laravel/pint

Support wildcard in directory exclusion rules

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#372 opened on May 26, 2025

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Description

Pint Version

1.22.1

PHP Version

8.4

Description

I have a large project, organized by modules with similar structures. Something like:

modules
    - admin
    - backoffice
    - frontoffice
    - ...

If I want to exclude directories from all modules (e.g. tests) I have to explicitly name each of them in pint.json:

"exclude": [
    "modules/admin/tests",
    "modules/backoffice/tests",
    "modules/frontoffice/tests",
    ...
]

Would be great if I could just use a wildcard:

"exclude": [
    "modules/*/tests",
    ...
]

Plus, if I add a new module I always have to remember to add it to the config.

Steps To Reproduce

Have a project as described above.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the current exclusion logic in Pint, likely in src/Configuration.php. Implement glob matching using PHP's fnmatch or glob function to support wildcards in directory paths. Ensure that the change does not break existing explicit exclusion patterns. Consider adding tests for the new functionality.
Tech stack
php
Domain
developer experiencetooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
PHP basicsglob pattern knowledgeLaravel Pint configuration
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75