Superglobals

Since: 0.2

Accessing a super-global variable directly is considered a bad practice. These variables should be encapsulated in objects that are provided by a framework, for instance.

Example

class Foo {
    public function bar() {
        $name = $_POST['foo'];
    }
}

Source

Superglobals

Since: 0.2

Accessing a super-global variable directly is considered a bad practice. These variables should be encapsulated in objects that are provided by a framework, for instance.

Example

class Foo {
    public function bar() {
        $name = $_POST['foo'];
    }
}

Source

Superglobals

Since: 0.2

Accessing a super-global variable directly is considered a bad practice. These variables should be encapsulated in objects that are provided by a framework, for instance.

Example

class Foo {
    public function bar() {
        $name = $_POST['foo'];
    }
}

Source

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

Cognitive Complexity

Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.

A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:

• Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
• Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
• Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"

Further reading

• Cognitive Complexity docs
• Cognitive Complexity: A new way of measuring understandability

ElseExpression

Since: 1.4.0

An if expression with an else branch is basically not necessary. You can rewrite the conditions in a way that the else clause is not necessary and the code becomes simpler to read. To achieve this, use early return statements, though you may need to split the code it several smaller methods. For very simple assignments you could also use the ternary operations.

Example

class Foo
{
    public function bar($flag)
    {
        if ($flag) {
            // one branch
        } else {
            // another branch
        }
    }
}

Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#elseexpression

ElseExpression

Since: 1.4.0

An if expression with an else branch is basically not necessary. You can rewrite the conditions in a way that the else clause is not necessary and the code becomes simpler to read. To achieve this, use early return statements, though you may need to split the code it several smaller methods. For very simple assignments you could also use the ternary operations.

Example

class Foo
{
    public function bar($flag)
    {
        if ($flag) {
            // one branch
        } else {
            // another branch
        }
    }
}

Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#elseexpression

StaticAccess

Since: 1.4.0

Static access causes unexchangeable dependencies to other classes and leads to hard to test code. Avoid using static access at all costs and instead inject dependencies through the constructor. The only case when static access is acceptable is when used for factory methods.

Example

class Foo
{
    public function bar()
    {
        Bar::baz();
    }
}

Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#staticaccess

ElseExpression

Since: 1.4.0

An if expression with an else branch is basically not necessary. You can rewrite the conditions in a way that the else clause is not necessary and the code becomes simpler to read. To achieve this, use early return statements, though you may need to split the code it several smaller methods. For very simple assignments you could also use the ternary operations.

Example

class Foo
{
    public function bar($flag)
    {
        if ($flag) {
            // one branch
        } else {
            // another branch
        }
    }
}

Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#elseexpression

UnusedPrivateMethod

Since: 0.2

Unused Private Method detects when a private method is declared but is unused.

Example

class Something
{
    private function foo() {} // unused
}

Source https://phpmd.org/rules/unusedcode.html#unusedprivatemethod

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source

CamelCaseVariableName

Since: 0.2

It is considered best practice to use the camelCase notation to name variables.

Example

class ClassName {
    public function doSomething() {
        $data_module = new DataModule();
    }
}

Source