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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| 16 | class ParameterShadowSuperGlobalsSniffTest extends BaseSniffTest  | 
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| 19 | const TEST_FILE = 'sniff-examples/parameter_shadow_superglobals.php';  | 
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| 21 | /**  | 
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| 22 | * testParameterShadowSuperGlobals  | 
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| 23 | *  | 
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| 24 | * @group parameterShadowSuperGlobals  | 
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| 25 | *  | 
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| 26 | * @dataProvider dataParameterShadowSuperGlobals  | 
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| 27 | *  | 
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| 28 | * @param int $line Line number where the error should occur.  | 
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| 29 | * @param string $octal (Start of) Binary number as a string.  | 
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| 30 | * @param bool $testNoViolation Whether or not to test for noViolation.  | 
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| 31 | * Defaults to true. Set to false if another error is  | 
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| 32 | * expected on the same line (invalid binary)  | 
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| 34 | * @return void  | 
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| 36 | View Code Duplication | public function testParameterShadowSuperGlobal($superglobal, $line)  | 
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| 47 | /**  | 
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| 48 | * dataParameterShadowSuperGlobals  | 
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| 49 | *  | 
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| 50 | * @see testParameterShadowSuperGlobals()  | 
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| 51 | *  | 
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| 52 | * @return array  | 
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| 53 | */  | 
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| 54 |     public function dataParameterShadowSuperGlobals() { | 
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| 72 | * testValidParameter  | 
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| 73 | *  | 
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| 74 | * @group parameterShadowSuperGlobals  | 
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| 75 | *  | 
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| 76 | * @return void  | 
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| 77 | */  | 
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| 78 |     public function testValidParameter() { | 
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| 83 | }  | 
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You can fix this by adding a namespace to your class:
When choosing a vendor namespace, try to pick something that is not too generic to avoid conflicts with other libraries.