Since I like to have full control over my model classes, the helper code goes into an extra file.Īfter generating the model helper, the IDE resolves the static method calls to models and even knows the type of returned model objects. In order to parse the models the helper relies on the doctrine/dbal package. Model helperįor the warnings regarding the Eloquent models we need to use another helper. Preferably use dependency injection instead. But please only use them for cross cutting concerns. When you ⌘ + click the method you end up in the helper, but there you can click on the non static method to see the underlying code (so navigation is supported OK-ish).įor convenience in Laravel, some non-static methods can be called statically (through so-called facades). It no longer shows a warning (inspection is now satisfied). Now the IDE knows the static Log::info() method. Then we can generate the general helper file. So what can we do to get rid of these warnings? Laravel IDE helperįortunately Barry van den Heuvel already built a helper to fix those issues. If you right click on the file and select “Inspect code…” PhpStorm presents a list of the warnings.

This is even more helpful for classes that do not fit on a screen.īTW: I prefer using the explicit facades over the aliases (I’m not using the explicit facade for “App” here, I will explain the reason for that later on). You can see the colour-coded level of the worst warning in the upper right corner.

For this the IDE is building an internal model of the code using static code analysis. They are caused by the inspections in PhpStorm. So let’s take a look at an exemplary Laravel controller. In this article, I’ll show you how you can leverage the power of the PhpStorm inspections for your Laravel projects. The inspections of PhpStorm are being improved with every new release. If I manage to get all inspections on a file to pass, I see a lot of issues right away. Otherwise I would be prone to the “broken window theory”. Therefore I’d like to keep all inspections “green”. I’d like to see potential issues in my projects right away by looking at the source code.

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