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

Composer plugin for automatic installation of Rector extensions

1.0.0(3w ago)16159.8k1MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing

Since Apr 21Pushed 3w 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

59

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community13

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

27d 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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