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 <?php
 
 final class Repro

 
       public ?string $transaction = null;
 
-      public function hasStale(): bool
-      {
-          return $this->donation === null
-              || ($this->commission > 0 && $this->transaction === null)
-              || $this->somethingElse()
-              || $this->anotherThing();
+      public function hasStale(): bool
+      {
+          if ($this->somethingElse()) {
+              return true;
+          }
+          return $this->anotherThing();
       }
 
       private function somethingElse(): bool

PHP snippet to change

<?php

final class Repro
  {
      public ?string $donation = null;
  
      public int $commission = 0;

      public ?string $transaction = null;

      public function hasStale(): bool
      {
          return $this->donation === null
              || ($this->commission > 0 && $this->transaction === null)
              || $this->somethingElse()
              || $this->anotherThing();
      }

      private function somethingElse(): bool
      {
          return false;
      }

      private function anotherThing(): bool
      {
          return false;
      }
  }

Applied Rules:

ReturnBinaryOrToEarlyReturnRector

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Config rector.php

<?php
  
  use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
  use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Return_\ReturnBinaryOrToEarlyReturnRector;
  use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;

  return RectorConfig::configure() 
      ->withRules([
          ReturnBinaryOrToEarlyReturnRector::class,
      ])
      ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_84);

Rector version: 919fc0 - released at 2026-07-23 08:59