Theia: Missing php autocomplete in theia-app

[pwFoo]

Hi,

I tested theia-apps in docker but it looks like php autocomplete is missing? Autocomplete just works for locale code (class names, variables, ...), but with an empty file no completition for key words (public, class, ...) and methods (file_get_contents, ...).

Am I missing some settings or needed extensions to get it work?

[akosyakov]

Monaco supports only basic coloring for php by default. One have to create an extension for php. @meysholdt i remember you created something. Is it published?

[marechal-p]

Like @akosyakov said, I think it would take an extension registering a Language Server (LS) for PHP, such as this one maybe.

@pwFoo auto-completion features that require some understanding of a language, like builtin names, require a LS for Theia to operate optimally when editing source files. The LS is also the one allowing you to navigate the code (find references of a function, "go to definition", etc...)

[meysholdt]

@akosyakov I just published and moved it here: https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-php-extension

@marechal-p yes, it's a Theia extension for the php language server from @felixfbecker.

[svenefftinge]

Closing it. Subsequent issues should be raised over at https://github.com/theia-ide/theia-php-extension