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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| 9 | const ALL_COUNTRIES_FILE = 'countries.json';  | 
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| 10 | const COUNTRY_FILE = 'countries/%s.json';  | 
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| 11 | const COUNTRY_POLYGON_FILE = 'countries/%s/polygon.json';  | 
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| 39 | 1 | View Code Duplication | public function loadCountry($country)  | 
            
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| 60 | View Code Duplication | public function loadCountryPolygon($country)  | 
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Our type inference engine has found an assignment to a property that is incompatible with the declared type of that property.
Either this assignment is in error or the assigned type should be added to the documentation/type hint for that property..