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arokettu/composer-license-manager
=================================

License management plugin for Composer

1.2.0(2y ago)61221.7k↓59.3%[1 issues](https://github.com/arokettu/composer-license-manager/issues)MITPHPPHP ^8.1

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Composer License Manager
========================

[](#composer-license-manager)

[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dd72cbb42644b1dd6beb555ac661fe7f2e80be71eaabb947bc1fa1379359cdaf/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f61726f6b657474752f636f6d706f7365722d6c6963656e73652d6d616e616765722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/arokettu/composer-license-manager)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1fad349d54cf405ff95823d2e49a6d5fcb7e2b70c9268b2fb5e2620d63391e64/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f61726f6b657474752f636f6d706f7365722d6c6963656e73652d6d616e616765722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)[![Gitlab pipeline status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/97ed56807f611a1ae8a230855289391931e64216f3293330cd31b13e7412ee93/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746c61622f706970656c696e652f73616e64666f782f636f6d706f7365722d6c6963656e73652d6d616e616765722f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://gitlab.com/sandfox/composer-license-manager/-/pipelines)

License management plugin for Composer.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require 'arokettu/composer-license-manager'
```

Features
--------

[](#features)

The plugin is configured in the `extra` section of the `composer.json` file.

```
{
    "extra": {
        "arokettu/composer-license-manager": {
            "licenses": {
                "allowed": ["MIT", "LGPL-*"],
                "forbidden": ["GPL-3.0", "AGPL-*"],
                "allow-empty": true
            },
            "packages": {
                "allowed": ["foo/bar", "safenamespace/*"]
            },
            "enforced": true
        }
    }
}
```

### Scan for undesired licenses

[](#scan-for-undesired-licenses)

Run `composer licenses:scan` to check installed packages for undesired licenses.

### Policy enforcement

[](#policy-enforcement)

With `"enforced": true` (default setting) the plugin will prevent installation of packages with undesired licenses during `composer install` and `composer update`.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Read full documentation here:

Also on Read the Docs:

Support
-------

[](#support)

Please file issues on our main repo at GitLab:

Feel free to ask any questions in our room on Gitter:

License
-------

[](#license)

The library is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity44

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~180 days

Total

4

Last Release

947d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.1 || ^8

1.2.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/963485?v=4)[Anton Smirnov](/maintainers/arokettu)[@arokettu](https://github.com/arokettu)

---

Top Contributors

[![arokettu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/963485?v=4)](https://github.com/arokettu "arokettu (66 commits)")

---

Tags

composercomposer-pluginlicenselicense-managementlicensescomposerlicensecomposer-pluginlicenseslicense-management

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/arokettu-composer-license-manager/health.svg)

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```

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