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vakata/frontend-dependencies
============================

Manage front end depedencies from composer

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frontend-dependencies
=====================

[](#frontend-dependencies)

A composer plugin to manage frontend dependencies (copied the idea from ).

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
$ composer require vakata/frontend-dependencies
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In your `composer.json` file include the dependencies you need and where to copy them. Each dependency is either a name and a version, or an array consisting of a version and a glob pattern. You can additionally control whether the dependencies are updated on each install or update (defaults to `true`) and whether a clean full install is performed every time.

**Keep in mind the `target` folder will be emptied every time dependencies are updated!**

```
"extra": {
    "vakata" : {
        "frontend-dependencies" : {
            "clean" : false,
            "install" : true,
            "update" : true,
            "target" : "public/assets/static/",
            "dependencies" : {
                "dep1" : "~1.0",
                "dep2" : {
                    "version" : "~1.0"
                },
                "dep3" : {
                    "version" : "~1.0",
                    "src" : "dist/*"
                },
                "dep4" : {
                    "version" : "~1.0",
                    "src" : "dist/dep4.js"
                },
                "dep5" : {
                    "version" : "~1.0",
                    "src" : "{dist/dep5.js,images}"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- \[vakata\]\[link-author\]
- \[All Contributors\]\[link-contributors\]

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance39

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~104 days

Recently: every ~379 days

Total

22

Last Release

517d ago

Major Versions

0.0.6 → 1.0.02019-02-11

1.0.3 → 2.0.02019-03-05

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)[Ivan Bozhanov](/maintainers/vakata)[@vakata](https://github.com/vakata)

---

Top Contributors

[![vakata](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)](https://github.com/vakata "vakata (23 commits)")

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