php - Composer cannot find the package for new require within Yii2 composer.json -

ok, i'm using yii2 , trying add new requirement/library project. said library can found here: https://github.com/cyphix333/sbbcodeparser

it forked project added composer.json.

i tried adding requirement in projects main composer file, ie:

"require": {     //..........     "samclarke/sbb-code-parser": "*" }, 

then ran:

composer update 

it complained couldn't find package or version of it.

then removed line , tried:

require samclarke/sbb-code-parser 

i have files in yii vendor folder located at: @app/vendor/samclarke/sbb-code-parser

i'm pretty new composer , not sure i'm doing wrong or how composer supposed know files based on package name.

the package samclarke/sbb-code-parser can found @ packagist. https://packagist.org/packages/samclarke/sbb-code-parser

by default composer tries resolve stableset of packages. packages doesn't provide stable version (version tag), yet - dev-master version exists. composer can not resolve it. in order require it, need lower minimum-stability package development.

you might 1 package explicitly:

"require": {     "samclarke/sbb-code-parser": "dev-master@dev" }, 

or packages setting:

"minimum-stability": "dev" 

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the package cyphix333/sbbcodeparser not on packagist. it's private fork. if want code. might add repositories section composer.json , add repo url , type vcs there. composer can load package vcs repository on @ github. described here: https://getcomposer.org/doc/05-repositories.md#loading-a-package-from-a-vcs-repository

that work this:

{     "repositories": [         {             "type": "vcs",             "url": "https://github.com/cyphix333/sbbcodeparser"         }     ],     "require": {         "samclarke/sbb-code-parser": "dev-master"     } } 

but unfortunately, fork not maintained , doesn't contain valid composer.json file.

 [composer\repository\invalidrepositoryexception]  no valid composer.json found in branch or tag of https://github.com/cyphix333/sbbcodeparser, not load package it. 

this needs fixed first....