PHP_CodeSniffer_File::recordMetric PHP Method

    public function recordMetric($stackPtr, $metric, $value)
    {
        if (isset($this->_metrics[$metric]) === false) {
            $this->_metrics[$metric] = array('values' => array($value => array($stackPtr)));
        } else {
            if (isset($this->_metrics[$metric]['values'][$value]) === false) {
                $this->_metrics[$metric]['values'][$value] = array($stackPtr);
            } else {
                $this->_metrics[$metric]['values'][$value][] = $stackPtr;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

 /**
  * Processes this test, when one of its tokens is encountered.
  *
  * @param PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile The file being scanned.
  * @param int                  $stackPtr  The position of the current token
  *                                        in the stack passed in $tokens.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 public function process(PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 {
     $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
     if ($tokens[$stackPtr - 1]['code'] !== T_WHITESPACE) {
         $before = 0;
     } else {
         if ($tokens[$stackPtr - 2]['line'] !== $tokens[$stackPtr]['line']) {
             $before = 'newline';
         } else {
             $before = $tokens[$stackPtr - 1]['length'];
         }
     }
     if ($tokens[$stackPtr + 1]['code'] !== T_WHITESPACE) {
         $after = 0;
     } else {
         if ($tokens[$stackPtr + 2]['line'] !== $tokens[$stackPtr]['line']) {
             $after = 'newline';
         } else {
             $after = $tokens[$stackPtr + 1]['length'];
         }
     }
     $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'Spacing before object operator', $before);
     $phpcsFile->recordMetric($stackPtr, 'Spacing after object operator', $after);
     if ($before !== 0) {
         $error = 'Space found before object operator';
         $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'Before');
     }
     if ($after !== 0) {
         $error = 'Space found after object operator';
         $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'After');
     }
 }