PHP Matrix Action

Generate PHP version matrix according to composer.json

Built with ♥ by Typist Tech

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Usage

See action.yml and the underlying script typisttech/php-matrix.

  - uses: typisttech/php-matrix-action@v2
    with:
      # Path to composer.json
      #
      # Default: composer.json
      composer-json: some/path/to/composer.json
      
      # Version format.
      #
      # Available modes:
      #   - `minor-only`: Report `MAJOR.MINOR` versions only
      #   - `full`: Report all satisfying versions in `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` format
      #
      # Default: minor-only
      mode: full

      # Source of releases information.
      #
      # Available sources:
      #   - `auto`: Use `offline` in `minor-only` mode. Otherwise, fetch from [php.net]
      #   - `php.net`: Fetch releases information from [php.net]
      #   - `offline`: Use [hardcoded releases] information
      #
      # [php.net]: https://www.php.net/releases/index.php
      # [hardcoded releases]: https://github.com/typisttech/php-matrix/blob/main/resources/all-versions.json
      #
      # Default: auto
      source: offline

      # PHP Matrix version.
      # 
      # The version of [php-matrix] to use. Leave blank for latest. For example: v1.0.2
      # 
      # [php-matrix]: https://github.com/typisttech/php-matrix
      #
      # Default: ''
      version: v1.0.2

      # Verify Attestation
      #
      # Whether to verify PHP matrix tarball attestation.

      # Github Token
      #
      # GitHub token to use for authentication
      #
      # Default: ${{ github.token }}
      github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_PAT_TOKEN }}

Outputs

Key	Description	Example
constraint	PHP constraint found in composer.json	^7.3 || ^8.0
versions	String of an array of all supported PHP versions	In minor-only mode, ["7.3", "7.4", "8.0", "8.1", "8.2", "8.3", "8.4"] In full mode, ["7.4.998", "7.4.999", "8.4.998", "8.4.999"]
lowest	Lowest supported PHP versions	In minor-only mode, 7.3 In full mode, 7.3.0
highest	Highest supported PHP versions	In minor-only mode, 8.4 In full mode, 8.4.2

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Examples

Run tests against all supported PHP versions.

name: Test

on:
  push:

jobs:
  php-matrix:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      versions: ${{ steps.php-matrix.outputs.versions }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
        with:
          sparse-checkout: composer.json
          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false

      - uses: typisttech/php-matrix-action@v2
        id: php-matrix

  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: php-matrix
    strategy:
      matrix:
        php-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.php-matrix.outputs.versions) }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
        with:
          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
      - run: composer install
      - run: composer test

Run tests on the highest supported PHP version only.

name: Test

on:
  push:

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5

      - uses: typisttech/php-matrix-action@v2
        id: php-matrix

      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
        with:
          php-version: ${{ steps.php-matrix.outputs.highest }}

      - run: composer install
      - run: composer test

Run `$ composer audit` against all supported PHP versions.

name: Composer Audit

on:
  push:

jobs:
  php-matrix:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      versions: ${{ steps.php-matrix.outputs.versions }}
      highest: ${{ steps.php-matrix.outputs.highest }}
      lowest: ${{ steps.php-matrix.outputs.lowest }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
        with:
          sparse-checkout: composer.json
          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false

      - uses: typisttech/php-matrix-action@v2
        id: php-matrix

  composer-audit:
    needs: php-matrix
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        php-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.php-matrix.outputs.versions) }}
        dependency-versions: [highest]
        include:
          - php-version: ${{ needs.php-matrix.outputs.lowest }}
            dependency-versions: lowest
          - php-version: ${{ needs.php-matrix.outputs.highest }}
            dependency-versions: locked
    env:
      COMPOSER_NO_AUDIT: 1
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
        with:
          sparse-checkout: |
            composer.json
            composer.lock
          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false

      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
        with:
          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
          coverage: none
      - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
        with:
          dependency-versions: ${{ matrix.dependency-versions }}

      - run: composer audit

Credits

PHP Matrix Action is a Typist Tech project and maintained by Tang Rufus, freelance developer for hire.

Full list of contributors can be found on GitHub.

Copyright and License

This project is a free software distributed under the terms of the MIT license. For the full license, see LICENSE.

Contribute

Feedbacks / bug reports / pull requests are welcome.