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PHP Tools for Visual Studio Code

PHP Tools for VS Code is a full development integration for the PHP language. The features are provided respecting conventions, stability, simple use, and performance. Please see the product page for more details on devsense.com.

This package extends VS Code with fast code completion, advanced editor features, code fixes, code lenses, code generators, debugger, built-in development web server, test explorer, tests debugger, and workspace-wide code analysis.

Editor

• fast code completion with context-aware resolution, automatic import, and detailed informational tooltips. • starred suggestions: (premium) most probable completions are marked with a star and shown at the top of the list. • PHPStan, Psalm and generics annotations supported across the entire IntelliSense functionality. • rename refactoring safely renames any symbol with rename preview across the workspace. • @mixin support and other annotations natively included. • signature help guides through the function's parameters and PHP 8 named arguments. • auto-import corresponding aliases upon completion automatically. • navigation for workspace-wide go-to-definition, references, and implementations. • symbol search to quickly list declarations across the workspace. • go to Implementations lists all derived classes, implemented interfaces, traits, and overridden functions. • PHAR files and their content can be inspected, navigated into, and used seamlessly. • PHPDoc generator when /** is typed, automatic completion of keywords, diagnostics, and quick fixes. • PHPStorm metadata notation is automatically processed. • PHP manual in all major languages is seamlessly integrated into the editor. • code formatting for ranges, documents, and blocks. Formats contained HTML/JS/CSS as well. • detailed tooltips revealing localized descriptions, colored headers, and URLs to the documentation. • highlighting occurrences of a symbol under the cursor. • breadcrumbs and outlines for fast and easy navigation within a file. • PHP/HTML/JS/CSS mixed codes are colored and editable together with code completion. • Laravel Blade full colorization, formatting, and IntelliSense, with PHP IntelliSense, Code Actions, and Hovers. (link) • code folding for code blocks, declarations, comments, and user regions. • unnecessary import check dims unused use and provides a Quick Fix to clean it up. • call hierarchy (premium) visualizing method call chains and function invocations across the codebase. • type hierarchy (premium) visualizing type structure of expressions, classes, interfaces, and traits. • highlight to-do in your code, in Documentary Comments, and Single-Line comments. • composer.json IntelliSense, diagnostics, commands, and code actions through Composer extension. • code actions (premium) for namespace resolution, getters/setters, adding use, or implementing interfaces. • inline refactorings (premium) to extract method, extract constant, interface, implement abstracts, and others. • code fixes (premium) to resolve common issues, refactor expressions, and more. • code lenses (premium) seamlessly show the number of references and other information. • inlay hints (premium) for parameter names, by-ref arguments, and type annotations. • IntelliPHP (premium), privacy-first local AI whole-line suggestions.

Laravel IDE

• Blade templating with highlighting, completions, components, folding, formatting, and more. • Blade Sections are completed within @yield and @section directives. • Blade Completions suggest view IDs, component IDs, x- tags, livewire: tags, component attributes, component variables, and more. • Eloquent Magic guessing Model's properties, local scopes, where methods, and query builders. • Laravel IDE ide.json configuration file mostly supported for custom completions, custom directives, or components. • Laravel Routes supported, named routes and route parameters are completed in corresponding functions. • Laravel Services, Facades, and Class Aliases are collected across workspace and used for completions. • Completions and detailed tool-tips for Model columns, query builders, view IDs, components, config keys, paths, and more. • Livewire components, completions, wire actions and properties, and more supported. • Debugging and Profiling using built-in development server for quick run and debug of Laravel application.

Other Frameworks Support

• WordPress support provides WordPress code stubs, respecting WordPress conventions and code style, extending code completion with filters and actions, and fine-tuned editor features. • CodeIgniter 3 support adds dynamic services and factories into the code intelligence. • PestPHP support lists tests in Test Explorer, adding test members into code completion, and more. • Other frameworks following PHPStan or Psalm notations are respected.

Formatter

• PSR-12 code formatter built-in. • more code styles can be set, including "PER", "PSR-12", "PSR-2", "Allman", "K&R", "Laravel", "Drupal", or "WordPress". • automatic formatting on paste, when typing expression, or on save. • formatting ranges or whole documents. • HTML/CSS/JS mixed languages formatting support. • formatting multiple files allows to batch format .php files in the entire workspace, with a preview. • Laravel Blade file formatting support - formats everything including PHP/CSS/JS/HTML and Blade directives. (link) • custom rules (premium) to fit your code style.

Debugging…

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.