PHP 8.0 - PHPCS tests - incompatibility with vipwpcs and wpcs

[htdat]

Summary

squizlabs/php_codesniffer - as a part of automattic/vipwpcs is causing the following error:

PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: vsprintf(): Argument #2 ($values) must be of type array, string given in /home/runner/work/Edit-Flow/Edit-Flow/vendor/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/src/Files/File.php:1056

As mentioned in #638 (comment), the issue in WPCS:

Relevant issue squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer#3196
It has been fixed here WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards#1935
But WPCS ver 3.0.0 including this fix has not been released.

Next

Wait for the new release of WPCS 3.0.0 and see if the issue still exists.

[jerclarke]

Hey @htdat Can you give me a sense of whether this plugin is alive for public release or not? Are you planning to release a stable version at some point?

[htdat]

@jerclarke - We have tried to improve our tests and make the plugin more stable when fixing bugs or adding new features. So far, we're not yet having a formal plan for the next stable release.

[jerclarke]

Glad to hear about the testing at least. I guess I'll try updating to the latest master and see if it works for my needs or not. Trying to avoid switching to another plugin if I don't have to.