How to run php-cs-fixer from code?

Question

I am writing a PHP command line app which generates some PHP code and wants to pass it thought the code style fixer before storing it to a file.

Is it possible to use php-cs-fixer as a library and call it from the code ?

If no, is there any other solution to ensure that the generated code respects the PSR-2 standard ?

Thanks,

Yes, it is. magento/magento2 wants it to happen, see github.com/magento/magento2/pull/10770, but I really wouldn't recommend it. If you do, however, take a look at the comment in this PR by Dariusz Ruminski, the maintainer of friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer: github.com/magento/magento2/pull/10770#issuecomment-327829883 — localheinz
– localheinz, Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 11:58

Tns · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-04 13:41:27Z

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I think the easiest way is to:

Put your generated code into a temporary file.
Copy php-cs-fixer binary contents except the last line (second link here).
Application::setAutoExit(false).
call Application:run() with ArrayInput and BufferedOutput and check return value (should be zero).

Or just shell_exec a whole command with its arguments.

answered Sep 4, 2017 at 13:41

Tns

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