Symplify / PHP7_CodeSniffer

        // this format are relative paths and attempt to convert them

        // to absolute paths. If this fails, let the reference run through

        // the normal checks and have it fail as normal.

        if (substr($ref, 0, 1) === '.') {

            $realpath = Util\Common::realpath($rulesetDir.'/'.$ref);

            if ($realpath !== false) {

                $ref = $realpath;

                if (PHP_CodeSniffer_VERBOSITY > 1) {

                    echo str_repeat("\t", $depth);

                    echo "\t\t=> ".Util\Common::stripBasepath($ref, $this->config->basepath).PHP_EOL;

                }

            }

        }

        // As sniffs can't begin with a tilde, assume references in

        // this format are relative to the user's home directory.

        // As sniffs can't begin with a tilde, assume references in

        // this format are relative to the user's home directory.

        if (substr($ref, 0, 2) === '~/') {

            $realpath = Util\Common::realpath($ref);

            if ($realpath !== false) {

                $ref = $realpath;

                if (PHP_CodeSniffer_VERBOSITY > 1) {

                    echo str_repeat("\t", $depth);

                    echo "\t\t=> ".Util\Common::stripBasepath($ref, $this->config->basepath).PHP_EOL;

                }

            }

        }

        if (is_file($ref) === true) {

            if (substr($ref, -9) === 'Sniff.php') {