php-resource/Helpers.php

<?php

namespace Goodquestiondev;

use Illuminate\Support\Str;

class Helpers
{
    /**
     * Get all files and folders from a specific folder exluding the dots
     *
     * @param string $path the path to the folder, no need to pass the / on the start or end as it gets stripped out
     *
     * @return array An array of all the files and folders from a specific local path
    */
    public static function getFiles(string $path) : array
    {
        $strippedPath = Str::of($path)->trim('/');
        return array_diff(scandir(dirname(__DIR__) . $strippedPath), ['..', '.']);
    }
}