Yii2: Suggestion to use int/bool instead of integer/boolean in doc blocks

[VojtechH]

Yii currently uses long type names for int/bool in doc blocks:
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/docs/internals/core-code-style.md#44-doc-blocks

I adopted this standard, however it always meant a certain discomfort for me since PhpStorm auto-generates PHPDoc stubs using shot type names. It made me submit a feature request to JetBrains to support long type names in auto-generated PHPDoc. Upon this request I was suggested to reconsider the usage of the long form at all as PHP 7 allows only the short form for type hinting.

Thus, I would suggest to consider this change in the Yii Code Style standards as well.

[PowerGamer1]

PHP 7 allows only the short form for type hinting.

That's exactly the reason I use short forms in PHPDoc in my own PHP code. And for the same reason I use float instead of double too.

[samdark]

Yes. That makes perfect sense and I've just included the rule into PSR-12: https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/commit/a77993bdf52eb6d5cb9ca37dba3af4df9e3b909c

Could be applied to Yii as well.

[cebe]

need to adjust this array to allow correct links in the documentation generator if we change it: https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-apidoc/blob/474e7b9be71f8627c79ece7605c1ca50957e1189/renderers/BaseRenderer.php#L104-L116

[samdark]

It should be adjusted anyway to include both forms since both are actually allowed by PHP except return types.