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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. iserv/composertoolsinstaller ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) iserv/composertoolsinstaller ============================ Allows to install tools as standalone Composer dependencies. v1.11.0(3w ago)2301MITPHPPHP >=8.2 Since Sep 28Pushed 6d ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/IServ-GmbH/cotor)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/iserv/composertoolsinstaller)[ Docs](https://github.com/IServ-GmbH/cotor/)[ RSS](/packages/iserv-composertoolsinstaller/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (18)Versions (66)Used By (0) Composer Tools Installer aka Cotor ================================== [](#composer-tools-installer-aka-cotor) How to use cotor ---------------- [](#how-to-use-cotor) You can install any composer-based dev tool with cotor. It will install each package in a `tools` folder in your current working directory. For each tool a standalone folder named by the package without the vendor will be created. ### Commands [](#commands) - **list**: Lists all available commands. - **install**: Installs all tools and extensions listed in your composer.json at `extra.cotor`. - **install $name**: Installs a new tool. `$name` must be a tool's package or registered shortcut name. - **update $name**: Updates an installed tool. `$name` must be a tool's package or registered shortcut name. - **update-all**: Updates all installed tools. - **outdated**: Lists all tools and checks if they are up to date. - **extend $name $extension**: Installs a tool extension. `$name` must be a tool's package or registered shortcut name. `$extension` must be the package name of the extension. ### composer.json [](#composerjson) Cotor tracks your required tools in the extra section in your `composer.json` file: ``` { "extra": { "cotor": { "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^3.1", "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.5", "vimeo/psalm": "^4.10" } } } ``` This way you can keep track of the tools and cotor can install them easily. Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) cotor can be configured using a `cotor.json` file in the project root. Example: ``` { "php": "8.2.0", "repositories": [ { "type": "composer", "url": "https://repo.example.com" } ], "sync": true } ``` ### Options [](#options) - `php`: (string, default: `null`) The PHP platform version to use for tool installations. - `repositories`: (array, default: `[]`) Composer repositories to use for tool installations. - `sync`: (boolean, default: `true`) Whether to automatically inherit `require.php` and `repositories` from the root `composer.json`. Values in `cotor.json` will overwrite values inherited from `composer.json`. How to build cotor ------------------ [](#how-to-build-cotor) 1. Ensure you've got `box` installed in your `$PATH`. 2. Run `box compile` to create a new `cotor.phar`. `box` takes the latest git tag or hash to propagate this as the PHARs version. So be sure to hava a proper git history before running the command. ### Health Score 54 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance97 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 50.8% 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 ~36 days Recently: every ~29 days Total 49 Last Release 27d ago PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0PHP >=7.3 v1.4PHP >=8.0 v1.9PHP >=8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2e47096095e08fa7cc521826f5ab3c09f1c5ad7f9a0d26062a5aa31e0d0078b4?d=identicon)[iserv](/maintainers/iserv) --- Top Contributors [![althaus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/105975?v=4)](https://github.com/althaus "althaus (61 commits)")[![FelixJacobi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25072300?v=4)](https://github.com/FelixJacobi "FelixJacobi (28 commits)")[![mitopp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5371265?v=4)](https://github.com/mitopp "mitopp (19 commits)")[![DomSieIServ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/131360524?v=4)](https://github.com/DomSieIServ "DomSieIServ (7 commits)")[![KimBrodowski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15917513?v=4)](https://github.com/KimBrodowski "KimBrodowski (3 commits)")[![DerWario](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23586381?v=4)](https://github.com/DerWario "DerWario (1 commits)")[![hype09](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6646802?v=4)](https://github.com/hype09 "hype09 (1 commits)") --- Tags composerphptoolingtools ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/iserv-composertoolsinstaller/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/iserv-composertoolsinstaller/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/iserv-composertoolsinstaller) ``` ### Alternatives [composer/composer Composer helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of PHP projects. 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