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shlinkio/php-coding-standard
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Coding standard used by shlink PHP projects

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Shlink coding standard
======================

[](#shlink-coding-standard)

This repository provides a [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer) ruleset with the rules used by shlink PHP projects.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

First, install this package using composer:

```
composer require shlinkio/php-coding-standard --dev

```

Then, update your `phpcs.xml` file, adding a rule with the reference to **Shlinkio**.

```

    Coding standard

```

Rules
-----

[](#rules)

This ruleset extends [PSR-12](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-12/) rules, and includes:

- Do not allow array long syntax \[`array(...)`\].
- Make sure string concatenation operator is surrounded by spaces.
- Do not allow superfluous whitespaces.
- Do not allow unused use statements.
- Require alphabetically ordered use statements.
- Require strict comparisons (`===` and `!==` instead of `==` and `!=`).
- Require trailing comma on every element of multi-line arrays.
- Require trailing comma on every element of multi-line function calls.
- Require trailing comma on every element of multi-line function declarations.
- Enforce all global namespace classes, functions and constants to be explicitly imported.
- Require comments with single line written as one-liners \[`/* @var SomeType **/`\].
- Make all class constants to have a visibility modifier (`public`, `protected` or `private`).
- Require function arguments with a default `null` value to be defined as nullable (`?string $foo = 'foo'`).
- Require function arguments to have a native type hint whenever possible.
- Require functions to have a native return type hint whenever possible.
- Require properties to have a native type hint whenever possible.
- Require non-capturing catch when the exception variable is not used.
- Format union types without spaces (`foo|bar`) and enforcing null at the end for nullables (`foo|bar|null`).

###  Health Score

52

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance71

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.8% 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 ~192 days

Recently: every ~292 days

Total

14

Last Release

225d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.2 → v2.0.02019-10-05

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

codestylestandardsniffercodingcs

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