Function applyFilter has a Cognitive Complexity of 7 (exceeds 5 allowed). Consider refactoring. Open
protected function applyFilter($filterType, $filterData, $failOnError = true)
{
/** @var $success bool */
$success = true;
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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 applyFilter has a boolean flag argument $failOnError, which is a certain sign of a Single Responsibility Principle violation. Open
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BooleanArgumentFlag
Since: 1.4.0
A boolean flag argument is a reliable indicator for a violation of the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). You can fix this problem by extracting the logic in the boolean flag into its own class or method.
Example
class Foo {
public function bar($flag = true) {
}
}Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#booleanargumentflag
Missing class import via use statement (line '75', column '27'). Open
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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();
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The method applyFilter uses an else expression. Else clauses are basically not necessary and you can simplify the code by not using them. Open
} else {
$success = false;
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ElseExpression
Since: 1.4.0
An if expression with an else branch is basically not necessary. You can rewrite the conditions in a way that the else clause is not necessary and the code becomes simpler to read. To achieve this, use early return statements, though you may need to split the code it several smaller methods. For very simple assignments you could also use the ternary operations.
Example
class Foo
{
public function bar($flag)
{
if ($flag) {
// one branch
} else {
// another branch
}
}
}Source https://phpmd.org/rules/cleancode.html#elseexpression
Avoid excessively long class names like ThreemaGateway_Handler_Action_TfaCallback_TextMessage. Keep class name length under 40. Open
class ThreemaGateway_Handler_Action_TfaCallback_TextMessage extends ThreemaGateway_Handler_Action_TfaCallback_Abstract
{
/**
* @var int replace chars in the string
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LongClassName
Since: 2.9
Detects when classes or interfaces are declared with excessively long names.
Example
class ATooLongClassNameThatHintsAtADesignProblem {
}
interface ATooLongInterfaceNameThatHintsAtADesignProblem {
}