PHP Projects config (phpconfig.json) + Autoloader resolution

[edgebal]

As VSCode natively does for Javascript Projects, it would be nice that Crane supports defining a phpconfig.json file with project-related configurations.

Examples

CakePHP 3.x:

{
  "psr-4": {
    "App\\": "src/",
    "OtherThing\\": "extras/my_other_thing/"
  }
}

CodeIgniter

// CodeIgniter
{
  "files": [
    "system/**/*.php",
    "application/**/*.php"
  ]
}

Some key points:

• If no phpconfig.json is present in the project, PHP files should be treated as independent units unless there is a require or include statement. This means auto-completion only for local scope. Crane should not process and parse the whole project folder until it has said configuration file created.
• Ideally Crane should check (and watch) either /composer.lock or /vendor/composer/installed.json for additional "autoload" rules that will be merged with phpconfig.json ones. The later having priority over composer ones. Composer's vendor folder and installed.json paths can be specified by the user on phpconfig.json.
• Crane should hint/suggest the user to create phpconfig.json when opening a PHP file that has a use or namespace statement.
• Applies as solution to Setting to include additional 3rd party dependencies (for code completion) #58

Thanks!

[lesydat]

I used "PHP Designer" editor, simple it show list of files that defined a same function when we using "Go to Definition" features. I think that feature useful for us

[nevadascout]

Thanks for the suggestion, I've added this to the feature backlog.

[ADmad]

composer is the de-facto package manager for PHP these days. So a good start would be relying on composer's config and autoloader files.

[ADmad]

And support for @property, @method tags in docblocks :)

[nevadascout]

As of #77, it would be great to be able to ignore files and folders for parsing as well.

[TheColorRed]

I have created a blueprints thread #118