FriendsOfPHP/PHP-CS-Fixer
PHP CS Fixer
PHP-CS-Fixer is a static analysis tool and code style linter designed to validate PHP code against predefined standards. It functions as a coding standard fixer that automatically detects and corrects style violations to ensure consistent formatting across a codebase.
The project serves as a syntax modernizer, providing automated tools to update legacy PHP syntax to align with newer language versions. It also allows for the creation of custom style rules when built-in standards do not meet specific requirements.
The tool covers broad capability areas including automated linting workflows and code style formatting. These processes ensure adherence to industry or organizational style guides through automated detection and correction.
Features
- Automated Code Fixes - Automatically detects and corrects style violations in PHP code to ensure consistent formatting across the codebase.
- PHP Formatters - Automatically adjusts PHP source code to follow consistent layout and naming rules across a project.
- PHP Linters - Validates PHP code against predefined standards and automatically applies necessary formatting corrections.
- Codebase Modernizers - Updates legacy PHP syntax to align with newer language versions and modern standards.
- PHP Code Analysis - Analyzes PHP source code without execution to identify and fix syntax and styling issues.
- Pattern-Based Lexing - Converts PHP source code into a stream of tokens to identify formatting patterns without requiring a full abstract syntax tree.
- Token Manipulation - Manipulates source code identifiers and tokens by inserting, deleting, or replacing them while maintaining cursor state.
- Coding Standard Compliance - Ensures PHP codebases adhere to specific industry standards and organizational style guides.
- Transformation Rule Frameworks - Uses a framework of isolated fixing classes to perform structural code transformations based on coding standards.
- Code Modernization Guides - Automates the process of transitioning legacy PHP codebases to modern language standards and syntax.
- PHP Syntax Modernizers - Provides automated transformation scripts to update legacy PHP syntax to match modern language versions.
- Incremental Code Processing - Optimizes performance by scanning for changed files and applying formatting only to those that deviate from the target style.
- Linting Workflows - Integrates automated style checks into development pipelines to maintain clean code without manual review.
- Tag-Based Rule Filtering - Filters the available set of fixers through a configuration file to define the active styling policy.
- Configuration-Driven Rule Engines - Implements a rule engine that maps user-defined configurations to internal fixer classes for code transformation.
- Plugin-Based Style Rule Extensions - Allows developers to define custom formatting logic through plugins when built-in standards are insufficient.
- Coding Standard - Listed in the “Coding Standard” section of the Awesome Laravel Education awesome list.
