Composer update not reflecting repository changes - php

Question

I have the follow composer.json
{
"name": "mjohnson/transit",
"type": "library",
"description": "A file uploader, validator, importer and transformer library.",
"keywords": [
"transit", "file", "uploader", "validator", "importer", "transformer", "transporter",
"image", "audio", "video", "text", "application", "archive", "s3", "glacier"
],
"homepage": "http://milesj.me/code/php/transit",
"license": "MIT",
"authors": [
{
"name": "Miles Johnson",
"homepage": "http://milesj.me"
}
],
"require": {
"php": ">=5.3.0",
"ext-curl": "*",
"ext-mbstring": "*",
"aws/aws-sdk-php": "2.0.*"
},
"support": {
"source": "https://github.com/milesj/php-transit"
},
"autoload": {
"psr-0": { "Transit": "src/" }
}
}
when I run a composer update the source code is not updated to reflect current repository: https://github.com/milesj/transit
I tried to delete lock file whitout success. Tried composer [update|install}
For instance, my current (local) code:
src/Transit/File.php:
[...]
public function __construct($path) {
if (!file_exists($path)) {
throw new IoException(sprintf('%s does not exist', $path));
}
$this->_path = $path;
}
[...]
current repository code:
[...]
public function __construct($path) {
if (is_array($path)) {
if (empty($path['tmp_name'])) {
throw new IoException('Passing via array must use $_FILES data');
}
$this->_data = $path;
$path = $path['tmp_name'];
}
if (!file_exists($path)) {
throw new IoException(sprintf('%s does not exist', $path));
}
$this->_path = $path;
// #version 1.3.2 Rename file to add ext if ext is missing
if (!$this->ext()) {
$this->rename();
}
// #version 1.4.0 Reset the cache
$this->_cache = array();
}
[...]

Answer 1

You have the wrong composer.json. The one you mention is for the library named "mjohnson/transit" - if you are not developing this exact software, then this is wrong.
You should create a new composer.json file containing at least this line:
{ "require": { "mjohnson/transit" : "*" } }
Then run composer install.
I do not know what you did to get that composer.json file, but if you originally cloned that other repository, and now edit that file, things will break! Backup your code if any. Try to undo what you did wrong without undoing your own code.