Generator

Generates LICENSE files from composer.json metadata.

This class orchestrates the license generation workflow:

1. Reads metadata from composer.json via Reader
2. Resolves the license identifier to a template filename
3. Loads the license template content
4. Resolves placeholders with metadata (year, author, project, organization)
5. Writes the resulting LICENSE file to the target path

Generation is skipped if a LICENSE file already exists or if the license is not supported.

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• Full name: \FastForward\DevTools\License\Generator
• This class is marked as final and can't be subclassed
• This class implements: \FastForward\DevTools\License\GeneratorInterface
• This class is a Final class

Methods

__construct

Creates a new Generator instance.

public __construct(\FastForward\DevTools\License\Reader $reader, \FastForward\DevTools\License\Resolver $resolver, \FastForward\DevTools\License\TemplateLoader $templateLoader, \FastForward\DevTools\License\PlaceholderResolver $placeholderResolver, \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem $filesystem = new \Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem()): mixed

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$reader	\FastForward\DevTools\License\Reader	The reader for extracting metadata from composer.json
$resolver	\FastForward\DevTools\License\Resolver	The resolver for mapping license identifiers to templates
$templateLoader	\FastForward\DevTools\License\TemplateLoader	The loader for reading template files
$placeholderResolver	\FastForward\DevTools\License\PlaceholderResolver	The resolver for template placeholders
$filesystem	\Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem	The filesystem component for file operations

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generate

Generates a LICENSE file at the specified path.

public generate(string $targetPath): string|null

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$targetPath	string	The full path where the LICENSE file should be written

Return Value:

The generated license content, or null if generation failed

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hasLicense

Checks whether a supported license is present in composer.json.

public hasLicense(): bool

Return Value:

True if a supported license is defined, false otherwise

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