PhpStorm and Laravel autocompletion

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I decided to use PhpStorm for my new Laravel project, so I thought I wanted some autocompletion. I did read the guide from https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2015/01/laravel-development-using-phpstorm/ and some of it works fine, but I got a problem.

I wanted to test my DB connection, so I just made a simple index() function like this

if(DB::connection()->getDatabaseName()) {
    echo 'Connected to ' . DB::connection()->getDatabaseName();
}

Which works fine, but when I write DB and press Tab I write \DB:: instead of DB::. Then I include use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB; and DB:: works. But when I added the facade, the autocompletion isn't the same at all and it cant find the methods but they works. It's really annoying.

Someone else had this problem and is there a solution for it?

Shailesh Matariya · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-10 13:36:15Z

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In PhpStorm, Settings => plugins

Search repository for laravel and install.

Then after add this package:

composer require barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

You can find more help on github for this package:https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

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Hauleth · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-22 21:31:15Z

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First, install the Laravel plugin for PhpStorm, then install laravel-ide-helper. After that, generate ide-helper for your project)

php artisan ide-helper:generate
php artisan ide-helper:meta

For correct autocomplete model you must identify this model use (model namespace)

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answered Feb 10, 2017 at 13:14

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Kevin Steen Hansen Over a year ago

Still adds backslach infront of DB unless i use the facades one. But if i 'use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB' then autocompletion for that one doenst work. Can like DB::connection in the tab (it works in the code)

Odin Thunder Over a year ago

For this you must write the use (use DB). After that DB::connection work in tab (i try it in my storm :) )

Odin Thunder Over a year ago

Strom must identify the model and than load autocomplete data (methods, variables and consts of this model)

arku · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-10 13:10:30Z

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You have to install the helpers - https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

answered Feb 10, 2017 at 13:10

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Kevin Steen Hansen Over a year ago

Already did. And i did add it as a serviceprovider and then ide-helper:generate, but didnt solve the problem

arku Over a year ago

does _ide-helper.php appeared in project root? Should be so. You also should have in top of your file. use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB; You may also wish to install phpstorm plugin called laravel - it also helps

Kevin Steen Hansen · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-15 14:18:32Z

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Figured it out :) Just att DB to your class and the problem is solved.

use DB;

answered Feb 15, 2017 at 14:18

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