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[Deprecated] php cs fixer

[Deprecated] php cs fixer

Satiro Marra

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PHP CS Fixer extension for VS Code, php formatter, php code beautify tool
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code-php-cs-fixer README

:rotating_light: Deprecation Notice

This extension has been deprecated in favor of the new php cs fixer extension.

Visual Studio Code extension, which fixes php files on save.

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Table of contents

  1. Install
  2. How to use
    • Settings
  3. Support and contribute

Install [↑]

Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl + P), paste the following command, and press enter:

ext install code-php-cs-fixer

Or search for things like code-php-cs-fixer in your editor.

Install PHP-CS-FIXER Using Composer

composer global require friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer

How to use [↑]

Settings [↑]

[REQUIRED]

Open (or create) your settings.json in your .vscode subfolder of your workspace.

in VSCODE User Settings press Ctrl+, to get VSCODE User Settings

  "phpcsfixer.config": "~/.vscode/php-cs-fixer.dist.php",
  "phpcsfixer.execPath": "${extensionPath}/php-cs-fixer.phar"

Additionally you can configure this extension to execute on save.

  "phpcsfixer.onsave": true

You can use a config file from a list of semicolon separated values

  "phpcsfixer.config": ".php-cs-fixer.php;.php-cs-fixer.dist.php;.php_cs;.php_cs.dist;~/.vscode/.php-cs-fixer.php;~/.vscode/php-cs-fixer.dist.php"

The config file can place in workspace root folder or .vscode folder or the folder .vscode located on your home folder (~/.vscode/) or any other folders:

  "phpcsfixer.config": "/full/config/file/path"

Relative paths are only considered when a workspace folder is open.

config file .php-cs-fixer.php example:

<?php

$finder = (new PhpCsFixer\Finder())
  ->exclude('excludefolder')
  ->in(dirname(__DIR__))
    // ->append([__DIR__ . '/php-cs-fixer'])
;

return (new PhpCsFixer\Config())
  ->setRules([
    '@PSR12' => true,
    '@PhpCsFixer' => true,
    'array_indentation' => true,
    'array_syntax' => ['syntax' => 'short'],
    'list_syntax' => ['syntax' => 'long'],
    // 'method_separation' => true,
    'multiline_whitespace_before_semicolons' => false,
    'single_quote' => true,
    //'binary_operator_spaces' => array(
    // 'align_double_arrow' => false,
    // 'align_equals' => false,
    //),
    // 'blank_line_after_opening_tag' => true,
    // 'blank_line_before_return' => true,
    'braces' => [
      'allow_single_line_closure' => true,
      'position_after_functions_and_oop_constructs' => 'same',
    ],
    //'header_comment' => ['header' => $header],
    'combine_consecutive_issets' => true,
    'combine_consecutive_unsets' => true,
    // 'cast_spaces' => true,
    // 'class_definition' => array('singleLine' => true),
    'concat_space' => ['spacing' => 'one'],
    'declare_equal_normalize' => true,
    'function_typehint_space' => true,
    // 'hash_to_slash_comment' => true,
    'include' => true,
    'lowercase_cast' => true,
    // 'native_function_casing' => true,
    // 'new_with_braces' => true,
    // 'no_blank_lines_after_class_opening' => true,
    // 'no_blank_lines_after_phpdoc' => true,
    // 'no_empty_comment' => true,
    // 'no_empty_phpdoc' => true,
    // 'no_empty_statement' => true,
    //'no_extra_consecutive_blank_lines' => array(
    //    'curly_brace_block',
    //    'extra',
    //    'parenthesis_brace_block',
    //    'square_brace_block',
    //    'throw',
    //    'use',
    //),
    // 'no_leading_import_slash' => true,
    // 'no_leading_namespace_whitespace' => true,
    // 'no_mixed_echo_print' => array('use' => 'echo'),
    'no_multiline_whitespace_around_double_arrow' => true,
    // 'no_short_bool_cast' => true,
    // 'no_singleline_whitespace_before_semicolons' => true,
    'no_spaces_around_offset' => true,
    // 'no_trailing_comma_in_list_call' => true,
    // 'no_trailing_comma_in_singleline_array' => true,
    // 'no_unneeded_control_parentheses' => true,
    // 'no_unused_imports' => true,
    'no_whitespace_before_comma_in_array' => true,
    'no_whitespace_in_blank_line' => true,
    // 'normalize_index_brace' => true,
    'object_operator_without_whitespace' => true,
    // 'php_unit_fqcn_annotation' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_align' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_annotation_without_dot' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_indent' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_inline_tag' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_no_access' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_no_alias_tag' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_no_empty_return' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_no_package' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_no_useless_inheritdoc' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_return_self_reference' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_scalar' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_separation' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_single_line_var_spacing' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_summary' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_to_comment' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_trim' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_types' => true,
    // 'phpdoc_var_without_name' => true,
    // 'pre_increment' => true,
    // 'return_type_declaration' => true,
    // 'self_accessor' => true,
    // 'short_scalar_cast' => true,
    'single_blank_line_before_namespace' => true,
    // 'single_class_element_per_statement' => true,
    // 'space_after_semicolon' => true,
    // 'standardize_not_equals' => true,
    'ternary_operator_spaces' => true,
    // 'trailing_comma_in_multiline' => ['elements' => ['arrays']],
    'trim_array_spaces' => true,
    'unary_operator_spaces' => true,
    'whitespace_after_comma_in_array' => true,
  ])
  ->setIndent('  ')
  ->setLineEnding("\n")
    //->setFinder($finder)
;

Support and contribute [↑]

If you like the extension, you can support the project by sending a donation via PayPal to me.

To contribute, you can open an issue and/or fork this repository.

To work with the code:

  • clone this repository
  • create and change to a new branch, like git checkout -b my_new_feature
  • run npm install from your project folder
  • open that project folder in Visual Studio Code
  • now you can edit and debug there
  • commit your changes to your new branch and sync it with your forked GitHub repo
  • make a pull request
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