ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!-- https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-Ruleset -->
<ruleset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../vendor/squizlabs/php_codesniffer/phpcs.xsd"
         name="AcquiaDrupalTransitional"
>

  <description>Acquia's transitional Drupal coding standards.</description>

  <arg name="extensions" value="inc,install,module,php,profile,test,theme,yml"/>

  <!-- Acquia PHP sniffs -->
  <rule ref="AcquiaPHP"/>

  <!-- Drupal sniffs -->
  <rule ref="Drupal">
    <exclude name="Drupal.Files.TxtFileLineLength.TooLong"/>
  </rule>
  <!-- Relax rules for automated tests -->
  <rule ref="Drupal.Arrays.Array.LongLineDeclaration">
    <exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
  </rule>
  <rule ref="Drupal.Commenting.ClassComment.Missing">
    <exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
  </rule>
  <rule ref="Drupal.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort">
    <exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
  </rule>
  <rule ref="Drupal.Commenting.FunctionComment.Missing">
    <exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
  </rule>

  <!-- Drupal Practice sniffs -->
  <rule ref="DrupalPractice.Commenting.ExpectedException"/>

  <!-- PHPCS_SecurityAudit sniffs -->
  <rule ref="Security.Drupal8"/>

</ruleset>