Laravel Wow - VSCode Extension

Laravel Wow is a Visual Studio Code extension that simplifies debugging in Laravel applications.

Features

1. Wrap variables in dd()

Wraps the selected variable in a dd() call on the next line.

• Command: extension.wrapInDD
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+D
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+D

Before:

$variable;

After:

$variable;
dd($variable); // dd added on the next line

2. Insert dd('here');

Inserts a dd('here'); statement on the next line for quick checkpoint debugging.

• Command: Insert dd('here')
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+H
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+H

Before:

$variable

After:

$variable
dd('here'); // dd('here') added on the next line

3. Insert Log::info()

Wraps the selected variable in a Log::info() call on the next line.

• Command: extension.wrapInLog
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+L
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+L

Before:

$variable

After:

$variable
Log::info('Logged Here:', $variable); // Log::info() added on the next line

4. Insert JSON response

Wraps the selected variable in a return response()->json() block on the next line.

• Command: extension.wrapInJsonResponse
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+J
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+J

Before:

$variable

After:

$variable
return response()->json(['message' => 'success', 'data' => $variable]);

5. Insert dump()

Wraps the selected variable in a dump() call on the next line.

• Command: extension.wrapInDump
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+X
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+X

Before:

$variable

After:

$variable
dump($variable); // dump() added on the next line

6. Insert PHP snippets

Adds helper snippets to speed up common patterns. Type a snippet trigger and press Tab to expand.

Example — trigger: pubf

After:

public function functionName()
{
    // Your code here
}

To open the snippet picker window, press Ctrl+Alt+I. which will download you all our available shippets.

Note: Look into your snippets\php.json file to view all the snippets available.

To open it directly from VSCode:

• Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
• Type Snippets: Configure User Snippets
• Select php.json

7. Organize PHP class

Reorganizes PHP class methods using your saved rules. On first run, it asks for your preferences and saves them for future use.

• Command: extension.organizePHPClass
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+F, F
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+F, F

Configure PHP organizer

NOTE Updates the saved organizer rules at any time.

• Command: extension.configurePHPOrganizer
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+F, S
  • Mac: Cmd+Alt+F, S

Behavior:

• Groups methods by visibility (public, protected, private)
• Optionally sorts methods alphabetically within each group
• Optionally places all static methods at the top
• Keeps trait uses, constants, and properties above methods
• Saves your preferences and reuses them on subsequent runs

8. Create PHP file

Opens a generator picker to scaffold Laravel PHP files.

• Command: laravelBuilder.openGenerator
• Keybinding:
  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+,
  • Mac: Cmd+Shift+,

Supported file types:

controllers, services, repositories, jobs, actions, requests, resources, models, middleware, events, listeners, notifications, mail, policies, commands, providers, observers, rules, casts, enums, traits, interfaces, seeders, factories, migrations, and config files

Notes

• Your system shortcuts may conflict with the default keybindings. You can reassign any keybinding in VSCode settings.
• For suggestions or bug reports, please leave us a message.

Developers

• SnYpe
• SamTzar