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bit4bit/composer-repository-directory
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composer plugins tha adds support for packages from directories

027PHP

Since May 31Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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composer-repository-directory DEPRECATED
========================================

[](#composer-repository-directory-deprecated)

Please use [composer-merge-plugin](https://github.com/wikimedia/composer-merge-plugin).

You can simulate the same behaviour with:

- local packages only for development must be declare with autoload-dev

deprecated composer plugin that allow use packages from directories.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ composer require bit4bit/composer-repository-directory

```

add to composer.json:

```
 "extra": {
    "composer-repository-directory": {
      "directories": ["../../customer-packages"],
      "require": {
          ..add dependencies...
      },
      "require-dev": {
          ..add dependencies...
      }
    }
  }

```

FAQ
---

[](#faq)

### not installed dependencies in recently clones

[](#not-installed-dependencies-in-recently-clones)

```
$ composer update #first time install main require and require-dev
$ composer update #second time install from composer-repository-directory

```

###  Health Score

15

—

LowBetter than 3% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity25

Early-stage or recently created project

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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