sepehr-mohseni/strict-types

A powerful CLI tool to manage strict_types declarations in PHP files with framework presets, dry-run mode, and comprehensive testing

v1.0.0 2026-01-03 17:13 UTC

Requires

• php: ^7.4 || ^8.0

Requires (Dev)

• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.5 || ^10.0

MIT

• Sepehr Mohseni

• symfony
• php
• cli
• wordpress
• laravel
• static-analysis
• code-quality
• strict-types

README

A CLI tool for managing declare(strict_types=1); in PHP projects.

Requirements

• PHP 7.4+

Installation

composer require --dev sepehr-mohseni/strict-types

Usage

# Add strict_types to files
./vendor/bin/strict-types add src/

# Check coverage
./vendor/bin/strict-types check .

# Remove strict_types
./vendor/bin/strict-types remove src/

# Generate config file
./vendor/bin/strict-types init

Commands

Command	Description
add	Add declare(strict_types=1); to PHP files
remove	Remove the declaration from files
check	Report strict_types coverage
init	Create .strict-types.json config
help	Show help
version	Show version

Options

--dry-run           Preview changes
--backup            Create .bak files before modifying
--no-recursive      Skip subdirectories
--preset=<name>     Use framework preset
--exclude=<pattern> Exclude files matching pattern
--json              Output JSON (check command)
-v, --verbose       Verbose output
-q, --quiet         Suppress output

Framework Presets

Auto-detected or manually specified:

• laravel - excludes blade templates, storage, cache
• symfony - excludes var, public
• wordpress - excludes wp-admin, wp-includes
• drupal - excludes core
• yii - excludes runtime, web/assets
• codeigniter - excludes system, writable

Configuration

Create .strict-types.json:

{
    "exclude_patterns": ["*.blade.php"],
    "exclude_directories": ["vendor", "node_modules"],
    "dry_run": false,
    "backup": true,
    "recursive": true
}

Examples

# Laravel project with backup
./vendor/bin/strict-types add --preset=laravel --backup .

# Check and output JSON for CI
./vendor/bin/strict-types check --json src/ > report.json

# Dry run to preview
./vendor/bin/strict-types add --dry-run app/

CI Integration

# GitHub Actions
- name: Check strict_types
  run: ./vendor/bin/strict-types check --json . > coverage.json

Testing

composer test

License

MIT

Author

Sepehr Mohseni - GitHub