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flickerleap/phpcs
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FlickerLeap php coding standard

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Flickerleap code sniffer
========================

[](#flickerleap-code-sniffer)

This project contains rulesets to be used with phpcs [https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer global require squizlabs/php_codesniffer flickerleap/phpcs

$ ~/.composer/vendor/bin/phpcs --config-set installed_paths ~/.composer/vendor/flickerleap/phpcs/src/Standards
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ ~/.composer/vendor/bin/flickerleap/phpcs --standard=flickerleap --extensions=php path/to/src
```

Rules
-----

[](#rules)

Effort has been made to follow Laravel convention as closely as possible.

### flickerleap standard

[](#flickerleap-standard)

- All PSR2 rules
- Require function docblocks
- Require line endings and lenght of 120
- Force array indentation and new syntax
- Force statements in conditions
- Dissallow statements in conditions
- Dissallow fix me and todos
- Force camel case variable names
- Force indentation
- Dissallow `var_dump()` functions

### laravel standard

[](#laravel-standard)

This standard extends the `flickerleap` standard and includes additional sniffs specific to the framework

- All flickerleap rules
- Dissallow `dd` and `dump()` functions
- Disallow `env()` function usage outside of the config folder

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90% 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 ~51 days

Total

2

Last Release

2736d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1412608?v=4)[Flicker Leap](/maintainers/flickerleap)[@flickerleap](https://github.com/flickerleap)

---

Top Contributors

[![morganrowse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17880010?v=4)](https://github.com/morganrowse "morganrowse (27 commits)")[![phillipdebruin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31509152?v=4)](https://github.com/phillipdebruin "phillipdebruin (3 commits)")

---

Tags

code-snifferphpcs

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