Laravel IDE Helper Generator

Complete phpDocs, directly from the source

Checkout this Laracasts video for a quick introduction/explanation!

This packages generates a file that your IDE can understand, so it can provide accurate autocompletion. Generation is done, based on the files in your project, so they are alway up-to-date. If you don't want to generate it, you can add a pre-generated file to the root folder of your laravel project. (But this isn't as up-to-date as self generated files)

• Generated version: https://gist.github.com/barryvdh/5227822

Note: You do need CodeIntel for Sublime Text: https://github.com/SublimeCodeIntel/SublimeCodeIntel

Automatic phpDoc generation for Laravel Facades

Require this package in your composer.json and run composer update (or run composer require barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper:1.* directly):

"barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper": "1.*"

After updating composer, add the ServiceProvider to the providers array in app/config/app.php

'Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\IdeHelperServiceProvider',

You can now re-generate the docs yourself (for future updates) in artisan

php artisan ide-helper:generate

Note: bootstrap/compiled.php has to be cleared first, so run php artisan clear-compiled before generating (and php artisan optimize after..)

You can configure your composer.json to do this after each commit:

"scripts":{
    "post-update-cmd":[
        "php artisan clear-compiled",
        "php artisan ide-helper:generate",
        "php artisan optimize",
    ]
},

You can also publish the config-file to change implementations (ie. interface to specific class) or set defaults for --helpers or --sublime.

php artisan config:publish barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

The generator tries to identify the real class, but if it cannot be found, you can define it in the config file.

Some classes need a working database connection. If you do not have a working default connection, some facades will not be included. You can use a in-memory sqlite driver, using the -M option.

You can choose to include helper files. This is not enabled by default, but you can override this with the --helpers (-H) option. The Illuminate/Support/helpers.php is already set-up, but you can add/remove your own files in the config file.

Automatic phpDocs for Models

Note: Since v1.10 you need to require doctrine/dbal: ~2.3 in your own composer.json.

If you don't want to write your properties yourself, you can use the command ide-helper:models to generate phpDocs, based on table columns, relations and getters/setters. You can write the comments directly to your Model file, using the --write (-W) option. By default, you are asked to overwrite or write to a separate file (_ide_helper_models.php) (You can force No with --nowrite (-N)). Please make sure to backup your models, before writing the info. It should keep the existing comments and only append new properties/methods. The existing phpdoc is replaced, or added if not found. With the --reset (-R) option, the existing phpdocs are ignored, only the newly found columns/relations are saved as phpdocs.

php artisan ide-helper:models Post

/**
 * An Eloquent Model: 'Post'
 *
 * @property integer $id
 * @property integer $author_id
 * @property string $title
 * @property string $text
 * @property \Carbon\Carbon $created_at
 * @property \Carbon\Carbon $updated_at
 * @property-read \User $author
 * @property-read \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection|\Comment[] $comments
 */

By default, models in app/models are scanned. The optional argument tells what models to use (also outside app/models).

php artisan ide-helper:models Post User

You can also scan a different directory, using the --dir option (relative from the base path):

php artisan ide-helper:models --dir="app/workbench/name/package/models" --dir="app/src/Model"

You can publish the config file (php artisan config:publish barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper) and set the default directories.

Models can be ignored using the --ignore (-I) option

php artisan ide-helper:models --ignore="Post,User"

Note: With namespaces, wrap your model name in " signs: php artisan ide-helper:models "API\User", or escape the slashes (Api\\User)

License

The Laravel IDE Helper Generator is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license