prettier / prettier/plugin-php

The formatting of sequential echo short tags is broken

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Description

@prettier/plugin-php v0.14.3
Playground link

Input:

<?php
$a = 'a';
$b = 'b';
?>
<?= $a ?><?= $b ?>

Output:

<?php
$a = 'a';
$b = 'b';
?>
<?=
$a
$b
 ?>

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Research direction

Start with the linked Playground reproduction and the minimal PHP input containing sequential short echo tags. Trace how the formatter handles those tags and compare its output with the issue's expected formatting. Done means the reproduced input formats correctly without splitting the echoed expressions unexpectedly, with regression coverage for this case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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