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justintime50/phpcs-short-scalar-types
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PHPCS sniff to enforce short scalar type names in comments (bool, int, etc.)

1.0.0(2mo ago)0696↓50%1MITPHPPHP >=7.2

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PHPCS Short Scalar Types Sniff
==============================

[](#phpcs-short-scalar-types-sniff)

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A PHPCS sniff to enforce the use of short scalar type names (`bool`, `int`, etc) in comments, instead of long names (`boolean`, `integer`, etc).

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
# Install Sniff
composer require --dev justintime50/phpcs-short-scalar-types

# Allow PHPCS to find Sniff (or use https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/composer-installer)
vendor/bin/phpcs --config-set installed_paths vendor/justintime50/phpcs-short-scalar-types/ShortTypes
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add to your `phpcs.xml`:

```

```

Run PHPCS as usual. Use `--fix` to auto-correct long forms in comments.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
// @var boolean $flag  // Error: Use "bool" instead of "boolean".
// @var bool $flag     // OK
```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

To have PHPCS pick up the local copy of this sniff, you'll need to adjust the installed paths like so:

```
# Set config
vendor/bin/phpcs --config-set installed_paths "$(pwd)/ShortTypes"

# Confirm ShortTypes is now available
vendor/bin/phpcs -i
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
# Run sniff test
composer test

# Run autofix test
composer fix
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~15 days

Total

6

Last Release

61d ago

Major Versions

0.3.0 → 1.0.02026-03-18

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=7.0

1.0.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39606064?v=4)[Justin Hammond](/maintainers/justintime50)[@Justintime50](https://github.com/Justintime50)

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