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Run Rector on your code to see what it can do for you:

 <?php
 
-function () use (&$person)
-{
-    $person['name'] = 'Timmy';
-    $person['surname'] = 'Back';
-
-    return $person;
+function () use (&$person) {
+    return ['name' => 'Timmy', 'surname' => 'Back'];
 };

PHP snippet to change

<?php

function () use (&$person)
{
    $person['name'] = 'Timmy';
    $person['surname'] = 'Back';

    return $person;
};

Applied Rules:

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Config rector.php

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withPreparedSets(codeQuality: true);

Rector version: b855ff - released at 2026-01-22 19:37