ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="SampleStandard">
    <description>A custom coding standard.</description>


    <rule ref="PEAR.Classes.ClassDeclaration"/>
    <!-- force bracket at end of line for  if/for/... -->
    <!--<rule ref="PEAR.ControlStructures.ControlSignature"/>-->

    <!-- Functions should be called with no spaces between the function name, the opening parenthesis, -->
    <!-- and the first parameter; spaces between commas and each parameter, and no space between the last -->
    <!-- parameter, the closing parenthesis, and the semicolon. -->
    <rule ref="PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature"/>
    <!-- ensure that parameters defined for a function that have a default value come at the end of the function signature. -->
    <rule ref="PEAR.Functions.ValidDefaultValue"/>
    <!-- Checks that the closing braces of scopes are aligned correctly. -->
    <rule ref="PEAR.WhiteSpace.ScopeClosingBrace"/>
    <!-- Tests for functions outside of classes.  ex:  Consider putting global function "%s" in a static class -->
    <rule ref="Squiz.Functions.GlobalFunction"/>



    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.EmptyStatement"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.ForLoopShouldBeWhileLoop"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.ForLoopWithTestFunctionCall"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.JumbledIncrementer"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.UnconditionalIfStatement"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.UnusedFunctionParameter"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.UselessOverridingMethod"/>

    <!--<rule ref="Generic.ControlStructures.InlineControlStructure"/>-->

    <!-- Lines shouldn't be too long, show errors at 120 chars -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Files.LineLength">
        <properties>
            <property name="lineLimit" value="120"/>
            <property name="absoluteLineLimit" value="120"/>
        </properties>
    </rule>
    <!-- Use Unix newlines -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Files.LineEndings">
        <properties>
            <property name="eolChar" value="\n"/>
        </properties>
    </rule>

    <!-- Ensures each statement is on a line by itself. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Formatting.DisallowMultipleStatements"/>
    <!-- Ensures there is no space after cast tokens. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Formatting.NoSpaceAfterCast"/>

    <!-- Checks that calls to methods and functions are spaced correctly. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Functions.FunctionCallArgumentSpacing"/>
    <!-- Checks that the opening brace of a function is on the line after the function declaration. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Functions.OpeningFunctionBraceBsdAllman"/>

    <!-- Checks the cyclomatic complexity (McCabe) for functions. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Metrics.CyclomaticComplexity"/>
    <!-- Checks the nesting level for methods. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.Metrics.NestingLevel"/>

    <rule ref="Generic.NamingConventions.CamelCapsFunctionName"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.NamingConventions.ConstructorName"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.NamingConventions.UpperCaseConstantName"/>

    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.CharacterBeforePHPOpeningTag"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.ClosingPHPTag"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag"/>
    <!-- Discourages the use of alias functions that are kept in PHP for compatibility with older versions. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions"/>
    <!-- Checks that all PHP keywords are lowercase. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.LowerCaseKeyword"/>
    <!-- Throws an error or warning when any code prefixed with an asperand is encountered.  ie:  @in_array() -->
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors"/>
    <!-- Checks that all uses of true, false and null are lowercase. -->
    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.LowerCaseConstant"/>
    <rule ref="Generic.WhiteSpace.DisallowTabIndent"/>





</ruleset>