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Upgrading doctrine/coding-standard 5 to 6

Breaking5.0.1 → 6.0.1Breaking8New1Changed6Other5

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8 breaking changes.

In plain terms
  • Files may no longer carry the default IDE header with an author name.
  • Class, trait, interface and exception names may no longer start or end with these words.
  • Only a single blank line is allowed between function declarations.
  • Short one-line class docblocks like `/** class Foo */` are no longer allowed.
Must act Top 3 of 8 that need code or config changes

What you must change

Breaking8
Disallows the PHPStorm/IntelliJ default file header that includes the author name.
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Disallows Abstract, Trait, Exception and Interface prefixes along with suffixes in class-like names.
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Forbids multiple blank lines between declared functions.
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Disallows /** class Foo */ style comments for class Foo.
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Forbids duplicate variable assignments such as $foo = $foo = bar().
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Enforces spacing between the type declaration and the variadic declaration of a function parameter.
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Forbids late static binding for constants, so $foo::BAR is now a violation.
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Requires an empty line before a return statement when not directly within a flow control construct.
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