<p>Use <a href="https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-autocomplete" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Craft Autocomplete</a>, and it will do all of this for you automatically in PhpStorm:</p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-autocomplete" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-autocomplete</a></p>

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2022-12-20T16:56:14.933Z
2022-12-20T16:56:14.933Z
andrew.welch
<p>As this tip (<a href="https://twitter.com/nystudio107/status/937866640275988481" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Twitter</a>) suggested we can use type hints for Twig in PHPStorm after installing Symfony Support plugin by utilizing its <a href="https://symfony2-plugin.espend.de/languages/twig/index.html#phptypes" rel="nofollow noreferrer">PHPTypes feature</a>, for example putting:</p>

<p><code>{# @var craft \craft\web\twig\variables\CraftVariable #}</code></p>

<p>at the top of a template would auto-complete all properties and methods in <code>craft.abc</code> for us.</p>

<h2>Type hints for plugins?</h2>

<p>How could we get auto-completion for plugin variables?</p>

<p>Let's have a look at the Imager plugin. It is accessible via <code>craft.imager</code>. If I put</p>

<p><code>{# @var imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}</code></p>

<p>at the top of the template the IDE actually auto-completes for me when I type <code>imager.abc</code>, however this obviously throws an error because Craft expects <code>craft.imager.abc</code>. But the IDE doesn't autocomplete <code>craft.imager.abc</code>.
I also tried</p>

<p><code>{# @var craft.imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}</code></p>

<p>which is <em>not working</em>.</p>

<h2>Ugly workaround</h2>

<p>If I put <code>craft.imager</code> into a local variable the auto-completion is working:</p>

<pre><code>{# @var imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}
{% set imager = craft.imager %}
{% imager.transformedImage(...) %}
</code></pre>

<p>Any hints? hahaha</p>

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PHP types for Twig in PHPStorm
# PHP types for Twig in PHPStorm

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-18)

As this tip (Twitter) suggested we can use type hints for Twig in PHPStorm after installing Symfony Support plugin by utilizing its PHPTypes feature, for example putting:
{# @var craft \craft\web\twig\variables\CraftVariable #}
at the top of a template would auto-complete all properties and methods in craft.abc for us.
Type hints for plugins?
How could we get auto-completion for plugin variables?
Let's have a look at the Imager plugin. It is accessible via craft.imager. If I put
{# @var imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}
at the top of the template the IDE actually auto-completes for me when I type imager.abc, however this obviously throws an error because Craft expects craft.imager.abc. But the IDE doesn't autocomplete craft.imager.abc.
I also tried
{# @var craft.imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}
which is not working.
Ugly workaround
If I put craft.imager into a local variable the auto-completion is working:
{# @var imager \aelvan\imager\variables\ImagerVariable #}
{% set imager = craft.imager %}
{% imager.transformedImage(...) %}

Any hints? hahaha

**Tags:** templating, plugins

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Use [Craft Autocomplete](https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-autocomplete), and it will do all of this for you automatically in PhpStorm:

<https://github.com/nystudio107/craft-autocomplete>


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