Modify files in /vendor directory and commit changes to composer.lock?

Question

I had to modify a vendor package (avatarguru/mustache-l5), which was not compatible with the latest version of Laravel 5 (dev) framework. But now when I do composer status in the project's root directory, it shows No local changes. I also tried to modify some other packages - same thing...

How do I commit that changes to composer.lock, so that other developers will not have to fix same packages again?

Answer 1

You should fork the package, create a custom repo with your changes - then include that in your composer.json.

{
    "repositories": [ {
            "type": "vcs",
            "url": "https://github.com/YourGithubUsername/PackageName"
         }
    }],
    "require": {
        "laravel/framework": "4.0.*",
        "OriginalVendor/PackageName": "1.0.*"
    },
}

That way you can pull your custom changes in anytime, without having to commit it to your specific project.

You can read more about forking and loading packages here: https://getcomposer.org/doc/05-repositories.md#vcs