Composer-MonoRepo-Plugin
A Composer plugin for managing monolithic repositories with multiple PHP packages and explicit per-package dependencies.
What is Composer-MonoRepo-Plugin?
beberlei/composer-monorepo-plugin is a Composer plugin that extends Composer to support monolithic repositories (monorepos) containing multiple PHP packages. It enables maintainable dependency management across all packages within a single repository by using a root composer.json for external dependencies and simplified monorepo.json files for each sub-package, while generating isolated autoloaders for each package. This approach avoids scattered updates and version inconsistencies common when managing many separate Composer packages.
PHP developers and teams maintaining large-scale applications or libraries with multiple interdependent packages in a single repository. It is particularly suited for organizations adopting a monolithic repository workflow inspired by build systems like Bazel or Buck.
Developers choose this plugin to simplify dependency management in monorepos by centralizing external dependencies in one root composer.json, eliminating the need to update the same library across many separate packages. Its unique selling point is generating isolated autoloaders per package that include only explicitly declared dependencies, preserving explicit dependency definitions while leveraging a unified vendor directory.
Overview
Integrates Composer into monolithic repositories with many packages.
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