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LEVIY Coding Standard

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Leviy Coding Standard
=====================

[](#leviy-coding-standard)

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The Leviy coding standard for PHP code, with rulesets for [PHP CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) and [PHP Mess Detector](https://phpmd.org/).

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

[](#installation)

Install this package using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require --dev leviy/coding-standard
```

### Installing the PHP CodeSniffer ruleset

[](#installing-the-php-codesniffer-ruleset)

Create a file `phpcs.xml` in the root of the project with the following contents:

```

    src/
    tests/
    public/index.php

```

### Installing the PHP Mess Detector ruleset

[](#installing-the-php-mess-detector-ruleset)

Create a file `phpmd.xml` in the root of the project with the following contents:

```

    Ruleset for PHP Mess Detector that enforces coding standards

```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

### PHP CodeSniffer

[](#php-codesniffer)

An annotated `ruleset.xml` configuration file can be found [here](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml)where you can see the complete range of features and configuration options that can be used to modify the configuration to your project needs.

### PHP Mess Detector

[](#php-mess-detector)

Documentation about tweaking the ruleset and exluding rules or changing settings can be found [here](https://phpmd.org/documentation/creating-a-ruleset.html).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Run `vendor/bin/phpcs` to run PHP CodeSniffer. If you have a file `phpcs.xml` or `phpcs.xml.dist` in root directory of the project, CodeSniffer will use it automatically. Add a path to run CodeSniffer only against that file or directory. See [Usage](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Usage) for more detailed usage instructions.

Run `vendor/bin/phpmd src/ text phpmd.xml` to run PHP Mess Detector against the `src` directory and print a report in the "text" format.

PHPStorm code sniffer validation
--------------------------------

[](#phpstorm-code-sniffer-validation)

1. Open "Preferences" and navigate to "Editor > Inspections".
2. Enable "PHP > Quality tools > PHP\_Code Sniffer validation".
3. Select a "Custom" coding standard.
4. Select the path to the projects code sniffer configuration.

[![](docs/preferences-dialog.png)](docs/preferences-dialog.png)

**Enjoy the immediate feedback of code sniffer validation issues!**

[![](docs/code-sniffer-validation-hint.png)](docs/code-sniffer-validation-hint.png)

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity78

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 72.9% 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 ~82 days

Recently: every ~167 days

Total

25

Last Release

1195d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02017-10-03

2.0.0 → 3.0.02018-01-10

v3.5.3 → v4.0.02020-02-07

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6

3.1.0PHP ^7.1

v4.0.1PHP ^7.2

v4.0.5PHP ^7.2||^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35339329?v=4)[Leviy](/maintainers/leviy)[@leviy](https://github.com/leviy)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/41617?v=4)[Dennis Coorn](/maintainers/denniscoorn)[@denniscoorn](https://github.com/denniscoorn)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/888361?v=4)[Bas Matthee](/maintainers/BasMatthee)[@BasMatthee](https://github.com/BasMatthee)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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