Contributing

If you would like to help, please take a look at the list of issues.

Pull requests

Fork and clone.
Run the command php composer.phar install to install dependencies.
Use the command phpunit to run the tests.
Create a branch, commit, push and send us a pull request.

To ensure a consistent code base, you should make sure the code follows the coding standards PSR-1 and PSR-2.

Creating a new Installer

Create a class with your Installer that extends Composer\Installers\BaseInstaller.
Add your Installer to Composer\Installers\Installer::$supportedTypes.
Create unit tests as a separate class or as part of Composer\Installers\Test\InstallerTest.
Add information about your Installer to README.md in section "Current Supported Package Types".
Run the tests.