[ANNOUNCEMENT] PHP_CodeSniffer-1.5.2 (stable) Released.

[PEAR Announce]

The new PEAR package PHP_CodeSniffer-1.5.2 (stable) has been released at http://pear.php.net/.

Release notes
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- Improved support for the PHP 5.5. classname::class syntax
-- PSR2 SwitchDeclarationSniff no longer throws errors when this syntax is used in CASE conditions
- Improved support for negative checks of instanceOf in Squiz ComparisonOperatorUsageSniff
-- Thanks to Martin Winkel for the patch
- Generic FunctionCallArgumentSpacingSniff now longer complains about space before comma when using here/nowdocs
-- Thanks to Richard van Velzen for the patch
- Generic LowerCaseConstantSniff and UpperCaseConstantSniff now ignore class constants
-- Thanks to Kristopher Wilson for the patch
- PEAR FunctionCallSignatureSniff now has settings to specify how many spaces should appear before/after parentheses
-- Override the 'requiredSpacesAfterOpen' and 'requiredSpacesBeforeClose' settings in a ruleset.xml file to change
-- Default remains at 0 for both
-- Thanks to Astinus Eberhard for the patch
- PSR2 ControlStructureSpacingSniff now has settings to specify how many spaces should appear before/after parentheses
-- Override the 'requiredSpacesAfterOpen' and 'requiredSpacesBeforeClose' settings in a ruleset.xml file to change
-- Default remains at 0 for both
-- Thanks to Astinus Eberhard for the patch
- Squiz ForEachLoopDeclarationSniff now has settings to specify how many spaces should appear before/after parentheses
-- Override the 'requiredSpacesAfterOpen' and 'requiredSpacesBeforeClose' settings in a ruleset.xml file to change
-- Default remains at 0 for both
-- Thanks to Astinus Eberhard for the patch
- Squiz ForLoopDeclarationSniff now has settings to specify how many spaces should appear before/after parentheses
-- Override the 'requiredSpacesAfterOpen' and 'requiredSpacesBeforeClose' settings in a ruleset.xml file to change
-- Default remains at 0 for both
-- Thanks to Astinus Eberhard for the patch
- Squiz FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacingSniff now has settings to specify how many spaces should appear before/after parentheses
-- Override the 'requiredSpacesAfterOpen' and 'requiredSpacesBeforeClose' settings in a ruleset.xml file to change
-- Default remains at 0 for both
-- Thanks to Astinus Eberhard for the patch
- Removed UnusedFunctionParameter, CyclomaticComplexity and NestingLevel from the Squiz standard
- Generic FixmeSniff and TodoSniff now work correctly with accented characters
- Fixed bug #20145 : Custom ruleset preferences directory over installed standard
- Fixed bug #20147 : phpcs-svn-pre-commit - no more default error report
- Fixed bug #20151 : Problem handling "if(): ... else: ... endif;" syntax
- Fixed bug #20190 : Invalid regex in Squiz_Sniffs_WhiteSpace_SuperfluousWhitespaceSniff

Package Info
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PHP_CodeSniffer is a PHP5 script that tokenises PHP, JavaScript and CSS files to detect violations of a defined coding standard. It is an essential development tool that ensures your code remains clean and consistent. It can also help prevent some common semantic errors made by developers.

Related Links
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Package home: http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer
Changelog: http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/download/1.5.2
Download: http://download.pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer-1.5.2.tgz

Authors
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Greg Sherwood (lead)