PHP_CodeSniffer: Ask Me Anything (intro)

Intro as presented on February 8th 2024 at 010PHP, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
https://www.meetup.com/010php/events/298657250/
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Now most of you will have heard of PHP_CodeSniffer as a tool to check your code for consistent code style and common best practices. But are you really getting the most out of it ?

In this interactive session, you can ask Juliette anything you like about PHP_CodeSniffer and she will answer your questions via live demo!

Want to know how to avoid running PHPCS over the whole project via a pre-commit hook when you've changed only a few files ? ask it!
Want to find a sniff for a particular code pattern you want to enforce ? Let's investigate!
Or maybe you are more interested in hearing about some common best practices for setting up a custom ruleset ?

Start thinking of your questions now and be prepared to turn on your mic and speak up!

Transcript

1. PHP_CodeSniffer: ask me anything session Juliette Reinders Folmer Tweet/toot about it: @jrf_nl #010PHP
2. PHP CodeSniffer by and PHPCSStandards
3. Justin Luebke
4. GlennForrest
5. Static Analysis ▪ Tokenizes ▪ Per file ▪ Light weight Dynamic Analysis ▪ Parses ▪ Across files
6. Psalm CS- Fixer PHP Stan PHP CS Exakat PHP CPD PHP Insights PHP MD Phan Rector PHP DCD Static Analysis Tools PHP MND
7. Brief (Re-)Introduction to PHP_CodeSniffer Nightsabre
8. Code Style Documentation Code Smells Code Metrics Best Practices Code Compatibility
9. How It Works Standard (ruleset) Sniffs Checks (errorcodes)
10. “ The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.
11. PHPCS Build-in Standards PEAR PSR1 PSR2 Zend MySource Squiz PSR12 Generic
12. Framework/CMS Standards Laravel Joomla Symfony2 CodeIgniter4 Drupal Magento WordPress MediaWiki Zend Framework (WebImpress) TYPO3 Yii CakePHP
13. Functional Standards and Sniff Collections Object Calisthenics Variable Analysis Universal Slevomat Cognitive Complexity PHP Compatibility Import Detection Security Audit Normalized Arrays PHPCSExtra Modernize
14. Open Floor Clodiney Cruz
15. Thanks! Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/jrf Follow me: https://phpcs.social/@jrf_nl https://twitter.com/jrf_nl https://github.com/jrfnl Fund PHPCS (or me) ;-) https://opencollective.com/ php_codesniffer https://github.com/sponsors/jrfnl