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https://github.com/madewithlove/license-checker-php
CLI tool to verify used licenses in composer dependencies
https://github.com/madewithlove/license-checker-php
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CLI tool to verify used licenses in composer dependencies
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/madewithlove/license-checker-php
- Owner: madewithlove
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-03-04T07:33:44.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-26T13:10:25.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-29T12:33:16.382Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: cli, composer, hacktoberfest, license, license-management, php
- Language: PHP
- Homepage:
- Size: 151 KB
- Stars: 43
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# CLI Licence checker for composer dependencies
This library offers a simple CLI tool to show the licenses used by composer dependencies in your project.
These licenses can be be verified against a list of allowed licenses to offer a way for your continuous integration
pipeline to block merging when a non-verified license is being introduced to the codebase.
## Installation
Installing should be a breeze thanks to `composer`:
Note that you need PHP 8 to install the latest version (1.x).
If you are using an older version of PHP (7.x), older versions can be installed (0.x).
```
composer require madewithlove/license-checker
```
## Configuration
To configure a list of allowed licenses, simply create an `.allowed-licences` file in the root of your project (where `composer.json` is located).
The file could look like this:
```
# contents of .allowed-licenses
- MIT
- BSD-3-Clause
- New BSD License
```
It's possible to use a custom configuration file by passing the `--filename` (or `-f`) option to the CLI commands.
## Usage
These are the different CLI commands
### List used licenses
```
vendor/bin/license-checker used
```
### List allowed licenses
```
vendor/bin/license-checker allowed
```
### Check licenses
```
vendor/bin/license-checker check
```
### Automatically generate configuration
This command will automatically generate an `.allowed-licenses` configuration based on the currently used licenses.
```
vendor/bin/license-checker generate-config
```
### Excluding development dependencies
Passing the `--no-dev` option to the CLI commands will scope all checks to production dependencies only.
Checking production and development dependencies against separate configuration files is possible by passing options:
```
vendor/bin/license-checker check --no-dev --filename .allowed-licenses-production
vendor/bin/license-checker check --filename .allowed-licenses-including-dev
```