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Composer plugin that scaffolds framework-owned files into Scafera projects.

Provides: Composer plugin that copies framework-owned files (entry point, kernel bootstrap, .gitignore, config examples) into Scafera projects on composer install/update. Files are always overwritten (except initial-files, copied once) to keep framework and project in sync.

Depends on: Composer 2+ (composer-plugin-api ^2.0). Activates automatically for any installed package that declares extra.scafera-scaffold.

Extension points:

• composer.json → extra.scafera-scaffold.files — logical keys mapped to source paths in the declaring package; always overwritten on install
• extra.scafera-scaffold.initial-files — literal target paths; copied once, never overwritten (intended for user-editable configs)
• extra.scafera-scaffold.target-map — architecture packages remap logical keys to project-specific paths (e.g. index.php → public/index.php)
• extra.scafera-scaffold.file-mapping — project-level opt-out ("public/index.php": false to disable a scaffolded file)
• Convention — package-side scaffold sources live under support/scaffold/ at the package root

Not responsible for: Code generation (use scafera make:controller, make:service, make:command from the architecture package — e.g. scafera/layered) · application scaffolding (only framework-owned files are copied) · modifying user-authored code · conflict resolution beyond last-package-wins for duplicate logical keys.

How It Works

Scafera packages declare which files they provide. The plugin collects these declarations from all installed packages and copies the files into the project.

composer install
  → plugin reads declarations from installed packages
  → copies files to project
  → creates directories as needed

Package Declaration

Packages declare scaffold files in their composer.json under extra.scafera-scaffold.

files — Always Overwritten

Use a logical key (not a path) to identify each file. The key decouples the file identity from its target location.

{
    "extra": {
        "scafera-scaffold": {
            "files": {
                "index.php": "support/scaffold/public/index.php"
            }
        }
    }
}

The logical key is used as the default target path. To place the file elsewhere, an architecture package provides a target-map (see below).

initial-files — Created Once

Files that are only copied if the target does not already exist. Useful for configuration files that the developer is expected to modify.

{
    "extra": {
        "scafera-scaffold": {
            "initial-files": {
                "config/config.yaml": "support/scaffold/config/config.example.yaml"
            }
        }
    }
}

Unlike files, initial files use literal target paths (not logical keys).

target-map — Control Placement

Architecture packages can remap where a logical key is placed without duplicating the source file.

{
    "extra": {
        "scafera-scaffold": {
            "target-map": {
                "index.php": "public/index.php"
            }
        }
    }
}

This tells the plugin: place the file identified by index.php at public/index.php. The source remains in the kernel — no duplication.

A different architecture package could remap the same key:

{
    "target-map": {
        "index.php": "web/index.php"
    }
}

Project-Level Overrides

Projects can disable specific scaffolded files via file-mapping:

{
    "extra": {
        "scafera-scaffold": {
            "file-mapping": {
                "public/index.php": false
            }
        }
    }
}

Disabled files are skipped during scaffolding with a console message.

File Placement Convention

Packages that provide scaffold files should place them under support/scaffold/ at the package root:

my-package/
├── src/
├── support/
│   └── scaffold/
│       └── public/
│           └── index.php
└── composer.json

Conflict Resolution

If multiple packages declare the same logical key, the last package processed wins. Package order is determined by Composer's dependency resolution.

Console Output

The plugin logs every action during scaffolding:

Scafera: scaffolding project files...
  .gitignore → .gitignore (from scafera/layered)
  config/config.example.yaml → config/config.example.yaml (from scafera/kernel)
  index.php → public/index.php (from scafera/kernel)
  Skipped: .gitignore (already exists)
Scafera: 3 file(s) scaffolded.

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.4

License

MIT