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Tapegun
=======

[](#tapegun)

A simple build system written in PHP.

Features:

- Support for tasks written as shell commands or PHP classes
- Multi-target builds with separate environments
- Bundled tasks for Git, archiving and templated text files

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

[](#installation)

The preferred installation method is [composer](https://getcomposer.org);

```
composer require-dev elvanto/tapegun
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Tapegun is configured through a JSON file that defines the environment, targets and tasks required to build a project. The basic structure is as follows.

```
{
  "name": "project-name",
  "env": {
      "foo": "bar",
      "staging": "/var/app/staging"
  },
  "targets": [
    {
      "name": "dev",
      "env": {
        "foo": "baz"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "prod",
      "env": {
        "foo": "qux"
      }
    }
  ],
  "pre": [
    {
      "class": "Tapegun.Task.GitClone",
      "env": {
        "git:source": "https://github.com/company/project-name",
        "git:target": "{{staging}}"
      }
    }
  ],
  "build": [
    {
      "description": "Deploying project",
      "command": "project-deploy --foo={{foo}}"
    }
  ],
  "post": [
    {
      "description": "Cleaning staging directory",
      "command": "rm -rf /var/app/staging"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

KeyDescription**name**The project name.**env**An object mapping environment variable names to values, which can be any data type support by JSON.**targets**An array of objects defining build targets. Each task defined under **build** will be run once per target and inherit **env** from both the root and target configurations.**pre**An array of tasks to be run once at the beginning of the build. See **build** for more details.**post**An array of tasks to be run once at the end of the build. See **build** for more details.**build**An array of tasks to be run once per build target.The **command** property is used to execute a shell command. Environment variables surrounded by `{{` and `}}` will be replaced with their corresponding values. A custom description can be provided through the **description**property. If **async** is set to `true`, the task will run asynchronously for all targets.

The **class** property is used to execute a task written in PHP. The namespace must be provided, with `.` used as a delimiter.

### Environments

[](#environments)

Environment variables may be specified on the task, target or root level and will be resolved in this order.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT License](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance53

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 78.3% 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 ~385 days

Recently: every ~577 days

Total

7

Last Release

735d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.2 → v2.0.02022-08-17

v2.0.0 → v3.0.02024-05-07

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.2.2PHP >=7.0

v2.0.0PHP >=7.2.5

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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