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rector/release-notes-generator
==============================

The way we generate release notes for Rector repository

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Since May 20Pushed 7mo ago2 watchersCompare

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Release Notes Generator
=======================

[](#release-notes-generator)

The way we generate release notes for Rector repository -

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require rector/release-notes-generator --dev
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Generate Github token here:

-

2. Run the command:

```
vendor/bin/rng --from-commit  --to-commit  --github-token
```

E.g.

```
vendor/bin/rng --from-commit 2.0.10 --to-commit 2.0.11 --remote-repository=rectorphp/rector-symfony --remote-repository=rectorphp/rector-doctrine --remote-repository=rectorphp/rector-phpunit --github-token ghp_
```

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% 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 ~100 days

Recently: every ~140 days

Total

7

Last Release

219d ago

### 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 (46 commits)")[![samsonasik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/459648?v=4)](https://github.com/samsonasik "samsonasik (2 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Type Coverage Yes

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