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Packager requires a yml header syntax in every file, and a package.yml manifest file, as seen on the MooTools project. 2.0.x-dev(12y ago)019MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Jul 12Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Harrald/packager)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/harrald/packager)[ Docs](https://github.com/harrald/packager)[ RSS](/packages/harrald-packager/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.0 Synced 2d ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) Packager ======== [](#packager) Packager is a PHP 5.3+ library to concatenate libraries split in multiple files in a single file. It automatically calculates dependancies. Packager requires a yml header syntax in every file, and a `package.yml` manifest file, as seen on the MooTools project. 2.0 Branch ---------- [](#20-branch) This is an experimental branch, dedicated to a more programmatic approach to packaging (building) your JavaScript files. With the previous Packager, you were **required** to define a `package.yml`. This is no longer the case. You're still able to work with your `package.json` or `package.yml` files, but you have the ability to define dependencies at runtime and build only the dependencies for that file. Why? ---- [](#why) I needed a more dynamic packager. On my web development, each web page varies between JavaScript uses. My home page, for example, might have a login area but the about us page does not. Why should I build a single `mootools.js` for the whole site? Even if I could keep track of what pages require what, it's not my job or the application's job to keep that in order. Instead, I wanted to: ``. I wanted homepage.js to have a yml header, and for Packager to build a *specific build* for this **specific page**. The next step would be to create agent specific builds, but that's for another branch. API 2.0 ======= [](#api-20) Remember, the emphasis has been to create an actual API. The following are classes and their purpose. See the linked wiki pages, for additional method signatures and documentation. [Packager](#)Packager is the "registry" of components, and the manager of building the dependencies. [Package](#)A Package is a container of many sources. Due to the emphasis on Source, Package is not as useful **yet**. [Source](#)A Source has many components (provides) and dependencies (requires). By defining a Source, you can add (provide) to the registry and build all dependencies for the source. [Command Line Script](#)This is currently broken, and low priority for me. Pull requests, greatly appreciated. Since I'm using Packager 2.0 as an API I no longer need a `npm|gem|pear`-like library for my development. Getting Stated ============== [](#getting-stated) banana banana banana For now, take a look at [sfPackagerPlugin](https://github.com/ibolmo/sfPackagerPlugin) for a programmatic usage of the 2.0 branch. In particular take a look at: [PackagerHelper](https://github.com/ibolmo/sfPackagerPlugin/blob/master/lib/helper/PackagerHelper.php) which has the "useful" interface, I had been talking about. ### Health Score 22 — LowBetter than 21% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity42 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 Unknown Total 1 Last Release 4738d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/948437?v=4)[Harrald Torenvlied](/maintainers/Harrald)[@Harrald](https://github.com/Harrald) --- Top Contributors [![kamicane](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7131?v=4)](https://github.com/kamicane "kamicane (59 commits)")[![ibolmo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27246?v=4)](https://github.com/ibolmo "ibolmo (34 commits)")[![timwienk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/150598?v=4)](https://github.com/timwienk "timwienk (12 commits)")[![holyshared](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/167190?v=4)](https://github.com/holyshared "holyshared (10 commits)")[![appden](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/70904?v=4)](https://github.com/appden "appden (7 commits)")[![subtleGradient](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4117?v=4)](https://github.com/subtleGradient "subtleGradient (7 commits)")[![Harrald](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/948437?v=4)](https://github.com/Harrald "Harrald (5 commits)")[![slik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/98554?v=4)](https://github.com/slik "slik (4 commits)")[![cpojer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13352?v=4)](https://github.com/cpojer "cpojer (4 commits)")[![thisconnect](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546900?v=4)](https://github.com/thisconnect "thisconnect (3 commits)")[![ryanflorence](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100200?v=4)](https://github.com/ryanflorence "ryanflorence (1 commits)") --- Tags javascriptpackagemootools ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/harrald-packager/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/harrald-packager/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/harrald-packager) ``` ### Alternatives [composer/composer Composer helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of PHP projects. 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