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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phpcq/author-validation ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phpcq/author-validation ======================= Check if all authors of a particular file are mentioned in the copyright header. 1.5.2(3y ago)143.0k3[3 issues](https://github.com/phpcq/author-validation/issues)3MITPHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.1 Since Jan 11Pushed 3y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/phpcq/author-validation)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpcq/author-validation)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/discordier)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/dmolineus)[ RSS](/packages/phpcq-author-validation/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (10)Versions (24)Used By (3) [![Build Status](https://github.com/phpcq/author-validation/actions/workflows/diagnostics.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/phpcq/author-validation/actions)[![Latest Version tagged](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec822d1aeff6b3e680b39c57df862cd265e59b2386d5845fe678fa4e08676902/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f7461672f70687063712f617574686f722d76616c69646174696f6e2e737667)](https://github.com/phpcq/author-validation/tags)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8572b6917840e37898d60fefd4c3f5834db257071e63b8a2cb8e9cefcb8f261b/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f70687063712f617574686f722d76616c69646174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/phpcq/author-validation)[![Installations via composer per month](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7a2b279b6853f936f465fc7d7d764611e9bbafd447a4ccf7949d9e298b2dbea5/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646d2f70687063712f617574686f722d76616c69646174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/phpcq/author-validation) Validate the author information within PHP files, composer.json, bower.json or packages.json. ============================================================================================= [](#validate-the-author-information-within-php-files-composerjson-bowerjson-or-packagesjson) This is useful to ensure that all authors (from git history) mentioned in all PHP files, the `composer.json`, `bower.json` and `packages.json`. Usage ----- [](#usage) Add to your `composer.json` in the `require-dev` section: ``` "phpcq/author-validation": "~1.0" ``` Call the binary: ``` ./vendor/bin/check-author.php ``` Optionally pass a path to check: ``` ./vendor/bin/check-author.php /path/to/some/repository/also/with/subdir ``` Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) Optionally you can pass the path to a config file (defaults to .check-author.yml) which shall be used. ``` # Example .check-author.yml # Map multiple authors to a single one (aliasing of contributors). mapping: # original: alias "John Doe ": "John Doe " # or original: [multiple aliases] "John Doe ": ["John Doe ", "Acme Inc "] # or "John Doe ": - "John Doe " - "Acme Inc " # Ignore commits from these authors (equivalent to cmd line parameter --ignore=...) ignore: - Build Bot # If present, scan only these and not the whole base dir (equivalent to cmd line arguments). # Values must either be absolute paths or relative to the current directory. include: - src # Paths to exclude from scanning (equivalent to cmd line parameter --exclude=...) exclude: - Foo.php - /tests/* - */languages # Enforce copy-left author for certain files. copy-left: "John Doe ": "/library" # or "John Doe ": ["/library", "File.php"] # or "John Doe ": - "File.php" # Add additional author metadata. It is used by some comparator handlers when outputting diff format. # Author metadata of the config file is prioritized over extracted metadata from the files. metadata: "John Doe ": role: "Translator" homepage: "http:/www.example.org" ``` ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance0 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity29 Limited adoption so far Community22 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. 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