phpLintBash

A quick bash script to recursively lint PHP files in a given directory. Nice to use as part of a testing stragegy for CI, or after doing an epic merge.

Returns:

• Number of Files linted
• Number of Files passed
• Number of Files failed
• Offending errors
• Output on STDERR if any files fail linting
• Pass / Fail "Sanity check"
• Proper Exit codes

Usage

$ phpLint

• Will recursively lint all PHP files in default directory specified in script

$ phpLint [directory]

Lint all files recursively of specified directory

Overview:

• Will return a pass / fail
• Will only pass if all files pass
• Any errors will be output in addition to the file they were found in

Scope:

• This is a syntax checker. It will not run methods and check for correct returns
• It is not a static analysis tool. Code quality / specs are not enforced or searched for

Caveats and Best Practice:

• The nature of PHP's lint operation is to abort linting of a file once an error has been found, so...
• If a file has multiple errors you will only be notified of the first error
• Run until you're error-free
• Although linting of the current file may have stopped due to a syntax error, linting of any remaining files in the queue will continue.

Scripting / Deployment Usage:

• This will return proper exit codes so it can be used for scripting deployments, etc.
• Pass
• Exit 0 (clean)
• Output on stdin
• Fail
• Exit 1
• Output on stderr

Requires:

• PHP
• Bash