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Composer copy file

Composer script copying your files after install. Supports copying of entire directories, individual files and complex nested directories.

For example copy fonts:

{
    "require":{
        "twbs/bootstrap": "~3.3",
        "slowprog/composer-copy-file": "~0.3"
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": [
            "SlowProg\\CopyFile\\ScriptHandler::copy"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "SlowProg\\CopyFile\\ScriptHandler::copy"
        ]
    },
    "extra": {
        "copy-file": {
            "vendor/twbs/bootstrap/fonts/": "web/fonts/"
        }
    }
}

In a development you may use -dev suffix. For example copy non-minified in development and minified in production:

{
    "require":{
        "twbs/bootstrap": "~3.3",
        "slowprog/composer-copy-file": "~0.3"
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": [
            "SlowProg\\CopyFile\\ScriptHandler::copy"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "SlowProg\\CopyFile\\ScriptHandler::copy"
        ]
    },
    "extra": {
        "copy-file": {
            "vendor/twbs/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js": "web/js/bootstrap.js"
        },
        "copy-file-dev": {
            "vendor/twbs/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js": "web/js/bootstrap.js"
        }
    }
}

Use cases

You need to be careful when using a last slash. The file-destination is different from the directory-destination with the slash.

If in destination directory already exists copy of file, then it will be override. To overwrite only older files append ? in end of destination path.

Source directory hierarchy:

dir/
    subdir/
        file1.txt
        file2.txt

1. Dir-to-dir:

   {
       "extra": {
           "copy-file": {
               "dir/subdir/": "web/other/"
           }
       }
   }
   

   Result:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt
           file2.txt
   

2. File-to-dir:

   {
       "extra": {
           "copy-file": {
               "dir/subdir/file1.txt": "web/other/",
               "dir/subdir/file2.txt": "web/other/file2.txt/"
           }
       }
   }
   

   Result:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt
           file2.txt/
               file2.txt
   

3. File-to-file:

   {
       "extra": {
           "copy-file": {
               "dir/subdir/file1.txt": "web/other/file1.txt",
               "dir/subdir/file2.txt": "web/other/file_rename.txt"
           }
       }
   }
   

   Result:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt
           file_rename.txt
   

4. Override only older files:

   {
       "extra": {
           "copy-file": {
               "dir/subdir/": "web/other/?"
           }
       }
   }
   

   Preset:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt - Recently modified
           file2.txt - Old rotten file
   

   Result:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt - Not changed
           file2.txt - Replaced
   

5. Filter source files by regexp pattern

   {
       "extra": {
           "copy-file": {
               "dir/subdir#1\.\w{3}$": "web/other/"
           }
       }
   }
   

   Result:

   web/
       other/
           file1.txt