PHP Rule php:S1448 not ignoring @Entity classes

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1

Hello everyone!

I have some questions regarding rule exceptions. In the example below, we are using the @Entity annotation, but the rule is still being applied. Is there any additional step required for this exception to work correctly?

Example:

<?php
namespace X\Y\Z;
/**
 * Description of MyClass
 *
 * @author ABC DEF <abc@def.com.br>
 * @Entity(repositoryClass="X\Y\Z\MyClassRepository")
 * @Table(name="my_class")
 * @Requisito RF000
 * @HasLifecycleCallbacks
 */
class MyClass implements IMyInterface {...}

sonar
sonar1005×441 19.4 KB

rule
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  • Which versions are you using (SonarQube Server / Community Build, Scanner, Plugin, and any relevant extension):

    • SonarQube ID information
      Version: 26.2.0.119303
      Date: 2026-03-26

  • how is SonarQube deployed: zip, Docker, Helm:

    • Docker

  • what are you trying to achieve:

    • We are looking to have the PHP rule S1448 (“Classes should not have too many methods”) ignore classes that are marked with the @Entity annotation.

  • what have you tried so far to achieve this:

    • We verified that the @Entity annotation is correctly placed in the docblock of the PHP class.

I appreciate your support so far!

4

Excuses for the delayed response @cesarfreire . It is indeed a false-positive. The rule’s exception was only looking into attributes and not PHPDoc comments.

It will be fixed with the next release.

Thanks for reporting!

6

No problem! Thanks for getting back to me.