Description
PHP Semantic Versioning Checker is a console/library which allows you to inspect a set of before and after source code.
After the inspection is completed, you are given a list of changes that have occurred between the two changesets. For each of these changes, the level of the change (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH) will be given, as well as the location of the change (file and line number) and a reason as to why this level change is suggested.
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PHP Semantic Versioning Checker
PHP Semantic Versioning Checker is a console/library which allows you to inspect a set of before and after source code.
After the inspection is completed, you are given a list of changes that have occurred between the two changesets following Semantic Versioning 2.0.0. For each of these changes, the level of the change (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH) will be given, as well as the location of the change (file and line number) and a reason as to why this level change is suggested.
Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 Overview
Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
- MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes,
- MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards-compatible manner, and
- PATCH version when you make backwards-compatible bug fixes.
Getting started
As this is still an alpha package, it is not suggested to include php-semver-checker
directly in your composer.json. There are however a couple ways to use the tool:
- Preferred method Download the latest .phar build. Note that the .phar build is generally less bleeding edge than the following methods.
php composer.phar create-project tomzx/php-semver-checker --stability=dev
will clone to a new php-semver-checker folder in your current working directorygit clone https://github.com/tomzx/php-semver-checker.git
andphp composer.phar install
in the newly cloned directory.
See the example section for examples of how to use the tool.
Building php-semver-checker.phar
First, make sure you have box installed. Then, in the base directory, you can run the following command which will generate the php-semver-checker.phar
file.
box build
Current ruleset & verification codes
See [docs/Ruleset.md
](docs/Ruleset.md) for an exhaustive list of currently supported (and to come) ruleset.
Verification codes are a mean to uniquely identify a semantic versioning trigger (a condition which upon detection, requires your code changes to be versioned).
Example
php bin/php-semver-checker compare tests/fixtures/before tests/fixtures/after
Suggested semantic versioning change: MAJOR
Class (MAJOR)
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
| Level | Location | Target | Reason | Code |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\ClassRemoved.php:5 | fixtures\ClassRemoved | Class was removed. | V005 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodAdded.php:7 | fixtures\ClassMethodAdded::publicMethod | [public] Method has been added. | V015 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodAdded.php:12 | fixtures\ClassMethodAdded::protectedMethod | [protected] Method has been added. | V016 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterChanged.php:7 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method parameter changed. | V010 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterChanged.php:12 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method parameter changed. | V011 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\ClassMethodRemoved.php:7 | fixtures\ClassMethodRemoved::publicMethod | [public] Method has been removed. | V006 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\ClassMethodRemoved.php:12 | fixtures\ClassMethodRemoved::protectedMethod | [protected] Method has been removed. | V007 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassPropertyAdded.php:7 | fixtures\ClassPropertyAdded::$a | [public] Property has been added. | V019 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassPropertyAdded.php:9 | fixtures\ClassPropertyAdded::$b | [protected] Property has been added. | V020 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\ClassPropertyRemoved.php:7 | fixtures\ClassPropertyRemoved::$a | [public] Property has been removed. | V008 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\ClassPropertyRemoved.php:9 | fixtures\ClassPropertyRemoved::$b | [protected] Property has been removed. | V009 |
| MINOR | tests\fixtures\after\ClassAdded.php:5 | fixtures\ClassAdded | Class was added. | V014 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodAdded.php:17 | fixtures\ClassMethodAdded::privateMethod | [private] Method has been added. | V028 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodImplementationChanged.php:7 | fixtures\ClassMethodImplementationChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method implementation changed. | V023 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodImplementationChanged.php:12 | fixtures\ClassMethodImplementationChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method implementation changed. | V024 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodImplementationChanged.php:17 | fixtures\ClassMethodImplementationChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method implementation changed. | V025 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterChanged.php:17 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method parameter changed. | V031 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged.php:7 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method parameter name changed. | V060 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged.php:12 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method parameter name changed. | V061 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged.php:17 | fixtures\ClassMethodParameterNameChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method parameter name changed. | V062 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\before\ClassMethodRemoved.php:17 | fixtures\ClassMethodRemoved::privateMethod | [private] Method has been removed. | V029 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\ClassPropertyAdded.php:11 | fixtures\ClassPropertyAdded::$c | [private] Property has been added. | V026 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\before\ClassPropertyRemoved.php:11 | fixtures\ClassPropertyRemoved::$c | [private] Property has been removed. | V027 |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
Function (MAJOR)
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+------+
| Level | Location | Target | Reason | Code |
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+------+
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\FunctionRemoved.php:5 | fixtures\functionRemoved::functionRemoved | Function has been removed. | V001 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\FunctionParameterChanged.php:5 | fixtures\functionParameterChanged::functionParameterChanged | Function parameter changed. | V002 |
| MINOR | tests\fixtures\after\FunctionAdded.php:5 | fixtures\functionAdded::functionAdded | Function has been added. | V003 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\FunctionImplementationChanged.php:5 | fixtures\functionImplementationChanged::functionImplementationChanged | Function implementation changed. | V004 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\before\FunctionParameterNameChanged.php:5 | fixtures\functionParameterNameChanged::functionParameterNameChanged | Function parameter name changed. | V067 |
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+------+
Interface (MAJOR)
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------+
| Level | Location | Target | Reason | Code |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------+
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\InterfaceRemoved.php:5 | fixtures\InterfaceRemoved | Interface was removed. | V033 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\InterfaceMethodAdded.php:7 | fixtures\InterfaceMethodAdded::newMethod | [public] Method has been added. | V034 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\InterfaceMethodParameterChaged.php:7 | fixtures\InterfaceMethodParameterChanged::newMethod | [public] Method parameter changed. | V036 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\InterfaceMethodRemoved.php:7 | fixtures\InterfaceMethodRemoved::newMethod | [public] Method has been removed. | V035 |
| MINOR | tests\fixtures\after\InterfaceAdded.php:5 | fixtures\InterfaceAdded | Interface was added. | V032 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\InterfaceMethodParameterNameChaged.php:7 | fixtures\InterfaceMethodParameterNameChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method parameter name changed. | V063 |
+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+------+
Trait (MAJOR)
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
| Level | Location | Target | Reason | Code |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitRemoved.php:5 | fixtures\TraitRemoved | Trait was removed. | V037 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodAdded.php:7 | fixtures\TraitMethodAdded::publicMethod | [public] Method has been added. | V047 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodAdded.php:12 | fixtures\TraitMethodAdded::protectedMethod | [protected] Method has been added. | V048 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodAdded.php:17 | fixtures\TraitMethodAdded::privateMethod | [private] Method has been added. | V057 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterChanged.php:7 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method parameter changed. | V042 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterChanged.php:12 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method parameter changed. | V043 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterChanged.php:17 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method parameter changed. | V059 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitMethodRemoved.php:7 | fixtures\TraitMethodRemoved::publicMethod | [public] Method has been removed. | V038 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitMethodRemoved.php:12 | fixtures\TraitMethodRemoved::protectedMethod | [protected] Method has been removed. | V039 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitMethodRemoved.php:17 | fixtures\TraitMethodRemoved::privateMethod | [private] Method has been removed. | V058 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitPropertyAdded.php:7 | fixtures\TraitPropertyAdded::$a | [public] Property has been added. | V049 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitPropertyAdded.php:9 | fixtures\TraitPropertyAdded::$b | [protected] Property has been added. | V050 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitPropertyAdded.php:11 | fixtures\TraitPropertyAdded::$c | [private] Property has been added. | V055 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitPropertyRemoved.php:7 | fixtures\TraitPropertyRemoved::$a | [public] Property has been removed. | V040 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitPropertyRemoved.php:9 | fixtures\TraitPropertyRemoved::$b | [protected] Property has been removed. | V041 |
| MAJOR | tests\fixtures\before\TraitPropertyRemoved.php:11 | fixtures\TraitPropertyRemoved::$c | [private] Property has been removed. | V056 |
| MINOR | tests\fixtures\after\TraitAdded.php:5 | fixtures\TraitAdded | Trait was added. | V046 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodImplementationChanged.php:7 | fixtures\TraitMethodImplementationChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method implementation changed. | V052 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodImplementationChanged.php:12 | fixtures\TraitMethodImplementationChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method implementation changed. | V053 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodImplementationChanged.php:17 | fixtures\TraitMethodImplementationChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method implementation changed. | V054 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged.php:7 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged::publicMethod | [public] Method parameter name changed. | V064 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged.php:12 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged::protectedMethod | [protected] Method parameter name changed. | V065 |
| PATCH | tests\fixtures\after\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged.php:17 | fixtures\TraitMethodParameterNameChanged::privateMethod | [private] Method parameter name changed. | V066 |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+------+
[Scanned files] Before: 26, After: 27, Identical: 0
Time: 1.43 seconds, Memory: 5.123 MB
Contributing
Adding new rules
- Add the rules to the
docs/Ruleset.md
document - Run
php scripts/extract-rules-from-ruleset.php
to generate an up to date array to paste in theConfiguration/LevelMapping.php
file - Update the documentation @ https://github.com/tomzx/php-semver-checker-docs
License
The code is licensed under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the PHP Semantic Versioning Checker README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.