phpcs.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="WordPress Coding Standards based custom ruleset for your plugin">
	<description>Generally-applicable sniffs for WordPress plugins.</description>
	<!--
	#############################################################################
	COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS
	https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml
	#############################################################################
	-->

	<!-- Pass some flags to PHPCS:
		 p flag: Show progress of the run.
		 s flag: Show sniff codes in all reports.
	-->
	<arg value="ps"/>

	<!-- Strip the filepaths down to the relevant bit. -->
	<arg name="basepath" value="./"/>

	<!-- Check up to 8 files simultanously. -->
	<arg name="parallel" value="8"/>

	<!-- Only check the PHP. CSS/SCSS/JS files are checked separately with linters. -->
	<arg name="extensions" value="php"/>

	<!-- Enable colors in the output -->
	<arg name="colors"/>

	<!-- Check all files in this directory and the directories below it. -->
	<file>.</file>

	<!--
	#############################################################################
	EXCLUDE SOME FILES AND FOLDERS
	#############################################################################
	-->

	<!--<exclude-pattern>/build/</exclude-pattern>-->
	<!--<exclude-pattern>/vendor/</exclude-pattern>-->
	<!--<exclude-pattern>/node_modules/</exclude-pattern>-->

	<!--
	#############################################################################
	USE THE WordPress RULESET
	#############################################################################
	-->

	<!-- https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards -->
	<!-- https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties -->
	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="5.7"/>

	<rule ref="WordPress">
		<!-- As we use PHP 5.4+ now, we can use the short array syntax -->
		<exclude name="Universal.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax.Found" />
		<!-- Uncomment if you develop a theme with templates for CPTs having a prefix -->
		<exclude name="WordPress.Files.FileName" />
		<!-- Uncomment for projects using the metabox toolbox -->
		<!--<exclude name="WordPress.CSRF.NonceVerification.NoNonceVerification" />-->
		<!-- Uncomment if you want to use some functions that should be replaced with the VIP cached alternatives -->
		<!--<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.RestrictedFunctions" />-->
		<!--<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.PostsPerPage" />-->
	</rule>
	<rule ref="WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals">
		<properties>
			<!-- Value: replace the function, class, and variable prefixes used. Separate multiple prefixes with a comma. -->
			<property name="prefixes" type="array" value="syntaxhighlighter_sass_"/>
		</properties>
	</rule>
	<rule ref="WordPress.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing">
		<properties>
			<property name="blank_line_check" value="true"/>
		</properties>
	</rule>


	<!--
	#############################################################################
	USE THE PHPCompatibility RULESET
	#############################################################################
	-->

	<!-- https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility#sniffing-your-code-for-compatibility-with-specific-php-versions -->
	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
	<!-- https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibilityWP -->
	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP"/>

</ruleset>