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Add a sniff to check for doc comment formatting
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Description

The current FunctionCommentSniff has code to check if a doc comment is well formatted.

That includes

  • Using exact /** or * syntax
  • one * per line
  • * alligned in the same column
  • Checking for whitespace after *
  • Closing */ on the same indent as the opening /**
  • Multi line comment having */ on own line

All this formatting could also apply to class comments or file comments and should be moved to own sniff

Event Timeline

Change 528280 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; owner: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/tools/codesniffer@master] Create new sniff for doc comments

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/528280

Change 528280 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/tools/codesniffer@master] Create new sniff for doc comments

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/528280

Change 551557 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; owner: Umherirrender):
[mediawiki/tools/codesniffer@master] Improve sniff for doc comments

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/551557

Change 551557 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/tools/codesniffer@master] Improve sniff for doc comments

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/551557

Umherirrender triaged this task as Medium priority.