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Works with any PHP project (Symfony, Laravel, Yii, CodeIgniter, etc.) v2.0.34(3w ago)13.6k↑49.2%[2 PRs](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.1 <8.6CI passing Since Dec 11Pushed 4mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nowo-tech/composer-update-helper)[ Docs](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/HecFranco)[ RSS](/packages/nowo-tech-composer-update-helper/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (50)Used By (0) Composer Update Helper ====================== [](#composer-update-helper) [![CI](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ba733b6a522843b1b0474019d7ad6a6fadb3005ff83957fb42ecbdbb63420971/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6e6f776f2d746563682f636f6d706f7365722d7570646174652d68656c7065722e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/nowo-tech/composer-update-helper) [![Packagist Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e26dc2f9676a0e3232ccf7558ac1356684cde83dd0b679cb7fc0b9858ca89d7f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6e6f776f2d746563682f636f6d706f7365722d7570646174652d68656c7065722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/nowo-tech/composer-update-helper) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](LICENSE) [![PHP](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8e58b490725ac49cc8e463c473173681b324c9d92d7854275a785db013ca3de7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048502d382e312532422d3737374242343f6c6f676f3d706870)](https://php.net) [![Symfony](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/49f719a32613349d5732be047a5f9a88ec03c442ac8b09be057714480a0c5626/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f53796d666f6e792d36253230253743253230372e34253242253230253743253230382e30253230253743253230382e312532422d3030303030303f6c6f676f3d73796d666f6e79)](https://symfony.com) [![GitHub stars](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/281ff22593c1497799d4568d1005c378380095f2ed355f0c3320a9b48b39323f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f73746172732f6e6f776f2d746563682f636f6d706f7365722d7570646174652d68656c7065722e7376673f7374796c653d736f6369616c266c6162656c3d53746172)](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper) [![Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cd0704b56f1d56def350b6d0164316307bb2f47834225fd85443b6fb0059bc73/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f436f7665726167652d3130302532352d627269676874677265656e)](#tests-and-coverage) > ⭐ **Found this useful?** Install from [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nowo-tech/composer-update-helper) and give the repo a [star on GitHub](https://github.com/nowo-tech/ComposerUpdateHelper) if it helps you. Generates `composer require` commands from outdated dependencies. Works with any PHP project: **Symfony**, **Laravel**, **Yii**, **CodeIgniter**, **Slim**, **Laminas**, etc. [![FrankenPHP Friendly Worker Mode](docs/images/frankenphp-friendly.png)](docs/images/frankenphp-friendly.png) This bundle is **FrankenPHP worker mode friendly**. Features -------- [](#features) - ✅ Works with any PHP project - ✅ Separates production and development dependencies - ✅ Shows ignored packages with available versions - ✅ **Force include packages**: Override ignore list to force specific packages to be included - ✅ **Multi-framework support** with version constraints: - **Symfony**: respects `extra.symfony.require` - **Laravel**: respects `laravel/framework` + `illuminate/*` versions - **Yii**: respects `yiisoft/yii2` version - **CakePHP**: respects `cakephp/cakephp` version - **Laminas**: respects `laminas/*` versions - **CodeIgniter**: respects `codeigniter4/framework` version - **Slim**: respects `slim/slim` version - ✅ Compares versions to avoid unnecessary updates - ✅ **Dependency compatibility checking**: Automatically detects and prevents dependency conflicts before suggesting updates - ✅ **Transitive dependency suggestions**: When conflicts are detected, automatically suggests updating required transitive dependencies with ready-to-use commands - ✅ **Conflict Impact Analysis**: Analyzes which packages would be affected by updating conflicting packages (optional with `--show-impact` flag) - ✅ **Save impact analysis**: Save impact analysis to file with `--save-impact` flag - ✅ Can execute commands directly with `--run` flag - ✅ Automatic installation via Composer plugin - ✅ **Release information and changelogs**: Shows GitHub release links and changelog previews for outdated packages - ✅ **Progress indicators**: Shows loading messages during long-running operations (dependency checking, fallback search, etc.) - ✅ **Help option**: Built-in `--help` flag for comprehensive usage information - ✅ **Verbose and Debug modes**: `-v, --verbose` and `--debug` options for troubleshooting and detailed information - ✅ **Multiple file extensions**: Supports both `.yaml` and `.yml` extensions for configuration files - ✅ **Performance optimized**: Emojis and common elements are optimized for better performance - ✅ **Lightweight architecture**: Script delegates complex logic to PHP in vendor, keeping the repo script lightweight and maintainable - ⚠️ **Internationalization (i18n)** (DEVELOPMENT MODE): Multi-language support for output messages with automatic language detection Version information ------------------- [](#version-information) Supported PHP versions follow `composer.json` (`>=8.1 💡 **Tip**: We also recommend installing [Code Review Guardian](https://github.com/nowo-tech/CodeReviewGuardian) for a complete code quality workflow. See [Related Packages](#related-packages) section below. After installation, two files will be copied to your project root: - `generate-composer-require.sh` - The lightweight wrapper script (delegates complex logic to PHP in vendor) - `generate-composer-require.yaml` - Configuration file for ignored and included packages (only created if doesn't exist) **Note:** These files should be committed to your repository so they're available to all team members. The plugin will remove any old `.ignore.txt` entries from `.gitignore` if they exist. **Wrapper updates:** On first install, `generate-composer-require.sh` is copied to your project root. On later `composer update` runs, the plugin **does not overwrite** a local wrapper that differs from the package copy unless you opt in: ``` { "extra": { "composer-update-helper": { "auto_update_wrapper": true } } } ``` When opt-in is disabled (default), Composer shows a comment with MD5 hashes if the wrapper differs. See [Configuration](docs/CONFIGURATION.md#composer-plugin-options). ### Architecture [](#architecture) The script uses a lightweight architecture for better maintainability: - **`generate-composer-require.sh`** (in your repo): A lightweight wrapper script (about **350** lines; size may change between releases) that handles: - Command-line argument parsing - Configuration file detection - Executing `composer outdated` - Calling the PHP processor - Displaying formatted output from PHP - Extracting and executing commands for `--run` flag - **`process-updates.php`** (in vendor): Contains the heavy processing logic (about **900** lines; size may change between releases), including: - Package processing and filtering - Framework detection and version constraints - Release information fetching - Command generation - **Output formatting** (emojis, sections, formatting, etc.) The script automatically detects `process-updates.php` in `vendor/nowo-tech/composer-update-helper/bin/` and uses it. This architecture ensures: - ✅ **Lightweight script in your repo**: Easy to read and understand - ✅ **Complex logic in vendor**: Automatically updated with `composer update` - ✅ **Better maintainability**: Clear separation of concerns - ✅ **Automatic detection**: No configuration needed Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP `>=8.1 💡 **Tip**: If you're using a VPN or behind a corporate firewall, configuring a Packagist mirror or ensuring `composer show` works will provide the best experience. Related Packages ---------------- [](#related-packages) ### Code Review Guardian [](#code-review-guardian) Looking for a complete code review solution? We highly recommend **[Code Review Guardian](https://github.com/nowo-tech/CodeReviewGuardian)** - a provider-agnostic code review guardian that works perfectly with Composer Update Helper: - ✅ **Provider-agnostic**: Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and any Git provider - ✅ **Multi-framework support**: Automatic framework detection (Symfony, Laravel, etc.) - ✅ **Code quality checks**: PHP-CS-Fixer, PHPStan, PHPUnit, Security checks - ✅ **Easy integration**: Simple YAML configuration - ✅ **Framework-specific configs**: Optimized configurations for each framework **Installation:** ``` composer require --dev nowo-tech/code-review-guardian ``` **Why use both together?** Together with Composer Update Helper, you get a complete development workflow: 1. **Composer Update Helper** → Keeps your dependencies up to date - Automatically detects outdated packages - Generates update commands - Respects framework version constraints 2. **Code Review Guardian** → Ensures code quality in your pull requests - Runs code quality checks automatically - Validates code style and standards - Prevents merging low-quality code **Perfect combination for maintaining high-quality PHP projects!** 🚀 Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - [Installation](docs/INSTALLATION.md) - [Configuration](docs/CONFIGURATION.md) - [Usage](docs/USAGE.md) - [Contributing](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) - [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) - [Changelog](docs/CHANGELOG.md) - [Upgrading](docs/UPGRADING.md) - [Release](docs/RELEASE.md) - [Security](docs/SECURITY.md) - [Engram](docs/ENGRAM.md) - [Spec-driven development](docs/SPEC-DRIVEN-DEVELOPMENT.md) - [GitHub Spec Kit](docs/SPEC-KIT.md) ### Additional documentation [](#additional-documentation) - [GitHub Actions CI requirements](docs/GITHUB_CI.md) - [Framework support](docs/FRAMEWORKS.md) - [Update cases and scenarios](docs/UPDATE_CASES.md) - [Testing](docs/TESTING.md) - [Implementation roadmap](docs/IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md) - [Development](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md) - [Branching](docs/BRANCHING.md) - [I18N strategy](docs/I18N_STRATEGY.md) Tests and coverage ------------------ [](#tests-and-coverage) - Tests: PHPUnit (`tests/Unit`, `tests/Integration`). - PHP: **100%** line coverage on `src/` (refresh with `make test-coverage`; gate with `make coverage-check`; minimum gate **≥99%**). - TS/JS: N/A - Python: N/A License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information. Author ------ [](#author) Created by [Héctor Franco Aceituno](https://github.com/HecFranco) at [Nowo.tech](https://nowo.tech) ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance84 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity25 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 84.9% 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 ~5 days Total 46 Last Release 21d ago Major Versions v1.3.4 → v2.0.02025-12-26 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.4 v2.0.30PHP >=8.1 <8.6 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e7947bfc3f2ce9574a18a2c60f3d95b5d1b0740e65dc929332c92f1df21f75ab?d=identicon)[HecFranco](/maintainers/HecFranco) --- Top Contributors [![HecFranco](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24323276?v=4)](https://github.com/HecFranco "HecFranco (124 commits)")[![actions-user](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65916846?v=4)](https://github.com/actions-user "actions-user (18 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (4 commits)") --- Tags phpcomposersymfonylaravelcodeigniteryiidependenciesrequireupdateoutdated ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector Code StylePHP CS Fixer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/nowo-tech-composer-update-helper/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/nowo-tech-composer-update-helper/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/nowo-tech-composer-update-helper) ``` ### Alternatives [drupal/core-composer-scaffold A flexible Composer project scaffold builder. 5346.5M600](/packages/drupal-core-composer-scaffold)[netojose/laravel-bootstrap-4-forms Bootstrap 4 form builder for Laravel 5 179123.5k](/packages/netojose-laravel-bootstrap-4-forms)[rumenx/php-feed Framework-agnostic PHP Feed generator for Laravel, Symfony, and more. 3646.0k](/packages/rumenx-php-feed)[event4u/data-helpers Framework-agnostic PHP library for data mapping, DTOs and utilities. 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