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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender ActiveComposer-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender ========================================== Extend the composer/installers plugin to accept any arbitrary package type. 2.0.0(5y ago)0745MITHTMLPHP ^7.4 Since Jan 7Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender)[ Docs](http://www.github.com/nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender)[ RSS](/packages/nathandentzau-composer-installers-extender/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (8)Used By (0) Composer Installers Extender ============================ [](#composer-installers-extender) The `composer-installers-extender` is a plugin for [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) that allows any package to be installed to a directory other than the default `vendor`directory within a project on a package-by-package basis. This plugin extends the [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers) plugin to allow any arbitrary package type to be handled by their custom installer. The [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers) plugin has a finite set of supported package types and we recognize the need for any arbitrary package type to be installed to a specific directory other than `vendor`. This plugin allows additional package types to be handled by the [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers) plugin, benefiting from their explicit install path mapping and token replacement of package properties. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 7.4 or higher How to Install -------------- [](#how-to-install) Add `nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender` as a dependency of your project: ``` $ composer require nathandentzau/composer-installers-extender ``` How to Use ---------- [](#how-to-use) The [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers) plugin is a dependency of this plugin and will be automatically required as well if not already required. To support additional package types, add an array of these types in the `extra` property in your `composer.json`: ``` { "extra": { "installer-types": ["library"] } } ``` Then, you can add mappings for packages of these types in the same way that you would add package types that are supported by [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers): ``` { "extra": { "installer-types": ["library"], "installer-paths": { "special/package/": ["my/package"], "path/to/libraries/{$name}/": ["type:library"] } } } ``` By default, packages that do not specify a `type` will be considered the type `library`. Adding support for this type allows any of these packages to be placed in a different install path. If a type has been added to `installer-types`, the plugin will attempt to find an explicit installer path in the mapping. If there is no match either by name or by type, the default installer path for all packages will be used instead. Please see the README for [`composer/installers`](https://github.com/composer/installers) to see the supported syntax for package and type matching as well as the supported replacement tokens in the path (e.g. `{$name}`). Why is This Project Forked? --------------------------- [](#why-is-this-project-forked) Years ago I contributed to the `oomphinc/composer-installers-extender` project to modernize the code base and add tests. Since my changes were merged into the default branch on that project there has been no new tagged released by the maintainer containg my changes after several years and responses to pull requests have been slow. I've decided to maintain my own version of this package containing all the changes I made years ago to update the code base to the changes in PHP 7. With Composer 2 and PHP 8 on the horizon, my hope is that I can quickly ship changes to support both new major versions. The original author of this package, who is no longer an employee of Oomph, is still listed as an author with updated contact information should you wish to reach out to him. License ------- [](#license) [MIT License](LICENSE) ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity68 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~415 days Total 5 Last Release 2117d ago Major Versions v1.1.2 → 2.0.02020-07-26 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b96ce427911326cd2da5652cdba1c48eb05c5c5fbf21260076747b60c361aea6?d=identicon)[nathandentzau](/maintainers/nathandentzau) --- Top Contributors [![nathandentzau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15371196?v=4)](https://github.com/nathandentzau "nathandentzau (16 commits)")[![balbuf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3887845?v=4)](https://github.com/balbuf "balbuf (13 commits)")[![bendoh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1833896?v=4)](https://github.com/bendoh "bendoh (2 commits)")[![cfoellmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1256090?v=4)](https://github.com/cfoellmann "cfoellmann (1 commits)")[![webflo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/123946?v=4)](https://github.com/webflo "webflo (1 commits)")[![XedinUnknown](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1428973?v=4)](https://github.com/XedinUnknown "XedinUnknown (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/nathandentzau-composer-installers-extender/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/nathandentzau-composer-installers-extender/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/nathandentzau-composer-installers-extender) ``` ### Alternatives [drupal/console-extend-plugin Drupal Console Extend Plugin 13214.3M5](/packages/drupal-console-extend-plugin)[rainlab/blog-plugin Blog plugin for October CMS 17257.7k](/packages/rainlab-blog-plugin)[php-composter/php-composter Git Hooks Management through Composer. 10525.1k11](/packages/php-composter-php-composter)[mediawiki/semantic-glossary A terminology markup extension with a Semantic MediaWiki back-end 1352.4k](/packages/mediawiki-semantic-glossary)[uma/composer-psysh No-frills PsySH-Composer plugin 183.2k](/packages/uma-composer-psysh)[winter/wn-seo-plugin Winter CMS plugin for managing SEO tags 106.3k](/packages/winter-wn-seo-plugin) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)