hirak/prestissimo
composer parallel install plugin observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3929
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1369
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6118 stars · 167 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Composer 1.x plugin that downloads PHP packages in parallel using curl to dramatically speed up dependency installation. It is now obsolete since Composer 2 includes native parallel downloads.
Use cases
- speed up composer install
- parallel package downloads for composer 1
- reduce laravel project install time
- faster php dependency installation
- composer create-project too slow
When to choose
- you are stuck on Composer 1.x and cannot upgrade
- legacy PHP projects still using Composer 1
When to avoid
- you use Composer 2 or newer, which is already fast
- starting a new PHP project
- you need actively maintained tooling
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
package-manager developer-tools developer-tools php cli cross-platform composer-plugin parallel-downloads php-dependencies build-performance obsolete-with-composer-2 command-line php
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hirak/prestissimo · fetched 2026-08-28 · 921eaf72843e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hirak/prestissimo | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="hirak/prestissimo")
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