configuration of a json file is irrelevant to that of the application, which; by the nature the composer.json configuration file could not be true.
Take a look at this line of code on github:
https://github.com/mente/MaxMindGeoIpBundle/blob/master/Composer/ScriptHandler.php#L22
This was designed for symphony and not laravel but they are parent child branches of each other. I assume that there would be something within the laravel framework to handle this type of request.
Other uses might include:
Reading Grunt Files
Reading Ruby Configuration
Reading Node Configuration
Reading Deployment Settings
Reading Vagrant Configurations
Recommendations for a library?.

Answer 1

Configuration in composer.json should only be configuration which is used during a composer process. In such cases, you have to use composer scripts, which have access to this extras config.
When a setting is not specifically used in a composer process, it's more part of the app configuration and should belong in the configuration file of the application. I don't know Laravel well, but I guess it has nice configuration features.