CRITICAL
Rule Definition
For maintainability reasons, empty class definitions should be avoided. Empty definitions will make the modification and testing of the source code more difficult.
Remediation
Modify the source code to reduce the number of classes containing an empty class definition.
Violation Code Sample
Reference
Code Sniffer - http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer/docs/1.5.2/PHP_CodeSniffer/Squiz_Sniffs_CSS_EmptyClassDefinitionSniff.html
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Complexity - Empty Code
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