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kewlar/composer-changelogs-plugin
=================================

Allows easier checking of the changelogs for the packages-to-be-updated.

v0.1(7y ago)25.7k1MITPHP

Since Apr 25Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Composer Changelogs Plugin
==========================

[](#composer-changelogs-plugin)

Whenever you do `composer update` or `composer install` this plugin displays links to GitHub's "Compare Changes" pages for each updated package, so you would have an easier time checking what's actually changed, e.g.

```
$ composer install
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies (including require-dev)
Prefetching 7 packages 🎶 💨
  - Downloading (100%)
    CHANGELOGS:
        https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/compare/v2.9.1...v2.9.2
        https://github.com/rollbar/rollbar-php/compare/v1.7.2...v1.7.4
Package operations: 0 installs, 10 updates, 0 removals
  - Updating doctrine/dbal (v2.9.1 => v2.9.2): Loading from cache
    CHANGELOG: https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/compare/v2.9.1...v2.9.2
  - Updating rollbar/rollbar (v1.7.2 => v1.7.4): Loading from cache
    CHANGELOG: https://github.com/rollbar/rollbar-php/compare/v1.7.2...v1.7.4

```

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev kewlar/composer-changelogs-plugin ^0.1
```

That's it!

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 72.2% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2627d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d6f7e8ba6ee0ac8251b8b1ddc2a5d9b9badff150be1e34784070fdb1384de40a?d=identicon)[kewlar](/maintainers/kewlar)

---

Top Contributors

[![kewlar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1241866?v=4)](https://github.com/kewlar "kewlar (13 commits)")[![aurelijusrozenas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3273544?v=4)](https://github.com/aurelijusrozenas "aurelijusrozenas (5 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/kewlar-composer-changelogs-plugin/health.svg)

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