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abo3adel/merger
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merge stub files with project predefined files

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Merger
======

[](#merger)

composer project to merge stub files with project predefined files
------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#composer-project-to-merge-stub-files-with-project-predefined-files)

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.3+
- composer

Project Idea
------------

[](#project-idea)

I have a lot of dependencies to include to any fresh project, so i created this project to quickly install and configure these dependencies

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer global require abo3adel/merger
```

Configration
------------

[](#configration)

set default editor to open created stub files

```
merger editor:set code
```

Supported Files
---------------

[](#supported-files)

**json, xml, yaml, .git\*** and for other files: it will append your stubs to any files with the same name and directory

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- create new stub file **Note** by default this will open file, to disable add `-d` or `--do-not-open` option to the create command

```
merger create lara/composer.json
```

- updated the file with stub code

```
"config": {
    "sort-packages": false
},
"scripts": {
    "models": ["@php artisan ide-helper:models --nowrite"]
}
```

- add installable packages file (filename must be "install.yml")

```
merger create lara/install.yml
```

- add some packages to install

```
composer:
    - laravel/ui
    - dev:
        - sven/artisan-view
        - barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper
npm:
    - include-media
```

- then run merger from your fresh project directory

```
merger merge lara
```

this will merge all created stubs and files with the same name, then install all packages

Avaliable Commands
------------------

[](#avaliable-commands)

- create: creates new file then open it in the default editor

```
merger create {dir}/{file.ext}
```

- open: open stub file for editing

```
merger open {dir}/{file.ext}

Options:
  -d, --do-not-open     do not open the file after creating
```

- delete: delete stub file

```
merger delete {dir}/{file.ext}
```

- merge: merge stub files with your project files and install dependencies

```
merger merge {dir}

Options:
  -f, --force           replace content in  your project files with stub files
  -d, --no-append       do not append stubs that has no user files with same names
  -i, --no-install      do not run install file
      --only[=ONLY]     list of files to be merged seperated by comma
```

- dir:list : lists all user created directories or files if user added directory name

```
merger dir:list {?dir}
```

- editor:set : set default code editor to open files

```
merger editor:set notepad++
```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Contributions are **welcome** and will be fully **credited**. see [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for details

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~0 days

Total

8

Last Release

1948d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52ecaa69a122511101c45874afd50f8d440660576dbb4e536b9b9c9340fcaf21?d=identicon)[abo3adel](/maintainers/abo3adel)

---

Top Contributors

[![ahmdadl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13654841?v=4)](https://github.com/ahmdadl "ahmdadl (41 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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