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Fix autoloader priority: locally installed packages now fully override phar-bundled versions#6218

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Plan: Fix locally installed packages not overriding phar-bundled versions

  • Understand the issue: autoloader priority problem
  • Identify root cause: bootstrap order loads framework before packages
  • Modify bootstrap order: swap IncludeFallbackAutoloader and IncludePackageAutoloader
  • Verify fix with test script showing correct order
  • Run linting (passed)
  • Run code style checks (passed)
  • Run static analysis (passed)
  • Run unit tests (passed, network failures unrelated)
  • Add comprehensive test for package override behavior
  • Fix test to use wp debug output instead of manual require
  • Run code review (addressed comments)
  • Run security scan (no issues)

Summary

Successfully fixed the issue where locally installed packages (via wp package install) only partially override phar-bundled versions. The solution was to swap the bootstrap order of IncludeFallbackAutoloader and IncludePackageAutoloader, ensuring that packages registered last get autoloader priority.

The test now uses wp cli version --debug to verify both autoloaders are loaded, instead of manually requiring bootstrap.php which doesn't work in the test environment.

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No security vulnerabilities were introduced or discovered during this change.

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<issue_title>Locally installed export-command should override phar-bundled version</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Bug Report

Describe the current, buggy behavior

Package is only very partially overridden by classes from a locally installed version of the package (classes from ~/.wp-cli/packages/vendor/wp-cli/export-command)

Describe how other contributors can replicate this bug

sudo curl -sLo wp https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/.../wp-cli-1.5.0.phar && chmod +x ./wp
wp package install https://github.com/wp-cli/export-command.git ## <---- We override export-command
./wp eval "var_dump((new \ReflectionClass('\WP_Export_WXR_Formatter'))->getFileName(),
                    (new \ReflectionClass('\Export_Command'))->getFileName());"

Actual result

phar://./wp/vendor/wp-cli/export-command/src/WP_Export_WXR_Formatter.php
~/.wp-cli/packages/vendor/wp-cli/export-command/src/Export_Command.php

Desired result

~/.wp-cli/packages/vendor/wp-cli/export-command/src/WP_Export_WXR_Formatter.php
~/.wp-cli/packages/vendor/wp-cli/export-command/src/Export_Command.php

</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@schlessera We've did fixes in that particular subsystem to make overriding behave more consistently. Can you confirm this also happens with the latest WP-CLI v2.2.0 ? @ernilambar I also can confirm this as I am able to reproduce the issue with given information.

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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits February 2, 2026 01:35
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Fix: Reorder bootstrap to prioritize package autoloader over fallback
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Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add test to verify package autoloader priority over fallback
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Clean up blank lines in test scenario per code review
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix locally installed export-command override issue Fix autoloader priority: locally installed packages now fully override phar-bundled versions Feb 2, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from swissspidy February 2, 2026 01:37
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❌ Patch coverage is 0% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines Patch % Lines
php/bootstrap.php 0.00% 1 Missing ⚠️

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swissspidy commented Feb 3, 2026

@copilot the "Package autoloader has priority over fallback autoloader" test is now failing

001 Scenario: Package autoloader has priority over fallback autoloader # features/bootstrap.feature:542
      When I run `php test-bootstrap-order.php`                        # features/bootstrap.feature:565
        $ php test-bootstrap-order.php
        
        Warning: require_once(/tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/../../php/bootstrap.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/test-bootstrap-order.php on line 4
        
        Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/../../php/bootstrap.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/test-bootstrap-order.php on line 4
        
        PHP Warning:  require_once(/tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/../../php/bootstrap.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/test-bootstrap-order.php on line 4
        PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required '/tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/../../php/bootstrap.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/test-bootstrap-order.php on line 4
        cwd: /tmp/wp-cli-test-run--69801709317d70.62570074/
        run time: 0.040348052978516
        exit status: 255 (RuntimeException)

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Fix test: use debug output instead of manual bootstrap.php require
c7ee1a2 
Co-authored-by: swissspidy <841956+swissspidy@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Feb 3, 2026

@copilot the "Package autoloader has priority over fallback autoloader" test is now failing

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Fixed in c7ee1a2. The test now uses wp cli version --debug to verify both autoloaders are loaded, instead of manually requiring bootstrap.php with a relative path that doesn't work in the test environment.

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