PHP - read version number in composer.json

Question

How do I make a script there can tell me what version i run when it stored in composer.json?

composer.json

{
    "require": {
        "someLiberyNameHere": "8.3.3.1"
    }
}

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '17 at 15:35

I think that this is as simple as this since composer.json is a Json file:

<?php

$content = file_get_contents('/path/to/composer.json');
$content = json_decode($content,true);

var_dump($content['require']['someLiberyNameHere']);

You can also iterate through your dependencies:

foreach ($content['require'] as $key => $value) {
    echo $key . ' => ' . $value . PHP_EOL;
}

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 28 '23 at 07:47

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\Composer\InstalledVersions::getRootPackage();

\Composer\InstalledVersions::getVersion('vendor/package');

https://getcomposer.org/doc/07-runtime.md#installed-versions

edited Aug 28 '23 at 07:47

shaedrich

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answered Oct 26 '22 at 12:45

Mathias Weisheit

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 19 '17 at 17:00

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You can make composer object from factory And find your package in repository and give package info.

answered Mar 19 '17 at 17:00

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What a cryptic reply. A sort of DIY eh? – Onkeltem Aug 24 '18 at 16:25
That wasn't a permalink, so it goes to the wrong line now. – Ian Dunn Aug 24 '21 at 16:46

PHP - read version number in composer.json

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