I'm trying to use Composer with WordPress plugin - wordpress

Question

My source file starts like this:
<?php
/**
* #package JpLists
*/
namespace Inc\Pages;
use WP_List_Table;
class ListTable extends WP_List_Table {
I end up with the following error in the browser when trying to extend a standard WordPress class:
Fatal error: Class 'WP_List_Table' not found in /srv/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/jpLists/inc/Pages/ListTable.php on line 9
This post suggests Composer + WordPress plugins is a bad idea
I'm just about to throw in the towel and go back to hard-coded require_once() calls, but the idea of namespaces & autoloading appeals to me.
my composer.json file looks like:
{
"name": "jp/jp-lists",
"description": "WordPress plugin",
"type": "wordpress-plugin",
"license": "GPL",
"authors": [
{
"name": "JP",
"email": "jp#example.com"
}
],
"minimum-stability": "dev",
"require": {},
"autoload": {
"psr-4":{"Inc\\": "./inc"}
}
}

Answer 1

It turns out if you just add a '\' before the name, PHP knows that you are referring to a class in global namespace and not the namespace specified at the beginning fo the file.
use \WP_List_Table;
I had abandoned my effort to use namespaces and composer for a couple of months, but after some diligent studying on namespaces, I decided to tackle the problem again and it was a simple fix.

Answer 2

Composer's autoloader will take care of autoloading classes in your namespace (Inc). You have a problem with loading WP_List_Table, but this is not your class - it is WordPress core class and autolader from your project will not even try to load it (since it does not have any definition where to search it).
Also this class is marked as internal and WordPress documentation discourage from using it in plugins or themes. This is probably the reason why it is not available by default. If you really need it, you should require it manually:
if (!class_exists('WP_List_Table')) {
require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php';
}
Or just copy it to your project under different name and use it, just like documentation recommends:
This class's access is marked as private. That means it is not intended for use by plugin and theme developers as it is subject to change without warning in any future WordPress release. If you would still like to make use of the class, you should make a copy to use and distribute with your own project, or else use it at your own risk.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_List_Table

Answer 3

Please add the following to composer.json.
[example case: wp-content/plugins/example/src/composer.json]
"autoload": {
"files": ["../../../../wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php"]
}
and Generating autoload files
composer dumpautoload
write into class file
use WP_List_Table;
class Test_WP_List_table extentds WP_List_Table {
.....
but i don't know use ABSPATH method
I am using Google Translate because I can not understand English very well.