composer_manager 8.x-1.0-beta1

This release is a complete rewrite. See the blog post for the background, and the new documentation for usage instructions.

Requires D8 beta6 or newer.

Changes since 8.x-1.0-alpha8:

• Skip extension packages without a name.
• #2412957: composer.json in install profile is not included
• #2409011 by jbrown: Move Status of Packages from Configuration to Reports?
• Add a separate 'composer drupal-rebuild' command which only rebuilds composer.json
• Fix 'composer drupal-update' bug when the command is invoked with an option before the command name.
• Use the package names for the generated '_sources' field.
• Replace camelCase method arguments with snake_case method arguments, matching the core style.
• #2209089: Resolve the prefer-stable property
• Clean up the property gathering and resolving in RootPackageBuilder to make it easier to collect additional properties in the future.
• Increase PackageManagerTest and RootPackageBuilderTest coverage.
• Update for core issue #2401607.
• Allow for the SKIP_COMPOSER_UPDATE environment variable to skip 'composer drupal-update' after drush dl.
• Add a new README that points to documentation on drupal.org
• Add a unit test for ExtensionDiscovery.
• Fix PackageManager to take the package constraint from the dependent package requirement, if available.
• Fix core detection in PackageController::buildRequiredVersion() broken by #1975220.
• Ensure better code coverage reporting by adding additional @covers annotations to the tests.
• Add a unit test for the PackageManager.
• Make sure PackageManager::processRequiredPackages() adds default values first, to prevent notices when determining dependent packages.
• Add a unit test for the RootPackageBuilder.
• Run 'composer drupal-update' automatically after 'drush dl'.
• Update for core issue #1975220 which has moved core's composer.json.
• Improve filepath handling in init.sh find_root() and PackageManager::getExtensionPackages().
• #2212983: Show the packages that dependencies are required by instead of the generic "Dependency for other packages" message
• #2209087: Add information about how and when composer.json was generated to the extra property
• RootPackageBuilder should skip extension packages that don't have requirements.
• #2350639: Rewrite 8.x-1.x.