1.2.0 - 2025-11-01

Added

• New dependency: PHPCSExtra.
• The following sniffs have been added to the ruleset:
  • Generic.CodeAnalysis.RequireExplicitBooleanOperatorPrecedence
  • Generic.Strings.UnnecessaryHeredoc
  • Generic.WhiteSpace.HereNowdocIdentifierSpacing
  • Squiz.Operators.ComparisonOperatorUsage while excluding the Squiz.Operators.ComparisonOperatorUsage.ImplicitTrue error code.
  • Modernize.FunctionCalls.Dirname (FileConstant error code only)
  • NormalizedArrays.Arrays.ArrayBraceSpacing
  • NormalizedArrays.Arrays.CommaAfterLast
  • Universal.Arrays.DuplicateArrayKey
  • Universal.Arrays.MixedArrayKeyTypes
  • Universal.Arrays.MixedKeyedUnkeyedArray
  • Universal.Classes.ModifierKeywordOrder
  • Universal.Classes.RequireAnonClassParentheses
  • Universal.Classes.RequireFinalClass
  • Universal.CodeAnalysis.ConstructorDestructorReturn
  • Universal.CodeAnalysis.ForeachUniqueAssignment
  • Universal.CodeAnalysis.NoDoubleNegative
  • Universal.CodeAnalysis.NoEchoSprintf
  • Universal.CodeAnalysis.StaticInFinalClass
  • Universal.Constants.LowercaseClassResolutionKeyword
  • Universal.Constants.ModifierKeywordOrder
  • Universal.Constants.UppercaseMagicConstants
  • Universal.ControlStructures.DisallowAlternativeSyntax
  • Universal.ControlStructures.DisallowLonelyIf
  • Universal.Files.SeparateFunctionsFromOO
  • Universal.FunctionDeclarations.NoLongClosures
  • Universal.FunctionDeclarations.RequireFinalMethodsInTraits
  • Universal.Namespaces.DisallowCurlyBraceSyntax
  • Universal.Namespaces.OneDeclarationPerFile
  • Universal.NamingConventions.NoReservedKeywordParameterNames
  • Universal.OOStructures.AlphabeticExtendsImplements
  • Universal.Operators.ConcatPosition
  • Universal.Operators.DisallowLogicalAndOr
  • Universal.Operators.DisallowShortTernary
  • Universal.Operators.DisallowStandalonePostIncrementDecrement
  • Universal.Operators.TypeSeparatorSpacing
  • Universal.PHP.LowercasePHPTag
  • Universal.PHP.NoFQNTrueFalseNull
  • Universal.PHP.OneStatementInShortEchoTag
  • Universal.UseStatements.DisallowMixedGroupUse
  • Universal.UseStatements.DisallowUseConst
  • Universal.UseStatements.DisallowUseFunction
  • Universal.UseStatements.KeywordSpacing
  • Universal.UseStatements.LowercaseFunctionConst
  • Universal.UseStatements.NoLeadingBackslash
  • Universal.UseStatements.NoUselessAliases
  • Universal.WhiteSpace.AnonClassKeywordSpacing
  • Universal.WhiteSpace.CommaSpacing
  • Universal.WhiteSpace.PrecisionAlignment

Note: some of these additions may lead to duplicate messages for certain issues. If you come across this, please report the duplication.

Changed

• Updated the version constraints for PHP_CodeSniffer to ^3.13.3 || ^4.0.0 (was ^3.6.2).
• Updated the version constraints for PHPCompatibility to ^10.0.0@dev to benefit from hugely improved issue detection.
  Includes excluding a number of additional error codes from the PHPCompatibility.Constants.NewConstants sniff to allow for polyfilled PHP tokens.
• The PSR12.ControlStructures.BooleanOperatorPlacement will now enforce that boolean operators between two conditions on different lines will always be at the start of the second line.
• The PPSR12.Files.FileHeader.SpacingAfterTagBlock error code (PHPCS 4.0+) has been excluded to allow for file docblocks to directly follow a PHP open tag at the top of a file.
• The PEAR.Commenting.FileComment.DuplicateSinceTag error code has been excluded to allow for @since tags used as a changelog in file docblocks.
• Various housekeeping, including a contribution from @fredden.

1.1.6 - 2023-01-05

Changed

• Composer: The version requirements for the Composer PHPCS plugin have been widened to allow for version 1.0.0.
  Please ensure you run composer update phpcsstandards/phpcsdevcs --with-dependencies to benefit from this.

1.1.5 - 2022-10-14

Changed

• Composer: The package will now identify itself as a static analysis tool. Thanks @GaryJones!
• Minor housekeeping.

1.1.4 - 2022-04-21

Changed

• A few PHP 8.1 token constant error codes for the PHPCompatibility.Constants.NewConstants sniff have been excluded as the constants have been backfilled by PHPCS.
• README: Updated the installation instructions for compatibility with Composer 2.2.
• Various other housekeeping and minor documentation updates.

1.1.3 - 2021-12-23

Changed

• Updated the version constraints for PHP_CodeSniffer to ^3.6.2.
• CI is now running on GitHub Actions.

Fixed

• To prevent conflicting expectations between a newly introduced PSR12 sniff and this ruleset as it was, the new PSR12.Classes.OpeningBraceSpace sniff will be ignored.

1.1.2 - 2020-12-01

Changed

• A few more token constant error codes for the PHPCompatibility.Constants.NewConstants sniff are excluded as the constants have been backfilled by PHPCS.

1.1.1 - 2020-09-03

Changed

• A few more token constant error codes for the PHPCompatibility.Constants.NewConstants and PHPCompatibility.Constants.RemovedConstants sniffs are excluded as the constants are, or soon will be, backfilled by PHPCS.
• Updated the version constraints for the PHPCompatibility standard to allow for installing version 10.0 (currently in dev).

1.1.0 - 2020-09-03

Added

• Short array syntax is now required by default via the Generic.Arrays.DisallowLongArraySyntax sniff.

Changed

• The Squiz.PHP.NonExecutableCode.ReturnNotRequired code is excluded to allow for a return statement in an otherwise empty function (typical use: overloadable methods in an abstract class).
• The PHPCompatibility.Constants.NewConstants.t_fnFound code is excluded as the constant is backfilled by PHPCS since PHPCS 3.5.3.
• Updated the version constraints for the Composer PHPCS plugin. The minimum supported version is now 0.4.1, while the maximum is ^0.7 (latest release).
• Updated the inline ruleset documentation.

1.0.0 - 2020-02-12

Initial release