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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. kubawerlos/composer-require-better AbandonedComposer-plugin[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) kubawerlos/composer-require-better ================================== Provides a command to require package with constraint having patch version v1.5.0(4y ago)197MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 Since Mar 22Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/kubawerlos/composer-require-better)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kubawerlos/composer-require-better)[ RSS](/packages/kubawerlos-composer-require-better/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (3)Versions (10)Used By (0) composer-require-better ======================= [](#composer-require-better) This repository is abandoned, use [`composer bump`](https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#bump) instead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#this-repository-is-abandoneduse-composer-bump-instead) Plugin for [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) to require package with constraint having [patch version](https://semver.org). 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Motivation ---------- [](#motivation) Let's assume we want to install package `acme-corporation/adding-machine` for our project and it has versions `1.0.0` and `1.0.1` released. Usually, we run: ``` composer require acme-corporation/adding-machine ``` We will have the latest version installed (`1.0.1`) and constraint `^1.0` added to `composer.json`. The constraint means all version from `1.0.0`, but lower than `2.0.0` are allowed. This can result in some problems in the future: 1. If we would want to install another package, that allows `acme-corporation/adding-machine` only in version `1.0.0` (or has a conflict with `acme-corporation/adding-machine` version `1.0.1`) it would result with `acme-corporation/adding-machine` being downgraded to version `1.0.0` - we can easily miss that downgrade (as it will be one line in the console) - what if `1.0.1` fixes critical bug for us? 2. If we run `composer update --prefer-lowest` (quite often practice when developing a library) we would end up with `acme-corporation/adding-machine` in version `1.0.0`. 3. Command `composer update` could take a long time to run when having many packages with many allowed versions (e.g. Symfony 3 LTS has current version `3.4.38`, so constraint `^3.4` is allowing 39 versions - from `3.4.0` to `3.4.38`). So instead we can run: ``` composer rb acme-corporation/adding-machine ``` We will have the latest version installed - the same as with `require` command, but the constraint added to `composer.json` will be `^1.0.1` - it would mean all version from `1.0.0`, but lower than `2.0.0` are allowed. What would that change? 1. If we would want to install the package that previously downgraded `acme-corporation/adding-machine` we would see an error and would have to make a decision - is this acceptable to us or we cannot allow it? 2. Running `composer update --prefer-lowest` would do nothing for the package as now installed version is the lowest allowed with the constraint. 3. Command `composer update` would work faster - mentioned Symfony 3 LST constraint would be `^3.4.38`, so it would allow only single version, not 39 versions. 4. In `composer.json` we now have the installed version as the constraint, so we don't have to check with `composer show` or in `composer.lock` (if we even have it in the repository) which version is used in the project. ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 64% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity11 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 61% 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 ~148 days Recently: every ~180 days Total 6 Last Release 1500d ago PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.2 v1.3.0PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0 v1.5.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/43e5f3c381362868a775f822f2f0bd6d32d77d0226a2d2716e63c65311923ff5?d=identicon)[kubawerlos](/maintainers/kubawerlos) --- Top Contributors [![dependabot-preview[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2141?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot-preview[bot] "dependabot-preview[bot] (166 commits)")[![kubawerlos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9282069?v=4)](https://github.com/kubawerlos "kubawerlos (55 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (50 commits)")[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (1 commits)") --- Tags composercomposer-pluginphpplugincomposerclirequire ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/kubawerlos-composer-require-better/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/kubawerlos-composer-require-better/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/kubawerlos-composer-require-better) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)