barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper for PhpStorm

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Generates a file that PhpStorm understands, so it can provide accurate autocompletion. Generation is done based on the files in your project, so they are always up-to-date.

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Open terminal in PhpStorm in your Laravel project and type:

composer require barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper
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Then type:

composer update
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After updating composer, add the service provider to the providers array in config/app.php:

Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\IdeHelperServiceProvider::class,
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Then type:

php artisan clear-compiled
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Then generate file with:

php artisan ide-helper:generate
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Then:

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

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