Comprehensive CodeIgniter completions for Sublime Text 2

[eluser]martin_redola[/eluser]
I got a little sick of typing functions like

Code:

$this->load->view('header', $data)

and

Code:

$this->db->insert('mytable', $data)

and couldn't find a comprehensive completions file for my favourite text editor, so I gathered together every single CodeIgniter function from the User Guide and put them into a sublime-completions file.

You can grab it from the Github repo here: https://github.com/martinredola/sublimet...ompletions. Then just pop it in your /Packages/PHP folder.

Remember that Sublime Text is smart, so just typing thdbins will be enough to bring up

Code:

$this->db->insert('mytable', $data)

If you just type this, you can scroll through the lot of them.

It has saved me so much trouble that I thought I'd share.

[eluser]kreamik[/eluser]
hi how to use this completion?
i have add it to my :
C:\Users\Kreamik\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Packages\PHP

and nothing happen ..
what i miss?

[eluser]martin_redola[/eluser]
In Sublime Text 2 go to Preferences > Browse Packages and then double click the PHP folder. Put the sublime-completions file in there and restart the program.

Auto complete must be set to true for the completions to appear as you type, otherwise press Ctrl+Space.

[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
I don't use sublime2, but doesn't sublime do code completion on its own? Many apps have a hard time reading CI's singleton, so it's a common problem. If it does, perhaps this might be easier to do. I know it works for Zend Studio and a few others...

You basically create a library in the library folder that looks like:

Code:

class CI_Controller {
    /**
     * @var CI_DB_active_record
     */
    public $db;
    
    /**
     * @var CI_Loader
     */
    public $load;
    
    /**
     * @var CI_Output
     */
    public $output;    

    //etc...All other CI classes/libraries/etc.
    //put your custom controllers, libraries, etc., as well and they will show up too.
}

Which allows the app to map things how they should be. All methods show up automatically, so this would be a lot easier to maintain through versions (if it works for you). You don't have to load the library (would probably cause problems). It just needs to be present so the app can read it.

[eluser]martin_redola[/eluser]
That looks like a good way of doing things if I were using a heavier IDE, but Sublime Text 2 is a text editor so it doesn't scan your projects in that way (or if it does, I've missed something big style). There are plug-ins which can do that, but I've found they don't work properly, and I use Sublime Text because it is lightweight and I don't need that extra functionality - I first and foremost need speed.

So for me it was easier to write a script to scrape the CI User guide and then pile the functions into a single file and slot it into the PHP folder.

[eluser]kreamik[/eluser]
if i want to write $this->input->post
nothing happen after i typed $this->input
i have to press ctrl+space then scroll and take more time to find out the syntax

[eluser]zbrox[/eluser]
Kudos for your efforts!

[eluser]SPeed_FANat1c[/eluser]
I put that file in PHP directory, restarted the program but nothing changed. Have you ideas what could be the problem?

[eluser]onuryasar[/eluser]
thanks, that works like a charm!

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Thanks, Martin, this is great.

For anyone having trouble: By default Sublime Text only triggers on characters, so if you're trying to auto-complete by typing "$this" it isn't going to work. Instead, try typing "this" and you should see the list pop up.

You can add

Code:

$

as a trigger in your preferences:

Code:

"auto_complete_triggers": [ {"selector": "text.html", "characters": "<$"} ],

The

Code:

<

is there by default for HTML purposes, and the

Code:

$

was added for PHP.

While you're in there, might as well change it to tab completion rather than enter!