The expression return preg_match($passwordPattern, $value) returns the type integer which is incompatible with the return type mandated by Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule::passes() of boolean.
In the issue above, the returned value is violating the contract defined by the
mentioned interface.
Let's take a look at an example:
interfaceHasName{/** @return string */publicfunctiongetName();}className{public$name;}classUserimplementsHasName{/** @return string|Name */publicfunctiongetName(){returnnewName('foo');// This is a violation of the ``HasName`` interface// which only allows a string value to be returned.}}