1.2.481. Fossilized Methods List

This is the list of fossilized methods. Those methods appears when they get tightly couple with a child or parent class, and cannot evolve anymore without making the rest of the family evolve also. They are now very difficult to update and usually, become inert.

<?php

class x {
    function foo(int $a) : string {
        //...
    }
}

class y extends x {
    // this methods is fossilized, as its modification will trigger an update in the parent class
    function foo(int $a) : string {
        //...
    }
}

?>

1.2.481.1. Specs

Short name	Dump/FossilizedMethods
Rulesets	All, CE, Changed Behavior, Dump
Exakat since	2.1.5
PHP Version	All
Severity	Minor
Time To Fix	Quick (30 mins)
Precision	Very high
Features	fossilized-method
Available in	Entreprise Edition, Community Edition, Exakat Cloud