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walkingdexter/phpcs-diff
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Removes non-diff violations from PHP\_CodeSniffer reports.

2.0.0(2y ago)06.1k↓33.3%BSD-3-ClausePHP

Since Dec 15Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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About
-----

[](#about)

Removes non-diff violations from [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) reports. This is a lightweight solution with minimum requirements.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev walkingdexter/phpcs-diff
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Check current changes:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff
```

This is a shortcut for:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff --filter=GitModified
```

Check changes that have been staged for commit:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff --filter=GitStaged
```

Check changes relative to the `main` branch:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff --filter=GitCommitted --runtime-set git_diff_commit main
```

Check changes relative to a specific commit:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff --filter=GitCommitted --runtime-set git_diff_commit 15a5e27
```

If the commit name is set in the configuration options:

```
vendor/bin/phpcs-diff --filter=GitCommitted
```

You can use any other options and arguments that the `phpcs` command accepts.

Limitations
-----------

[](#limitations)

Only reports that use prepared data are supported.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~12 days

Total

2

Last Release

872d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02023-12-28

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18674681?v=4)[Andrey Tymchuk](/maintainers/WalkingDexter)[@WalkingDexter](https://github.com/WalkingDexter)

---

Top Contributors

[![WalkingDexter](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18674681?v=4)](https://github.com/WalkingDexter "WalkingDexter (4 commits)")

---

Tags

phpcsdiff

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