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matthiasnoback/code-sniffer-sniff-dsl
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DSL for writing sniffs for PHP\_CodeSniffer

v0.3.0(12y ago)103.0k11MITPHP

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DSL for writing PHP\_CodeSniffer sniffs
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[](#dsl-for-writing-php_codesniffer-sniffs)

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Using this library you can easily write code sniffs for [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer). When you don't use this DSL you will find yourself writing lots of specific, never reusable code.

Example
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[](#example)

Say you want to create a code sniff that triggers an error if a PHP file contains an (auto-generated) doc comment at the top (this is called a "file comment"). You should first create a "matcher" for this specific situation:

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