CakePHP Code Sniffer 
This code works with phpcs and checks code against the coding standards used in CakePHP.
Installation
Its generally recommended to install these code sniffs with the PEAR installer:
pear channel-discover pear.cakephp.org
pear install cakephp/CakePHP_CodeSniffer
Usage
After installation you can check code compliance to the standard using
phpcs:
phpcs --standard=CakePHP /path/to/code
Contributing
If you'd like to contribute to the Code Sniffer, you can fork the project add features and send pull requests.
Make sure to clone the repository to something like cakephp_codesniffer (instead of the default cakephp-codesniffer) because otherwise phpunit will fail to run the tests.
Releasing CakePHP Code Sniffer
- Update version number in build.xml
- Add changelog entry.
- Commit changes.
- Create git tag.
- Run
phing release