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Wrapping of static method calls

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Description

The plugin is currently wrapping variable static method calls before the double-colon ::. This seems wrong to me, but at least warrants some further discussion. It doesn't appear to be mentioned in PER-CS 2.0 at all, so it's not technically wrong. We do not do this wrapping direct static method calls from a class name, only from a variable.

@prettier/plugin-php v0.22.4
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Input:

<?php

$thisIsAReallyLongVariableNameUsedToTriggerTheBehaviour::staticMethod()
    ->anotherMethod();

Output:

<?php

$thisIsAReallyLongVariableNameUsedToTriggerTheBehaviour
    ::staticMethod()
    ->anotherMethod();

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Research direction

Start with the linked Playground reproduction and inspect the formatter path responsible for line breaking around static method calls. Reproduce the variable static call case, compare it with direct class-name calls, and consider the issue done when the intended wrapping behavior is established and covered by a regression test.

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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
38/100

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