PhpStorm Tricks

All "Builders" Snippets

build

Generate the build method for builders.

<template name="build" value="public function build(): $TYPE$&#10;{&#10;    return new $TYPE$($PARAMETERS$$END$);&#10;}" description="Build method" toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
    <variable name="TYPE" expression="" defaultValue="regularExpression(phpClassName(), &quot;Builder&quot;, &quot;&quot;)" alwaysStopAt="false" />
    <variable name="PARAMETERS" expression="complete()" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true" />
    <context>
        <option name="PHP Class Member" value="true" />
    </context>
</template>

Builders

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fbuild

Generate the encapsulating function for builders.

<template name="fbuild" value="function a$FUNCTIONAME$(): $TYPE$ {&#10;&#9;return new $TYPE$();&#10;}" description="function encapsulating a builder" toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
  <variable name="TYPE" expression="complete()" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true" />
  <variable name="FUNCTIONAME" expression="regularExpression(TYPE, &quot;Builder&quot;, &quot;&quot;)" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true" />
  <context>
    <option name="PHP Statement" value="true" />
  </context>
</template>

Builders

Live template

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with

Generate a "wither" method for builders.

<template name="with" value="public function with$NAME$($PARAMETER_TYPE$ $$$PARAMETER_NAME$): self&#10;{&#10;&#9;$clone = clone $this;&#10;&#9;&#10;&#9;$clone-&gt;$PARAMETER_NAME$$END$ = $$$PARAMETER_NAME$;&#10;&#9;&#10;&#9;return $clone;&#10;}" description="Create a wither" toReformat="false" toShortenFQNames="true">
    <variable name="PARAMETER_TYPE" expression="complete()" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true" />
    <variable name="PARAMETER_NAME" expression="complete()" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true" />
    <variable name="NAME" expression="" defaultValue="capitalize(PARAMETER_NAME)" alwaysStopAt="false" />
    <context>
        <option name="PHP Class Member" value="true" />
    </context>
</template>

Builders

Live template