Version 16

New Rules

• Created Sniff to validate function which usage without arguments is deprecated in PHP 8.1 #325 by @anzin
• Added deprecated function PHP 8.1 to DiscouragedFunctionSniff #326 by @anzin
• Added PSR12.Properties.ConstantVisibility rule to the ruleset #330 by @rmsundar1
• AC-1059: Included PHPCompatibility rules #332 by @svera

Improvements

• Updated rule names for better, more granular messaging #328 by @fredden
• AC-1740: Added RectorPHP and included it as part of the GitHub actions #333 by @eliseacornejo

Fixes

• Fixed code ArrayAutovivificationSniff for specific code constructions #329 by @anzin
• Fix GraphQL sniffs unit tests #334 by @eliseacornejo
• Fixed AutogeneratedClassNotInConstructorSniff for specific code constructions #336 by @sivaschenko
• Added support of PHP Attributes to the method annotation sniff #335 by @karyna-tsymbal-atwix

Version 15

New Rules

• Added Sniff to check auto vivification on an array (PHP 8.1 compatibility) in #322 by @anzin

Improvements

• Excluded JS files for PSR sniffs in #324 by @sivaschenko
• AC-1509: Removed deprecated JSCS package in #327 by @loginesta

Version 14

New Rules

• AC-681: Create phpcs static check for PhtmlTemplateTest in #306 by @eliseacornejo
• AC-683: Create phpcs static check for TableTest in #309 by @svera
• AC-676: Create phpcs static check for ObsoleteConnectionTest in #310 by @eliseacornejo
• AC-670: phpcs layouttest in #298 by @svera
• AC-678: Create phpcs sniff for ObsoleteResponseTest in #311 by @eliseacornejo
• AC-663: PHPCS classes test in #274 by @svera
• AC-672: Create phpcs static check for LicenseTest in #312 by @eliseacornejo
• Added copyright verification for graphqls files in #321 by @sivaschenko

Improvements

• AC-1167: Add all filesystem PHP native functions covered by Filesystem\DriverInterface to DiscouragedFunctionSniff in #308 by @loginesta
• AC-206: Create UCT phpcs ruleset for customizations only in #313 by @svera
• AC-1549: Create codes for each type of returned error / warning in #316 by @svera

Fixes

• AC-1314: Fix copyright sniff for less files in #284 by @eliseacornejo
• Fixed undefined index in Magento2.Commenting.ClassPropertyPHPDocFormatting in #317 by @sivaschenko
• Extracted js tests to a separate build in #318 by @sivaschenko
• Fixed undefined variable error in AutogeneratedClassNotInConstructorSniff in #319 by @sivaschenko

Version 13

New rules

• AC-679 Create phpcs static check for ObsoleteSystemConfigurationTest by @eliseacornejo
• AC-682 Create phpcs static check for RestrictedCodeTest by @svera
• AC-679 Create phpcs static check for ObsoleteSystemConfigurationTest by @eliseacornejo
• AC-677 Create phpcs static test for ObsoleteMenuTest by @loginesta
• AC-674 Create phpcs static check for ObsoleteAclTest by @loginesta
• AC-667 Create phpcs static check for EmailTemplateTest by @jcuerdo

Other

• AC-1159 Remove eslint tests from magento2 repo and reuse new version of magento-coding-standard instead by @loginesta
• AC-1355 Move JSCS into magento-coding-standards repo by @loginesta

Version 12

Fixes

• AC-1339: Detect comment for typed class properties by @svera
• AC-669: Fixed directory name checking too lax by @svera

Version 11

New rules

• AC-1102: Static test to verify self-closing tags for non-void html elements by @xmav
• AC-662: Create phpcs static check for AutogeneratedClassNotInConstructorTest by @jcuerdo
• AC-1156: Move custom eslint tests to magento-coding-standard repo by @loginesta
• AC-665: Create phpcs static check for ConfigTest by @svera
• AC-669: Create phpcs static check for InstallUpgradeTest by @svera

Fixes

• AC-1307: PHP Syntax errors in xml files by @eliseacornejo
• AC-1335: Exclude the copyright sniff by @eliseacornejo

Version 10

New Rules

• Added sniff detecting obsolete email directives in #261 by @jcuerdo
• Added sniff detecting obsolete widget configurations in #266 by @jcuerdo
• Added sniff checking for correct copyright headers in #267 and #269 by @eliseacornejo

Fixes

• Fixed wrongly returning error for valid descriptions in #270 by @svera

Version 9

New Rules

• Added sniff to ensure proper sniff for class properties PHPDoc formatting in #140 by @konarshankar07
• Test moved from magento2: sniff looking for occurrences of obsolete active and version attributes in the module.xml file in #230 by @svera
• Test moved from magento2: sniff looking for occurrences of obsolete nodes: param, instance, array, item[@key] and value in di.xml in #233 by @loginesta

Improvements

• Added eval and proc* functions to the InsecureFunctionSniff class by @orsinijose
• Updated html, less and annotation rules severity in #255 by @eliseacornejo
• Improved less verification by catching newlines in the middle of a style definition in #258 by @svera
• Ignore PHPUnit results cache file in #254 by @fredden

Fixes

• Fixed fatal error when docblock includes parametry type but is missing the parameter name in #256 by @fredden

Test coverage

• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\SemicolonSpacingSniff in #253 by @loginesta
• Createe unit test for Magento2\Less\ColourDefinitionSniff check in #238 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\QuotesSniff check in #248 by @svera
• Created unit test for CombinatorIndentationSniff in #249 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\TypeSelectorsSniff in #250 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\ZeroUnitsSniff in #251 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\PropertiesLineBreakSniff in #244 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\TypeSelectorConcatenationSniff check in #247 by @loginesta
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\VariablesSniff in #252 by @loginesta
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\ColonSpacingSniff in #237 by @svera
• Created unit test for Magento2\Less\BracesFormattingSniff in #236 by @svera

Version 8

Fixes

• Fixed ImportsFromTestNamespace from lock on group use with trailing comma @fsw
• Moved abstract unit test to autoload-dev @sivaschenko
• Unit test coverage and fixes for HTML, annotation and less sniffs @eliseacornejo

Version 7

New Rules

• Added sniff to ensure correct usage of getChildHtml and getChildChildHtml AbstractBlock methods @eliseacornejo
• Annotation, Html and Less sniffs has been moved from the magento/magento2 repo @loginesta

Fixes

• Avoid infinite loop when Parse Error occurs @fredden
• Fix TypeError for phpcs->addWarning() @fredden
• Fixed HtmlDirectiveSniff @asheem-patro
• Add test coverage for HtmlBindingSniff @ihor-sviziev
• Moved parameter and variable tokenizers from the magento/magento2 repo @edspc

Infrastructure and updates

• Github Actions are now used to validate pull requests @ihor-sviziev
• All dependencies have been updated to the latest versions. The package is now PHP 8 compatible. @andrewbess @drpayyne