Instant Upgrades with Rector
summary
Rector is a CLI tool (composer package) that automates mechanical PHP upgrades, claiming 80% of boring upgrades in one command by parsing and rewriting code with nikic/php-parser. It runs predefined rules to rename methods, change namespaces, add type hints, convert container get() calls into constructor injection, update PHPUnit annotations and YAML keys, and more. Community levels target Symfony, Laravel, Doctrine, CakePHP, etc.; the project now contains 120+ rules and handles complex multi-method merges proven in demos.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 8:02What is Rector?
- 10:15How do Rules Look Like?
- 19:23The Most complex Rector?
- 20:32Thank you for your time! Questions?
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