Duplicate code is one of the most pungent code smells. A rule that is often used is to re-structure code once it is duplicated in three or more places.
Common duplication problems, and corresponding solutions are:
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| 19 | class CornifyCommand extends BaseCommand  | 
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| 23 | * Configure the cornify command  | 
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| 25 | * @return void  | 
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| 27 | protected function configure()  | 
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| 38 | * @param InputInterface $input  | 
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| 42 | public function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)  | 
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| 65 | * @param \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface $input  | 
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| 66 | * @param \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface $output  | 
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| 67 | * @param $helper  | 
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| 68 | * @param $indexName  | 
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| 69 | * @return bool  | 
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| 71 | View Code Duplication | private function createConfiguration(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $helper, $indexName)  | 
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| 83 | * @param \Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface $input  | 
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| 84 | * @param \Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface $output  | 
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| 85 | * @param $helper  | 
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| 86 | * @return bool  | 
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| 88 | View Code Duplication | private function compareConfiguration(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, $helper, $indexName)  | 
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If a method or function can return multiple different values and unless you are sure that you only can receive a single value in this context, we recommend to add an additional type check:
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