Closes #973 Use short array syntax

[remyperona]

Description

Fixes #973

Type of change

• Chore

Detailed scenario

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Technical description

Documentation

• Disallow long array syntax in PHPCS
• Replace long array by short array syntax

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Pull Request Overview

This PR modernizes the codebase by replacing the deprecated long array syntax array() with the modern short array syntax [] and updates PHPCS configuration to enforce this practice. The change improves code readability and consistency while aligning with modern PHP standards.

• Updates PHPCS configuration to disallow long array syntax
• Systematically replaces array() with [] throughout the codebase
• Modernizes array initialization and parameter passing

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 41 out of 42 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
phpcs.xml	Adds rule to disallow long array syntax
Multiple PHP files	Converts array declarations from array() to [] syntax

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	Coverable lines	Covered lines	Coverage
Common ancestor commit (547abdd)	14270	48	0.34%
Head commit (8708078)	14270 (+0)	48 (+0)	0.34% (+0.00%)

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Pull request (#995)	272	0	0.00%

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