Release: 3.0.1

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -19,16 +19,42 @@ To determine where best to report the bug, use the first part of the sniff name:
 
 Sniff name starts with | Report to
 --- | ---
-`Generic` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
-`PSR2` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
-`Squiz` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
+`Generic` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
+`PSR2` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
+`Squiz` | [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/issues/)
 `Universal` | [PHPCSExtra](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSExtra/issues/)
 `VariableAnalysis` | [VariableAnalysis](https://github.com/sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis/issues/)
 `WordPress` | [WordPressCS](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/issues/)
 `WordPressVIPMinimum` | [VIPCS](https://github.com/Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards/issues/) (this repo)
 
 ----
 
+## Getting the source files
+
+```sh
+git clone [email protected]:Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards.git vipcs
+```
+
+...or:
+
+```sh
+gh repo clone Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards vipcs
+```
+
+Now `cd vipcs` and run:
+
+```sh
+composer install
+```
+
+You can now run:
+
+```
+composer check
+```
+
+... and all checks should pass.
+
 ## tl;dr Composer Scripts
 
 This package contains Composer scripts to quickly run the developer checks which are described (with setups) further below.
@@ -67,7 +93,7 @@ When you introduce new `public` sniff properties, or your sniff extends a class
 * WordPress-Coding-Standards
 * PHPCSUtils 1.x
 * PHP_CodeSniffer 3.x
-* PHPUnit 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or 7.x
+* PHPUnit 4.x - 9.x
 
 The VIP Coding Standards use the PHP_CodeSniffer native unit test suite for unit testing the sniffs.
 
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ N.B.: If you installed VIPCS using Composer, make sure you used `--prefer-source
 If you already have PHPUnit installed on your system: Congrats, you're all set.
 
 If not, you can navigate to the directory where the `PHP_CodeSniffer` repo is checked out and do `composer install` to install the `dev` dependencies.
-Alternatively, you can [install PHPUnit](https://phpunit.readthedocs.io/en/7.5/installation.html) as a PHAR file.
+Alternatively, you can [install PHPUnit](https://phpunit.readthedocs.io/en/9.6/installation.html) as a PHAR file.
 
 ### Before running the unit tests
 
@@ -118,7 +144,7 @@ The easiest way to do this is to add a `phpunit.xml` file to the root of your VI
 
 Expected output:
 ```
-PHPUnit 7.5.20 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
+PHPUnit 9.6.15 by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
 
 ........................................                          40 / 40 (100%)
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Use `php -v` and `composer show` to get versions.
 | PHPCSUtils version       | x.y.z
 | VIPCS version            | x.y.z
 | WordPressCS version      | x.y.z
+| PHPCSExtra version       | x.y.z
 | VariableAnalysis version | x.y.z
 
 ## Additional Context (optional)

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Dependabot configuration.
+#
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      time: "09:00"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "GH Actions:"
+    labels:
+      - "Type: Maintenance"

.github/workflows/basics.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
@@ -33,14 +33,20 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
           tools: cs2pr
 
+      # Updating the lists can fail intermittently, typically after Microsoft has released a new package.
+      # This should not be blocking for this job, so ignore any errors from this step.
+      # Ref: https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/4167
+      - name: Update the available packages list
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: sudo apt-get update
+
       - name: Install xmllint
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libxml2-utils
+        run: sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libxml2-utils
 
       # Show XML violations inline in the file diff.
       # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/xmllint-problem-matcher
-      - uses: korelstar/xmllint-problem-matcher@v1
+      - name: Enable showing XML issues inline
+        uses: korelstar/xmllint-problem-matcher@v1
 
       # Validate the composer.json file.
       # @link https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#validate
@@ -52,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
         run: composer require --no-update --no-scripts squizlabs/php_codesniffer:"dev-master" --no-interaction
 
       # Install dependencies and handle caching in one go.
-      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-composer-dependencies
+      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-php-dependencies-with-composer
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           # Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
@@ -84,20 +90,20 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: '7.4'
+          php-version: 'latest'
           coverage: none
           tools: phpstan
 
       # Install dependencies and handle caching in one go.
       # Dependencies need to be installed to make sure the PHPCS and PHPUnit classes are recognized.
-      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-composer-dependencies
+      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-php-dependencies-with-composer
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           # Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")

.github/workflows/quicktest.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
@@ -52,25 +52,15 @@ jobs:
           coverage: none
 
       # Install dependencies and handle caching in one go.
-      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-composer-dependencies
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies - normal
-        if: ${{ startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) == false && matrix.php != 'latest' }}
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
+      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-php-dependencies-with-composer
+      - name: Install Composer dependencies
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           # Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
 
-      # PHPUnit 7.x does not allow for installation on PHP 8, so ignore platform
-      # requirements to get PHPUnit 7.x to install on nightly.
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies - with ignore platform
-        if: ${{ startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) || matrix.php == 'latest' }}
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
-        with:
-          composer-options: --ignore-platform-req=php+
-          custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
-
       - name: "Composer: downgrade PHPCS dependencies for tests (lowest)"
-        if: ${{ matrix.php == '5.4' && matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
         run: >
           composer update --prefer-lowest --no-scripts --no-interaction
           squizlabs/php_codesniffer
@@ -79,16 +69,6 @@ jobs:
           sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis
           wp-coding-standards/wpcs
 
-      - name: "Composer: downgrade PHPCS dependencies for tests (lowest) - with ignore platform"
-        if: ${{ matrix.php == 'latest' && matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
-        run: >
-          composer update --prefer-lowest --no-scripts --no-interaction --ignore-platform-req=php+
-          squizlabs/php_codesniffer
-          phpcsstandards/phpcsutils
-          phpcsstandards/phpcsextra
-          sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis
-          wp-coding-standards/wpcs
-
       - name: Display PHPCS installed standards
         run: ./vendor/bin/phpcs -i
 

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        php: ['5.4', 'latest', '8.3']
+        php: ['5.4', 'latest', '8.4']
 
     name: "Lint: PHP ${{ matrix.php }}"
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.php == '8.3' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.php == '8.4' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           tools: cs2pr
 
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           # Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ jobs:
       #   - PHPCS will run without errors on PHP 5.4 - 7.4 on any supported version.
       #   - PHP 8.0 needs PHPCS 3.5.7+ to run without errors, and we require a higher minimum version.
       #   - PHP 8.1 needs PHPCS 3.6.1+ to run without errors, but works best with 3.7.1+, and we require at least this minimum version.
+      #   - PHP 8.2 and 8.3 need PHPCS 3.8.0+ to run without errors (though the errors don't affect the tests).
       matrix:
-        php: ['5.4', '5.5', '5.6', '7.0', '7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2']
+        php: ['5.4', '5.5', '5.6', '7.0', '7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2', '8.3']
         dependencies: ['lowest', 'stable']
 
         include:
@@ -79,20 +80,20 @@ jobs:
             dependencies: 'dev'
           - php: '7.4'
             dependencies: 'dev'
-          - php: '8.2'
+          - php: '8.3'
             dependencies: 'dev'
 
           # Test against upcoming PHP version.
-          - php: '8.3'
+          - php: '8.4'
             dependencies: 'dev'
 
     name: "Test: PHP ${{ matrix.php }} - PHPCS ${{ matrix.dependencies }}"
 
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.php == '8.3' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.php == '8.4' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # With stable PHPCS dependencies, allow for PHP deprecation notices.
       # Unit tests don't need to fail on those for stable releases where those issues won't get fixed anymore.
@@ -123,25 +124,15 @@ jobs:
           wp-coding-standards/wpcs:"dev-develop"
 
       # Install dependencies and handle caching in one go.
-      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-composer-dependencies
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies - normal
-        if: ${{ startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) == false }}
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
+      # @link https://github.com/marketplace/actions/install-php-dependencies-with-composer
+      - name: Install Composer dependencies
+        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v3"
         with:
           # Bust the cache at least once a month - output format: YYYY-MM.
           custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
 
-      # PHPUnit 7.x does not allow for installation on PHP 8, so ignore platform
-      # requirements to get PHPUnit 7.x to install on nightly.
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies - with ignore platform
-        if: ${{ startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) }}
-        uses: "ramsey/composer-install@v2"
-        with:
-          composer-options: --ignore-platform-req=php+
-          custom-cache-suffix: $(date -u "+%Y-%m")
-
       - name: "Composer: downgrade PHPCS dependencies for tests (lowest)"
-        if: ${{ ! startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) && matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
         run: >
           composer update --prefer-lowest --no-scripts --no-interaction
           squizlabs/php_codesniffer
@@ -150,16 +141,6 @@ jobs:
           sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis
           wp-coding-standards/wpcs
 
-      - name: "Composer: downgrade PHPCS dependencies for tests (lowest) - with ignore platform"
-        if: ${{ startsWith( matrix.php, '8' ) && matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' }}
-        run: >
-          composer update --prefer-lowest --no-scripts --no-interaction --ignore-platform-req=php+
-          squizlabs/php_codesniffer
-          phpcsstandards/phpcsutils
-          phpcsstandards/phpcsextra
-          sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis
-          wp-coding-standards/wpcs
-
       - name: Run the unit tests
         run: ./bin/unit-tests
 

.gitignore

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ phpcs.xml
 phpunit.xml
 phpcs.cache
 phpstan.neon
+.phpunit.result.cache

.phpcs.xml.dist

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<ruleset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="VIP Coding Standards" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/master/phpcs.xsd">
+<ruleset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="VIP Coding Standards" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/master/phpcs.xsd">
 	<description>The custom ruleset for the VIP Coding Standards itself.</description>
 
 	<file>.</file>