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vidalia/composer-moodleorg
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Download and manage Moodle plugins using the moodle.org plugins directory

1.1.0(10mo ago)0489↓50%GPL-3.0-or-laterPHP

Since Aug 19Pushed 10mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Moodle.org Composer Repository
==============================

[](#moodleorg-composer-repository)

composer-moodleorg is a [Composer plugin](https://getcomposer.org/doc/articles/plugins.md) that enables you to download and install plugins from the [Moodle plugins directory](https://moodle.org/plugins/).

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

[](#installation)

Install the plugin with Composer:

```
composer global require vidalia/composer-moodleorg
```

Installing Packages
-------------------

[](#installing-packages)

Moodle plugins aren't namespaced by default, which is a requirement for Composer packages. By default, plugins available from the plugins directory use the `moodledotorg/` namespace.

For example, to install `format_cards`:

```
composer require moodledotorg/format_cards
```

Version Management
------------------

[](#version-management)

Moodle plugins aren't required to define SemVer versions, which is a requirement for Composer packages. Instead we munge the Moodle plugin integer version into a CalVer string that's compatible with SemVer. The Moodle version `yyyymmddpp` becomes `yyyy.m.dpp`, with leading zeroes removed.

For example, to install `format_cards` version `2024052100` you would use

```
composer require moodledotorg/format_cards:2024.5.2100
```

Rate limiting
-------------

[](#rate-limiting)

The Moodle.org plugin directory is meant for human use, so automatically downloading a large number of packages triggers the rate limiter. By default, the plugin limits the number of concurrent HTTP requests by setting `COMPOSER_MAX_PARALLEL_HTTP=1`. It also imposes a 12-second cool-off period after downloading 12 files from Moodle.org.

The environment variables `COMPOSER_MOODLEORG_THROTTLE_COUNT` and `COMPOSER_MOODLEORG_THROTTLE_SLEEP`can be used to tweak the number of files to be downloaded, and the cool-off period in seconds.

You can disable throttling entirely with `COMPOSER_MOODLEORG_NO_THROTTLE`, which also prevents setting `COMPOSER_MAX_PARALLEL_HTTP`.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance53

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~154 days

Total

3

Last Release

328d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/90539f027149af8687dcf5d479112b01f273be0d76780ba27d605b218f80c88a?d=identicon)[Vidalia](/maintainers/Vidalia)

---

Top Contributors

[![Vidalia](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5794157?v=4)](https://github.com/Vidalia "Vidalia (3 commits)")

---

Tags

composer-pluginmoodle

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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