[shail-mehta]

What

Trac ticket: #65819

Makes the data providers in tests/phpunit/tests/locale.php static.

Why

PHPUnit data providers should be static so they do not depend on test instance state and remain compatible with current PHPUnit usage in Core.

How

• Convert data_property_initializes_to_array() to public static
• Convert data_get_word_count_type() to public static

Test-only; no production code changes.

Testing Instructions

1. npm run test:php -- --filter Tests_Locale
2. npm run test:php -- --filter Tests_Locale -c tests/phpunit/multisite.xml
3. npm run test:php -- --filter Tests_Locale --order-by=random
4. npm run test:php -- --group l10n

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Both providers are independent of instance state, and the declaration changes preserve their data and existing test references.

No open issues 🎉

What changed in this PR

Updates the locale tests’ data providers to be static, aligning them with current PHPUnit usage in WordPress Core.

Changes:

• Makes data_property_initializes_to_array() and data_get_word_count_type() public static methods.
• Preserves provider data and test behavior; no production code changes.

File	Description
tests/​phpunit/​tests/​locale.php	Adds static to both data provider declarations.

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