[ANNOUNCEMENT] PHP_CodeSniffer-2.6.0 (stable) Released.

The new PEAR package PHP_CodeSniffer-2.6.0 (stable) has been released at http://pear.php.net/.

Release notes
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- Paths used when setting CLI arguments inside ruleset.xml files are now relative to the ruleset location (request #847)
  -- This change only applies to paths within ARG tags, used to set CLI arguments
  -- Previously, the paths were relative to the directory PHPCS was being run from
  -- Absolute paths are still allowed and work the same way they always have
  -- This change allows ruleset.xml files to be more portable
- Content passed via STDIN will now be processed even if files are specified on the command line or in a ruleset
- When passing content via STDIN, you can now specify the file path to use on the command line (request #934)
  -- This allows sniffs that check file paths to work correctly
  -- This is the same functionality provided by the phpcs_input_file line, except it is available on the command line
- Files processed with custom tokenizers will no longer be skipped if they appear minified (request #877)
  -- If the custom tokenizer wants minified files skipped, it can set a $skipMinified member var to TRUE
  -- See the included JS and CSS tokenizers for an example
- Config vars set in ruleset.xml files are now processed earlier, allowing them to be used during sniff registration
  -- Among other things, this allows the installed_paths config var to be set in ruleset.xml files
  -- Thanks to Pieter Frenssen for the patch
- Improved detection of regular expressions in the JS tokenizer
- Generic PHP Syntax sniff now uses PHP_BINARY (if available) to determine the path to PHP if no other path is available
  -- You can still manually set php_path to use a specific binary for testing
  -- Thanks to Andrew Berry for the patch
- The PHP-supplied T_POW_EQUAL token has been replicated for PHP versions before 5.6
- Added support for PHP7 use group declarations (request #878)
  -- New tokens T_OPEN_USE_GROUP and T_CLOSE_USE_GROUP are assigned to the open and close curly braces
- Generic ScopeIndent sniff now reports errors for every line that needs the indent changed (request #903)
  -- Previously, it ignored lines that were indented correctly in the context of their block
  -- This change produces more technically accurate error messages, but is much more verbose
- The PSR2 and Squiz standards now allow multi-line default values in function declarations (request #542)
  -- Previously, these would automatically make the function a multi-line declaration
- Squiz InlineCommentSniff now allows docblocks on require(_once) and include(_once) statements
  -- Thanks to Gary Jones for the patch
- Squiz and PEAR Class and File sniffs no longer assume the first comment in a file is always a file comment
  -- phpDocumentor assigns the comment to the file only if it is not followed by a structural element
  -- These sniffs now follow this same rule
- Squiz ClassCommentSniff no longer checks for blank lines before class comments
  -- Removes the error Squiz.Commenting.ClassComment.SpaceBefore
- Renamed Squiz.CSS.Opacity.SpacingAfterPoint to Squiz.CSS.Opacity.DecimalPrecision
  -- Please update your ruleset if you are referencing this error code directly
- Fixed PHP tokenizer problem that caused an infinite loop when checking a comment with specific content
- Generic Disallow Space and Tab indent sniffs now detect and fix indents inside embedded HTML chunks (request #882)
- Squiz CSS IndentationSniff no longer assumes the class opening brace is at the end of a line
- Squiz FunctionCommentThrowTagSniff now ignores non-docblock comments
- Squiz ComparisonOperatorUsageSniff now allows conditions like while(true)
- PEAR FunctionCallSignatureSniff (and the Squiz and PSR2 sniffs that use it) now correctly check the first argument
  -- Further fix for bug #698
- Fixed bug #791 : codingStandardsChangeSetting settings not working with namespaces
- Fixed bug #872 : Incorrect detection of blank lines between CSS class names
- Fixed bug #879 : Generic InlineControlStructureSniff can create parse error when case/if/elseif/else have mixed brace and braceless definitions
- Fixed bug #883 : PSR2 is not checking for blank lines at the start and end of control structures
- Fixed bug #884 : Incorrect indentation notice for anonymous classes
- Fixed bug #887 : Using curly braces for a shared CASE/DEFAULT statement can generate an error in PSR2 SwitchDeclaration
- Fixed bug #889 : Closure inside catch/else/elseif causes indentation error
- Fixed bug #890 : Function call inside returned short array value can cause indentation error inside CASE statements
- Fixed bug #897 : Generic.Functions.CallTimePassByReference.NotAllowed false positive when short array syntax
- Fixed bug #900 : Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing bug when no space between type hint and argument
- Fixed bug #902 : T_OR_EQUAL and T_POW_EQUAL are not seen as assignment tokens
- Fixed bug #910 : Unrecognized "extends" and indentation on anonymous classes
- Fixed bug #915 : JS Tokenizer generates errors when processing some decimals
- Fixed bug #928 : Endless loop when sniffing a PHP file with a git merge conflict inside a function
- Fixed bug #937 : Shebang can cause PSR1 SideEffects warning
  -- Thanks to Clay Loveless for the patch
- Fixed bug #938 : CallTimePassByReferenceSniff ignores functions with return value

Package Info
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PHP_CodeSniffer is a set of two PHP scripts; the main phpcs script that tokenizes PHP, JavaScript and CSS files to detect violations of a defined coding standard, and a second phpcbf script to automatically correct coding standard violations. PHP_CodeSniffer is an essential development tool that ensures your code remains clean and consistent.

Related Links
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Package home: http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer
   Changelog: http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/download/2.6.0
    Download: http://download.pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer-2.6.0.tgz

Authors
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Greg Sherwood (lead)