Composer ignore folders on package require -

i want use package composer require don't want load folders. know should fork package on github , make changes, want update package when need, , copy/pasting folders isn't best option.

so, thinking, possible somehow on forked repository on composer.json file, tell don't want load eloquent , console folders illuminate/database package?

reference: https://github.com/illuminate/database

first of there no way exclude these folders composer.

and never understand why people still hunting last 2 bytes of disk space. disk space cheap nowadays. , example never go , delete single functions don't use package or you?

in package/framework use, there things don't use never come mind remove them unless i'm nasa guy sending code pluto or something.

my advice: keep these files unless there big need have them removed.

if need remove them write script , run @ post-package-update event.

here how define script event in composer.json:

{     "scripts": {         "post-update-cmd": "myvendor\\myclass::postupdate",         "post-package-install": [             "myvendor\\myclass::postpackageinstall"         ],         "post-install-cmd": [             "myvendor\\myclass::warmcache",             "phpunit -c app/"         ],         "post-create-project-cmd" : [             "php -r \"copy('config/local-example.php', 'config/local.php');\""         ]     } } 

and example myvendor\myclass class:

<?php  namespace myvendor;  use composer\script\event; use composer\installer\packageevent;  class myclass {     public static function postupdate(event $event)     {         $composer = $event->getcomposer();         // stuff     }      public static function postpackageinstall(packageevent $event)     {         $installedpackage = $event->getoperation()->getpackage();         // stuff     }      public static function warmcache(event $event)     {         // make cache toasty     } } 

for more on how use scripts see official composer documentation - scripts.