Mediawiki Codesniffer Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Feature: Enforces MediaWiki-specific coding conventions (e.g., $wg prefixes, wf functions, class naming, trailing commas in arrays) to ensure consistency and quality
• Roadmap: Critical for teams contributing to MediaWiki core or extensions; ensures compatibility and reduces merge conflicts during community collaboration
• Build vs Buy: Pre-built standard maintained by Wikimedia, avoiding reinvention and ensuring alignment with industry best practices for MediaWiki ecosystems
• Use Cases: MediaWiki extension development, internal tools requiring MediaWiki compatibility, open-source contributions to Wikimedia projects

When to Consider This Package

This package should be considered when developing MediaWiki extensions, contributing to MediaWiki core, or building tools that must integrate with Wikimedia's ecosystem. It's ideal for teams already using PHP CodeSniffer who need a pre-configured standard aligned with MediaWiki's conventions. However, avoid this package for general PHP applications not tied to MediaWiki, legacy PHP environments (pre-8.2), or projects where strict adherence to Wikimedia-specific rules is unnecessary—opt