PHP Enhanced Snippets - VScode extension

This VScode extension provides a complete set of code snippets for PHP developers.

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

Usage

It's a good practice to enter only the first two/three letters of each word. For example:

• 'php class' = ph cl / php cla (no spaces when typing)

• 'php class with implements' = ph cl im / php cla imp

Design Principles

• No unnecessary placeholders.
  • ❌ if (condition) else { code }
  • ✅ if () else {}
• Follow the regular code input sequence.
  • ❌ function-public
  • ✅ public-function
• Avoid short shortcuts that require special memorization.
  • ❌ wl
  • ✅ while-block

Snippets

Shortcuts

Snippet	Output	Language
r / re	return	php
th	$this->	php
se	self::	php
thp	$this->property = $property;	php
pr	print_r()	php
vd	var_dump()	php
dirname-dir	dirname(__DIR__)	php

PHP Tag

Snippet	Output	Language
php	<?php ?>	html
php-open	<?php	html
php-close	?>	html
php-page	php page with strict type & namespace	html

Branching

Snippet	Output	Language
if-block	if ($condition) {}	php
if-else-block	if ($condition) {} else {}	php
if-return-block	if ($condition) { return $foo; } return $bar;	php
else-block	else {}	php
elseif-block	elseif ($condition) {}	php
switch-break	switch(){ case: ... break; }	php
switch-return	switch(){ case: return ...; }	php
if-three / ternary-operator	(condition)?true:false;	php

Loop

Snippet	Output	Language
while-block	while ($condition) {}	php
do-while-block	do {} while ($condition);	php
for-i	for ($i = 0; $i < $condition; $i++) {}	php
for-j	for ($j = 0; $j < $condition; $j++) {}	php
foreach-block	foreach ($array as $value) {}	php
foreach-key-value	foreach ($array as $key => $value) {}	php

Properties

Snippet	Output	Language
public-bool ^(protected | private) ~	public bool $	php
public-int ^(protected | private) ~	public int $	php
public-float ^(protected | private) ~	public float $	php
public-string ^(protected | private) ~	public string $	php
public-array ^(protected | private) ~	public array $	php
public-readonly-bool ^(protected | private) ~	public readonly bool $	php
public-readonly-int ^(protected | private) ~	public readonly int $	php
public-readonly-float ^(protected | private) ~	public readonly float $	php
public-readonly-string ^(protected | private) ~	public readonly string $	php
public-readonly-array ^(protected | private) ~	public readonly array $	php

Functions

Snippet	Output	Language
function	function name($param) {}	php
function-return	function name($param): string {}	php
anonymous-function	function ($param) {}	php
anonymous-function-return	function ($param): string {}	php
anonymous-function-use	function ($param) use ($var) {}	php
anonymous-function-use-return	function ($param) use ($var): string {}	php
arrow-function	fn($foo) => $bar;	php
arrow-function-return	fn($foo): string => $bar;	php
arrow-function-nested	fn($foo) => fn($bar) => $baz;	php

Methods

Snippet	Output	Language
public-construct ^(protected | private) ~	public function __construct()	php
public-function ^(protected | private) ~	public function	php
public-function-return ^(protected | private) ~	public function with return type	php
public-static-function ^(protected | private) ~	public static function	php
public-static-function-return ^(protected | private) ~	public static function with return type	php
abstract-public-function ^protected ~	abstract public function	php
abstract-public-function-return ^protected ~	abstract public function with return type	php

Class related

Snippet	Output	Language
php-class	php class	html, php
php-class-no	php class without strict type & namespace	html
php-class-no-strict	php class without strict type	html
php-class-no-namespace	php class without namespace	html
php-class-extends	php class with extends	html, php
php-class-implements	php class with implements	html, php
php-abstract-class	php abstract class	html, php
php-abstract-class-no	php abstract class without strict type & namespace	html
php-abstract-class-no-strict	php abstract class without strict type	html
php-abstract-class-no-namespace	php abstract class without namespace	html
php-abstract-class-extends	php abstract class with extends	html, php
php-abstract-class-implements	php abstract class with implements	html, php
php-final-class	php final class	html, php
php-final-class-no	php final class without strict type & namespace	html
php-final-class-no-strict	php final class without strict type	html
php-final-class-no-namespace	php final class without namespace	html
php-final-class-extends	php final class with extends	html, php
php-final-class-implements	php final class with implements	html, php
php-interface	php interface	html, php
php-interface-no	php interface without strict type & namespace	html
php-interface-no-strict	php interface without strict type	html
php-interface-no-namespace	php interface without namespace	html
php-interface-extends	php interface with extends	html, php
php-trait	php trait	html, php

Error

Snippet	Output	Language
thr	throw new \Exception()	php
try-catch-block	try{} catch (){}	php
try-catch-message	try{} catch (Exception $e){ $e->getMessage() }	php
try-catch-finally	try{} catch (){} finally {}	php
catch-block	catch (){}	php
finally-block	finally {}	php

Special Thanks

This extension is forked from h4kst3r/php-awesome-snippets. Because its author seems to have not maintained it for a long time. So I made this fork to make the extension suitable for new version of PHP. I reorganized the snippets and added more standardized writing. Great thanks to h4kst3r's excellent work.

The new version number starts from 2.x.

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.

Contributing

Read our contributing guide.

License

MIT License