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Error Identifier: classImplements.class

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Code example #

<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

class Logger
{
}

class FileLogger implements Logger
{
}

Why is it reported? #

In PHP, a class can only implement interfaces. The implements keyword is reserved exclusively for interface types. Using a class in the implements clause is not valid.

In the example above, FileLogger attempts to implement Logger, which is a class, not an interface.

How to fix it #

Extract an interface from the class, then implement the interface:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-class Logger
+interface LoggerInterface
 {
+	public function log(string $message): void;
 }

-class FileLogger implements Logger
+class FileLogger implements LoggerInterface
 {
+	public function log(string $message): void
+	{
+		file_put_contents('app.log', $message . PHP_EOL, FILE_APPEND);
+	}
 }

Alternatively, if the intent is to reuse functionality from the parent class, use extends instead of implements:

 <?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
-class FileLogger implements Logger
+class FileLogger extends Logger
 {
 }

Non-ignorable error #

This error cannot be ignored using @phpstan-ignore or the ignoreErrors configuration. Non-ignorable errors indicate code that would cause a crash or a fatal error at runtime, or a fundamental problem in the analysed code that must be addressed.

Rules that report this error #

  • PHPStan\Rules\Classes\ExistingClassesInClassImplementsRule [1]

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