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horde/hordeymlfile
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Handle .horde.yml file and changelog.yml file

v1.0.0beta1(1mo ago)0196↑200%1LGPL-2.1-onlyPHPPHP ^8.2

Since May 12Pushed 1mo ago6 watchersCompare

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horde/hordeymlfile
==================

[](#hordehordeymlfile)

Handles the .horde.yml and changelog.yml file formats.

Purpose
-------

[](#purpose)

The .horde.yml format is the source of truth for composer.json generation and other package meta information.

Supported Package Types
-----------------------

[](#supported-package-types)

- **PHP Libraries** - "library", Standard Composer libraries (PSR-0, PSR-4)
- **Horde Libraries** - "horde-library", libraries with horde-specific handling in the horde/horde-installer-plugin (PSR-0, PSR-4)
- **Horde Applications** - "horde-application", Horde framework applications
- **Applications** - "application", composer default application type
- **PHP Extensions** - "extension", C extensions distributed via PIE (PHP Installer for Extensions)
- **Themes** - "horde-theme", Horde themes
- **Composer Plugins** - Composer plugins

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Format documentation is available at [doc/FORMAT.md](doc/FORMAT.md).

Origin
------

[](#origin)

Same or similar implementations existed in:

- horde/horde-installer-plugin Composer plugin
- horde/components Developer CLI
- horde/hordectl Admin CLI

Refactoring into a separate library facilitates reuse.

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance91

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~107 days

Total

4

Last Release

43d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.1alpha4 → v1.0.0beta12026-03-30

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e4f6c6771993db2ed500959b42353f6cf6a2ca0406d9617f7ae680f4504faa4a?d=identicon)[horde](/maintainers/horde)

---

Top Contributors

[![ralflang](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/646976?v=4)](https://github.com/ralflang "ralflang (14 commits)")

---

Tags

composermetadatachangelog

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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