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georgringer/extemconf-validator
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Validate ext\_emconf.php files of TYPO3 extensions

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Validation for `ext_emconf.php` files of TYPO3 extensions
=========================================================

[](#validation-for-ext_emconfphp-files-of-typo3-extensions)

TYPO3 uses a file named `ext_emconf.php` for declarations of extensions. You can find detailed information about it at

**Installation**

```
composer require georgringer/extemconf-validator:dev-master

```

### Usage

[](#usage)

#### CLI

[](#cli)

Multiple usages are possible:

```
// Check all extensions in given directory
./bin/emconf-validate emconf:validate --file=typo3conf/ext/

// Check single file
./bin/emconf-validate emconf:validate --file=typo3conf/ext/myextension/ext_emconf.php

```

### Direct call

[](#direct-call)

Use the following code to check a file

```
$fileValidation = new \GeorgRinger\ExtemconfValidator\Validator();
try {
    $fileValidation->validate($file);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage());
}

```

Syntax
------

[](#syntax)

The following syntax is currently checked:

### title

[](#title)

- required
- string
- minimum length: 10

### description

[](#description)

- required
- string
- minimum length: 50

### category

[](#category)

- required
- string
- one of the following: `be`, `module`, `fe`, `plugin`, `misc`, `services`, `templates`, `example`, `doc`, `distribution`

### author

[](#author)

- required
- string
- minimum length: 10

### state

[](#state)

- required
- string
- one of the following: `alpha`, `beta`, `stable`, `experimental`, `test`, `obsolute`, `excludeFromUpdates`

### constraints

[](#constraints)

- required
- array with the following keys: `depends`, `conflicts`, `suggests`

### uploadfolder

[](#uploadfolder)

- optional
- boolean

### shy

[](#shy)

- optional
- boolean

### clearCacheOnLoad

[](#clearcacheonload)

- optional
- boolean

### Deprecated configuration

[](#deprecated-configuration)

The following keys are deprecated and must not be used anymore

- dependencies
- conflicts
- suggests
- docPath
- CGLcompliance
- CGLcompliance\_note
- private
- download\_password
- shy
- loadOrder
- priority
- internal
- modify\_tables
- module
- lockType
- TYPO3\_version
- PHP\_version

Todos:
------

[](#todos)

- Check author\_email, author\_company
- check author as arrays as proposed by extension\_builder
- validate constraints

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1d08c176686c8914d32c70d4af388887d738930fdfdf07c7ca9c841ad10ed683?d=identicon)[georgringer](/maintainers/georgringer)

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Top Contributors

[![georgringer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1905663?v=4)](https://github.com/georgringer "georgringer (9 commits)")

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typo3typo3-extensionvalidation

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