Those of you who have already tried PhpStorm 6 might have noticed a lot of great additions to PHP imports support. In this post we would like to tell you about a long awaited feature: Optimize Imports for PHP. (more…)

One of the evolutions in JavaScript development is the new TypeScript language, an open-source superset of JavaScript that allows us to write code in a typed language which compiles to JavaScript. At JеtВrаins wе wоrk tirеlеssly tо bring аbоut mоrе аnd bеttеr suрроrt fоr this lаnguаgе. WebStorm 6 introduces full support for the TypeScript language through 3 new features: File Watchers, Sourcemaps and general support for working with code. (more…)

Today's post is about a nice feature set (many of you have been using for a long time) and its recent improvements. I'm talking about static type checking when type of parameter or variable on the left side of assignment or function return type is explicitly specified in JSDoc annotation. For 5.0 release we've supported Google Closure types syntax, so that quite complex situations can be handled more accurately and conveniently. To start with let's consider the most basic situation: (more…)

There is a number of new PHPDoc inspections available in the latest PhpStorm 2.1 EAP builds which allow to find basic problems in PHP code documenting. These new inspections can be turned on/off in Settings|Inspections|PHP|CodeStyle/PHPDoc. Traditionally each inspection has a quick fix increasing your productivity. (more…)

Pack of fixes in all areas in this build along with couple of new features: PHP completion got new popup layout: added function signatures. Note that you can also open Quick Documentation popup (Ctrl-Q) right from this list. Feedback is appreciated PHP code inspection now checks for implemented methods signature compatibility and dynamic function call variable type Most notable fixes Introduce variable for PHP significantly improved - formatting problems fixed, results of invoking on selection is much more intuitive. Expect better name suggestions and other usability improvements De

We're back to our weekly EAP schedule. After Beta feature freeze you can't expect big features or conceptual changes, however we'll definitely manage to add some neat stuff. Albeit huge pack of bugfixes in all areas this build brings you: Unused local variable inspection for PHP will help you write a cleaner code PHP built-in functions and classes stubs were significantly updated - added missing packages such as intl and other such as SPL, xml and xsl support were fixed Zen coding got its Tab shortcut back (customizable, search for Zen in Settings) Full list is available in issue tra