Coding Standard Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Engineering quality-gate decisions: whether to standardize PHP style in inherited Libero codebases or adopt modern Laravel/PHP defaults.
• Build vs. buy/reuse: avoid building a custom standard if these rules fit, but treat the package as a reference because it remains archived and unmaintained despite the v0.5.0 ruleset expansion.
• Legacy modernization roadmap: decide whether to preserve Libero-specific conventions during PHP/Laravel upgrades or migrate to PSR-12, Laravel Pint, or PHP-CS-Fixer.
• Ruleset drift/baseline decisions: v0.5.0 adds stricter, more modern-PHP-aligned sniffs (static closures, shorthand types, trailing commas in multi-line arrays, no late-static binding on constants/final classes, no unnecessary semicolons, no final methods in final classes, array-before-use, improved ternaries). Expect a higher violation count on legacy code and a larger lint-remediation backlog if adopted as-is.
• Use cases: auditing historical code, extracting custom sniffs/rules, enforcing consistency in maintenance-only Libero projects, and CI linting for legacy repositories.
• Not a customer-facing feature; it is engineering hygiene and risk-reduction infrastructure.

When to Consider This Package

• Consider only when maintaining an existing Libero PHP codebase that already uses this standard or contractually requires parity.
• Consider when you need the exact legacy ruleset plus the v0.5.0 additions and can vendor/fork it with compatible PHP and PHP_CodeSniffer versions.
• Consider as a reference for extracting rules into a maintained internal standard; the new sniffs are useful source material for a modern internal ruleset.
• Look elsewhere for new Laravel applications, PHP 8+ projects, or anything needing active support. Prefer Laravel Pint, PHP-CS-Fixer, PSR-12, or Slevomat Coding Standard.
• Avoid as a foundation if you need security updates, active maintenance, broad adoption, or compatibility guarantees. Signals remain weak: archived, zero stars, zero dependents. The v0.5.0 release shows ruleset work but does not change the maintenance/risk posture.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

• Executives: This is a low-cost MIT-licensed coding standard, and v0.5.0 adds a handful of stricter rules, but it is still archived and effectively unmaintained. Treat it as a legacy reference, not a strategic dependency. The new rules can tighten review consistency in inherited Libero code, but they also raise the remediation cost and do not justify roadmap investment.
• Engineering: v0.5.0 expands the ruleset with stricter, more modern-PHP-aligned sniffs, so existing baselines will likely surface new violations. Use only as a temporary lint baseline or rule reference for legacy Libero repositories. Do not adopt it for new Laravel work; migrate maintained projects to Laravel Pint or PHP-CS-Fixer. If used, vendor/fork it, pin versions, and document an exit path.