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alexbonavila/learning-composer
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This is a project to learn how composer works

v1.0(2y ago)01PHPPHP >=8.2

Since Nov 5Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Objective](#objective)
- [Instructions and Concepts](#instructions-and-concepts)
    - [Basic Commands](#basic-commands)
    - [Package version control](#package-version-control)
    - [Packagist](#packagist)
    - [Autoload](#autoload)
- [Bibliography](#bibliography)

Introduction
============

[](#introduction)

This project is part of a set of roadmaps, where this is a small gear intended to collect a series of concepts, related to composer.

Specifically, the father of this project can be found here:

- [Father](https://github.com/alexbonavila/PhpRoadmap)

Objective
=========

[](#objective)

The objective of this project is to remember and record the knowledge that the autoe has about composer, following the parent roadmap.

- Basic Commands: require, install, update, ...
- Package version control
- Packagist
- Autoload

Instructions and Concepts
=========================

[](#instructions-and-concepts)

In this section, the commands and concepts used will be listed and explained in general terms.

Basic Commands
--------------

[](#basic-commands)

The init command is used to start a new project using the composer setup:

`$ composer init`

The require command is used to add new dependencies to a project:

`$ composer require  `

To add the nesbot/carbon package, use the following command:

`$ composer require nesbot/carbon`

The install command is used to install all the dependencies defined in composer.json file:

`$ composer install`

The update command updates the dependencies to their latest allowed versions within the limits are defined in composer.json:

`$ composer update`

Package version control
-----------------------

[](#package-version-control)

Packages have been installed in composer.json, just to learn the different forms of package version control.

Packagist
---------

[](#packagist)

The package has been moved for better practices, composer.json has also been modified and a repository has been created in packagist.

- [Packagist Repository](https://packagist.org/packages/alexbonavila/learning-composer)

Autoload
--------

[](#autoload)

The section is finished using some autoload options, and completed with some basic code:

Command to try code:

`$ php public/index.php`

[![Final Execution](/docs/final.png)](/docs/final.png)

Bibliography
============

[](#bibliography)

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###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

916d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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