Plugins for the php7 code

1. Do I need to compile my plugins into .phar files? The php7 server seems to only recognize .phar, no source code folders.
2. If I do need to compile into .phar files, how do I do it without an devtools updated to php7?

Thanks!

DevTools is needed to load source plugins. Be patient, updates are coming. You can compile source plugins with online phar converters.

(Like pmt.mcpe.me )

Plugins must be written with PHP 7 syntax

Is it? I don't think Soo...
I tried DevTools with bumped API version and its working fine with PHP7 Build

Again, it is not "PHP 7 syntax". PHP 7 doesn't change any existing syntax. It simply adds new ones. It is PocketMine that changes the API to use the new features, and the changes require plugins to follow.

Really? Can the old PHP syntax be used?
Lol I was sure that the syntax was changed. Sorry again

There is an added feature called "return types", but functions still work without return types. Just that PocketMine wants to use them.

PHP 7 syntax? What syntax? It's not like we have to remove all semicolons at the end of each line, isn't it? Obviously this didn't happen:
PHP 5:

PHP:

public function sayHello(){
    echo "Hello!";
}

PHP 7:

PHP:

function public sayHello(){
    echo "Hello!"
}


Please update the post like I did in the quote to avoid confusion. This is a common practice for people who want to show wrong examples.

How did you got PHP7 ?

By searching it on google. We have search engines for a reason.