⬆️ OutdatedPackages

Shows all outdated packages in the project along with available updates, equivalent to composer outdated.

When to use

• 🔄 Periodically check whether dependencies have new versions available to upgrade.
• 📈 Monitor technical debt in CI and output an outdated package report.
• 🔒 Assess the impact scope before upgrading.

Signature

func (c *Composer) OutdatedPackages() (string, error)

Parameters

None.

Return value

Value	Type	Description
Output	string	The text output of the outdated packages list
Error	error	Returned when an error occurs while fetching the outdated packages list

Example

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/scagogogo/composer-skills/pkg/composer"
)

func main() {
    comp, err := composer.New(composer.DefaultOptions())
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("init failed: %v", err)
    }

    output, err := comp.OutdatedPackages()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("failed to get outdated packages list: %v", err)
    }
    fmt.Println("Outdated packages:", output)
}

Advanced

Structured results

When you need programmatic processing, use GetOutdatedInfo instead. It runs composer outdated --format=json and parses it into *OutdatedResult, containing Installed/Latest/LatestStatus for each package.

Narrowing the scope

• OutdatedPackagesDirect(): only look at dependencies directly declared in composer.json.
• ShowOutdatedWithFormat(format): specify the output format (e.g. json).
• OutdatedWithOptions(options) / OutdatedWithFormat(format): more flexible variants.

🔍 Related methods

• GetOutdatedInfo: structured outdated package information.
• BumpPackages: upgrade packages to the latest version within their constraints.