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janpecha/composer-updater
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Auto-updates of composer.json.

v1.2.7(3y ago)03.8k↓50%BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=7.2.0

Since Feb 28Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (8)Versions (12)Used By (0)

Composer Updater
================

[](#composer-updater)

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

[Download a latest package](https://github.com/janpecha/composer-updater/releases) or use [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require janpecha/composer-updater

```

Composer Updater requires PHP 7.2 or later.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
Usage:
    php composer-updater  [options]

Commands:
	update       Updates composer.json & composer.lock if needed.

Options:
    --composer-file=       Path to composer.json file (optional)
    --composer-bin=  Composer executable (optional, default: `composer`)
    --dry-run                    Enable dry-run mode

```

---

License: [New BSD License](license.md)
Author: Jan Pecha,

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~21 days

Recently: every ~38 days

Total

11

Last Release

1324d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5c980b1511b4a0350442dc23d89c99d4d9a2411b7e765d52c133ccacf616968b?d=identicon)[janpecha](/maintainers/janpecha)

---

Top Contributors

[![janpecha](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/637719?v=4)](https://github.com/janpecha "janpecha (43 commits)")

---

Tags

composerdependenciesphp

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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