How to Add AutoComplete to Eclipse/Aptana
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In this article I'll show you how to add autocomplete to Eclipse/Aptana for models, components, and helpers. Thanks goes out to schneimi and voidstate's on Google Groups for figuring this trick out.
If you haven't already, create an AppController in your application folder. By default, the file app_controller.php should be created in /your/cake/install/app/
Copy/paste the following lines somewhere in your app_controller.php; when finished, it should look like this:
Substitute my models for your own, obviously.
Now in Eclipse, you should be able to hit CTRL-SPACE after entering $this-> to bring up a selection of model and/or components; ditto for model and/or component methods, properties, etc. Note: make sure you use the window resizer (bottom-right) to stretch out the autocomplete window so you see the full object docs (you'll notice that "parameters" will be cut-off and show "...").
Create a file called "eclipse_helper.php" (or whatever, it doesn't matter) and put it somewhere in your /app path. Copy/paste the following:
NOTE: if (like me) you have a bad habit of creating files outside of Eclipse, make sure you hit F5 and refresh your project or the view helpers won't work.
Not working? Try closing/re-opening Eclipse.
You're good to go. Have fun!
Adding AutoComplete in Controllers for Models and Components
Copy/paste the following lines somewhere in your app_controller.php; when finished, it should look like this:
Controller Class:
<?php
/**
* Post Model
*
* @var Post
*/
var $Post;
/**
* User Model
*
* @var User
*/
var $User;
/**
* Group Model
*
* @var Group
*/
var $Group;
/**
* AuthComponent
*
* @var AuthComponent
*/
var $Auth;
/**
* SessionComponent
*
* @var SessionComponent
*/
var $Session;
/**
* RequestHandlerComponent
*
* @var RequestHandlerComponent
*/
var $RequestHandler;
?>
Substitute my models for your own, obviously.
Now in Eclipse, you should be able to hit CTRL-SPACE after entering $this-> to bring up a selection of model and/or components; ditto for model and/or component methods, properties, etc. Note: make sure you use the window resizer (bottom-right) to stretch out the autocomplete window so you see the full object docs (you'll notice that "parameters" will be cut-off and show "...").
Adding Helper AutoComplete to Views
Create a file called "eclipse_helper.php" (or whatever, it doesn't matter) and put it somewhere in your /app path. Copy/paste the following:
Helper Class:
<?php
exit();
// auto-complete in views for Helpers
if(false) {
$ajax = new AjaxHelper();
$cache = new CacheHelper();
$form = new FormHelper();
$html = new HtmlHelper();
$javascript = new JavascriptHelper();
$number = new NumberHelper();
$session = new SessionHelper();
$text = new TextHelper();
$time = new TimeHelper();
}
?>
NOTE: if (like me) you have a bad habit of creating files outside of Eclipse, make sure you hit F5 and refresh your project or the view helpers won't work.
Not working? Try closing/re-opening Eclipse.
You're good to go. Have fun!
Open Cake file adds some support of eclipse based IDE's (like aptana and zend, including 7) like "support" for ctp files. By default zend will refuse to save ctp files, as unknown file type. and some other minor improvements :)
Am I expecting too much from code completion, or do I have things installed wrong. If I am wrong, does anyone have a newbie-simple step-by-step as to how to implement auto-complete in Aptana?
I am new to CakePHP, and know I would find the auto-complete very useful in learning.
Thanks!
You can just create it:
Controller Class:
<?php
class AppController extends Controller {
}
?>
And stick that in your app dir.
See: http://book.cakephp.org/view/829/The-App-Controller
just name it
"code_completion__.php"
oder whatever
it will be picked up by IDE anyway
you could eben put both of them together in one file
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