The class rule has 14 public methods. Consider refactoring rule to keep number of public methods under 10. Open
class rule implements rule_interface
{
/**
* Data for this entity
*
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TooManyPublicMethods
Since: 0.1
A class with too many public methods is probably a good suspect for refactoring, in order to reduce its complexity and find a way to have more fine grained objects.
By default it ignores methods starting with 'get' or 'set'.
Example
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/codesize.html#toomanypublicmethods
The class rule has an overall complexity of 67 which is very high. The configured complexity threshold is 50. Open
class rule implements rule_interface
{
/**
* Data for this entity
*
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rule
has 28 functions (exceeds 20 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
class rule implements rule_interface
{
/**
* Data for this entity
*
File rule.php
has 280 lines of code (exceeds 250 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
<?php
/**
*
* Board Rules extension for the phpBB Forum Software package.
*
Method import
has 47 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
public function import($data)
{
// Clear out any saved data
$this->data = array();
Method set_anchor
has 26 lines of code (exceeds 25 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
public function set_anchor($anchor)
{
// Enforce a string
$anchor = (string) $anchor;
Function import
has a Cognitive Complexity of 9 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
public function import($data)
{
// Clear out any saved data
$this->data = array();
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
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Function set_anchor
has a Cognitive Complexity of 9 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
public function set_anchor($anchor)
{
// Enforce a string
$anchor = (string) $anchor;
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
Function set_language
has a Cognitive Complexity of 6 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
public function set_language($language)
{
if (!isset($this->data['rule_language']))
{
// Validate the requested language ISO is installed
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Cognitive Complexity
Cognitive Complexity is a measure of how difficult a unit of code is to intuitively understand. Unlike Cyclomatic Complexity, which determines how difficult your code will be to test, Cognitive Complexity tells you how difficult your code will be to read and comprehend.
A method's cognitive complexity is based on a few simple rules:
- Code is not considered more complex when it uses shorthand that the language provides for collapsing multiple statements into one
- Code is considered more complex for each "break in the linear flow of the code"
- Code is considered more complex when "flow breaking structures are nested"
Further reading
The method set_anchor() has a Cyclomatic Complexity of 11. The configured cyclomatic complexity threshold is 10. Open
public function set_anchor($anchor)
{
// Enforce a string
$anchor = (string) $anchor;
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CyclomaticComplexity
Since: 0.1
Complexity is determined by the number of decision points in a method plus one for the method entry. The decision points are 'if', 'while', 'for', and 'case labels'. Generally, 1-4 is low complexity, 5-7 indicates moderate complexity, 8-10 is high complexity, and 11+ is very high complexity.
Example
// Cyclomatic Complexity = 11
class Foo {
1 public function example() {
2 if ($a == $b) {
3 if ($a1 == $b1) {
fiddle();
4 } elseif ($a2 == $b2) {
fiddle();
} else {
fiddle();
}
5 } elseif ($c == $d) {
6 while ($c == $d) {
fiddle();
}
7 } elseif ($e == $f) {
8 for ($n = 0; $n < $h; $n++) {
fiddle();
}
} else {
switch ($z) {
9 case 1:
fiddle();
break;
10 case 2:
fiddle();
break;
11 case 3:
fiddle();
break;
default:
fiddle();
break;
}
}
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/codesize.html#cyclomaticcomplexity
Missing class import via use statement (line '129', column '15'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\invalid_argument(array($field, 'FIELD_MISSING'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '185', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\out_of_bounds('rule_id');
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '279', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\unexpected_value(array('title', 'TOO_LONG'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '492', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\unexpected_value(array('anchor', 'TOO_LONG'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '163', column '15'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\out_of_bounds($field);
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '81', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\out_of_bounds('rule_id');
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '486', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\unexpected_value(array('anchor', 'ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
Missing class import via use statement (line '511', column '15'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\unexpected_value(array('anchor', 'NOT_UNIQUE'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
The method set_message_option has a boolean flag argument $reparse_message, which is a certain sign of a Single Responsibility Principle violation. Open
protected function set_message_option($option_value, $negate = false, $reparse_message = true)
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BooleanArgumentFlag
Since: 1.4.0
A boolean flag argument is a reliable indicator for a violation of the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). You can fix this problem by extracting the logic in the boolean flag into its own class or method.
Example
class Foo {
public function bar($flag = true) {
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#booleanargumentflag
The method get_message_for_display has a boolean flag argument $censor_text, which is a certain sign of a Single Responsibility Principle violation. Open
public function get_message_for_display($censor_text = true)
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BooleanArgumentFlag
Since: 1.4.0
A boolean flag argument is a reliable indicator for a violation of the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). You can fix this problem by extracting the logic in the boolean flag into its own class or method.
Example
class Foo {
public function bar($flag = true) {
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#booleanargumentflag
Missing class import via use statement (line '225', column '14'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\out_of_bounds('rule_id');
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
The method set_message_option has a boolean flag argument $negate, which is a certain sign of a Single Responsibility Principle violation. Open
protected function set_message_option($option_value, $negate = false, $reparse_message = true)
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BooleanArgumentFlag
Since: 1.4.0
A boolean flag argument is a reliable indicator for a violation of the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). You can fix this problem by extracting the logic in the boolean flag into its own class or method.
Example
class Foo {
public function bar($flag = true) {
}
}
Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#booleanargumentflag
Missing class import via use statement (line '556', column '16'). Open
throw new \phpbb\boardrules\exception\unexpected_value(array('rule_language', 'WRONG_DATA_LANG', 'UNEXPECTED_VALUE'));
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MissingImport
Since: 2.7.0
Importing all external classes in a file through use statements makes them clearly visible.
Example
function make() {
return new \stdClass();
}
Source http://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#MissingImport
The method import uses an else expression. Else clauses are basically not necessary and you can simplify the code by not using them. Open
{
// settype passes values by reference
$value = $data[$field];
// We're using settype to enforce data types
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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
}
}
}