Composer Dependency Manager

  1. Package Creation and Publishing
    1. PHP Library Structure
      1. Directory Organization
        1. Naming Conventions
          1. Documentation Standards
            1. Testing Infrastructure
            2. Library composer.json Configuration
              1. Required Metadata Fields
                1. Autoloading Setup
                  1. Dependency Management
                    1. Version Constraint Definition
                    2. Semantic Versioning
                      1. Version Number Structure
                        1. Major Version Changes
                          1. Minor Version Updates
                            1. Patch Level Releases
                              1. Pre-release Versions
                                1. Build Metadata
                                2. Release Management
                                  1. VCS Tagging Strategies
                                    1. Release Notes
                                      1. Changelog Maintenance
                                      2. Packagist Submission
                                        1. Account Registration
                                          1. Repository URL Submission
                                            1. Package Metadata Management
                                              1. Automatic Updates
                                              2. Package Maintenance
                                                1. Version Release Process
                                                  1. Deprecation Handling
                                                    1. User Communication
                                                      1. Issue Management
                                                        1. Pull Request Workflow

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