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brainbits/phpcs-standard
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Brainbits Coding Style

8.0.1(6mo ago)166.1k↓15.2%2[2 PRs](https://github.com/brainbits/phpcs-standard/pulls)13MITPHPCI passing

Since Apr 9Pushed 5mo ago3 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (28)Used By (13)

How to Use
==========

[](#how-to-use)

Global
------

[](#global)

1. Clone repository
2. Install dependencies ```
    composer install
    ```
3. Configure standard: ```
    {install-dir}/vendor/bin/phpcs --config-set default_standard BrainbitsCodingStandard
    ```
4. Execute: ```
    {install-dir}/vendor/bin/phpcs {src-dir}
    ```

In Project
----------

[](#in-project)

1. Add the standard to your project: ```
    composer require brainbits/phpcs-standard
    ```
2. Configure standard: ```
    vendor/bin/phpcs --config-set default_standard BrainbitsCodingStandard
    ```
3. Execute: ```
    vendor/bin/phpcs {src-dir}
    ```

In Project with Ruleset Customization
-------------------------------------

[](#in-project-with-ruleset-customization)

1. Add the standard to your project: ```
    composer require brainbits/phpcs-standard
    ```
2. Create phpcs.xml (See [https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP\_CodeSniffer/wiki/Advanced-Usage](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Advanced-Usage))
    1. Include brainbits ruleset: ```

        ```
    2. Add default src-dir: ```
        {src-dir}
        ```
    3. Tweak to your needs, for example add rules or disable rules included in the brainbits standard.
3. Execute: ```
    vendor/bin/phpcs
    ```

Docker
------

[](#docker)

1. docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:/app brainbits/phpcs-standard {src-dir}

Used Code Styles
================

[](#used-code-styles)

- Slevomat
- Doctrine

###  Health Score

53

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community24

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~120 days

Recently: every ~230 days

Total

24

Last Release

196d ago

Major Versions

3.0.x-dev → 4.0.02020-07-28

4.0.3 → 5.0.02021-04-27

5.0.1 → 6.0.02022-08-31

6.1.0 → 7.0.02023-04-28

7.0.2 → 8.0.02025-03-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a25dcc661a3094c990b37332c58b8b7a085666f4b830dff8762d86c0e786c2b?d=identicon)[brainbits](/maintainers/brainbits)

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

codestylestandardsniffercodingcsbrainbits

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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