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g1a/composer-update-lock-only
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Run 'composer update:lock' to update composer.lock without installing dependencies.

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Composer Update Lock Only
=========================

[](#composer-update-lock-only)

Run 'composer update:lock-only' to update composer.lock file per 'composer update' without downloading dependencies.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ composer global require --no-dev g1a/composer-update-lock-only
$ composer update:lock-only

```

Note that it is appropriate and safe to use `composer global require` to install this tool because:

1. It is a Composer Plugin.
2. It has no dependencies (when installed with --no-dev).

See [Fixing the Composer Global Command](https://pantheon.io/blog/fixing-composer-global-command) for more information.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

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 ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

2353d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b34cc6bd882277b6c6dda19bf6631ae5c3a909fd667c826a15121642cdc051b2?d=identicon)[greg.1.anderson](/maintainers/greg.1.anderson)

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Top Contributors

[![greg-1-anderson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/612191?v=4)](https://github.com/greg-1-anderson "greg-1-anderson (3 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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