phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules
PHPStan rules for detecting usage of deprecated classes, methods, properties, constants and traits.
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github.com/phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules
Type:phpstan-extension
pkg:composer/phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules
Requires
- php: ^7.4 || ^8.0
- phpstan/phpstan: ^2.1.39
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MIT 6b5571001a7f04fa0422254c30a0017ec2f2cacc
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Last update: 2026-06-15 21:48:17 UTC
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Installation
To use this extension, require it in Composer:
composer require --dev phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules
If you also install phpstan/extension-installer then you're all set!
Deprecating code you don't own
This extension emits deprecation warnings on code, which uses properties/functions/methods/classes which are annotated as @deprecated.
In case you don't own the code which you want to be considered deprecated, use PHPStan Stub Files to declare deprecations for vendor files like:
/** @deprecated */
class ThirdPartyClass {}
Custom deprecation markers
You can implement extensions to support even e.g. custom #[MyDeprecated] attribute. Learn more.
Custom deprecated scopes
Usage of deprecated code is not reported in code that is also deprecated:
/** @deprecated */ function doFoo(): void { // not reported: anotherDeprecatedFunction(); }
If you have a different way of marking code that calls deprecated symbols on purpose and you don't want these calls to be reported either, you can write an extension by implementing the DeprecatedScopeResolver interface.
For example if you mark your PHPUnit tests that test deprecated code with @group legacy, you can implement the extension this way:
class GroupLegacyScopeResolver implements DeprecatedScopeResolver { public function isScopeDeprecated(Scope $scope): bool { $function = $scope->getFunction(); return $function !== null && $function->getDocComment() !== null && strpos($function->getDocComment(), '@group legacy') !== false; } }
And register it in your configuration file:
services: - class: GroupLegacyScopeResolver tags: - phpstan.deprecations.deprecatedScopeResolver
Learn more about Scope, a core concept for implementing custom PHPStan extensions.
