.. _namespaces-emptynamespace:

.. _empty-namespace:

Empty Namespace
+++++++++++++++

  Declaring a namespace in the code and not using it for structure declarations or global instructions is useless.

Using simple style : 
Using bracket-style syntax :

.. code-block:: php
   
   <?php
   
   namespace Y;
   
   class foo {}
   
   
   namespace X;
   // This is useless
   
   ?>
Connex PHP features
-------------------

  + `namespace <https://php-dictionary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dictionary/namespace.ini.html>`_


Suggestions
___________

* Remove the namespace
* Fill the namespace with some definition




Specs
_____

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| Short name   | Namespaces/EmptyNamespace                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| Rulesets     | :ref:`All <ruleset-All>`, :ref:`Analyze <ruleset-Analyze>`, :ref:`CE <ruleset-CE>`, :ref:`CI-checks <ruleset-CI-checks>`, :ref:`Changed Behavior <ruleset-Changed-Behavior>`, :ref:`Dead code <ruleset-Dead-code>` |
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| Exakat since | 0.8.4                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| PHP Version  | All                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| Severity     | Minor                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| Time To Fix  | Instant (5 mins)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Precision    | Very high                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| ClearPHP     | `no-empty-namespace <https://github.com/dseguy/clearPHP/tree/master/rules/no-empty-namespace.md>`__                                                                                                                |
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| Available in | `Entreprise Edition <https://www.exakat.io/entreprise-edition>`_, `Community Edition <https://www.exakat.io/community-edition>`_, `Exakat Cloud <https://www.exakat.io/exakat-cloud/>`_                            |
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