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rector/extension-installer
==========================

Composer plugin for automatic installation of Rector extensions

1.0.0(1mo ago)161.7M—1.4%12MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing

Since Apr 21Pushed 1mo ago3 watchersCompare

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Rector Extension Installer
==========================

[](#rector-extension-installer)

[![Build](https://github.com/rectorphp/extension-installer/actions/workflows/code_analysis.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rectorphp/extension-installer/actions)

Composer plugin for automatic installation of Rector extensions.

Important Note
--------------

[](#important-note)

This functionality is now part of `rector/rector` core, so you don't need to install this plugin separately if `rector/rector` is already installed. See comments [here](https://github.com/rectorphp/rector/issues/7092#issuecomment-1367967936).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
composer require --dev rector/extension-installer
```

Instructions for extension developers
-------------------------------------

[](#instructions-for-extension-developers)

Set the extension's Composer package [type](https://getcomposer.org/doc/04-schema.md#type) to `rector-extension` so this plugin can recognize it and so it becomes [discoverable on Packagist](https://packagist.org/explore/?type=rector-extension).

Add a `rector` key to the extension's `composer.json` `extra` section:

```
{
    "extra": {
        "rector": {
            "includes": [
                "config/config.php"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

Limitations
-----------

[](#limitations)

The extension installer depends on Composer script events, so you cannot use the `--no-scripts` flag.

Acknowledgment
--------------

[](#acknowledgment)

This package is heavily inspired by [phpstan/extension-installer](https://github.com/phpstan/extension-installer) by Ondřej Mirtes. Thank you.

###  Health Score

62

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance92

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity48

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 57.1% 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 ~310 days

Recently: every ~461 days

Total

7

Last Release

37d ago

Major Versions

0.11.2 → 1.0.02026-05-27

PHP version history (3 changes)0.10.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

0.11.0PHP ^8.0

1.0.0PHP ^8.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/924196?v=4)[Tomas Votruba](/maintainers/TomasVotruba)[@TomasVotruba](https://github.com/TomasVotruba)

---

Top Contributors

[![TomasVotruba](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/924196?v=4)](https://github.com/TomasVotruba "TomasVotruba (20 commits)")[![sabbelasichon](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13050560?v=4)](https://github.com/sabbelasichon "sabbelasichon (14 commits)")[![ygarris-sevensenders](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/78728611?v=4)](https://github.com/ygarris-sevensenders "ygarris-sevensenders (1 commits)")

---

Tags

composer-pluginrectorrector-extension

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleECS

Type Coverage Yes

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