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afragen/add-plugin-dependency-api
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Library that helps WordPress plugin dependency management.

0.4.8(3y ago)6411MITPHPPHP >=5.6

Since Sep 2Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Add Plugin Dependency API
=========================

[](#add-plugin-dependency-api)

- Contributors: [Andy Fragen](https://github.com/afragen), [contributors](https://github.com/afragen/add-plugin-dependency-api/graphs/contributors)
- Tags: plugin dependency
- Requires at least: 6.0
- Requires PHP: 5.6
- Stable tag: main
- Donate link:
- License: MIT

Composer library for adding a plugin dependency response based upon use with Git Updater v12 or greater.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This is an example to developers of non dot-org plugins that wish to take advantage of the Plugin Dependencies feature from the `Requires Plugins` header.

You can use **composer** to install this package within your WordPress plugin / theme.

**Please ensure you are using the latest version of this framework in your `composer.json`**

1. Within your plugin or theme root folder, run the following command:

```
composer require afragen/add-plugin-dependency-api
```

2. Add a filter to your plugin that requires a dependency that returns an array or JSON response containing a REST endpoint that returns a valid `plugins_api()` response.

A query arg of the plugin slug, `?slug=my-plugin-dependency`, will be passed to the endpoint returned from the filter. The slug originates from the `Require Plugins` header.

```
// Add the sites with REST enpoints that return plugins_api() data when passed `slug` query arg.
// You can also return URL to a JSON file containing the appropriate data.
add_filter(
	'plugin_dependency_endpoints',
	function () {
		return [ 'https://git-updater.com/wp-json/git-updater/v1/plugins-api/' ];
	}
);
```

To see an example REST endpoint return view  in the browser.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

PRs are welcome against the `develop` branch.

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~18 days

Recently: every ~37 days

Total

12

Last Release

1156d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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