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sunaoka/composer-vcs-export-plugin
==================================

Exports Composer VCS repositories to vendor directories applying .gitattributes export-ignore rules.

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Composer VCS Export Plugin
==========================

[](#composer-vcs-export-plugin)

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Overview
--------

[](#overview)

This Composer plugin ensures that when installing packages from VCS repositories (such as Git) via the `repositories` configuration, only the files allowed by `.gitattributes` `export-ignore` rules are placed in the `vendor` directory.
It enables clean, distribution-like installs even when directly referencing VCS sources, helping maintain a tidy `vendor/` with only the intended files from each package.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Applies `.gitattributes` `export-ignore` rules to packages installed from VCS repositories
- Ensures only distribution-ready files are present in `vendor/`
- Works automatically during Composer install/update
- No configuration required for standard usage

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Add the plugin to your project using Composer:

```
composer require --dev sunaoka/composer-vcs-export-plugin
```

Or

```
composer global require sunaoka/composer-vcs-export-plugin
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

No additional configuration is needed.
When you install or update packages from VCS repositories (e.g., via the `repositories` section in your `composer.json`), this plugin will:

- Detect if the package was installed from a Git repository
- Use `git archive` to export files, respecting `.gitattributes` `export-ignore` rules
- Replace the package directory in `vendor/` with the exported contents

Example
-------

[](#example)

**composer.json:**

```
{
    "repositories": [
        {
            "type": "vcs",
            "url": "https://example.com/your-vendor/your-library.git"
        }
    ],
    "require": {
        "your-vendor/your-library": "^1.0",
        "sunaoka/composer-vcs-export-plugin": "^1.0"
    },
    "config": {
        "allow-plugins": {
          "sunaoka/composer-vcs-export-plugin": true
        }
    }
}
```

With this setup, only the files not marked with `export-ignore` in `.gitattributes` will be present in `vendor/your-vendor/your-library`.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.2.5 or later
- Composer 2.x
- `git` and `unzip` command available in the system environment

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

[](#limitations)

- Only works with Git repositories
- Requires the `.git` directory to be present in the installed package (i.e., VCS install, not dist)
- May not work on environments where `git archive` or `unzip` are unavailable (e.g., some Windows setups)
- Does not affect packages installed via dist (zip/tarball)

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~3 days

Total

3

Last Release

355d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aab0eef8c17cb4a1d856c457224642bdf29adf5255e2f9db84e1c192f78ef272?d=identicon)[sunaoka](/maintainers/sunaoka)

---

Top Contributors

[![sunaoka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/105845?v=4)](https://github.com/sunaoka "sunaoka (8 commits)")

---

Tags

composer-plugingitattributesphpvcsphpplugincomposerdevrepositories.gitattributesvcsexport-ignore

###  Code Quality

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