Support multiple patches-files or patches-file with root patches together

[sascha-meissner]

Verification

• I have updated Composer to the most recent stable release (composer self-update)
• I have updated Composer Patches to the most recent stable release (composer update cweagans/composer-patches)
• I am using one of the supported PHP versions (8.0+)
• I have searched existing issues and discussions for my idea.

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Currently you can either choose to have one patches-file containing the patches OR having the patches in the root composer json,

if you try to use:

        "patches": {
            "some/package": {
                "do-this-and-that": "path/to/my.patch"
            }
        },
        "patches-file": "composer.patches.json"

it will ignore the patches-file no matter the order.

BUT it would be a very nice feature to have multiple patch-sources, in example to have a centralized patchmanagement and still have the possibility to have exotic project-specific patches only in the project and not in the central.

Describe your proposed solution(s)

Either support multiple patchfiles, in example:

"patches-file": ["upstream.patches.json", "custom.patches.json"]

which would be the desired solution

Describe alternatives

for our use case two-dimensional approach would also work in example when having

        "patches": {
            "some/package": {
                "do-this-and-that": "path/to/my.patch"
            }
        },
        "patches-file": "composer.patches.json"

that both, the patches in root composer json will be applied as well as the patches in patches file

Additional context

No response

[github-actions]

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[sascha-meissner]

I´m sorry i didnt find #139 in the first place, this issue here should be a duplicate

[cweagans]

2.x does what you want :)