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

 {
     public function run(string $param)
     {        
-        $r = preg_replace( '#^/(foo|bar)/(\w+)/.+$#', '$2', $param, 1, $count );
-		if ( $count !== 1 ) {
-			$r = preg_replace( '#^/hello/(\w+)/.+$#', '$1', $param, 1 );
+        if ( $count !== 1 ) {
+			return preg_replace( '#^/hello/(\w+)/.+$#', '$1', $param, 1 );
 		}
 
-		return $r;
+		return preg_replace( '#^/(foo|bar)/(\w+)/.+$#', '$2', $param, 1, $count );
     }
 }

PHP snippet to change

<?php

final class DemoFile
{
    public function run(string $param)
    {        
        $r = preg_replace( '#^/(foo|bar)/(\w+)/.+$#', '$2', $param, 1, $count );
		if ( $count !== 1 ) {
			$r = preg_replace( '#^/hello/(\w+)/.+$#', '$1', $param, 1 );
		}

		return $r;
    }
}

Applied Rules:

PreparedValueToEarlyReturnRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

return static function ( \Rector\Config\RectorConfig $rectorConfig ) : void {
	$rectorConfig->rule( \Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Return_\PreparedValueToEarlyReturnRector::class );
};

Rector version: 3edca6 - released at 2025-03-28 17:26