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alquerci/test-composer-package-rename
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Test rename package

v0.4.0(7y ago)024MIT

Since Nov 5Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Test composer package rename
============================

[](#test-composer-package-rename)

This is a test package for the purpose of functional testing of packagist behaviour.

Action
------

[](#action)

Update the package name

### Actual

[](#actual)

The last commit hash on packagist is frozen on the last commit with the old name.

Action
------

[](#action-1)

Resubmitting the package to packagist

### Actual

[](#actual-1)

Got a 403 on the webhook (fixed with an update)

Action
------

[](#action-2)

Push new commits and tag

### Actual

[](#actual-2)

On packagist the new package has been auto-updated but not the old one.

Action
------

[](#action-3)

Mark the old package as "Abandoned" on packagist, and use the new name in the form so that people get pointed to it when they install with the old name.

Trigger manually update on old package.

### Actual

[](#actual-3)

The old package name is still readable. And on next upgrading the deprecation is displayed.

"Package alquerci/test-composer-package-rename is abandoned, you should avoid using it. Use alquerci/test-composer-package-rename-one instead."

Rename a package procedure revised
----------------------------------

[](#rename-a-package-procedure-revised)

1. Update the name in composer.json on the master branch or whatever the default branch is
2. Resubmitting the package to packagist using the new name
3. Mark the old package as "Abandoned" on packagist, and use the new name in the form so that people get pointed to it when they install with the old name
4. Trigger manually update for old package name.

Packages on packagist
---------------------

[](#packages-on-packagist)

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###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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

Every ~0 days

Total

9

Last Release

2746d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f0965fc253303f1bb4fd01dd6eaa35ea7c3e3e978502aa161aef0f43c01c96e1?d=identicon)[alquerci](/maintainers/alquerci)

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Top Contributors

[![alquerci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2987860?v=4)](https://github.com/alquerci "alquerci (15 commits)")

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