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0xch/composer-vendor-cleanup
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Removes whitelisted unnecessary files (like tests/docs etc.) from vendor directory

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Composer vendor cleanup
=======================

[](#composer-vendor-cleanup)

This is a simple script for the Composer to remove unnecessary files (documentation/examples/tests etc.) from included vendor packages. Therefore it's a script it can be easily used as part of a deploy script.

In my projects it saves about 20-30% of vendor size.

It uses predefined whitelist (`rules.json`) to remove files. So the risk of not working on included packages is reduced. Script is based on rules from barryvdh's package  .

Feel free to submit pull requests with new rules or features.

### Installation

[](#installation)

Add to composer:

```
composer require 0xch/composer-vendor-cleanup

```

Then add to your `composer.json`:

```
"scripts": {
    "cleanVendor": [
        "Oxch\\Composer\\CleanupScript::cleanVendor"
    ]
}

```

(optional) Copy `rules.json` to custom dir and modify for your case and pass filename as argument to composer.

### Usage

[](#usage)

Once installed just run command (defined in **Installation** step):

```
composer cleanVendor    #use default rules config file
composer cleanVendor customRules.json    #use custom rules config file

```

It will go via all installed packages which are on the whitelist and remove unnecessary files.

### Look for big files

[](#look-for-big-files)

You can use this command to display possible unnecessary files which can be deleted by adding to your custom rules config file.

```
du -hd 5 vendor/ | sort -h | grep -Pi "/(tests?|examples?|samples?)$"

```

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~197 days

Total

4

Last Release

1821d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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