add latest stable release date info to package

config/Migrations/20260406110000_AddLatestStableReleaseDateToPackages.php

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Migrations\BaseMigration;
+
+class AddLatestStableReleaseDateToPackages extends BaseMigration
+{
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function change(): void
+    {
+        $this->table('packages')
+            ->addColumn('latest_stable_release_date', 'date', [
+                'default' => null,
+                'null' => true,
+            ])
+            ->update();
+    }
+}

src/Command/SyncPackagesCommand.php

@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 use Cake\Console\Arguments;
 use Cake\Console\CommandFactoryInterface;
 use Cake\Console\ConsoleIo;
+use Cake\I18n\Date;
 use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Composer\Semver\Intervals;
 use Composer\Semver\VersionParser;
 use Packagist\Api\Client;
+use Packagist\Api\Result\Package\Version;
 use UnexpectedValueException;
 
 /**
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ public function execute(Arguments $args, ConsoleIo $io)
 
     /**
      * @param string $packageName
-     * @return array{package: string, description: string, repo_url: string, downloads: int, stars: int, tag_list: array, latest_stable_version: ?string, is_abandoned: bool}
+     * @return array{package: string, description: string, repo_url: string, downloads: int, stars: int, tag_list: array, latest_stable_version: ?string, latest_stable_release_date: ?\Cake\I18n\Date, is_abandoned: bool}
      */
     private function getDataForPackage(string $packageName): array
     {
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ private function getDataForPackage(string $packageName): array
                 'stars' => $metaDetails->getGithubStars(),
                 'tag_list' => [],
                 'latest_stable_version' => null,
+                'latest_stable_release_date' => null,
                 'is_abandoned' => true,
             ];
         }
@@ -183,10 +186,14 @@ private function getDataForPackage(string $packageName): array
             }
         }
 
-        $stableVersions = array_filter($versions, fn($v) => preg_match('/^v?\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/', $v->getVersion()));
+        $stableVersions = array_filter(
+            $versions,
+            fn(Version $version) => preg_match('/^v?\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/', $version->getVersion()),
+        );
         usort($stableVersions, function ($a, $b) {
             return version_compare($a->getVersion(), $b->getVersion());
         });
+        /** @var \Packagist\Api\Result\Package\Version|false $latestStable */
         $latestStable = end($stableVersions);
 
         return [
@@ -197,10 +204,24 @@ private function getDataForPackage(string $packageName): array
             'stars' => $metaDetails->getGithubStars(),
             'tag_list' => $meta,
             'latest_stable_version' => $latestStable ? $latestStable->getVersion() : null,
+            'latest_stable_release_date' => $this->extractReleaseDate($latestStable ?: null),
             'is_abandoned' => $metaDetails->isAbandoned(),
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param \Packagist\Api\Result\Package\Version|null $version
+     * @return \Cake\I18n\Date|null
+     */
+    private function extractReleaseDate(?Version $version): ?Date
+    {
+        if (!$version || $version->getTime() === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new Date($version->getTime());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param list<string> $tags
      * @return bool

src/Controller/PackagesController.php

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function index()
         if (empty($queryParams['sort'])) {
             $this->request = $this->request->withQueryParams(array_merge(
                 $queryParams,
-                ['sort' => 'downloads', 'direction' => 'desc'],
+                ['sort' => 'latest_stable_release_date', 'direction' => 'desc'],
             ));
         }
 

src/Model/Entity/Package.php

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @property int $downloads
  * @property int $stars
  * @property string|null $latest_stable_version
+ * @property \Cake\I18n\Date|null $latest_stable_release_date
  *
  * @property \Tags\Model\Entity\Tag[] $tags
  *

src/Model/Table/PackagesTable.php

@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ public function validationDefault(Validator $validator): Validator
             ->requirePresence('latest_stable_version', 'create')
             ->allowEmptyString('latest_stable_version');
 
+        $validator
+            ->date('latest_stable_release_date')
+            ->requirePresence('latest_stable_release_date', 'create')
+            ->allowEmptyDate('latest_stable_release_date');
+
         return $validator;
     }
 }

templates/Packages/index.php

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class="packages index content"
                     ?>
                     <?= $this->Paginator->sort('downloads', 'Downloads') ?>
                     <?= $this->Paginator->sort('stars', 'Stars') ?>
+                    <?= $this->Paginator->sort('latest_stable_release_date', 'Latest Release') ?>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>

templates/element/Packages/package-tile.php

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ class="btn btn-xs <?= $isActive ? $compatibilityGroup['activeClass'] : $compatib
                 <div class="stat-value text-base">
                     <?= h($package->latest_stable_version ?: __('Unknown')) ?>
                 </div>
+                <div class="stat-desc text-xs">
+                    <?= __('Released {0}', $package->latest_stable_release_date?->i18nFormat('MMM d, yyyy') ?? __('Unknown')) ?>
+                </div>
             </div>
             <div class="stat px-4 py-3">
                 <div class="stat-title text-xs flex items-center gap-2 [&_svg]:size-4">

tests/Fixture/PackagesFixture.php

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public function init(): void
                 'downloads' => 5000,
                 'stars' => 450,
                 'latest_stable_version' => '5.0.0',
+                'latest_stable_release_date' => '2025-01-15',
             ],
         ];
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public function init(): void
                 'downloads' => 1000 - $i,
                 'stars' => 100 - $i,
                 'latest_stable_version' => sprintf('1.%d.0', $i - 2),
+                'latest_stable_release_date' => sprintf('2025-02-%02d', $i),
             ];
         }
 

tests/TestCase/Command/SyncPackagesCommandTest.php

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 use App\Command\SyncPackagesCommand;
 use Cake\Console\TestSuite\ConsoleIntegrationTestTrait;
+use Cake\I18n\Date;
 use Cake\TestSuite\TestCase;
+use Packagist\Api\Result\Package\Version;
 use ReflectionMethod;
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +32,24 @@ public function testHasExplicitCakePhpDependency(): void
         $this->assertFalse($method->invoke($command, ['PHP: 8.2']));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testExtractReleaseDate(): void
+    {
+        $command = new SyncPackagesCommand();
+        $method = new ReflectionMethod($command, 'extractReleaseDate');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $version = new Version();
+        $version->fromArray([
+            'time' => '2026-04-05T11:22:33+00:00',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new Date('2026-04-05'), $method->invoke($command, $version));
+        $this->assertNull($method->invoke($command, null));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test defaultName method
      *

tests/TestCase/Controller/PackagesControllerTest.php

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public function testIndexShowsFeaturedSliderOnFirstPageWithoutFilters(): void
         $this->assertResponseOk();
         $this->assertResponseContains('Featured');
         $this->assertResponseContains('data-featured-packages-slider');
+        $this->assertResponseContains('Latest Release');
     }
 
     /**