Ruleset: update property format

The old array format is deprecated since PHPCS 3.3.0 and is causing deprecation notices since PHPCS 3.13.0.
The new array format was introduced in PHPCS 3.3.0, so this includes raising the minimum supported PHPCS version.

Fixes 63

Author: jrfnl

PHPCompatibilityWP/ruleset.xml

@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
     <rule ref="PHPCompatibility.Extensions.RemovedExtensions">
         <properties>
             <!-- Contained in /wp-includes/functions.php. -->
-            <property name="functionWhitelist" type="array" value="mysql_to_rfc3339"/>
+            <property name="functionWhitelist" type="array">
+                <element value="mysql_to_rfc3339"/>
+            </property>
         </properties>
     </rule>
 

README.md

@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ This WordPress specific ruleset prevents false positives from the [PHPCompatibil
 ## Requirements
 
 * [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer).
-    * PHP 5.3+ for use with [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer) 2.3.0+.
-    * PHP 5.4+ for use with [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer) 3.0.2+.
+    * PHP 5.4+ for use with [PHP_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer) 3.3.0+.
 
     Use the latest stable release of PHP_CodeSniffer for the best results.
-    The minimum _recommended_ version of PHP_CodeSniffer is version 2.6.0.
 * [PHPCompatibility](https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility) 9.0.0+.
 * [PHPCompatibilityParagonie](https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibilityParagonie) 1.0.0+.
 
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ The only supported installation method is via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org
 If you don't have a Composer plugin installed to manage the `installed_paths` setting for PHP_CodeSniffer, run the following from the command-line:
 ```bash
 composer config allow-plugins.dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer true
-composer require --dev dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer:"^0.7" phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp:"*"
+composer require --dev dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer:"^1.0" phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp:"*"
 ```
 
 If you already have a Composer PHP_CodeSniffer plugin installed, run:
@@ -85,6 +83,11 @@ All code within the PHPCompatibility organisation is released under the GNU Less
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 2.1.7 - 2025-05-12
+
+- Composer: The minimum supported version of PHP_CodeSniffer has been raised to 3.3.0.
+- Ruleset: Updated for compatibility with PHP_CodeSniffer 4.0+.
+
 ### 2.1.6 - 2025-01-16
 
 - README: Fixed some broken badges.

composer.json

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "lock": false
   },
   "require" : {
+    "squizlabs/php_codesniffer" : "^3.3",
     "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility" : "^9.0",
     "phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-paragonie" : "^1.0"
   },