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Rule ``final_class``
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All classes must be final, except abstract ones and Doctrine entities.

Description
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No exception and no configuration are intentional. Beside Doctrine entities and
of course abstract classes, there is no single reason not to declare all classes
final. If you want to subclass a class, mark the parent class as abstract and
create two child classes, one empty if necessary: you'll gain much more fine
grained type-hinting. If you need to mock a standalone class, create an
interface, or maybe it's a value-object that shouldn't be mocked at all. If you
need to extend a standalone class, create an interface and use the Composite
pattern. If you aren't ready yet for serious OOP, go with
FinalInternalClassFixer, it's fine.

.. warning:: Using this rule is risky.

   Risky when subclassing non-abstract classes.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
   @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
    <?php
   -class MyApp {}
   +final class MyApp {}
