Chore: Add Rector with safe rule bucket and CI refactor check

[loks0n]

Summary

• Adds Rector with a conservative config (rector.php) targeting src/ and tests/, using PHP 8.3 level set plus CODE_QUALITY, DEAD_CODE, EARLY_RETURN, and INSTANCEOF rule sets. Rules with BC or behavioural risk are explicitly skipped — see config for the full list and rationale.
• Adds composer refactor (apply) and composer refactor:check (dry-run) scripts.
• Adds a Checks / Refactor CI job that runs rector in dry-run on PHP 8.3.
• Applies the safe-bucket refactor across the codebase: declare(strict_types=1), #[\Override], str_contains/str_starts_with, null-coalescing, match (where safe), dead-code removal, docblock cleanup.

Skipped rules (worth revisiting in follow-ups)

• ReadOnlyPropertyRector / ReadOnlyClassRector — BC break for library consumers.
• ExplicitBoolCompareRector, SimplifyEmptyCheckOnEmptyArrayRector, DisallowedEmptyRuleFixerRector — change truthy/empty semantics for "0", null, "".
• TypedPropertyFromAssignsRector, TypedPropertyFromStrictConstructorRector, ParamTypeByParentCallTypeRector, NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector — can throw TypeError on previously-working callers.
• ClassPropertyAssignToConstructorPromotionRector, RestoreDefaultNullToNullableTypePropertyRector — shape/reflection changes.
• RandomFunctionRector — different distribution and failure mode.
• RecastingRemovalRector, FlipTypeControlToUseExclusiveTypeRector, SwitchNegatedTernaryRector, StringClassNameToClassConstantRector — subtle casting / control-flow shifts; apply manually.

Test plan

• composer format clean
• composer analyze (PHPStan level 7) clean
• composer test unit suite passes (84 tests, 248 assertions)
• CI Checks / Refactor job green
• E2E suite green

[github-actions]

k6 benchmark

Throughput	Requests	Fail rate	p50	p95
8089 req/s	566352	0%	4.61 ms	12.13 ms

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR introduces Rector with a conservative PHP 8.3 rule set and applies the resulting safe refactors across src/ and tests/: declare(strict_types=1) (partial), #[\Override], str_contains/str_starts_with, null-coalescing, match, arrow functions, and dead-code/docblock cleanup. The skipped rules are all well-justified. The only gap is that declare(strict_types=1) was not added to several core files — but since DeclareStrictTypesRector is not in the Rector config, the new rector:check CI job will not catch this inconsistency.

Confidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge — all changes are mechanical refactors with no logic or BC impact.

All findings are P2 style/completeness issues. No logic bugs, security issues, or BC breaks were found. PHPStan level 7 and the unit suite both pass.

No files require special attention; the partial declare(strict_types=1) coverage is a minor follow-up item.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Adds Checks / Refactor job that runs Rector dry-run on PHP 8.3; consistent with other jobs' action versions.
rector.php	New Rector config targeting src/ and tests/ with PHP 8.3 level set; skipped rules are well-justified with explanations in comments.
composer.json	Adds rector/rector ^2.0 to require-dev and composer refactor/refactor:check scripts.
src/Http/Http.php	Clean mechanical refactors: arrow functions, match expressions, strict === comparisons, unused $key removed from injection loop; missing declare(strict_types=1) which was not in the base file either.
src/Http/Request.php	Docblock cleanup, null coalescing, str_starts_with, first-class callable syntax; still missing declare(strict_types=1).
src/Http/Adapter/FPM/Request.php	Docblock cleanup, null coalescing, #[\Override], match expression, str_starts_with; still missing declare(strict_types=1).
src/Http/View.php	Arrow functions, str_contains replacing strpos, instanceof check replacing !empty() on typed nullable property; all changes are safe.
src/Http/Adapter/SwooleCoroutine/Server.php	Removed explicit = null initializer from untyped property; safe since untyped properties default to null in PHP.
tests/e2e/Client.php	Strict === comparisons, removed unused $responseType variable; clean dead-code removal.

Comments Outside Diff (1)

1. src/Http/Http.php, line 1-3 (link)

   declare(strict_types=1) partially applied

   The PR description lists declare(strict_types=1) as one of the refactors applied across the codebase, but several core files are still missing it after this PR: src/Http/Http.php, src/Http/Request.php, src/Http/Response.php, src/Http/Route.php, src/Http/Router.php, src/Http/View.php, src/Http/Files.php, src/Http/Adapter/FPM/Request.php, src/Http/Adapter/Swoole/Request.php, src/Http/Adapter/Swoole/Response.php, and tests/HttpTest.php / tests/RequestTest.php. Since DeclareStrictTypesRector does not appear to be enabled in rector.php, the rector:check CI job won't flag this gap — but it's worth completing the pass for consistency.

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