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aksafan/composer-changelog
==========================

The composer plugin to show changelog after updating packages through composer

2.1.0(2y ago)245BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^8.0

Since Apr 15Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (12)Used By (0)

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Composer Changelog
==================

[](#composer-changelog)

This is the composer plugin to show changelog after updating packages through composer.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

To install, either run

```
$ php composer.phar require aksafan/composer-changelog

```

or add

```
"aksafan/composer-changelog": "*"

```

to the `require` section of your `composer.json` file.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use this extension you need to create `UPGRADE.md` file in the root directory of your project with text like the following for every new release you want to show messages about:

```
Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.2
-----------------------

* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.2
* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.2

Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.1
-----------------------

* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.1
* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.1

Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.0
-----------------------

* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.0
* Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.0
```

There are 3 main parts of every release changelog message (separated with one empty space):

1. the `Upgrade from `;
2. package name with one word `ComposerChangelog`;
3. version `1.0.0` (according to [semver](https://semver.org/)) from which you are updating.

And under this main message you can wrote down all necessary upgrade notes.

> Note: The following upgrading instructions must be cumulative. In other words, if you want to upgrade from version A to version C and there is version B between A and C, you need to follow the instructions for both A and B.

Now, after updating package user will get in console message like:

```
composer-changelog$ composer update aksafan/composer-changelog
./composer.json has been updated
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
Package operations: 0 installs, 1 update, 0 removals
  - Updating aksafan/composer-changelog (1.0.0 => 1.0.3): Loading from cache
Writing lock file
Generating autoload files
1 package you are using is looking for funding.
Use the `composer fund` command to find out more!

  Seems you have upgraded aksafan/composer-changelog from version 1.0.0 to 1.0.3.

  Please check the upgrade notes for possible incompatible changes and adjust your application code accordingly.

  Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.2
 -----------------------

 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.2
 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.2

 Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.1
 -----------------------

 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.1
 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.1

 Upgrade from ComposerChangelog 1.0.0
 -----------------------

 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.0
 * Initial comments for upgrading from v1.0.0

  You can find the upgrade notes for all versions online at:
https://github.com/aksafan/composer-changelog.git
```

Completed example can be found in the root directory of this package in `UPGRADE.md` file.

License
-------

[](#license)

Copyright 2020 by Anton Khainak.

Available under the MIT license.

Inspired by [yii2-composer](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-composer) plugin.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

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 ~127 days

Recently: every ~285 days

Total

10

Last Release

1077d ago

Major Versions

1.0.7 → 2.0.02023-05-31

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.1

2.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/84e4a3e60ef46466673c12a282b0fb0ca29f46c13fd072be7c9a276d3652a373?d=identicon)[Aksafan](/maintainers/Aksafan)

---

Top Contributors

[![aksafan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14964793?v=4)](https://github.com/aksafan "aksafan (6 commits)")

---

Tags

composerchangelog

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/aksafan-composer-changelog/health.svg)

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```

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