diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderSniff.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderSniff.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Bans the use of compact() function
+ *
+ * @author    Paweł Bogut <pbogut@pbogut.me>
+ * @copyright 2006-2023 Squiz Pty Ltd (ABN 77 084 670 600)
+ * @license   https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
+ */
+
+namespace PHP_CodeSniffer\Standards\Generic\Sniffs\Arrays;
+
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Util\Tokens;
+
+class DisallowCompactArrayBuilderSniff implements Sniff
+{
+    protected const VARIABLE_NAME_PATTERN = '/^[a-zA-Z_\x80-\xff][a-zA-Z0-9_\x80-\xff]*$/';
+
+
+    /**
+     * Registers the tokens that this sniff wants to listen for.
+     *
+     * @return int[]
+     */
+    public function register()
+    {
+        return [T_STRING];
+
+    }//end register()
+
+
+    /**
+     * Processes this test, when one of its tokens is encountered.
+     *
+     * @param \PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\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(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
+    {
+        $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
+
+        $content = $tokens[$stackPtr]['content'];
+
+        if (strtolower($content) !== 'compact') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Make sure this is a function call.
+        $next = $phpcsFile->findNext(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($stackPtr + 1), null, true);
+        if ($next === false || $tokens[$next]['code'] !== T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS) {
+            // Not a function call.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $prev     = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($stackPtr - 1), null, true);
+        $prevPrev = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($prev - 1), null, true);
+
+        $ignorePrev = [
+            T_BITWISE_AND,
+            T_NS_SEPARATOR,
+        ];
+
+        $excludedPrev = [
+            T_NULLSAFE_OBJECT_OPERATOR,
+            T_OBJECT_OPERATOR,
+            T_DOUBLE_COLON,
+            T_NEW,
+            T_NAMESPACE,
+            T_STRING,
+            T_FUNCTION,
+        ];
+
+        $significantPrev = $prev;
+        if (in_array($tokens[$prev]['code'], $ignorePrev) === true) {
+            $significantPrev = $prevPrev;
+        }
+
+        // Make sure it is built-in function call.
+        if (in_array($tokens[$significantPrev]['code'], $excludedPrev) === true) {
+            // Not a built-in function call.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $error = 'Array must not be created with compact() function';
+
+        // Make sure it is not prepended by bitwise operator.
+        if ($tokens[$prev]['code'] === T_BITWISE_AND) {
+            // Can not be fixed as &[] is not valid syntax.
+            $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'Found');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $fixable  = false;
+        $toExpand = [];
+        $openPtr  = $next;
+        $closePtr = null;
+        // Find all params in compact() function call, and check if it is fixable.
+        while (($next = $phpcsFile->findNext(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($next + 1), null, true)) !== false) {
+            if ($tokens[$next]['code'] === T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING) {
+                $variableName = substr($tokens[$next]['content'], 1, -1);
+                $isValid      = preg_match(self::VARIABLE_NAME_PATTERN, $variableName);
+
+                if ($isValid === false || $isValid === 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                $toExpand[] = $next;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($tokens[$next]['code'] === T_CLOSE_PARENTHESIS) {
+                $fixable  = true;
+                $closePtr = $next;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if ($tokens[$next]['code'] !== T_COMMA) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }//end while
+
+        if ($fixable === false) {
+            $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'Found');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $fix = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $stackPtr, 'Found');
+
+        if ($fix === true) {
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->beginChangeset();
+
+            if ($tokens[$prev]['code'] === T_NS_SEPARATOR) {
+                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($prev, '');
+            }
+
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($stackPtr, '');
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($openPtr, '[');
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($closePtr, ']');
+
+            foreach ($toExpand as $ptr) {
+                $variableName = substr($tokens[$ptr]['content'], 1, -1);
+                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken(
+                    $ptr,
+                    $tokens[$ptr]['content'].' => $'.$variableName
+                );
+            }
+
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->endChangeset();
+        }//end if
+
+    }//end process()
+
+
+}//end class
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc
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+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc
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+<?php
+$var = compact();
+$var = compact('a','b','c');
+$foo = compact($var[1],$var[2]);
+$foo = compact(
+        'a',
+        "b",
+        'c'
+       );
+$var = compact/*comment*/('a', 'b', "c");
+$var = compact(['aa', 'bb' => 'cc']);
+$var = compact(array('aa', 'bb' => 'cc'));
+
+function foo($compact) {}
+$compact = function ($a, $b, $c) use ($foo): array {};
+$compact('a', 'b', 'c');
+
+view('some.view', compact("a", 'b', 'c'));
+view('some.view', compact(
+    'a',
+    'b',
+    'c'
+));
+
+$var = compact('aa', 'invalid-var.name');
+COMPACT('a');
+Compact('a');
+$var = Bazz::compact('a', 'b');
+$ver = $foo->compact('a', 'b');
+$obj?->compact('a');
+class compact {
+    public function compact( $param = 'a' ) {}
+    public function &compact( $param = 'a' ) {}
+}
+new compact('a');
+MyNamespace\compact('a');
+namespace\compact('a');
+\compact('a');
+compact(...$names);
+compact( 'prefix' . $name, '$name' . 'suffix', "some$name");
+compact(...get_names('category1', 'category2'));
+$bar = @compact('a', 'b');
+$foo = true && compact('a', 'b');
+$baz = &compact('a', 'b');
+func(compact('a', 'b'));
+// Live coding/parse error.
+compact( 'a', 'b'
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc.fixed
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+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.inc.fixed
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+<?php
+$var = [];
+$var = ['a' => $a,'b' => $b,'c' => $c];
+$foo = compact($var[1],$var[2]);
+$foo = [
+        'a' => $a,
+        "b" => $b,
+        'c' => $c
+       ];
+$var = /*comment*/['a' => $a, 'b' => $b, "c" => $c];
+$var = compact(['aa', 'bb' => 'cc']);
+$var = compact(array('aa', 'bb' => 'cc'));
+
+function foo($compact) {}
+$compact = function ($a, $b, $c) use ($foo): array {};
+$compact('a', 'b', 'c');
+
+view('some.view', ["a" => $a, 'b' => $b, 'c' => $c]);
+view('some.view', [
+    'a' => $a,
+    'b' => $b,
+    'c' => $c
+]);
+
+$var = compact('aa', 'invalid-var.name');
+['a' => $a];
+['a' => $a];
+$var = Bazz::compact('a', 'b');
+$ver = $foo->compact('a', 'b');
+$obj?->compact('a');
+class compact {
+    public function compact( $param = 'a' ) {}
+    public function &compact( $param = 'a' ) {}
+}
+new compact('a');
+MyNamespace\compact('a');
+namespace\compact('a');
+['a' => $a];
+compact(...$names);
+compact( 'prefix' . $name, '$name' . 'suffix', "some$name");
+compact(...get_names('category1', 'category2'));
+$bar = @['a' => $a, 'b' => $b];
+$foo = true && ['a' => $a, 'b' => $b];
+$baz = &compact('a', 'b');
+func(['a' => $a, 'b' => $b]);
+// Live coding/parse error.
+compact( 'a', 'b'
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.php
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+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Unit test class for the DisallowCompactArrayBuilder sniff.
+ *
+ * @author    Paweł Bogut <pbogut@pbogut.me>
+ * @copyright 2006-2023 Squiz Pty Ltd (ABN 77 084 670 600)
+ * @license   https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
+ */
+
+namespace PHP_CodeSniffer\Standards\Generic\Tests\Arrays;
+
+use PHP_CodeSniffer\Tests\Standards\AbstractSniffUnitTest;
+
+class DisallowCompactArrayBuilderUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest
+{
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the lines where errors should occur.
+     *
+     * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
+     * should represent the number of errors that should occur on that line.
+     *
+     * @param string $testFile The name of the file being tested.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, int>
+     */
+    public function getErrorList($testFile='')
+    {
+        return [
+            2  => 1,
+            3  => 1,
+            4  => 1,
+            5  => 1,
+            10 => 1,
+            11 => 1,
+            12 => 1,
+            18 => 1,
+            19 => 1,
+            25 => 1,
+            26 => 1,
+            27 => 1,
+            38 => 1,
+            39 => 1,
+            40 => 1,
+            41 => 1,
+            42 => 1,
+            43 => 1,
+            44 => 1,
+            45 => 1,
+            47 => 1,
+        ];
+
+    }//end getErrorList()
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the lines where warnings should occur.
+     *
+     * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
+     * should represent the number of warnings that should occur on that line.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, int>
+     */
+    public function getWarningList()
+    {
+        return [];
+
+    }//end getWarningList()
+
+
+}//end class