Intelephect

Intelephect extends the PHP editing experience in VS Code with support for Ephect framework templates.

About the Ephect framework

Ephect is a PHP-first presentation framework focused on highly interactive server-driven UI.

Ephect blends a lightweight PHP framework with a JavaScript companion library so you can compose interactive interfaces from the backend.

• Component-first templating – Build reusable HTML-like components in PHP, cascade them together, and inherit layouts via named <Slot> placeholders.
• Hooks-inspired data flow – Manage state with familiar helpers such as useState, useStore, useMemory mirroring modern frontend patterns.
• CLI productivity tooling – The php use command builds and serves Ephect apps, providing fast webpack-driven asset builds.
• Source & docs – Dive into the full framework README and examples at github.com/ephect-io/framework.

Key capabilities

• 🔍 Template-aware highlighting – Applies HTML and Ephect-specific scopes on <<< HTML ... HTML HEREDOC blocks.
• 🧠 Smart directive support – Colours Ephect control keywords such as @if, @for, @do, @done, etc.
• 🧵 Variable interpolation – Highlights Ephect variables (%user->name) and liquid-style expressions ({{ user->email }}) for quick visual scanning.
• 🤝 Intelephense friendly – Works alongside the bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client extension; the compatibility toggle is enabled by default.
• 🎨 Ephect Dark theme – Ships with a matching dark theme tuned for Ephect templates and PHP development.

Usage

Wrap your template markup in an Ephect HEREDOC block and edit it like any other PHP file:

<?php

namespace QuickStart;

function MyComponent($props): string
{
    $user = $props->user;
    $isActive = $user->isActive;

    return (<<< HTML
        <div class="user-card">
            <h2>{{ user->name }}</h2>
            @if %isActive do
                <span class="badge active">Active</span>
            @done
        </div>
    HTML);
}

Learn more at ephect.io and explore the official open-source projects on GitHub under the @ephect-io organization.