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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. geekish/crap ActiveLibrary[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) geekish/crap ============ Define aliases for your favorite Composer packages. v1.0.1(8y ago)83394[7 issues](https://github.com/geekish/crap/issues)MITPHPPHP ^5.6|^7.0 Since Nov 23Pushed 1y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/geekish/crap)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/geekish/crap)[ Docs](https://github.com/geekish/crap)[ RSS](/packages/geekish-crap/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (10)Versions (8)Used By (0) crap: Composer Require Aliased Packages ======================================= [](#crap-composer-require-aliased-packages) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5c6bfc232ffb8d30af1455d480ffe43d1c6d4abcfb829cd74617ba4cbf4adad4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6765656b6973682f637261702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/geekish/crap)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE.md)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2283dc25d9f6ba879926440ff3175db6f3ea806afdf1f4c5c87a75bda1b35f7f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f6765656b6973682f637261702f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](//travis-ci.org/geekish/crap)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/00ffb3b4d9bbcedc0bc543e270e64a2d559391b9291ed7f97f89977d3a6bf660/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f6765656b6973682f637261702f62616467652e737667)](//coveralls.io/github/geekish/crap)[![Quality Score](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c033a4607e0528f4aae620a30e03b6d15950fa0e3cb6cf11a318b1660bdee958/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f6765656b6973682f637261702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](//scrutinizer-ci.com/g/geekish/crap)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/76286c30224d06550c6a2598034a474c10998cc7d25f4965a80f681fc39b070f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6765656b6973682f637261702e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/geekish/crap) Define aliases for your favorite packages, making usage as simple as `crap require monolog`. [![](example.gif)](example.gif) Install ------- [](#install) PHP 5.6+ or 7.0+ required. Because using multiple global Composer packages can create dependency conflicts, I recommend using [`consolidation/cgr`](//github.com/consolidation/cgr) over `composer global require`: ``` cgr geekish/crap ``` If you *don't* mind descending into global dependency hell: ``` composer global require geekish/crap ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) To define your aliases (version constraints are optional): ``` crap alias monolog monolog/monolog:^1.21 ``` To use your aliases: ``` crap require monolog crap update monolog crap remove monolog ``` To remove an alias: ``` crap unalias monolog ``` View a list of defined alias: ``` crap list ``` These commands simply find your aliases, and call the Composer commands with the real package names. If you provided a version constraint when defining your alias, `crap` will use this by default. You may provide a version constraint on the require and update commands; this will override any default. The commands `project`, `require`, `update`, and `remove` all accept the same options/flags as the Composer commands that they call. For reference, see Composer's [Commands documentation](//getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md). Why? ---- [](#why) I'm lazy. I tried to create global shell aliases for packages that I used often. It worked, but if I typed out the full package name, I would get `monolog/monolog/monolog/monolog`. I also tried to write a Composer plugin, but there was no way to override the incoming package argument. So, I wrote `crap`. Oh, the name? I was going to call it `cra`, and call the main class `Crapp`. Then I thought of the acronym, and it was just too good not to use. Yes, it is totally inspired by Spongebob's [POOP](//poop.urbanup.com/340199#.WC3kAiMiBbo.twitter). Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) After a composer install, to run the unit tests via `phpunit`: ``` composer test ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [asciinema](//asciinema.org/) & [asciinema2gif](//github.com/tav/asciinema2gif) - for the terminal recording - [consolidation/cgr](//github.com/consolidation/cgr) - for the inspiration to write this. - [Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 77% of packages Maintenance31 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity21 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity63 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 95.8% 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 ~111 days Recently: every ~137 days Total 6 Last Release 2946d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8f71f88eade469052b3394beb105edf22d815cd1449a90bb28ce94eccbd51740?d=identicon)[hannahwarmbier](/maintainers/hannahwarmbier) --- Top Contributors [![geekish](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/684339?v=4)](https://github.com/geekish "geekish (46 commits)")[![flyingluscas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6232791?v=4)](https://github.com/flyingluscas "flyingluscas (2 commits)") --- Tags clicomposerphputilitycrapgeekish ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/geekish-crap/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/geekish-crap/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/geekish-crap) ``` ### Alternatives [matomo/matomo Matomo is the leading Free/Libre open analytics platform 21.6k38.2k](/packages/matomo-matomo)[jolicode/castor A lightweight and modern task runner. 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