Code-checker

General plugins (Local) ::: local_codechecker
Maintained by One poor developer...Eloy Lafuente (stronk7), TimTim Hunt, Víctor Déniz Falcón, Sara Arjona Téllez
Part of set Moodle development.
A tool for developers that helps them follow Moodle's coding style.

Code-checker 2.3.2 - Candelaria, mojo's paradise!

Moodle 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0
Released: Friday, 15 August 2014, 10:36 PM
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Moodle Code Checker

Changes in version 2.3.2 (20140815) - Candelaria, mojo's paradise!

  • CONTRIB-5240: Fix CamelCase problems (so it works ok on any OS, no matter its file case-sensitiveness).
  • NOBUG: Allow clone() (T_CLONE) to be used as function.
  • NOBUG: Add some sensible exclude defaults (Tim Hunt).
  • NOBUG: Sort results by path (Tim Hunt).
  • CONTRIB-5175: Fixed some regexp false positives (CONTRIB-4146 regression).

Information

This Moodle plugin uses the Pear CodeSniffer library to check that code follows the Moodle coding guidelines, available @ .

It was created by developers at the Open University, including Sam Marshall, Tim Hunt and Jenny Gray. It is now maintained by Moodle HQ.

Available releases can be downloaded and installed from .

To install it using git, type this command in the root of your Moodle install:

git clone git://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-local_codechecker.git local/codechecker

Then add /local/codechecker to your git ignore.

Alternatively, download the zip from , unzip it into the local folder, and then rename the new folder to "codechecker".

After you have installed this local plugin, you should see a new option in the settings block:

> Site administration -> Development -> Code checker

We hope you find this tool useful. Please feel free to enhance it. Report any idea or bug @ , thanks!

IDE Integration

Eclipse:

  1. If if you use Eclipse for development, you might want to install the PHP CodeSniffer plugin (http://www.phpsrc.org/).
  2. Create a new "CodeSniffer standard" in the preferences page.
  3. Point it at the moodle directory inside the codechecker folder.
  4. Thank Michael Aherne from University of Strathclyde who worked this out!

PhpStorm

  1. Install the phpcs cli tool
  2. Open PhpStorm preferences
  3. Go to PHP > CodeSniffer and supply the path to the phpcs executable
  4. Go to Inspections > PHP > PHP Code Sniffer Validation
  5. In the 'coding standard' dropdown select 'custom' and press the [...] button next to the path to the coding standard. Point is at the moodle directory inside the this plugin directory.

Version information

Version build number
2014081500
Version release name
2.3.2 - Candelaria, mojo's paradise!
Can be updated from
2012030100, 2.2.1 (2012040800), 2.2.2 (2012061600), 2.2.5 (2013021400), 2.2.6 (2013031200), 2.2.7 (2013060600), 2.2.8 (2013071300), 2.2.9 (2013101800), 2.3.0 (2014021700), 2.3.1 - San Fermín release! (2014070700)
Can be updated to
2.5.1 - Valentinius release! (2016021400), 2.5.2 - The March begins (2016031400), 2.5.3 - Another dent to indent (2016060800), 2.5.4 (2016093000), 2.7.0 - Boosting you! (2017052700)
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
5163c59734ee29e82f3bcf1694904e2e
Supported software
PHP 5.3, PHP 5.4, Moodle 2.2, Moodle 2.3, Moodle 2.4, Moodle 2.5, Moodle 2.6, PHP 5.5, Moodle 2.7, Moodle 2.8, Moodle 2.9, Moodle 3.0
Change log URL
Alternative download URL

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS branch
master
VCS tag
v2.3.2

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type General plugins (Local)

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the module.
  3. Place the folder in the "local" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation.