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ahinkle/packagist-latest-version
================================

Obtains the latest version release of Composer Packages from the Packagist API

2.1.0(3y ago)31.8k12MITPHPPHP ^8.0

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Composer Packagist Latest Version
=================================

[](#composer-packagist-latest-version)

This package provides an easy way to retrieve the latest stable release from composer packages via [the Packagist API](https://packagist.org/apidoc). This package was inspired by [this tweet](https://twitter.com/seldaek/status/1240285841492148225) after discovering that it's not possible to retrieve the latest non-development tagged release.

This package will return the *highest* tagged non-developmental release. e.g. When there is a 2.1.0 release then a new 1.2.1 release is posted, this will continue to show that 2.1.0 is still the latest version.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require ahinkle/packagist-latest-version
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$packagist = new PackagistLatestVersion($client);

$packagist->getLatestRelease('laravel/framework');
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Andy Hinkle](https://github.com/ahinkle)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 52.4% 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 ~331 days

Total

4

Last Release

1294d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02021-12-22

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2

2.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7b5558f0a50bd4e108a9b1e010f8b173a3992b14220e6a34c03d8bea90d1dde3?d=identicon)[ahinkle](/maintainers/ahinkle)

---

Top Contributors

[![ahinkle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17038330?v=4)](https://github.com/ahinkle "ahinkle (11 commits)")[![DaltonMcCleery](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37309201?v=4)](https://github.com/DaltonMcCleery "DaltonMcCleery (9 commits)")[![AydinHassan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2817002?v=4)](https://github.com/AydinHassan "AydinHassan (1 commits)")

---

Tags

composerpackagistpackagist-apiphpcomposerversionlatestpackagistahinklepackagist apipackagist-latest-version

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/ahinkle-packagist-latest-version/health.svg)

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```

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