PHP Awesome Snippets - VScode extension

This VScode extension provide a fullset of snippets for PHP devs. It's pretty simple !

You can use it to avoid wasting time typing Class blocks, function signatures or other common PHP statements.

The code generated is as compliant as possible with PSR-1, PSR-2 and PSR-12 (Review stage) coding standards provided by PHP-FIG.

Snippets are PHP7 oriented (type hinting and return type) but PHP5 compatibility is also provided (see Functions and Methods sections).

This work is inspired by PHPstorm (PHP Live Templates) and other works available on VScode marketplace like PHP Snippets VS Code or PHP Snippet Pack.

Usage

Type a snippet (or part of it), press Enter or Tab (if editor.tabCompletion set to true in your settings) and the snippet will expand just right there.

Tip : Snippets provided in this extension support tab to next/previous placeholder.

These snippets are meant to work in PHP context (VScode file). However there are also available in Plain Text context for convenience and PHP tags are available in HTML one.

Features

These snippets try to be as intuitive as possible and to avoid conflicts with previous or built-in snippets.

Placeholders are quite 'easy to use' though some need optimizations.

Tip : If you want to use snippets and completion in placeholders look at the Extension settings section.

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PHP tags

Snippet	Output
php	<?php ...?>
po	<?php...
pc	?>
peco	<?= ... ?>

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Superglobals

Snippet	Output
gget	$_GET["..."]
gpost	$_POST["..."]
gss	$_SESSION["..."]
gfile	$_FILES['...']['...']
gcook	$_COOKIE["..."]
gser	$_SERVER["..."]
greq	$_REQUEST["..."]
genv	$_ENV["..."]
gglob	$GLOBALS["..."]

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Arrays

Snippet	Output
arr	[value, value, ...];
ark	['key' => value, 'key' => value,...]
kv	'key' => value, [1]
va	value, [1]

• [1] Addon snippet : use with arr or ark snippet to add value or key => value if needed.

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Statements and common functions calls

Snippet	Output
eco	echo "...";
inc	include __DIR__.'...';
inco	include_once __DIR__.'...';
rqr	require __DIR__.'...';
rqro	require_once __DIR__.'...';
df	define("...", "...");
pr	print_r(...);
vd	var_dump(...);
vx	var_export(...);

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Functions

Snippet	Output
fn	function func_name(Type $args): void {...}
fna	function (Type $args): void {...}
fnu	function (Type $args) use ($vars): void {...}

Tip : You can call functions snippets above without type hinting and return type (PHP5 compatibility) by using - as prefix.

• -fna for function ($args) {...} (anonymous function block)

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Control structures

Snippet	Output
ifb	if (condition) {...}
ifel	if (condition) {...} else {...}
ifelif	if (condition) {...} elseif (condition) {...} else {...}
sw	switch ($variable) { case 'label': ... break; ... default: ... break; }
cs	case 'label': ... break; [1]
tern	condition ? if_true : if_false;

• [1] Addon snippet : use with sw snippet to add case if needed.

Tip : Other if ... else form is also available if needed:

Snippet	Output
ifen	if (condition): ... endif;
ifelen	if (condition): ... else: ... endif;
ifelifen	if (condition): ... elseif (condition): ... else: ... endif;

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Loops structures

Snippet	Output
fore	foreach ($iterable as $item) {...}
forek	foreach ($iterable as $key => $item) {...}
forl	for ($i = 0; $i < $limit; $i++) {...}
wl	while ($variable <= $limit) {...}
dowl	do {...} while ($variable <= $limit);

Tip : Other loops form is also available if needed:

Snippet	Output
foren	foreach ($iterable as $item): {...} endforeach;
forenk	foreach ($iterable as $key => $item): {...} endforeach;
forlen	for ($i = 0; $i < $limit; $i++): {...} endfor;
wlen	while ($variable <= $limit): {...} endwhile;

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Classes, interfaces and traits

Snippet	Output
cl	class ClassName {...}
clx	class ClassName extends MotherClass {...}
cli	class ClassName implements Interfaces {...}
clxi	class ClassName extends MotherClass implements Interfaces {...}
in	interface InterfaceName {...}
inx	interface InterfaceName extends Interfaces {...}
trt	trait TraitName {...}

Tip : You can call Class snippets above with abstract or final form by using a or f as prefix.

• acl for abstract class ClassName {...}
• fcli for final class ClassName implements Interfaces {...}

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Methods

Constructor

Snippet	Output
pubc	public function __construct(Type $args) {...}
proc	protected function __construct(Type $args) {...}
pric	private function __construct(Type $args) {...}

Method

Snippet	Output
	Public methods
pubf	public function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
pubsf	public static function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
	Protected methods
prof	protected function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
prosf	protected static function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
	Private methods
prif	private function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
prisf	private static function methodName(Type $args): void {...}

Tip : You can call methods snippets above with abstract or final form by using a or f as prefix.

• aprof for abstract protected function methodName(Type $args): void {...}
• fpubsf for final public static function methodName(Type $args): void {...}

Tip : You can call methods snippets above without type hinting and return type (PHP5 compatibility) by using - as prefix.

• -apubf for abstract public function methodName(parameters) {...}

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Errors

Snippet	Output
tryc	try {...} catch (\Throwable $e) {...}
tryf	try {...} catch (\Throwable $e) {...} finally {...}
cat	catch (\Throwable $e) {...} [1]
fy	finally {...} [2]
thr	throw new SomeException("Error statement");

• [1] Addon snippet : use with tryc or tryf snippet to add catch if needed.
• [2] Addon snippet : use with tryc snippet to add finally if needed.

Requirements

All you need is VScode installed on your machine.

• Install the extension from Extensions menu.

• You can also press F1 then type:

  ext install hakcorp.php-awesome-snippets

Extension Settings

The VScode default behavior deactivate IntelliSense suggestions when you're filling placeholders. However if you want to use completion and snippets inside placeholders :

• Open your settings.json file ( { } icon at the top right corner of the settings tab).

• Add this line anywhere you want: "editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": false

Now you can call snippets and any suggestion in placeholders without typing Ctrl+space.

Known Issues

If suggestions menu does not open, press Ctrl+space to open it manually.

Sometimes IntelliSense freezes loading or simply doesn't select the called snippet. Backspace and try again, it should work.

Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in CHANGELOG.md.

License

MIT License