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iserv/composertoolsinstaller
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Allows to install tools as standalone Composer dependencies.

v1.10.16(1mo ago)2281MITPHPPHP >=8.2

Since Sep 28Pushed 1w ago5 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/IServ-GmbH/cotor)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/iserv/composertoolsinstaller)[ RSS](/packages/iserv-composertoolsinstaller/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago

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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- **outdated**: Lists all tools and checks if they are up-to-date.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.

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

53

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance95

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 ~24 days

Total

47

Last Release

45d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0PHP >=7.3

v1.4PHP >=8.0

v1.9PHP >=8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![althaus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/105975?v=4)](https://github.com/althaus "althaus (60 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 (18 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)")

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Tags

composerphptoolingtools

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