[RudiVisser]

Is 5 out already? I gotta start doing more PHP dev.

In my copy here (EAP 121.110 which I believe is 4.0) it provides suggestions perfectly fine on your example code.

EDIT: I actually filed an issue here a few weeks back. That version of the code had no PhpDoc on the get(), once that was added it actually started working fine. Perhaps there's a regression in 5.0 with this new type inference "engine" or whatever they've done.

EDIT2: Updated the parent issue they have for this.

EDIT3: For reference, here is Netbeans' Issue for @return static.

This post has been edited by RudiVisser: 17 October 2012 - 01:30 AM

[creativecoding]

@Atli, @RudiVisser:

This is amazing! I always suspected there would be a better way for achieving what I was trying to do, but I've never found it yet. Thanks a ton for this. I'll definitely be implementing this into all of my projects soon.

Again, thanks

[Tenderfoot]

Eclipse doesn't seem to be as popular here as I expected it to be. I've been using eclipse and I really enjoy it - even though I haven't had to use many of its functions thus far. For instance I've never used any of its debugging features. But I like that it'll help me with variable names and things like that, which may sound really simple. And I also just like the general layout of the thing. But this is also the first PHP IDE I use - could anyone tell me where NetBeans is superior to Eclipse, or is it just a matter of preference?

[Atli]

A lot of it is preference, but there are some features that are different.

Of the top of my head, the last time I used Eclipse (the Aptana plugin) there were two things I usually use in Netbeans that I couldn't adequately replace in Eclipse. I found some plugins that provided similar functional, but not comparable, really.

The first was file syncing through SSH (SFTP), which Netbeans can do automatically for you each time you save a file. Aptana comes with a plugin that can do SFTP syncing, but the last time I checked it had to be triggered manually. Not nearly as useful as the Netbeans version.

And the second was SQL integration. There are of course database plugins for Eclipse, but Netbeans lets you do one really cool thing I couldn't find in Eclipse. That is, you can predefine SQL connections, and then you can choose them from a drop down inside the code editor. Once you've done that, when you create strings like: $sql = "";, Netbeans will provide code-completion for the SQL query based on the actual database structure.

[kiasta]

I'm really liking netbeans 7.2 a lot. I have it setup to my web hosting and I can ftp my source on save. Then again there is not a lot of choices for an IDE for Linux. I wasn't really a fan of eclipse and I can't setup a debugger easily so my choices are even more limited.

[creativecoding]

Alright so I took your guys advice and now I use the Singleton pattern. It is seriously amazing, I love it.

I don't use an IDE anybut but I use Sublime Text 2.0. It's seriously an amazing program. They have a trial out that's fully-featured and never ends, but I'm considering buying it once I get the money. It's one of those editors that are so easy to work with all you have to do is sit down and let the code flow. Not to mention it's beautiful

[mgaines2]

I use Dreamweaver mainly because it was given to me as a gift and I already use it for my 'non-php' included websites. So, I already know the interface very well and it is capable of using PHP.

[RudiVisser]

Just a note for anyone who's a cheapskate and couldn't get PhpStorm at full price, there's 75% off atm in light of the world ending tomorrow

http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm

It's £21 including tax for the UK.

[shezzy]

RudiVisser, on 20 December 2012 - 09:26 AM, said:

Just a note for anyone who's a cheapskate and couldn't get PhpStorm at full price, there's 75% off atm in light of the world ending tomorrow />

http://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm

It's £21 including tax for the UK.

Since reading this thread a few weeks ago I gave phpstorm a try and fell in love. It was about the same time I started messing with github and when I found how well it integrates vcs in phpstorm I was blown away. Also, phpstorms ability to detect errors ( like the live inspector) that many other IDEs I've tried can't is awesome. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Atli]

lol, figures.

Quote

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I blame you, RudiVisser!
(Thanks for the heads up by the way!)

I've been using PHPStorm myself as well lately. Mostly because Netbeans has a kind of "Swing" look to it, which I never liked (but kind of tolerated for it's other qualities), whereas PHPStorm has a much nicer, custom UI. It also seems to be quite a bit snappier when it comes to working on large code files and when generating auto-complete info. (Which Netbeans sometimes screws up pretty bad.) The HTML/Javascript parts of it are pretty neat to; got some nice shortcuts that save time.

Definitely worth at least the $25 in my opinion! The full $100 isn't even asking that much, really.

[e_i_pi]

I've now been using PHPStorm for a while, and yes it is miles better than a simple text editor. Refactoring is the part that I am most thankful for, though docblocks and typehinting are also great.

I have similar problems to you creativecoding, in that I use Factory and Decorator pattern classes to conditionally create object types. This allows me to "switch on" logging of method call times, which means I can then data-mine that "badly coded" methods in my App. The methods are spoiled below:

Spoiler

class Factory
{
	public static function Build($object)
	{
		if(LOG_METHOD_EXECUTION_TIMES == TRUE)
		{
			return new LogMethodCallsDecorator($object);
		} else {
			return $object;
		}
	}
}

class LogMethodCallsDecorator
{

	protected $obj;

	public function __construct($obj)
	{
		$this->obj = $obj;
	}

	public function __call($method_name, $args)
	{
		// Start timer
		list($usecStart, $secStart) = explode(' ', microtime());

		// Call the function to get the return value
		$returnValue = call_user_func_array(array($this->obj, $method_name), $args);

		// Stop timer and log results to DB
		list($usecStop, $secStop) = explode(' ', microtime());
		$query = '
			INSERT INTO "Log_MethodCalls" (
				"UserID",
				"Class",
				"Method",
				"Timestamp",
				"Runtime"
			) VALUES (
				:UserID,
				:Class,
				:Method,
				FROM_UNIXTIME(:Timestamp),
				:Runtime
			)
		';
		$index = 'LogMethodCalls';
		$boundValues = array(
			':UserID'       =>  User::ID(),
			':Class'        =>  get_class($this->obj),
			':Method'       =>  $method_name,
			':Timestamp'    =>  $secStart,
			':Runtime'      =>  ($secStop + $usecStop) - ($secStart + $usecStart),
		);
		PSArchive::Execute($index, $query, $boundValues);

		// Return the value
		return $returnValue;
	}

	public static function __callStatic($method_name, $args)
	{
		// Start timer
		list($usecStart, $secStart) = explode(' ', microtime());

		// Call the function to get the return value
		$returnValue = call_user_func_array(array($this->obj, $method_name), $args);

		// Stop timer and log results to DB
		list($usecStop, $secStop) = explode(' ', microtime());
		$query = '
			INSERT INTO "Log_MethodCalls" (
				"UserID",
				"Class",
				"Method",
				"Timestamp",
				"Runtime"
			) VALUES (
				:UserID,
				:Class,
				:Method,
				FROM_UNIXTIME(:Timestamp),
				:Runtime
			)
		';
		$index = 'LogMethodCalls';
		$boundValues = array(
			':UserID'       =>  User::ID(),
			':Class'        =>  get_class($this->obj),
			':Method'       =>  $method_name,
			':Timestamp'    =>  $secStart,
			':Runtime'      =>  ($secStop + $usecStop) - ($secStart + $usecStart),
		);
		PSArchive::Execute($index, $query, $boundValues);

		// Return the value
		return $returnValue;
	}
}

When I use the Factory class to build new objects, like so:

$myObject = Factory::Build(new myObject());

...then I lose all the typehinting for the $myObject variable, which is a bit of a pain. I spent a few days tossing up whether to implement this across my applicaiton or not, as it was a decision between quicker coding (via typehinting availability) and better coding (by being able to review the logs for slow methods).

That said, PHPStorm is fantastic. I have to give a round of applause to RudiVisser for introducing me to it.

[RudiVisser]

e_i_pi, on 10 January 2013 - 01:04 AM, said:

When I use the Factory class to build new objects, like so:

$myObject = Factory::Build(new myObject());

...then I lose all the typehinting for the $myObject variable, which is a bit of a pain. I spent a few days tossing up whether to implement this across my applicaiton or not, as it was a decision between quicker coding (via typehinting availability) and better coding (by being able to review the logs for slow methods).

I'm not sure if their @return static change fixes this or not, but regardless you could use a hacky workaround like so:

/** @var $myObject myObject */
$myObject = Factory::Build(new myObject());

Thinking about it, it's not so hacky. The only reason I say that is because it's technically not a valid docblock, but whatever, it works and you'll get your typehinting />

This post has been edited by RudiVisser: 15 January 2013 - 02:07 AM