Laravel Ide-helper - PHP

Laravel Ide-helper is a PHP package that helps developers to provide autocomplete assistance for Laravel framework-based projects within integrated development environments (IDEs) such as PhpStorm, Sublime Text, VS Code, and many others.

The package generates helper files to provide accurate information to the IDE about class names, interfaces, methods, and properties, helping to improve code completion, navigation, and error checking, reducing coding time and improving the overall development experience.

Features

Some of the main features of Laravel Ide-helper include:

• Generation of PHPDoc blocks for Facades, models, repositories, and other classes, making code more readable and self-documenting.
• Generation of class maps, enabling IDEs to locate classes, interfaces, traits, and namespaces throughout the application.
• Generation of helper files for Laravel's query builder, migrations, and Eloquent models, with autocompletion and code insight support.
• Support for Laravel 5.1+ and PHP 7.0+.
• Easy installation and configuration via composer.

Installation

To install Laravel Ide-helper, run the following command through composer:

composer require --dev barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

Then, add the following provider to your config/app.php file:

Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\IdeHelperServiceProvider::class,

Finally, run the following command to generate the helper files:

php artisan ide-helper:generate

By default, the generated files will be saved in the /_ide_helper.php file. You can configure the output file location and format via the package configuration file.

Usage

Once the helper files are generated, your IDE should be able to recognize the classes, methods, properties, and constants defined in your application, providing code completion assistance and reducing the chances of errors and typos.

Just make sure to refresh your IDE's cache and/or re-index your project after generating the helper files to ensure that the changes are reflected.

Conclusion

If you're working on Laravel-based projects and use an IDE that supports code completion and autocompletion features, Laravel Ide-helper is an essential package that can help you improve your coding speed and accuracy.

By providing accurate and up-to-date information about the classes, methods, properties, and interfaces in your application, Laravel Ide-helper makes it easier to navigates your codebase and ensure that your code is clear, concise, and error-free.