Redundancy Rules

This document details the rules available in the Redundancy category.

Available Rules

Rule	Code
Constant Condition	constant-condition
No Closing Tag	no-closing-tag
No Empty Comment	no-empty-comment
No Empty Loop	no-empty-loop
No Noop	no-noop
No Redundant Block	no-redundant-block
No Redundant Continue	no-redundant-continue
No Redundant File	no-redundant-file
No Redundant Final	no-redundant-final
No Redundant Label	no-redundant-label
No Redundant Math	no-redundant-math
No Redundant Method Override	no-redundant-method-override
No Redundant Nullsafe	no-redundant-nullsafe
No Redundant Parentheses	no-redundant-parentheses
No Redundant String Concat	no-redundant-string-concat
No Redundant Write Visibility	no-redundant-write-visibility

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constant-condition

Detects if statements where the condition is a constant that always evaluates to true or false.

Such statements are redundant. If the condition is always true, the if wrapper is unnecessary. If it's always false, the enclosed code is dead and can be removed or refactored.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php
if ($variable > 10) {
    echo "Greater than 10";
}

Incorrect Code

<?php
if (true) {
    echo "This will always run";
}

if (false) {
    echo "This is dead code";
}

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no-closing-tag

Detects redundant closing tags ( ?> ) at the end of a file.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

echo "Hello, world!";

Incorrect Code

<?php

echo "Hello, world!";

?>

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no-empty-comment

Detects empty comments in the codebase. Empty comments are not useful and should be removed to keep the codebase clean and maintainable.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"note"
preserve-single-line-comments	boolean	false

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

// This is a useful comment.
# This is also a useful comment.
/**
 * This is a docblock.
 */

Incorrect Code

<?php

//
#
/**/

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no-empty-loop

Detects loops (for, foreach, while, do-while) that have an empty body. An empty loop body does not perform any actions and is likely a mistake or redundant code.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"note"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

foreach ($items as $item) {
    process($item);
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

while (should_wait()) {
    // Empty loop body
}

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no-noop

Detects redundant noop statements.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

echo "Hello, world!";

Incorrect Code

<?php

;

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no-redundant-block

Detects redundant blocks around statements.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

echo "Hello, world!";

Incorrect Code

<?php

{
    echo "Hello, world!";
}

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no-redundant-continue

Detects redundant continue statements in loops.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

while (true) {
    echo "Hello, world!";
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

while (true) {
    echo "Hello, world!";
    continue; // Redundant `continue` statement
}

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no-redundant-file

Detects redundant files that contain no executable code or declarations.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

function foo(): void {
    return 42;
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);
// This file is redundant.

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no-redundant-final

Detects redundant final modifiers on methods in final classes or enum methods.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

final class Foo {
    public function bar(): void {
        // ...
    }
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

final class Foo {
    final public function bar(): void {
        // ...
    }
}

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no-redundant-label

Detects redundant goto labels that are declared but not used.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

goto end;
echo "Hello, world!";
end:

Incorrect Code

<?php

label:
echo "Hello, world!";

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no-redundant-math

Detects redundant mathematical operations that can be simplified or removed. Includes operations like multiplying by 1/-1, adding 0, modulo 1/-1, etc.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

$result = $value * 2;
$sum = 1 + $total;
$difference = $value - 1;
$remainder = $x % 2;

Incorrect Code

<?php

$result = $value * 1;
$sum = 0 + $total;
$difference = $value - 0;
$remainder = $x % 1;
$negative = $value * -1;

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no-redundant-method-override

Detects methods that override a parent method but only call the parent method with the same arguments.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

class Parent
{
    public function foo(): void
    {
        // ...
    }
}

class Child extends Parent
{
    public function foo(): void
    {
        parent::foo();

        echo 'Additional logic here';
    }
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

class Parent
{
    public function foo(): void
    {
        // ...
    }
}

class Child extends Parent
{
    public function foo(): void
    {
        parent::foo();
    }
}

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no-redundant-nullsafe

Flags the use of the nullsafe operator (?->) in contexts where its null-checking behavior is redundant.

This occurs in two common situations:

1. When an expression using ?-> is immediately followed by the null coalescing operator (??).
2. When an expression using ?-> is checked with isset().

In both scenarios, the surrounding language construct (?? or isset()) already handles null values safely, making the ?-> operator superfluous and the code unnecessarily verbose.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

$name = $user->name ?? 'Guest';

if (isset($user->profile)) {
    // Do something with $user->profile
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

$name = $user?->name ?? 'Guest';

if (isset($user?->profile)) {
    // Do something with $user->profile
}

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no-redundant-parentheses

Detects redundant parentheses around expressions.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

$foo = 42;

Incorrect Code

<?php

$foo = (42);

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no-redundant-string-concat

Detects redundant string concatenation expressions.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

$foo = "Hello World";

Incorrect Code

<?php

$foo = "Hello" . " World";

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no-redundant-write-visibility

Detects redundant write visibility modifiers on properties.

Configuration

Option	Type	Default
enabled	boolean	true
level	string	"help"

Examples

Correct Code

<?php

final class User
{
    public $name;
}

Incorrect Code

<?php

final class User
{
    public public(set) $name;
}

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