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mlocati/composer-patcher
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A Composer plugin to patch Composer packages.

1.2.6(1y ago)7249.6k↓21%[1 PRs](https://github.com/mlocati/composer-patcher/pulls)6MITPHP >= 5.3.2

Since Oct 15Compare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (12)Used By (6)

### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/mlocati/composer-patcher).

###  Health Score

44

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FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance49

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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 ~266 days

Recently: every ~414 days

Total

10

Last Release

370d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^5.3.2 || ^7.0

1.2.0PHP >= 5.3.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

plugincomposerpatcherpatchpatches

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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