CakePHP image upload component

Question

I would like to know how I can improve this CakePHP 3.0 Component (inside folder controller)

1st: to use external libs (stored on vendor folder) I'm using the require keyword and include the class using use keyword, like this:

require_once(ROOT . DS . 'vendor' . DS . 'CakePHP-ImageTool-Component' . DS . 'ImageTool.php');

and

use ImageTool;

2nd: in method saveFileLFS I'm using true or false to flag OK.

<?php
namespace App\Controller\Component;
require_once(ROOT . DS . 'vendor' . DS . 'CakePHP-ImageTool-Component' . DS . 'ImageTool.php');
use Burzum\FileStorage\Lib\StorageManager;
use Cake\Controller\Component;
use ImageTool;
class UploadFileComponent extends Component
{
 function resizeImage($settings)
 {
 $status = ImageTool::resize([
 'input' => $settings['input'],
 'output' => $settings['output'],
 'width' => $settings['width'],
 'height' => $settings['height'],
 'mode' => $settings['mode']
 ]);
 return $status;
 }
 public function saveFileLFS($stringSeparator, $storeName, $productName)
 {
 $key = $storeName . $stringSeparator . $productName . $stringSeparator .
 $this->request->data['Media']['file']['name'];
 if(StorageManager::adapter('Local')->write($key,
 file_get_contents($this->request->data['Media']['file']['tmp_name']))){
 return true;
 }else
 {
 return false;
 }
 }
}

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Answer 1

If you have another point to improve, please comment or answer, I will change the accepted answer

To change the require I use the composer.json classmap like this (follow this answer: Import Class without autoload and repository):

"autoload": {
 "classmap": [
 "./vendor/CakePHP-ImageTool-Component"
 ]
}

I don't use require now.

In saveFileLFS method now I'm using Exception if something don't work.

public function saveFileLFS($stringSeparator, $storeName, $productName)
{
 $key = $storeName . $stringSeparator . $productName . $stringSeparator .
 $this->request->data['Media']['file']['name'];
 if(!StorageManager::adapter('Local')->write($key,
 file_get_contents($this->request->data['Media']['file']['tmp_name']))){
 throw new MissingHelperException();
 //Or other Exception
 }
}