1.8.0 - released 2018-12-03

Changelog

Changed post-package-install / post-package-update event to be fired after the lock file has been updated as opposed to before
Added support for removing packages using a wildcard with the remove command, e.g. composer remove foo/*
Added chat to the list of support channels you can list in composer.json
Added signal handling on require command to restore the composer.json in case of abort
Added --ignore to outdated command to pass one or more packages that you do not want to be listed
Added --no-dev to check-platform-reqs command to skip dev requirements even if they are installed
Added support for running plugin commands from sub-directories within a project much like other Composer commands
Added support for running Composer via phpdbg
Added lib-imagick platform package
Fixed validate command always checking for disabled checks when used with --strict