Experimental cross-package decoration

gistfile1.php

<?php
// part of "Users" package

/*
 * The drawback here is that the User class must be moved into the userland space so the developers can attach
 * decorating packages to it. Maybe this could be set up automatically via a (laravel-specific) config var?
 */

class User {

    // something like this could also be bound via the IoC container instead of the constructor
    public static function make($email, $password) {
        // developers customize this as a way of "I want to use that package on this model"
        return new RemindableUserDecorator(new static($email, $password));
    }
    
    public function getEmail(){}
    public function matchPassword(){}
    // ...
}

// part of "Remindable Users" package

class RemindableUserDecorator {
    public function __construct($user){
        $this->user = $user;
    }
    
    public function sendReminderEmail(){}
    // decorator __call method etc
    // ...
    
}

// in use

$user = User::make("[email protected]", "12345");
$user->sendReminderEmail();