Install an asset to a custom path

[rodrigoaguilera]

I had a workflow working to install assets on custom paths but I can't make it work anymore and assets go to vendor/ always.

Here is my composer.json

{
    "name": "oomphinc/composer-test",
    "repositories": [
	{
		"type": "composer",
		"url": "https://asset-packagist.org"
	}
    ],
    "require": {
        "oomphinc/composer-installers-extender": "1.1.2",
        "psr/log": "1.0.2",
        "bower-asset/bootstrap-sass": "3.3.7"
    },
    "extra": {
        "installer-types" : [ "library" ],
        "installer-paths": {
            "otherpath": ["bower-asset/bootstrap-sass"],
            "thispath": ["psr/log"],
            "morepaths": ["type:bower-asset"]
               
        }
    }
} 

The bootstrap-sass always end up in vendor but the psr/log gets installed in a custom path
I also reported it here
oomphinc/composer-installers-extender#6

Have the feeling is because now this repo sets a "type" without a require for composer/installers

https://packagist.org/packages/composer/installers
Here is explained that both things are needed for the custom path to work.

[hiqsol]

1. You missed to specify bower-asset among installer-types:

    "extra": {
        "installer-types" : [ "library", "bower-asset"],

in my case it was just enough and everything looks as expected after composer update

2. But there's still not fixed problem with composer installer plugins.
   For composer/installers or composer-installers-extender to work properly it needs to be processed/installed by composer BEFORE those packages you want to be installed in a specific way.
   But composer has no way to ensure an order of package installation. And this is the deliberate decision of composer creators.
   In my case installation order was:

Package operations: 5 installs, 0 updates, 0 removals
  - Installing composer/installers (v1.3.0): Loading from cache
  - Installing oomphinc/composer-installers-extender (v1.1.2): Loading from cache
  - Installing psr/log (1.0.2): Loading from cache
  - Installing bower-asset/jquery (3.2.1): Loading from cache
  - Installing bower-asset/bootstrap-sass (v3.3.7): Loading from cache

And composer-installers-extender got installed before assets and everything went as expected.
But sometimes it is necessary to run composer install twice...
See oomphinc/composer-installers-extender#6

[rodrigoaguilera]

Thank you so much!

I thought "installer-types" was just "default for packages with no type" but I get it better.

I am aware of the other problem. I opened the issue because this time that was not the case.