NocWorx PHP Coding Standard

1. Indention: always 2 spaces

• Always place opening brace on same line of block declaration
• Indent all block bodies one level (2 spaces)
• Closing brace of any block is -2 spaces from the body's indention and on its own line (exceptions for else, elseif, do-while, and multiline function call/declaration)
• Function calls or declarations needing multiple lines, follow indention guidelines for blocks. The opening brace for a declaration appears on the same line as the closing paranthesis.
• Line length: 120
• Comments
  1. Use doc block style comments on each files, classes, functions, methods, and class properties
  • File doc block must include our legal template
  • Class doc block must include @package. Include @subpackage only if applicable
    • Package name will correlate with the repo name (eg. "Lib" for the "nocworx/lib" repo)
    • Subpackage name will correlate with a module name in the repo (eg. "Client" for the "nocworx/core" client module)
  • Method doc block must include @param, @returns, @throws where applicable to the method itself (not parent). Omit where not applicable.
• Strings
  1. Use single quotes for plain strings
  • Use double quotes for including variables and function/method calls (as opposed to breaking in and out with concatenation
  • Always encapsulate variables and function/method calls in curley braces
• All text must use language string placeholders. No English (or other language) in the code.
• Always a single space around operators (including assignment operator)
• Always a single space after a keyword (if, while, etc.)
• One space after but not before a comma separator unless at the end of a line
• Arrays
  • Never use array() - use [] instead
  • Push with [] instead of array_push() (eg. $food[] = 'banana')
  • If not on one line, each element must be on their own line. Follow indention guidelines for blocks.
• Naming
  • All naming
    1. Must start with a letter (with the exception of certain class properties and methods below)
    • Must only contain word characters
    • Use descriptive names (single letter names acceptable only for simple loops)
    • Avoid abbreviations
  • Functions (and class methods): always use camelCase
  • Classes: always use TitleCase
  • Non-public class properties must start with a single underscore then lowercase letter
  • Non-public class methods must start with a single underscore then lowercase letter
  • Constants: always use CAPITAL_SNAKE_CASE
  • Array keys: always use snake_case
  • Event names: colon separated scopes, kebab-case each scope name but prefer single word names
  • All others: always use snake_case
• Classes should not contain public properties. Use setters and getters.
• Ternary
  • Never nest ternary statements
  • Wrap the condition in ()
  • Must be contained on either one or three lines
  • The shorthand ?: may be used as a substitute for the expression (! empty($a)) ? $a : $b (note, $a must already be defined)
• Every block (if, while, etc.) must be contained in braces
• Concatentation operator at the end of the line for multiline statements
• Multiline strings should be concatenated. Indent two spaces from indention of the first line.
• Use a single blank line to separate logical groupings statements. More than one consecutive blank line is prohibited.
• Parenthesis must hug contents
• Conditionals
  • Never use else if. Always elseif.
  • Always use identity checks over equality checks (=== vs. ==)
  • All conditions should be explicit and evaluate to a boolean
  • Falsey checks are not acceptable BAD: if($s) Unless $x is boolean
  • Do not assign while checking. BAD: if (x = something()) {
• Use paren bracket style delimiters for preg_* functions and the like preg_match('(^\d+)', $text)
• No trailing whitespace on any line
• Every file must end with a single new line character
• For any case not explicitly addressed here, consult PSR-2