4.0.0RC1 - 2025-06-18

This release includes all improvements and bugfixes from PHP_CodeSniffer 3.13.1 and 3.13.2.

Changed

• The error code Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing.SpacingAfterVisbility has been changed to Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing.SpacingAfterVisibility. #1136
  • Thanks to Juliette Reinders Folmer for the patch.
• The following sniff(s) have received efficiency improvements:
  • Generic.ControlStructures.InlineControlStructure #880
  • Thanks to Rodrigo Primo for the patch.

Fixed

• Fixed bug #3889 : A selective phpcs:enable could sometimes override a later selective phpcs:ignore.
  • Thanks to Brad Jorsch for the patch
• Fixed bug #1128 : missing 'parenthesis_owner' index for T_FUNCTION token on PHP < 7.4 when function is named "fn".
  • Thanks to Juliette Reinders Folmer for the patch.

Other

• The GPG signature for the PHAR files has been rotated. The new fingerprint is: D91D86963AF3A29B6520462297B02DD8E5071466.

Calling all testers!

Please help by testing the RC release and reporting any issues you run into.
Upgrade guides for both ruleset maintainers/end-users, as well as for sniff developers and integrators, have been published to the Wiki to help smooth the transition.

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Statistics

Closed: 2 issues
Merged: 4 pull requests

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