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Support for Symfony framework / components.

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Freemium

• All features which are inside GitHub are free to use, unless there is reason (e.g. Supporting old Symfony Version, ...) • Non-free features are flagged with [paid] inside Documentation and inside the CHANGELOG • There is ~15min grace period after project open where all features are available • A license must be activated via PhpStorm / Intellij: use menu "Help -> Register" or use "Search Everywhere" by searching for "Manage License..." action

A license can be bought at JetBrains Marketplace. Free Discount Code generator for open source contributions are planned.

Install

• Activate plugin per project in "File -> PHP -> Symfony" or use auto configuration notification • (Required) Install PHP Annotations • (Optional) Configure a default project connection in "Remote Hosts Access / Remote Hosts" to enable support for remote files in plugin settings • (Optional) Ignore Symfony "cache" directory because of duplicate classes "Settings -> Project -> Directories" • (Optional) Install PHP Toolbox • (Optional) For XLIFF translations key navigation install Localization or add "*.xlf" / "*.xliff" to XML "Editor" -> "File Types"

AI / MCP Integration

This plugin extends IntelliJ/PhpStorm built-in MCP server enabling intelligent code assistance with Symfony project context.

Setup:

• Enable the built-in MCP server in IntelliJ/PhpStorm: Settings → Tools → Model Context Protocol → Enable MCP Server • Configure your AI assistant (e.g., Claude Code) to connect to the IntelliJ MCP server

Features

Dependency Injection Container

• References for services in ContainerInterface::get() • Detect ContainerInterface::get() result type • References for services, tags, events, methods, ... inside yaml, xml and php • Indexer to provide live editing without a compiled container • Tagged class indexer

Doctrine

• ORM QueryBuilder support, including chaining and nested methods • References and TypeProvider for doctrine getRepository • TypeProvider for EntityRepository::find/findOneBy/findAll/findBy • Field and relations resolving and annotation and yaml

Templates/Twig

• Template names in all file references • Provide Template implements and extends goto on linemarker • Assets file references like javascript, stylesheets and more • Support @Template annotations • Trans and transchoice support with annotator, quickquick and translation extraction action • References for block names (completion back since PhpStorm8) • Variable TypeProvider similar to php with several scopes and providers like docblocks, controller, actions, template inclusion, ... • Macro implements goto on linemarker • Filter, Function, Macro and Extension support

Forms

• References for form types • Form field name references on data_class • References for form options, extension, ...

Routing

• References for UrlGenerator::generate() related calls • Autocomplete route name in twig templates • Go to for routing name methods • CodeFolding to display real route uri instead of its name • Route parameter completion

Other

• Annotator which notice unknown route, template, service, assets, ... • Several stub indexer to provide some live generation provider in replacement for compiled container • Linemarker and "Related File" to provide possible goto targets and controller action • Search Everywhere support and custom search for only Symfony related Symbols "Navigate > Symfony Symbol" • Bridge for PHP Annotations to support annotation related stuff • Dotenv and Docker environments variable extraction for DIC parameter

Related Plugins

• PHP Annotations • Localization • Drupal Symfony Bridge • Laravel Plugin • Shopware Plugin • PHP Toolbox

Contributors

• Daniel Espendiller

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