ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Neuralab">
  <description>Neuralab coding standards for WP development</description>
  <!-- See https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml -->
  <!-- https://github.com/infinum/coding-standards-wp/blob/master/Infinum/ruleset.xml -->
  <!-- https://github.com/humanmade/coding-standards/blob/master/HM/ruleset.xml -->

  <!-- Can not set this since Wordpress-Core standard redefines it :/
  Hardcode it there if you want to beautify arrays with 2 spaces instead of 4
  WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml line 11 -->
  <arg name="tab-width" value="2"/>

  <rule ref="WordPress">

    <!-- I think this is a buggy check so I removed it -->
    <exclude name="WordPress.CSRF.NonceVerification.FoundPropertyForDeprecatedSniff" />

    <!-- Allow simple echo - this rule was too restrictive -->
    <exclude name="WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped" />

    <!-- Allow space indent! -->
    <exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.DisallowSpaceIndent" />
    <!-- Don't force file comments -->
    <exclude name="Squiz.Commenting.FileComment"/>
    <exclude name="Squiz.PHP.EmbeddedPhp.NoSemicolon"/>

    <exclude name="Generic.Functions.FunctionCallArgumentSpacing.TooMuchSpaceAfterComma"/>
    <!-- remove translation comment rules -->
    <exclude name="WordPress.WP.I18n.TranslatorsCommentWrongStyle"/>
    <exclude name="WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment"/>


    <!-- other comment excludes -->
    <exclude name="Squiz.Commenting.FunctionComment" />
    <exclude name="Squiz.Commenting.VariableComment" />
  </rule>

  <rule ref="WordPress-VIP">
		<!-- Remove VIP specific stuff -->
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.FileSystemWritesDisallow" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.RestrictedFunctions" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.RestrictedVariables" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.SuperGlobalInputUsage" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.ValidatedSanitizedInput" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.DirectDatabaseQuery" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.XSS.EscapeOutput" />

    <!-- Not always useful, so no.. -->
    <exclude name="WordPress.Arrays.ArrayIndentation.CloseBraceNotAligned" />

    <!-- Remove Yoda -->
		<exclude name="WordPress.PHP.YodaConditions" />
	</rule>

  <!-- Whitespace - indent with 2 spaces, dissalow tabs -->
  <rule ref="Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent">
    <properties>
      <property name="indent" value="2"/>
      <!--
      Enforcing exact indent checking is generally not advised because it
      doesn't allow for any flexibility when indenting and aligning code.
      It is almost always better to use the default value and then allow other
      sniffs to enforce specific indenting rules.
      -->
      <property name="exact" value="false"/>
      <property name="tabIndent" value="false"/>
      <property name="ignoreIndentationTokens" type="array" value="T_HEREDOC,T_NOWDOC,T_INLINE_HTML"/>
    </properties>
  </rule>

  <rule ref="Generic.WhiteSpace.DisallowTabIndent" />
  <rule ref="PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature">
    <properties>
      <property name="indent" value="2"/>
    </properties>
  </rule>

  <!-- set switch indent to 2 instead of 4 -->
  <rule ref="PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration">
    <properties>
      <property name="indent" value="2"/>
    </properties>
  </rule>

  <!-- Inline Statements: Single statement on same line -->
  <rule ref="Generic.Formatting.DisallowMultipleStatements"/>

  <!-- Warn if long syntax arrays -->
  <rule ref="Generic.Arrays.DisallowLongArraySyntax">
    <type>warning</type>
  </rule>

</ruleset>