Laravel Playground Pro 🚀

Laravel Playground Pro (Code Runner) is a VS Code extension that lets you run Laravel code instantly inside Visual Studio Code.

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💡 Download and install from the VS Code Marketplace:

🔗 Install Laravel Playground Pro from Marketplace

✨ Features

• ▶ Run Laravel code directly from the editor

• ⌨️ Run code quickly with Ctrl + Enter

• 📂 Auto creates .playground/test.php for experiments

• ⚡ Instant execution using PHP CLI

• 🧠 Full Laravel boot (Models, DB, Facades)

• 📊 Output panel with:

  • JSON viewer
  • HTML preview
  • Error display

• 🔍 Global search with highlight

• 📋 Copy output

• 🧹 Clear all results

• 🕘 Output history tracking

📦 Local Installation

From VSIX

To create VSIX file follow these steps

1. Step 1: Install packaging tool

   npm install -g vsce
   

2. Step 2: Package extension

   vsce package
   

This will create a .vsix file, for example:

laravel-playground-code-runner-pro-0.0.4.vsix

After that:

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + P
3. Select Install from VSIX
4. Choose the .vsix file

🚀 Usage

1. Open Playground

Open the Laravel Playground using the Command Palette:

Ctrl + Shift + P → Open Laravel Playground Pro

This will create and open:

.playground/test.php

2. Run Laravel Code

Write your Laravel code inside:

.playground/test.php

Then press:

Ctrl + Enter

Or

▶ Run Laravel code by clicking the "▶ Execute Laravel Code Or Ctrl + Enter" button in .playground/test.php

Your Laravel code will be executed immediately and the result will be displayed in the output panel.

3. Run Again Quickly

You can edit your code and press:

Ctrl + Enter

again to execute it.

The shortcut is designed specifically for the Laravel Playground file:

.playground/test.php

so it does not run accidentally from your other PHP files.

🧪 Example

Inside .playground/test.php:

<?php

use App\Models\User;

$users = User::latest()->take(10)->get();

return $users;

Press:

Ctrl + Enter

and the result will appear in the Laravel Playground output panel.

⚡ Quick Workflow

Open Laravel Playground Pro
        ↓
.playground/test.php
        ↓
Write Laravel code
        ↓
Ctrl + Enter
        ↓
View output
        ↓
Edit code
        ↓
Ctrl + Enter
        ↓
Run again

📋 Requirements

• VS Code
• PHP CLI
• A Laravel project

The extension runs the playground code using the Laravel application's environment and PHP CLI.

🐛 Issues & Feedback

If you find a bug, have a feature request, or want to contribute, please open an issue on GitHub.

GitHub Repository