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Informations about the package platform-package-installer

Composer Platform Package Installer

The Composer Platform Package Installer is a powerful plugin for platform-aware distribution URL resolution.

The core behavior is simple:

Requirements

Installation

Install the plugin using Composer:

Then change your package type to platform-package in composer.json:

Core Configuration

All core behavior is configured in composer.json under extra.artifacts.

Legacy extra.platform-urls is still supported for backward compatibility, but is deprecated.

Format A: Simple (no custom variables)

Use this when:

Format B: Extended (custom variables + defaults)

Use this when templates include additional placeholders beyond {version}.

Application-Level Variable Overrides

Consumers of your platform package can override variables from their root project:

Variable precedence:

  1. Root app override (extra.platform-packages.<package-name>)
  2. Package default (extra.artifacts.vars)
  3. Built-in {version} (always provided by plugin)

Placeholder Behavior

Platform Matching

The plugin matches the current machine against keys in artifacts:

More specific matches are preferred over generic ones.

Optional Helper: Generate URLs Command

platform:generate-urls is a helper to generate artifact URL entries from a template.

You can also provide platforms as a comma-separated list:

Or with a custom URL template:

Command options:

The command writes generated URLs into extra.artifacts.

Testing

Run tests with:

The test suite includes:

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

All versions of platform-package-installer with dependencies

PHP Build Version
Package Version
Requires php Version ^8.1
composer-plugin-api Version ^1.1 || ^2.0
composer-runtime-api Version *
Composer command for our command line client (download client) This client runs in each environment. You don't need a specific PHP version etc. The first 20 API calls are free. Standard composer command

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