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Analysis of Coding Conventions for MediaWiki

PHP_CodeSniffer, using a custom coding standard and report, was used to record various coding conventions across 197 PHP projects.

Conventions

Analysis of Coding Conventions for MediaWiki

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Consistency

Array end comma

Does the last item end with a comma in a multi-line array definition?

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 66.39%
yes yes 33.61%

Based on 973 array definitions

Historical

Function has doc comment

Does each function have a docblock comment to describe its purpose?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 27.3%
yes - Most popular method yes 72.7%

Based on 15,963 functions

Historical

Spacing after string concat

How many spaces follow the string concatenation operator?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
1 - Most popular method 1 76.58%
newline newline 23.09%
Other other 0.33%

Based on 7,982 concat operators

Historical

Inline comment style

What comment style is used for non docblock comments?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
# ... # ... 18.14%
/* ... */ /* ... */ 2.04%
// ... - Most popular method // ... 79.82%

Based on 21,583 inline comments

Historical

File has doc comment

Does each PHP file have a docblock comment to describe its purpose?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 19.3%
yes - Most popular method yes 80.7%

Based on 1,342 files

Historical

Class defined in namespace

Is each class defined in a namespace of at least 1 level?

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 83.85%
yes yes 16.15%

Based on 1,449 classes

Historical
  • 01 Jun 2016: there was a 3.49% swing from no to yes

Adjacent assignments aligned

For a block of assignments, are the assignment operators (equals, plus-equals etc.) aligned?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 88.4%
yes yes 11.6%

Based on 8,044 assignment blocks

Historical

One class per file

Is each class defined in a file by itself?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 8.14%
yes - Most popular method yes 91.86%

Based on 1,449 classes

Historical
  • 01 Oct 2016: there was a 3.12% swing from no to yes

Class has doc comment

Does each class have a docblock comment to describe its purpose?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 6.69%
yes - Most popular method yes 93.31%

Based on 1,449 classes

Historical

Spacing before string concat

How many spaces precede the string concatenation operator?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 0 0.18%
1 - Most popular method 1 94.14%
newline newline 5.69%

Based on 7,982 concat operators

Historical

CamelCase method name

Are class method names defined using CamelCase?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 4.87%
yes - Most popular method yes 95.13%

Based on 14,974 methods

Historical

Space before operator

How many spaces precede comparison, arithmetic and assignment operators?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
1 - Most popular method 1 96.04%
newline newline 3.96%

Based on 18,200 operators

Historical

Line length

Including whitespace and comments, how many characters are in non-empty code lines?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
80 or less - Most popular method 80 or less 96.36%
81-120 81-120 3.64%
121-150 121-150 < 0.01%
151 or more 151 or more < 0.01%

Based on 397,196 lines

Historical

Spaces before control structure close parenthesis

How many spaces precede the closing parenthesis of a control structure?

Current
Key Method Use
0 0 3.4%
1 - Most popular method 1 96.6%

Based on 26,099 control structures

Historical

Declarations and side effects mixed

Do files both declare symbols (classes, functions, constants, etc.) and cause side-effects (e.g. generate output, change .ini settings, etc.)?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 97.24%
yes yes 2.76%

Based on 1,342 files

Historical

PascalCase class name

Are class names defined using PascalCase?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 1.31%
yes - Most popular method yes 98.69%

Based on 1,449 classes

Historical

Spacing before object operator

How many spaces precede the object operator (->)?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 - Most popular method 0 99.36%
1 1 < 0.01%
newline newline 0.64%

Based on 92,701 object operators

Historical

Spaces after control structure open parenthesis

How many spaces follow the opening parenthesis of a control structure?

Current
Key Method Use
1 - Most popular method 1 99.43%
newline newline 0.57%

Based on 26,099 control structures

Historical

Class opening brace placement

Is the opening brace of a class on the same line as the class keyword or the next line?

Current
Key Method Use
new line new line 0.55%
same line - Most popular method same line 99.45%

Based on 1,449 classes

Historical

Closure opening brace placement

Is the opening brace of a closure on the same line as the function keyword or the next line?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
new line new line 0.51%
same line - Most popular method same line 99.49%

Based on 585 closures

Historical

Space after operator

How many spaces follow comparison, arithmetic and assignment operators?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
1 - Most popular method 1 99.66%
newline newline 0.34%

Based on 100,997 operators

Historical

Blank lines at end of control structure

How many blank lines follow the body of a control structure?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 - Most popular method 0 99.76%
1 1 0.24%

Based on 30,627 control structures

Historical

Lowercase filename

Are PHP filenames lowercase?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 99.78%
yes yes 0.22%

Based on 1,342 files

Historical

Spacing after object operator

How many spaces follow the object operator (->)?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 - Most popular method 0 99.94%
newline newline 0.06%

Based on 92,701 object operators

Historical

Short array syntax used

Are arrays defined using the PHP 5.4+ short array syntax?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no no 0.02%
yes - Most popular method yes 99.98%

Based on 16,456 array definitions

Historical
  • 01 Mar 2016: there was a 97.33% swing from no to yes

Control structure defined inline

Are control structures defined inline (without braces)?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 99.98%
yes yes 0.02%

Based on 29,901 control structures

Historical

Blank lines at start of control structure

How many blank lines precede the body of a control structure?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 - Most popular method 0 99.98%
1 1 0.02%

Based on 30,633 control structures

Historical

Multiple statements on same line

Are multiple statements defined on the same line of code?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%
yes yes < 0.01%

Based on 92,830 statements

Historical

File extension for non-class files

For files that do not contain classes, what extension does the file use?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
.inc .inc 0%
.php - Most popular method .php 100%

Based on 11 non-class files

Historical
  • 01 Apr 2015: there was a 11.11% swing from .inc to .php

PHP short open tag used

Is the PHP short open tag syntax used?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%

Based on 1,447 open tags

Historical

PHP type case

What case are PHP types (int, bool, string) written in?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
lower - Most popular method lower 100%

Based on 2,526 PHP types

Historical

Spacing after cast statement

How many spaces are there between a cast statement and the variable?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
0 - Most popular method 0 100%
1 1 0%

Based on 1,051 cast statements

Historical

Line indent

Are lines indented using spaces or tabs?

Current
Key Method Use
tabs - Most popular method tabs 100%

Based on 346,603 indented lines

Historical

Array keyword case

When defining an array, how is the array keyword written?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
lower - Most popular method lower 100%

Based on 4 array definitions

Historical

Constant name case

What case are user-defined constants defined in?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
upper - Most popular method upper 100%

Based on 1,012 constants

Historical

File extension for class files

For files that contain classes, what extension does the file use?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
.php - Most popular method .php 100%

Based on 1,331 class files

Historical

PHP closing tag at EOF

Is there a PHP closing tag at the end of the file?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%

Based on 1,342 files

Historical

Function opening brace placement

Is the opening brace of a function on the same line as the function keyword or the next line?

Current
Key Method Use
same line - Most popular method same line 100%

Based on 15,178 functions

Historical

PHP keyword case

What case are PHP keywords (function, echo, foreach etc.) written in?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
lower - Most popular method lower 100%

Based on 114,381 keywords

Historical

PHP constant case

What case are PHP constants (true, false, null) written in?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
lower - Most popular method lower 100%

Based on 16,157 PHP constants

Historical

Private method prefixed with underscore

Are private methods prefixed with an underscore?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%

Based on 1,077 private methods

Historical

Use of ELSE IF or ELSEIF

Are elseif statements defined using elseif or else if?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
elseif - Most popular method elseif 100%

Based on 1,806 elseif statements

Historical

Brackets around echoed strings

Are parenthesis placed around echo'd strings?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%

Based on 84 echo statements

Historical

Number of newlines at EOF

How many newline characters appear at the end of the file?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
1 - Most popular method 1 100%

Based on 1,339 files

Historical

CamelCase function name

Are global function names defined using CamelCase?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
no - Most popular method no 100%

Based on 15 global functions

Historical

EOL char

What character is used for line breaks?

This project is using the popular method for this convention

Current
Key Method Use
\n - Most popular method \n 100%

Based on 1,342 files

Historical