Merge pull request #5794 from andrewjt71/issue-5769

Issue 5769 dev mode varaible

doc/articles/scripts.md

@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ Composer fires the following named events during its execution process:
 
 ### Command Events
 
-- **pre-install-cmd**: occurs before the `install` command is executed with a lock file present.
-- **post-install-cmd**: occurs after the `install` command has been executed with a lock file present.
-- **pre-update-cmd**: occurs before the `update` command is executed, or before the `install` command is executed without a lock file present.
-- **post-update-cmd**: occurs after the `update` command has been executed, or after the `install` command has been executed without a lock file present.
+- **pre-install-cmd**: occurs before the `install` command is executed with a
+  lock file present.
+- **post-install-cmd**: occurs after the `install` command has been executed
+  with a lock file present.
+- **pre-update-cmd**: occurs before the `update` command is executed, or before
+  the `install` command is executed without a lock file present.
+- **post-update-cmd**: occurs after the `update` command has been executed, or
+  after the `install` command has been executed without a lock file present.
 - **post-status-cmd**: occurs after the `status` command has been executed.
 - **pre-archive-cmd**: occurs before the `archive` command is executed.
 - **post-archive-cmd**: occurs after the `archive` command has been executed.
-- **pre-autoload-dump**: occurs before the autoloader is dumped, either
-  during `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
+- **pre-autoload-dump**: occurs before the autoloader is dumped, either during
+  `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
 - **post-autoload-dump**: occurs after the autoloader has been dumped, either
   during `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
 - **post-root-package-install**: occurs after the root package has been
@@ -150,6 +154,11 @@ class MyClass
 }
 ```
 
+**Note:** During a composer install or update process, a variable named
+`COMPOSER_DEV_MODE` will be added to the environment. If the command was run
+with the `--no-dev` flag, this variable will be set to 0, otherwise it will be
+set to 1.
+
 ## Event classes
 
 When an event is fired, your PHP callback receives as first argument a

src/Composer/Installer.php

@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ class Installer
             }
 
             if ($this->runScripts) {
+                $devMode = (int) $this->devMode;
+                putenv("COMPOSER_DEV_MODE=$devMode");
+
                 // dispatch post event
                 $eventName = $this->update ? ScriptEvents::POST_UPDATE_CMD : ScriptEvents::POST_INSTALL_CMD;
                 $this->eventDispatcher->dispatchScript($eventName, $this->devMode);