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PHP Sniffer Tool

Uses PHP_CodeSniffer to format and lint PHP code.

Check Extension: PHP Sniffer Tool

Features

Lint PHP code using PHP_CodeSniffer.
Format PHP code using PHP_CodeSniffer.
Entire PHP file formatting.
Selected PHP code formatting.
Override rules if inner directory has xml ruleset file. For example: WordPress project has multiple plugins and themes, each plugin and theme has its own ruleset file.
```
workspace-folder/
  plugins/
    plugin-1/
      .phpcs.xml
    plugin-2/
      .phpcs.xml
  themes/
    theme-1/
      .phpcs.xml
    theme-2/
      .phpcs.xml
```

Set as default formatter for PHP files.

{
  "[php]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "haruncox.php-sniffer-tool"
  }
}

Requirements

Extension Settings

Quick Setup

settings.json:

{
  "phpSniffer.autoDetect": true
}

And if your projects look like this:

workspace-folder/
  vendor/
    bin/
      phpcs
      phpcbf
  .phpcs.xml