[XRafik]

Closes #88.

Problem

A multi-catch type list is written without spaces, exactly like a union type:

} catch (ValueError | TypeError $e) {   // passes
} catch (ValueError|TypeError $e) {     // PSR12.Operators.OperatorSpacing.NoSpaceBefore + NoSpaceAfter

PHP tokenizes the catch list with plain T_BITWISE_OR tokens (not T_TYPE_UNION), so Universal.Operators.TypeSeparatorSpacing never sees it while the inherited PSR12.Operators.OperatorSpacing reads it as a bitwise operator and demands a space on both sides - the opposite of the type separator rule. Downstream projects such as cakephp/cakephp#19740 had to silence both PSR12 codes in their phpcs.xml, and that also silenced the real bitwise operators.

Fix

A new PhpCollective.Operators.OperatorSpacing extends the PSR12 sniff. It keeps every inherited check and treats the catch-list | like a union type separator: no space, fixable. The | inside the catch parenthesis is recognized via the innermost enclosing parenthesis being owned by the catch keyword, so a real bitwise operator in the catch body (and a DNF & inside the catch list) keeps the inherited spacing behavior.

The ruleset swaps in the subclass and excludes the vendor PSR12.Operators.OperatorSpacing.

Verification

• catch (ValueError|TypeError $e) -> no operator errors; catch (ValueError | TypeError $e) -> 2 fixable PhpCollective.Operators.OperatorSpacing.SpaceBefore/SpaceAfter errors, and phpcbf strips the spaces
• a real bitwise $a|$b in the catch body still reports the inherited NoSpaceBefore/NoSpaceAfter
• DNF in catch: the outer | gets the type separator rule, the inner & keeps the inherited rule
• unit tests: the sniff reports 3 fixable errors and the fixer produces the expected after file (both pass)
• PHPStan level 8 and the repo cs-check are clean on the changed files

[XRafik]

Closing in favor of #92 — you landed the same fix (repo-owned OperatorSpacing subclass + CatchTypeSeparatorSpacing sniff) while this one was in flight, so one diff surface is better than two. Thanks for the fast turnaround on #88.