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xoops/module-installer-plugin
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Install XOOPS modules using Composer

v1.1.0(7y ago)227554MITPHP

Since Jul 9Pushed 7y ago2 watchersCompare

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module-installer-plugin
=======================

[](#module-installer-plugin)

*This package is in development and may be subject to change. It is published to enable testing and feedback only.*

This is a plugin for [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) that allows XOOPS 2.6 modules to be managed by composer. Managing XOOPS modules with composer enables dependency management for modules, as modules can require other libraries, or even other modules.

To use this plugin, your module should include a type property of **"xoops-module"** in its `composer.json`, and it should require **"xoops/module-installer-plugin"** as in the following example.

```
    {
        "name": "geekwright/dummy",
        "type": "xoops-module",
        "description": "XOOPS dummy module for testing",
        "require": {
            "xoops/module-installer-plugin": "~1.0"
        }
    }
```

The package contents will be installed in the modules directory, in a subdirectory of the same name as the module package. See [geekwright/dummy](https://github.com/geekwright/dummy) for a simple example of a module enabled for composer management.

The `composer.json` of the main xoops-library package needs to set the filesystem path to the XOOPS modules directory in the "extra" property as shown here:

```
    "extra": {
        "xoops_modules": "/home/user/htdocs/modules"
    }
```

Normally, the XOOPS installer will have adjusted this setting during installation.

The composer install process only makes the module available to XOOPS. Traditional module installation and configuration are still accomplished in the XOOPS system adminstration area.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

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 ~562 days

Total

4

Last Release

2691d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7eb0c56896d2405e44608ffb77c1411e4a18927be440b28275f7e0cb075ea9d6?d=identicon)[geekwright](/maintainers/geekwright)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/122f20c0edc2c6b86e8354286b09f6e982ecc6dcfbfaffcd91c3638406ffc39f?d=identicon)[xoops](/maintainers/xoops)

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Top Contributors

[![geekwright](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3181636?v=4)](https://github.com/geekwright "geekwright (10 commits)")

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Tags

installerxoops

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