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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. mnocon/composer-checkout ActiveComposer-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) mnocon/composer-checkout ======================== Tool to easily checkout dependencies v0.2.5(2y ago)33423[4 issues](https://github.com/mnocon/composer-checkout/issues)MITPHPPHP ^7.1 || ^8.0 Since May 4Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/mnocon/composer-checkout)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mnocon/composer-checkout)[ RSS](/packages/mnocon-composer-checkout/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (6)Versions (8)Used By (0) Composer Checkout Plugin ======================== [](#composer-checkout-plugin) Description ----------- [](#description) This Composer plugin allows you to add a Pull Request from GitHub as a Composer dependency without thinking about repositories and branch aliases. Forget about meddling with the `vendor` directory as well ;) Simply run `composer checkout [...]` and the rest will be taken care of automatically. [![Example usage of the command](example.png "Example usage")](example.png) There is also a `apply-patch` command that deals with diffs generated from Pull Requests. Installation ------------ [](#installation) It's recommended to do the global installation: `composer global require mnocon/composer-checkout`which will make the new commands available in each project. For a local install run: `composer require mnocon/composer-checkout` This packages requires at least PHP 7.1 and Composer 2. Usage ----- [](#usage) There are two new Composer commands: ### `composer checkout` [](#composer-checkout) Adds a Composer dependency based on GitHub Pull Request. Example usage: ``` composer checkout https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/41105 ``` or interactively: ``` composer checkout Please enter the number of Pull Requests [1]: > 1 Link to Pull Request: > https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/41105 ``` In both cases the output will be similar to this one: ``` Checking out dependency: symfony/symfony:dev-inflector-edges as 4.4.x-dev ./composer.json has been updated Running composer update symfony/symfony Loading composer repositories with package information Updating dependencies Lock file operations: 25 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals - Locking doctrine/annotations (1.12.1) - Locking doctrine/cache (1.11.0) - Locking doctrine/collections (1.6.7) - Locking doctrine/event-manager (1.1.1) - Locking doctrine/lexer (1.2.1) - Locking doctrine/persistence (2.1.0) - Locking friendsofphp/proxy-manager-lts (v1.0.3) - Locking laminas/laminas-code (4.2.1) - Locking laminas/laminas-eventmanager (3.3.1) - Locking laminas/laminas-zendframework-bridge (1.2.0) - Locking psr/cache (1.0.1) - Locking psr/container (1.1.1) - Locking psr/link (1.0.0) - Locking psr/log (1.1.4) - Locking symfony/contracts (v1.1.10) - Locking symfony/polyfill-ctype (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-intl-icu (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-intl-idn (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-intl-normalizer (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-mbstring (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-php72 (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-php73 (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/polyfill-php80 (v1.22.1) - Locking symfony/symfony (dev-inflector-edges 8b2c097) - Locking twig/twig (v3.3.0) Writing lock file Installing dependencies from lock file (including require-dev) Package operations: 25 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals - Syncing symfony/symfony (dev-inflector-edges 8b2c097) into cache - Installing doctrine/lexer (1.2.1): Extracting archive - Installing doctrine/annotations (1.12.1): Extracting archive - Installing doctrine/cache (1.11.0): Extracting archive - Installing doctrine/collections (1.6.7): Extracting archive - Installing laminas/laminas-zendframework-bridge (1.2.0): Extracting archive - Installing laminas/laminas-eventmanager (3.3.1): Extracting archive - Installing laminas/laminas-code (4.2.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-intl-normalizer (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-mbstring (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-ctype (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing twig/twig (v3.3.0): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-php80 (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-php73 (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-php72 (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-intl-idn (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/polyfill-intl-icu (v1.22.1): Extracting archive - Installing psr/container (1.1.1): Extracting archive - Installing psr/cache (1.0.1): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/contracts (v1.1.10): Extracting archive - Installing psr/log (1.1.4): Extracting archive - Installing psr/link (1.0.0): Extracting archive - Installing symfony/symfony (dev-inflector-edges 8b2c097): Cloning 8b2c097950 from cache - Installing friendsofphp/proxy-manager-lts (v1.0.3): Extracting archive - Installing doctrine/event-manager (1.1.1): Extracting archive - Installing doctrine/persistence (2.1.0): Extracting archive 5 package suggestions were added by new dependencies, use `composer suggest` to see details. Generating autoload files 17 packages you are using are looking for funding. Use the `composer fund` command to find out more! ``` To revert changes remove added line in composer.json [![Example usage reversion](example2.png "Example of reversion")](example2.png) and run: ``` composer u ibexa/name-of-the-package-with-checkout-applied ``` to update only the package for which checkout was applied or run: ``` composer update ``` to update all the packages. ### composer apply-patch [](#composer-apply-patch) Applies a diff from a Pull Request using the `patch` command. Example usage: ``` composer apply-patch https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/41105 ``` or interactively: ``` composer apply-patch Please enter the number of Pull Requests [1]: > 1 Link to Pull Request: > https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/41105 ``` In both cases the output will be similar to this one: ``` [OK] Downloaded patch: patch_symfony-symfony-41105 Running command: patch -d vendor/symfony/symfony -i ../../../patch_symfony-symfony-41105 -Np1 patching file src/Symfony/Component/Inflector/Inflector.php patching file src/Symfony/Component/Inflector/Tests/InflectorTest.php [OK] Applied patch! ``` ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 43% of packages Maintenance12 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity52 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 87% 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 ~163 days Recently: every ~101 days Total 7 Last Release 854d ago PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^7.1 v0.2.2PHP ^7.1 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/55190e7571f100d9d9a587cb28210575e1065275933cb691d79a58430432a9cf?d=identicon)[mnocon](/maintainers/mnocon) --- Top Contributors [![mnocon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10993858?v=4)](https://github.com/mnocon "mnocon (20 commits)")[![ibexa-yuna](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/67897517?v=4)](https://github.com/ibexa-yuna "ibexa-yuna (2 commits)")[![adamwojs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/211967?v=4)](https://github.com/adamwojs "adamwojs (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP CS Fixer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/mnocon-composer-checkout/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/mnocon-composer-checkout/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/mnocon-composer-checkout) ``` ### Alternatives [vaimo/composer-patches Applies a patch from a local or remote file to any package that is part of a given composer project. 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